System and method for detecting at least one replacement component of a device

• US 10,011,225 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2016
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Schmitt, Michael, Schmitt, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Backer, Firmin
• Assistant Examiner(s): AKKI, MUNEAR T
• Application Number:
  US15/374,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20170174126A1
• Time in Patent Office: 571 Days
• Field of Search: 340438, 3405721, 3404261, 340540, 340 1042, 3406361, 340 561, 340 58
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time

Abstract

A system and a method for detecting a replacement component of a device. The method includes detecting a first identifier of a device which includes at least one replaceable component, using a mobile terminal; detecting a second identifier of at least one replacement component, using the mobile terminal; transmitting the detected first and second identifiers to a computing device; generating a control signal based on the first and second identifiers; transmitting the generated control signal to the device; and controlling the device with the aid of the control signal.

Claims

1. A system for detecting at least one replacement component of a device, the system comprising:

a computing device;

a device of a vehicle, the device including at least one replaceable component;

a first identification device which provides a first identifier for the device, the first identification device being mounted on the device, the first identifier identifying the device;

a second identification device which provides a second identifier for a replacement component, the second identification device being mounted on the replacement component, the replacement component being suitable for replacing the replaceable component of the device, the second identifier identifying the replacement component; and

a mobile terminal having an optical sensor with the aid of which the first identifier is readable, and with the aid of which the second identifier is readable, the mobile terminal being configured to transmit the first and second identifiers to the computing device,

wherein the computing device is configured to generate a control signal indicating whether the replacement component identified by the second identifier meets at least one predetermined requirement for operating with the device identified by the first identifier, and to transmit the control signal to the device in order to control the device, and

wherein the control signal, in response to the replacement component not meeting the at least one predetermined requirement, produces at least one of;

a deactivation of the device, or a warning about the replacement component.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the computing device is designed to generate the control signal in such a way that the device is activated by the control signal.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the computing device includes an interface via which the computing device accesses an external database, the computing device is designed to check whether the external database contains entries in conjunction with at least one of the first and the second identifiers, and if so, which entries, and the computing device is designed for generating the control signal additionally based on the entries in the external database.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal a detection device to detect additional parameters;

and the mobile terminal is designed to transmit the additional parameters to the computing device.

5. The system as recited in claim 4, wherein the additional parameters include at least one of:

an instantaneous position of the mobile terminal, an instantaneous time, and a third identifier, and the third identifier indicates at least one of the mobile terminal, and a present user of the mobile terminal.

6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the device includes a testing device which is designed to ascertain a replacement indication for a replacement of the replaceable component, to generate an indication signal based on the detected replacement indication, and to transmit the generated indication signal to the computing device.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

the replacement component which includes the second identification device.

10. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the replaceable component is a filter.

11. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the second identifier includes a graphical code.

12. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the deactivation includes an interruption of a power supply to the device.

13. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the deactivation includes at least one of:

preventing a switching on of an ignition of the vehicle, or preventing a switching on of an engine of the vehicle.

14. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the deactivation includes switching off one or more functions of the vehicle.

15. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein detecting the replacement indication includes monitoring for a predetermined pattern of operation of the vehicle.

16. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the replacement indication includes at least one of:

a length of a cranking time of an engine, a pressure of the engine, a position of a cover switch of the vehicle, or a number of crankings of the engine within a predetermined time period.

17. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the predetermined requirement includes at least one of:

a regulatory requirement, a functionality requirement, or a tolerance requirement.

8. A method for detecting a replacement component of a device, the method comprising:

detecting a first identifier of a device of a vehicle using an optical sensor of a mobile terminal, the device including at least one replaceable component, the first identifier identifying the device;

detecting a second identifier of at least one replacement component, using the optical sensor of the mobile terminal, the second identifier identifying the replacement component;

transmitting the detected first and second identifiers to a computing device;

generating, by the computing device, a control signal indicating whether the replacement component identified by the second identifier meets at least one predetermined requirement for operating with the device identified by the first identifier;

transmitting, by the computing device, the generated control signal to the device; and

controlling the device with the aid of the control signal, wherein the control signal, in response to the replacement component not meeting the at least one predetermined requirement, produces at least one of;

a deactivation of the device, or a warning about the replacement component.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

ascertaining a replacement indication for an occurred replacement of the replaceable component of the device;

generating an indication signal based on the ascertained replacement indication; and

transmitting the generated indication signal to the computing device.