Integrated power, lighting, and instrumentation system for bicycles
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1. An information system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a stored information manual;
an input node structured to accept a signal to display the stored information manual;
a display circuit coupled to the input node and structured to convert the stored information manual to an image after it receives the signal; and
a display coupled to the display circuit for portraying the image.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an electronic system for use on vehicles. Some embodiments of the system use an integrated power supply to power all of the electronic components of the electronic system. The electronic system may include various microprocessors, sensors, communication systems, displays, lights, speakers, switches, power control systems, and expansion ports.
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74 Claims
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1. An information system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a stored information manual;
an input node structured to accept a signal to display the stored information manual;
a display circuit coupled to the input node and structured to convert the stored information manual to an image after it receives the signal; and
a display coupled to the display circuit for portraying the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for displaying an instruction manual of a vehicle, comprising:
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accepting an input signal for displaying the instruction manual;
retrieving the instruction manual from a stored source;
converting the retrieved instruction manual to an image; and
displaying the image on a display that is mounted on the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wheeled vehicle, comprising:
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a data display having on and off states; and
a motion sensing circuit having a motion sensor other than a wheel sensor and structured to switch the data display from an on state to an off state when no motion is sensed for a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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monitoring movement of a wheeled vehicle in a manner other than monitoring wheel rotation; and
disabling a data display that is mounted to the wheeled vehicle after no movement has been detected for an amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A wheeled vehicle, comprising:
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a data display having on and off states; and
a motion sensing circuit having a motion sensor other than a wheel sensor and structured to switch the data display from an off state to an on state when motion of the vehicle is sensed. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method, comprising:
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monitoring movement of a wheeled vehicle in a manner other than monitoring wheel rotation; and
enabling a data display that is mounted to the wheeled vehicle after movement of the wheeled vehicle has been detected. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An altimeter for a vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor structured to detect changes in atmospheric pressure;
a motion detector other than a wheel sensor; and
a determiner coupled to sensor and to the motion detector and structured to determine that changes in atmospheric pressure are due to altitude gain when the motion detector senses motion while the sensor detects changes in atmospheric pressure. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of determining altitude comprising:
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monitoring a change in atmospheric pressure;
monitoring motion of a wheeled vehicle other than by monitoring wheel motion; and
when the change in atmospheric pressure occurs while the wheeled vehicle is in motion, calculating a change in altitude from the change in atmospheric pressure. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An acceleration system on a vehicle, comprising:
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a motion sensor;
a motion calculator coupled to the motion sensor for determining a change in motion of the vehicle; and
a motion indicator coupled to the motion calculator and structured to indicate that the vehicle is accelerating when the calculated change in motion is above a threshold amount of change in motion. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of indicating acceleration of a vehicle, comprising:
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measuring an acceleration of the vehicle; and
indicating the measured acceleration amount. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An alarm system for a bicycle, comprising:
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a data storage unit for storing a key value;
a key reading unit for sensing one of a plurality of possible key values;
an arming unit for initiating the alarm system when a sensed key value matches the stored key value;
an accelerometer for detecting vehicle motion; and
an alarm generator coupled to the accelerometer. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method, comprising:
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reading an alarm key value;
arming an alarm system when the read key value matches a stored key value;
monitoring motion of a bicycle;
when a motion of the bicycle exceeds a first threshold amount a first time within a time period, generating a first indication; and
when a motion of the bicycle exceeds a second threshold amount a second time within the time period, generating a second indication. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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