BICYCLE ACTIVITY MONITORING AND RECORDING DEVICE WITH AIR POLLUTION SENSORS

• US 20150360740A1
• Filed: 08/06/2014
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani
• Original Assignee: Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani
• Inventors: Sarvestani, Seyed Amin Ghorashi
• Granted Patent: US 9,586,644 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 45/00 Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 45/20 Cycle computers as cycle accessories
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 45/41 characterised by the type of sensor
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 50/22 electronic, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 50/225 Mounting arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 21/12 Handlebars; Handlebar stems
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 21/26 Handlebar grips twist grips B62K23/04
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 3/02 Frames tandem frames B62K3/14

Abstract

Provided is an activity monitoring and recording device which may include a smartphone, a pollution sensor, a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, a microprocessor and proprietary software supported to a bicycle.

Claims

1. An activity monitoring and recording device associated with a manually propelled bicycle comprising:

a body;

at least one or more wheels that;

(1) are rotatably supported to said body so that said wheels are rotatable with respect to said body;

(2) have ground engaging surfaces that engage a ground surface as said bicycle is propelled over said ground surface; and

(3) said wheels are thereby rotated with respect to said body through the use of pedals rotated by the rider'"'"'s feet and legs; and

, a hand engaging surface that is supported to said body upon which a rider'"'"'s hands may contact;

a seat supported on said body upon which a rider may be supported;

said activity monitoring and recording device comprising;

a pollution sensor that senses a pollution level;

a microprocessor;

software;

wherein said microprocessor receives pollution data from said pollution sensor, processes said pollution data and generates an output to the rider through use of the software.

2. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 1, wherein the pollution sensor is an air pollution sensor capable of sensing at least one of carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), trioxygen (O₃) and particulate matter.

3. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 2, wherein said activity monitoring and recording device further comprises a smartphone, wherein said smartphone comprises (1) a smartphone microprocessor;

(2) a Global Positioning system (GPS) device;

(3) a smartphone software application; and

(4) a display screen.

4. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 3, wherein said smartphone receives pollution data from said pollution sensor through a wireless communication port between said pollution sensor and said smartphone.

5. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 3, wherein said activity monitoring and recording device further comprises a base unit, wherein said base unit receives pollution data from said pollution sensor.

6. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 5, wherein said base unit further comprises a base unit microprocessor and a base unit software application for processing said pollution data received from said pollution sensor and generating an output through use of said base unit software application, wherein said pollution sensor is incorporated within said base unit or is separate from said base unit and communicates with said base unit through a wireless communication port between said pollution sensor and said base unit.

7. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 6, wherein said smartphone receives pollution data from said base unit through a wireless communication port between said base unit and said smartphone.

8. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 6, wherein at least of said base unit or said smartphone transmits said pollution data received from said pollution sensor to a wireless transmission tower, which in turn, transmits said pollution data to a web server which allows said pollution data to be processed for display on at least one website.

9. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 8, wherein said smartphone accesses said pollution data from one or more websites.

10. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 9, wherein said smartphone includes a software application capable of generating a pollution map based on said pollution data.

11. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 9, wherein the website includes software capable of generating a pollution map based on said pollution data.

12. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 7, wherein said smartphone includes software capable of generating a pollution map based on said pollution data.

13. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 4, wherein said smartphone includes software capable of generating a pollution map based on said pollution data.

14. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 9, wherein said smartphone and/or said base unit in conjunction with said Global Positioning System (GPS) device generates a recommended trail for the rider to follow within said pollution map.

15. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 10, wherein said smartphone and/or said base unit in conjunction with said Global Positioning System (GPS) device generates a recommended trail for the rider to follow within said pollution map.

16. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 11, wherein said smartphone and/or said base unit in conjunction with said Global Positioning System (GPS) device generates a recommended trail for the rider to follow within said pollution map.

17. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 12, wherein said smartphone and/or said base unit in conjunction with said Global Positioning System (GPS) device generates a recommended trail for the rider to follow within said pollution map.

18. The activity monitoring and recording device according to claim 13, wherein said smartphone and/or said base unit in conjunction with said Global Positioning System (GPS) device generates a recommended trail for the rider to follow within said pollution map.

19. A method of using an activity monitoring and recording device associated with a manually propelled bicycle comprising:

attaching a smartphone to the manually propelled bicycle by inserting the smartphone within a smartphone cradle attached to the manually propelled bicycle;

attaching a base unit to the manually propelled bicycle by inserting the base unit within a base unit cradle attached to the manually propelled bicycle;

attaching a magnet to a wheel on the manually propelled bicycle;

attaching a pollution sensor to the manually propelled bicycle;

powering on the smartphone, the base unit and the pollution sensor to retrieve pollution data;

riding the manually propelled bicycle;

accessing a software application programmed on the smartphone continually or as desired to monitor desired information related to pollution data;

generating a pollution map on the smartphone software application based on said pollution data retrieved from said pollution sensor; and

obtaining a recommended trail to follow on said smartphone software application based on said pollution data retrieved from said pollution sensor.

20. An activity monitoring and recording device associated with a manually propelled bicycle comprising:

a body;

at least one or more wheels that;

(1) are rotatably supported to said body so that said wheels are rotatable with respect to said body;

(2) have ground engaging surfaces that engage a ground surface as said bicycle is propelled over said ground surface; and

(3) said wheels are thereby rotated with respect to said body through the use of pedals rotated by a rider'"'"'s feet and legs; and

, a handle bar that is supported to said body upon which the rider'"'"'s hands may contact;

a seat supported on said body upon which a rider may be supported;

said activity monitoring and recording device comprising;

a smartphone comprising a smartphone microprocessor, a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, a smartphone software application and a display screen;

a first cradle that supports said smartphone to said handle bar;

a magnet that is supportable to a wheel on said manually propelled bicycle and is rotatable with said wheel when said wheel is rotated with respect to said body;

a base unit comprising a base unit microprocessor, a first base unit software application, a hall effect sensor and software that can determine speeds of said bicycle during a first, second and subsequent rides based on data from said hall effect sensor and said magnet;

a second cradle that supports said base unit to said body juxtaposed to said magnet at least once per revolution of said wheel;

a conductive surface that is supportable to said handle bar which is capable of determining heartbeat data of said rider when a hand of said rider contacts said conductive surface while said rider manually propels said bicycle during said first, second and subsequent rides, wherein said conductive surface is part of an elastic grip that is attachable to said handle bar of said bicycle; and

a battery powered transmitter is positioned within said elastic grip and wirelessly transmits said heartbeat data to at least one of said smartphone and said base unit;

a pollution sensor that senses a pollution level;

wherein said base unit receives pollution data from said pollution sensor through a wireless communication port between said pollution sensor and said base unit, wherein said base unit microprocessor and said first base unit software application process said pollution data received from said pollution sensor and generates and transmits an output to at least one smartphone supported on a bicycle through use of said base unit software application, wherein said at least one smartphone receives said output from said base unit through a wireless communication port between said base unit and said at least one smartphone;

wherein said at least one smartphone microprocessor, Global Positioning System (GPS) device, and smartphone software application generates a pollution map based on said output transmitted from said base unit;

wherein said at least one smartphone software application generates a recommended trail for at least one rider to follow on said display screen based on said pollution data retrieved from said pollution sensor;

wherein said smartphone and said base unit comprise between them a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, wherein at least one of said smartphone and said base unit can transfer data related to at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides to at least one of;

a tablet computer, a laptop computer, another smartphone, a desk top computer and a cloud;

wherein said activity monitoring and recording device can record various types of physiological data, such as heartbeat, body temperature, and blood pressure of various riders from any third party device; and

, wherein said activity monitoring and recording device can record the environmental and atmospheric data, such as wind speed and humidity from any third party device, wherein said smartphone can communicate with said third party device data via a wired or wireless connection;

wherein at least one of said smartphone microprocessor and said base unit microprocessor;

(1) can determine a distance travelled by said bicycle during at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides based on data from said GPS device;

(2) can determine an average speed of at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides;

(3) is accessible to receive imputed information regarding a profile of said rider and information regarding a profile of said bicycle;

(4) can determine calories burned by said rider during at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides based on said heartbeat data, said rider'"'"'s profile, said bicycle'"'"'s profile, said distance travelled during said first, second and subsequent rides, and said average speed of said first, second and subsequent rides; and

, (5) comprises computer memory that can store (a) said speeds of said bicycle during at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides;

(b) said distance traveled during at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides;

(c) said average speed of at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides;

(d) said imputed information regarding said rider'"'"'s profile;

(e) said imputed information regarding said bicycle'"'"'s profile;

(f) said heartbeat data transmitted to said base unit; and

, (g) said calories burned by said rider during at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides; and

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wherein said smartphone display screen displays to said rider during said first, second and subsequent rides;

said imputed information regarding said profile of said rider;

said information regarding said profile of said bicycle;

data provided by said GPS device; and

at least one of (1) said speeds of said bicycle during said first, second and subsequent rides;

(2) said distance travelled by said bicycle during said first, second and subsequent rides;

(3) said average speed of said first, second and subsequent rides; and

, (4) said calories burned by said rider during said first, second and subsequent rides;

wherein the activity monitoring and recording device further comprises;

a thermal sensor; and

an altitude sensor, wherein at least one of said smartphone microprocessor and said base unit microprocessor;

(1) can determine atmospheric temperatures during said first, second and subsequent rides;

(2) can determine altitudes of said bicycle during said first, second and subsequent rides;

(3) can determine calories burned by said rider during said first, second and subsequent rides based on said atmospheric temperatures and said altitudes; and

(4) can determine said pollution level at varying altitudes and atmospheric temperatures;

wherein said computer memory can store;

(1) said atmospheric temperatures; and

, (2) said altitudes; and

, wherein said smartphone display screen displays to said rider during said first, second and subsequent rides;

(1) said atmospheric temperatures;

(2) said altitudes; and

(3) said pollution level.