MOTORCYCLE WITH SYSTEM OF AUTHORIZATION CONTROL

• US 20190118772A1
• Filed: 05/11/2017
• Published: 04/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Piaggio & C SPA (Immsi SPA)
• Original Assignee: Piaggio & C SPA (Immsi SPA)
• Inventors: BARACCHINO, Luigi
• Granted Patent: US 10,640,086 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/101 Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/105 Radio frequency identification data [RFID]
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/108 Encryption
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/306 Motorcycles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2018 Central base unlocks or authorises unlocking
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: B62H 5/08 preventing the drive by acting on powered drive B62M
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 7/00 Luggage carriers
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 19/46 Luggage carriers forming part of frame luggage carriers per se B62J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 2202/00 Motorised scooters
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 5/027 Motorcycles with three wheels specially adapted for disabled riders B62K5/023
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 5/05 characterised by a single rear wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 5/08 with steering devices acting on two or more wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 5/10 with means for inwardly inclining the vehicle body on bends
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/04 : Access control involving a hierarchy in access rights
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 : operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0057 : for the hiring or rent of vehicles, e.g. cars, bicycles or wheelchairs car rental G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/14 : using a plurality of keys or algorithms

Abstract

A motorcycle (1) including: an electronic system of authorization control (100,200); wherein: a first electronic control unit (200) is adapted and configured to determine whether the motorcycle (1) is in an authorized or non-authorized usage state and is adapted to interrogate a portable transponder, which can have a master identification electronic code or a slave identification electronic code, in order to acquire said electronic code and to verify if said electronic code is correct; and wherein: if the first control unit (200) acquires the master identification electronic code, starting the traction engine is allowed independently from the second electronic control unit; if the first control unit (200) acquires the slave identification electronic code, it is determined that the motorcycle (1) is in the authorized usage state and starting the traction engine is allowed if it receives consent information from the second electronic control unit (100).

Claims

1. A motorcycle including:

a supporting structure;

at least two wheels constrained to the supporting structure;

a traction engine constrained to the supporting structure and a transmission system adapted to transmit motion from the traction engine to at least one of the two wheels;

an electronic system of authorization control;

wherein;

the electronic system of authorization control includes a first electronic control unit and a second electronic control unit operatively interconnected to each other;

the first electronic control unit is adapted and configured to determine whether the motorcycle is in an authorized or non-authorized usage state;

the first electronic control unit is adapted to interrogate a portable transponder, which can have a master identification electronic code or a slave identification electronic code, in order to acquire said electronic code and to verify if said electronic code is correct;

and wherein;

if the first control unit acquires the master identification electronic code, the first control unit is configured to determine that the motorcycle is in the authorized usage state and is further configured to allow starting the traction engine independently from the second electronic control unit;

if the first control unit acquires the slave identification electronic code, the first control unit is configured to determine that the motorcycle is in the authorized usage state and is further configured to allow starting the traction engine if the first control unit receives consent information from the second electronic control unit.

2. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the first and second electronic control units are configured to communicate with each other by encrypted digital signals.

3. The motorcycle according to claim 2, wherein said signals are encrypted by an encryption key of which a first part is univocally paired to the first electronic control unit and a second part is univocally paired to the second electronic control unit.

4. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the control system includes a LIN BUS or a CAN BUS interconnecting the first and second electronic control unit to each other.

5. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the electronic system of authorization control includes a first interrogating device of the transponder operatively connected to the first electronic control unit.

6. The motorcycle according to claim 5, wherein the electronic system of authorization control includes a second interrogating device of the portable transponder operatively connected to the first electronic control unit, spatially separated from the first interrogating device and housed in a protected access container of the motorcycle.

7. The motorcycle according to claim 6, wherein the protected access container is a storage container.

8. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein said portable transponder is a mechanical key with an electronic identification code.

9. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the second electronic control unit includes a wireless communication interface in order to exchange signals between the second electronic control unit and a remote control center.

10. The motorcycle according to claim 9, wherein the second electronic control unit is configured to receive said consent information from the remote control center.

11. The motorcycle according to claim 9, wherein said consent information is representative of a rental authorization of the motorcycle provided by the remote control center.

12. The motorcycle according to claim 1, further comprising a storage container fixed to the supporting structure having an internal compartment and a closing device movable with respect to the supporting structure between a closing position and an opening position in order to prevent access to the internal compartment in the closing position and to allow access to the internal compartment in the opening position.

13. The motorcycle according to claim 12, further comprising an electronic device adapted to detect a presence or absence of the transponder inside the storage container.

14. The motorcycle according to claim 13, wherein the electronic device includes an RFID antenna housed in the storage container and the portable transponder includes a RF-ID tag that can be interrogated via the RFID antenna.

15. The motorcycle according to claim 13, wherein inside the storage container there is provided a housing seat dedicated to the portable transponder, wherein said seat includes a slot inside which the portable transponder can be at least partially inserted in order to be detected by the electronic device.

16. The motorcycle according to claim 13, wherein the storage container includes at least a presence detector adapted to output an electrical signal representative of the presence and/or absence of at least one object in the internal compartment of the storage container.

17. The motorcycle according to claim 13, wherein the storage container includes a sensor adapted to detect whether the closing device is in the opening position or the closing position.

18. A process of authorization control of a motorcycle, the motorcycle including:

a supporting structure;

at least two wheels constrained to the supporting structure;

a traction engine constrained to the supporting structure and a transmission system adapted to transmit motion from the traction engine to at least one of the two wheels;

a system of authorization control;

wherein;

the electronic system of authorization control includes a first electronic control unit and a second electronic control unit operatively interconnected to each other;

the first electronic control unit is adapted and configured to determine whether the motorcycle is in an authorized or non-authorized usage state;

the process including the steps of;

interrogating via the first electronic unit a portable transponder, which has a master identification electronic code or a slave identification electronic code, in order to acquire said electronic code;

verifying if said electronic code is correct;

and wherein the process also includes the steps of;

if the first control unit acquires the master identification electronic code, determining that the motorcycle is in the authorized usage state and allowing starting the traction engine independently from the second electronic control unit;

if the first control unit acquires the slave identification electronic code, determining that the motorcycle is in the authorized usage state and allowing starting the traction engine if the first control unit receives consent information from the second electronic control unit.