Bicycle wireless system

• US 9,491,788 B1
• Filed: 06/17/2015
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shimano Inc
• Original Assignee: Shimano Inc
• Inventors: Iino, Yoshinori, Kasai, Yoshiyuki, Kato, Ayumi, Harada, Takao
• Primary Examiner(s): Frech, Karl D
• Application Number:
  US14/742,055
• Time in Patent Office: 510 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/383, 235/384, 235/385
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks

Abstract

A bicycle wireless system is basically provided with a first bicycle component, a second bicycle component and a terminal device. The first bicycle component includes a first wireless communication unit. The second bicycle component includes a second wireless communication unit. The terminal device includes an identification acquiring section and a pairing section. The identification acquiring section is configured to acquire identification information from one of the first and second bicycle components. The pairing section is configured to pair the first and second bicycle components for wireless communications.

Claims

1. A bicycle wireless system comprising:

a first bicycle component having a first base member configured to be mounted to a bicycle and including a first wireless communication unit;

a second bicycle component having a second base member configured to be mounted to the bicycle and including a second wireless communication unit; and

a terminal device including an identification acquiring section configured to acquire identification information from one of the first and second bicycle components, and a pairing section configured to pair the first and second bicycle components for wireless communications.

2. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 1, wherein

the terminal device includes a third wireless communication unit, the identification acquiring section including a receiver of the third wireless communication unit.

3. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 1, wherein

the terminal device includes a third wireless communication unit, the pairing section being a transmitter of the third wireless communication unit.

4. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 1, wherein

the pairing section is configured to wirelessly transmit the identification information to the other of the first and second bicycle components.

5. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 1, wherein

the identification acquiring section includes a scanning device.

6. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 5, wherein

the scanning device is configured to read indicia on the one of the first and second bicycle components.

7. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 6, wherein

the scanning device is configured to read a two-dimensional barcode as the indicia on the one of the first and second bicycle components.

8. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 1, wherein

the terminal device includes a database with the identification information and pairing information associated with the identification information.

9. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 8, wherein

the pairing section is configured to wirelessly transmit the pairing information to the other of the first and the second bicycle components.

10. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 8, wherein

the pairing information includes identification information of the other of the first and second bicycle components.

11. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 1, wherein

the terminal device is configured to access a remote database with the identification information and pairing information associated with the identification information.

12. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 11, wherein

the pairing section is configured to wirelessly transmit the pairing information to the other of the first and the second bicycle components.

13. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 11, wherein

the pairing information includes identification information of the other of the first and second bicycle components.

14. The bicycle wireless system according to claim 1, wherein

the identification acquiring section is configured to acquire a serial number as the identification information from one of the first and second bicycle components.

15. A terminal device comprising:

an identification acquiring section configured to acquire identification information from one of a first bicycle component configured to be mounted to a bicycle and including a first wireless communication unit and a second bicycle component configured to be mounted to the bicycle and including a second wireless communication unit; and

a pairing section configured to pair the first and second bicycle components for wireless communications.

16. A bicycle component comprising:

a first wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly transmit identification information of the bicycle component to a terminal device or configured to wirelessly receive identification information of another bicycle component from a terminal device for wirelessly pairing the bicycle component and the another bicycle component, the bicycle component and the another bicycle component being configured to be mounted to a bicycle that is the same bicycle.