Bicycle activity monitoring and recording device with air pollution sensors

• US 9,586,644 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2014
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani
• Original Assignee: Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani
• Inventors: Sarvestani, Seyed Amin Ghorashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Marc, McDieunel
• Application Number:
  US14/453,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20150360740A1
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 280/281, 264/129
• 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;

wherein said hand engaging surface is a handle bar;

wherein said activity monitoring and recording device is engaged with the associated bicycle;

said activity monitoring and recording device further comprising,

a smartphone having

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 engaged with a wheel of said bicycle;

a base unit having

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;

an elastic grip having

a conductive surface adapted to sense the heartbeat data of a rider when contacted by the rider'"'"'s hand, and

a wireless transmitter adapted to transmit the heartbeat data;

a pollution sensor adapted to sense a pollution level;

wherein said base unit is adapted to receive 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 are adapted to process said pollution data received from said pollution sensor, generate an output, and transmit the output to at least one smartphone supported on the bicycle through use of said base unit software application;

wherein said at least one smartphone is adapted to receive 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, are adapted to generate a pollution map based on said output transmitted from said base unit;

wherein said at least one smartphone software application is adapted to generate 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 are adapted to 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 is adapted to record various types of physiological data of various riders from any third party device; and

,

wherein said activity monitoring and recording device is adapted to record environmental and atmospheric data from any third party device, wherein said smartphone is adapted to 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) determines a distance travelled by said bicycle during at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides based at least in part on data from said GPS device,

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

(3) receives imputed information regarding a profile of said rider and information regarding a profile of said bicycle,

(4) determines 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 is adapted to store

(a) said speed of 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;

wherein said smartphone display screen is adapted to display, during said first, second and subsequent rides, at least one of

said imputed information regarding said profile of said rider,

said information regarding said profile of said bicycle,

data provided by said GPS device, and

said speeds of said bicycle during said first, second and subsequent rides,

said distance travelled by said bicycle during said first, second and subsequent rides,

said average speed of said first, second and subsequent rides, and,

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

wherein the activity monitoring and recording device further has

a thermal sensor, and

an altitude sensor,

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

(1) determines atmospheric temperatures during said first, second and subsequent rides,

(2) determines altitude of said bicycle during at least one of said first, second and subsequent rides,

(3) determines 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 stores

(1) said atmospheric temperatures, and,

(2) said altitudes, and,

wherein said smartphone display screen displays

(1) said atmospheric temperatures,

(2) said altitudes, and

(3) said pollution level.

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