System for allowing a user to wirelessly manage software applications of a computing device and plurality of vehicles sensors

• US 9,966,951 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2017
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fensens Inc.
• Original Assignee: Andrew Loren Karuza
• Inventors: Karuza, Andrew Loren, Luong, Dan, Juma, Mohammad, Wong, Henry
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, K.
• Application Number:
  US15/603,891
• Publication Number:
  US 20170346487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 349 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/023 for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/962 Capacitive touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/9622 using a plurality of detectors, e.g. keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/94089 Wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/96062 with tactile or haptic feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/960755 Constructional details of capacitive touch and proximity switches

Abstract

Disclosed is a beacon for allowing a user to wirelessly manage software applications of a computing device and plurality of vehicle'"'"'s sensors. The beacon includes a housing, a touch sensor to identify tap from the user, a bi-directional communication unit to wirelessly bi-directionally communicate with the computing device and the vehicle'"'"'s sensors on receiving tap from the user, a memory unit to store plurality of modules and plurality of instructions, wherein each instruction corresponding to each tap and a processor coupled to the memory unit and configured in the housing to process the plurality of modules. The plurality of modules includes a computing device module opens the specific software application based upon specific number of taps received from the user; a vehicle sensor module operates a specific vehicle sensor based upon a specific number of taps receive from the user; and a vehicle sensor and computing device module opens the status of the vehicle sensor on the computing device depending upon the specific number of taps received from the user.

Claims

1. A beacon system for allowing a user to wirelessly manage plurality of vehicle'"'"'s sensors and software applications of a computing device, the beacon system comprising:

a housing;

a touch sensor configured in the housing to identify tap from the user;

a bi-directional communication unit configured in the housing to wirelessly bi-directionally communicate with the computing device and the vehicle'"'"'s sensors on receiving tap from the user;

a memory unit configured in the housing to store plurality of modules, and plurality of instructions, wherein each instruction corresponding to each tap; and

a processor coupled to the memory unit and configured in the housing to process the plurality of modules, wherein the plurality of modules to communicate with at least one of the vehicle'"'"'s sensors; and

the computing device via the bi-directional communication unit, wherein the plurality of modules comprising;

a computing device module opens predefined software application on the computing device based upon specific number of taps received on the housing from the user;

a vehicle sensor module operates a predefined vehicle sensor based upon the specific number of taps received on the housing from the user; and

a vehicle sensor and computing device module opens the status of the vehicle sensor on the computing device depending upon the specific number of taps received on the housing from the user;

wherein the instruction corresponds to at least one of;

opening of a software application;

operating of a specific vehicle sensor; and

opening the status of the vehicle sensor on the computing device.

2. The beacon system according to claim 1 wherein the user taps the touch sensor using at least one finger, wherein the touch sensor generates a pre-defined instruction for at least one of the vehicle sensor module;

and vehicle sensor and computing device module, wherein the pre-defined instruction varies with the number of fingers used for taping.

3. The beacon system according to claim 2 wherein the user taps the touch sensor using thumb, wherein the touch sensor generates another pre-defined instruction different from the generated pre-defined instruction for at least one of the vehicle sensor module;

and vehicle sensor and computing device module.

4. The beacon system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle sensor module further programmed to receive alert signals from the vehicle'"'"'s sensor via the bi-directional communication unit.

5. The beacon system according to claim 1 wherein the system further comprising at least one output unit attached to the housing, wherein the output unit releases output signals on receiving the alert signals from the vehicle'"'"'s sensor via the bi-directional communication unit.

6. The beacon system according to claim 5 wherein the output signals comprising at least one of:

vibration signal;

audio signal; and

visual signal.

7. The beacon system according to claim 1 wherein the instructions varies with variation in intensity of each tap received from the user.