US 10,472,015 B1Granted

In-frame mounted bicycle monitoring device

AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.

InventorsMarco Sonderegger, Jan Talavasek, Tero Jakku, Vincent Patureau, Marc Pallure, Jonas Reiter

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Abstract

An electronic device can be mounted at least partly in a frame of a bicycle and used to monitor operations or properties of the bicycle or one or more components associated with the bicycle. The electronic device may integrate and communicate with a variety of components including sensors to facilitate customization of monitoring by the electronic device. The electronic device can have a relatively minimalist design. The electronic device, in some embodiments, may include a display that does not present alphanumeric characters to an operator, and the display may instead include multiple indicators that individually or in combination present information to the operator, such as the level of charge of one or more batteries or an operating mode of the electronic device or bicycle.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device for monitoring levels of charge of a plurality of batteries associated with a bicycle, the electronic device comprising:

a housing configured to mount to a top tube of a bicycle so that a portion of the housing is within the top tube when the housing is mounted to the bicycle;
a connector supported by the housing and configured to receive data indicative of a first level of charge of a first battery and a second level of charge of a second battery, the first battery and the second battery being associated with the bicycle;
a processor positioned in the housing and configured to monitor the first level of charge and the second level of charge over time;
and
a display supported by the housing, the display being configured to simultaneously present the first level of charge and the second level of charge over time such that:
the first level of charge is overlaid on the second level of charge when the first level of charge is greater than the second level of charge, and
the second level of charge is overlaid on the first level of charge when the first level of charge is less than the second level of charge.

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An electronic device for monitoring levels of charge of a plurality of batteries associated with a bicycle, the electronic device comprising:

a housing configured to mount to a top tube of a bicycle so that a portion of the housing is within the top tube when the housing is mounted to the bicycle;
a connector supported by the housing and configured to receive data indicative of a first level of charge of a first battery and a second level of charge of a second battery, the first battery and the second battery being associated with the bicycle;
a processor positioned in the housing and configured to monitor the first level of charge and the second level of charge over time;
and
a display supported by the housing, the display being configured to simultaneously present the first level of charge and the second level of charge over time such that:
at least a portion of the first level of charge is positioned above the second level of charge when the first level of charge is greater than the second level of charge, and
at least a portion of the second level of charge is positioned above the first level of charge when the first level of charge is less than the second level of charge.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.