Handheld controller for a motorized wheel
AssigneeInboard Technology, Inc.
InventorPaige Doolin
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Abstract
A system for controlling the operation of a motorized wheel including a controller configured to control the operation of a motor for driving the motorized wheel, and a handheld device configured to receive inputs associated with the operation of the motor and to transmit instructions corresponding to the received inputs to the controller to control the operation of the motor via a wireless communication medium. The handheld device includes a main portion having a handgrip and a tail portion being biased toward the main portion to form an attachment mechanism by the main portion in cooperation with the tail portion, the attachment mechanism for attaching to a remote surface. The handheld device including a display for displaying information associated with the operation of the motorized wheel.
Claims15
A controller for a motorized wheel comprising:
- a housing, configured to be held in the hand of an operator of a motorized wheel;
- an input device disposed on the housing, the input device configured to receive inputs from the operator, the inputs associated with operation of the motorized wheel;
- a receiver configured to receive information associated with the operation of the motorized wheel;
- a transmitter configured to transmit instructions from the controller to the motorized wheel, the instructions including operation information associated with the inputs received at the input device;
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- a display unit disposed on the housing, the display unit configured to display navigation information received from a mobile computing device of the operator.
A method of controlling a motorized wheel, the method comprising:
- receiving, at an input device of a handheld controller, from a user of a motorized wheel, inputs associated with operation of the motorized wheel;
- transmitting, from the handheld controller to the motorized wheel, operation information associated with the inputs received from the user of the motorized wheel;
- receiving, through a receiver at the handheld controller, navigation signals from a mobile computing device, the navigation signals including navigation information;
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- displaying, through a unit device at the handheld controller, a graphical representation of the navigation information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.