# US 10,499,699 B2 · Interlocking method and interlocking device for shared bicycle and intelligent safety helmet

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- Number: US 10,499,699 B2
- Document ID: US10499699B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/121,549
- Filed: 2018-09-04
- Published: 2019-03-21
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2017-09-15
- Assignees: Dongguan University of Technology
- Applicants: Dongguan University of Technology
- Inventors: Baiman Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10499699B2

## CPC

- A42B 3/0413: {Anti-theft arrangements (supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening helmets B62J11/24; locks E05)}
- A42B 3/0466: {Means for detecting that the user is wearing a helmet}
- B62H 5/00: Appliances preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of cycles; Locks integral with cycles (fittings for preventing or indicating use or theft of vehicles in general B60R; general features of locks E05B)
- B62H 5/001: {Preventing theft of parts or accessories used on cycles, e.g. lamp, dynamo (B62H5/006 takes precedence; devices for attaching pumps to cycles B62J11/02)}
- B62J 11/24: specially adapted for helmets (containers under the saddle for helmets B62J9/14)
- B62J 50/21: intended to provide information to rider or passenger
- E05B 47/06: Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents
- G06K 7/1417: {2D bar codes}
- G06Q 20/0855: {involving a third party}
- G06Q 20/127: {Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation}
- G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]}
- G07B 15/00: Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points (handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00)
- G07C 9/00309: {operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks}
- G07C 9/00571: {operated by interacting with a central unit}
- G07C 9/00896: {specially adapted for particular uses}
- G07F 9/001: {Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices}
- G07F 17/0057: {for the hiring or rent of vehicles, e.g. cars, bicycles or wheelchairs (car rental G07B15/00)}
- A42B 3/066: {specially adapted for cycling helmets, e.g. for soft shelled helmets}
- A63B 24/00: Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; {Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances}
- B62H 2003/005: {Supports or holders associated with means for bike rental}
- B62J 45/00: Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
- A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00)
- B62H: CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
- B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
- E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07B: TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for interlocking a shared bicycle and an intelligent safety helmet, and the method comprises the following steps: (1) providing an electronic frame lock and an intelligent safety helmet for using cooperatively on a shared bicycle respectively, interlocking both of them when the shared bicycle is parked; (2) checking the current state information of an electric lock and a safety helmet lock simultaneously when a user uses the mobile intelligent terminal to scan the shared bicycle; (3) unlocking of the electric lock and the safety helmet lock when the verification is passed; (4) wearing an intelligent safety helmet before using the bicycle; (5) beginning to record the trip information by the intelligent helmet after the user puts on the intelligent safety helmet; (6) stopping the voice broadcast function and terminating the recording of the trip information when the state information of the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock which is checked shows that the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock are locked, after the user terminates the using of the bike. The invention also discloses an interlocking device for a shared bicycle and an intelligent safety helmet implementing the above-mentioned method, which makes that the bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet are always in a state that they are used in cooperation with each other.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An interlocking method for a shared bicycle and an intelligent safety helmet, comprising:
(1) providing an electronic frame lock and the intelligent safety helmet which are used cooperatively on the shared bicycle respectively, and providing a processor and an electric lock inside the electronic frame lock; providing a safety helmet lock and a voice prompt device on the intelligent safety helmet; interlocking the electric lock with the intelligent safety helmet when the shared bicycle is parked;
(2) when a user uses a mobile intelligent terminal to scan a two-dimensional code of the shared bicycle, establishing a communication link between the mobile intelligent terminal and the electronic frame lock and issuing an use authorization request by the mobile intelligent terminal, verifying an authorization request of the user by the processor inside the electronic frame lock through a network, and simultaneously checking a current state information of the electric lock and the safety helmet lock by the processor inside the electronic frame lock;
(3) when a verification of the authorization request of the user is passed and when both the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock are in a locked state, issuing an instruction by the processor to unlock the electric lock and the safety helmet lock simultaneously;
(4) after the safety helmet lock is unlocked, triggering the voice prompt device on the intelligent safety helmet to prompt the user in a form of voice broadcast that the intelligent safety helmet has been unlocked and to prompt the user in the form of voice broadcast to put on the intelligent safety helmet;
(5) after the user puts on the intelligent safety helmet, triggering a voice prompt switch such that the voice prompting device stops a voice broadcast function, and the intelligent safety helmet begins to record a trip information;
(6) after the user terminates the using of the bicycle, prompting the user by the voice prompt device in the intelligent safety helmet to lock the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock respectively, when the state information of the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock checked by the processor inside the electronic frame lock shows that the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock are locked, stopping the voice broadcast function and terminating the recording of the trip information.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The interlocking method for the shared bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet according to claim 1, wherein the step (3) further comprises the following steps:
(3.1) when the electronic frame lock is locked and the safety helmet lock is unlocked, determining by the processor that the state information of the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock is in an abnormal state, issuing a language prompt by the voice prompt device to prompt the user to lock the safety helmet lock first, returning to step (2) to reissue the use authorization request;
(3.2) when the electronic frame lock is unlocked and the safety helmet lock is locked, determining by the processor that the state information of the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock is in an abnormal state, issuing the language prompt by the voice prompt device to prompt the user to lock the electronic frame lock first, returning to step (2) to reissue the use authorization request;
(3.3) when both the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock are unlocked, determining by the processor that the state information of the electronic frame lock and the safety helmet lock is in an abnormal state, issuing the language prompt by the voice prompt device to prompt the user to lock the safety helmet lock and electronic frame lock first, returning to step (2) to reissue the use authorization request.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The interlocking method for the shared bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet according to claim 1, wherein the step (4) further comprises the following steps: when the user takes off the intelligent safety helmet during the process of bicycling, retriggering the voice broadcast function of the voice prompt device and issuing a voice to prompt the user to put on the intelligent safety helmet when bicycling.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The interlocking method for the shared bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet according to claim 1, wherein the step (1) further comprises the following steps:
(11) providing the intelligent safety helmet with a safety helmet lock plug assembly and a safety helmet lock slot; providing the intelligent safety helmet on a bicycle saddle, and fixing a rear end of the intelligent safety helmet on the bicycle saddle by a cooperation between the safety helmet lock plug assembly and the safety helmet lock slot; or
(12) providing a Y-shaped support frame on a front end of a handlebar of and a rear end of the saddle of the shared bicycle, and fixing the rear end of the intelligent safety helmet on the handlebar of or the saddle of shared bicycle by the cooperation between the safety helmet lock plug assembly and the safety helmet lock slot.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

An interlocking device for a shared bicycle and an intelligent safety helmet implementing the method according to claim 1, comprising:
an electronic frame lock and the intelligent safety helmet which are respectively provided on the shared bicycle and used in cooperation with each other, a processor and an electric lock being provided inside the electronic frame lock;
the intelligent safety helmet being used for interlocking with the bicycle and for protecting the safety of a user while bicycling, the intelligent safety helmet being provided with a safety helmet lock and a voice prompt device;
the electric lock being used for locking the bicycle, an internal circuit of the electric lock being connected to the processor by the connection with an interior of a helmet lock plug;
the electric lock and the safety helmet lock being interlocked when the shared bicycle is parked, and being unlocked simultaneously when the shared bicycle is used.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The interlocking device for the shared bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet according to claim 5, wherein the device further comprises a safety helmet lock slot provided on the shared bicycle and a safety helmet lock plug assembly provided on the intelligent safety helmet, the safety helmet lock slot and the safety helmet lock plug assembly being used in cooperation with the safety helmet lock for locking the intelligent safety helmet on the shared bicycle to prevent theft and for interlocking with the electric lock when the shared bicycle is parked.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The interlocking device for the shared bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet according to claim 6, wherein the safety helmet lock plug assembly comprises a safety helmet lock plug, a first bracket, a first rotation shaft, a second bracket and a second rotation shaft, the safety helmet lock plug being connected with the first bracket through the first rotation shaft, the first bracket being connected with the second bracket through the second rotation shaft, the safety helmet lock plug comprising an input and output data interface plug, a locking pin, a first spring, a first lever, a locking button, a travel switch, a second lever, a second spring, an electromagnet, a ferromagnetic metal sheet, and a shell, the input and output data interface plug being provided on an upper end of the shell, the shell being provided with a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole, the locking pin being movably provided inside the first insertion hole, the locking button being movably provided inside the second insertion hole, the first spring being sleeved on the locking pin, one end of the first spring being fixed at one side of a cap of the locking pin, the other end of the first spring being fixed on an inner wall of the shell, a top of the cap of the locking pin being fixed at one end of the first lever, the other end of the first lever being fixed at one end of the locking button, the travel switch being fixed on the inner wall of the shell and is located directly above the locking button, the locking button being provided with a notch, the electromagnet is fixed on the inner wall of the shell, the ferromagnetic metal sheet being provided at one end of the second lever and is located directly below the electromagnet, the other end of the second lever being fixed on the inner wall of the shell, one end of the second spring being fixed on the inner wall of the shell, the other end of the second spring being fixed on the second lever, the electromagnet being electrically connected with a main control circuit of the electronic frame lock through a wire.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The interlocking device for the shared bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet according to claim 6, wherein the safety helmet lock slot comprises a locking pin hole, an input and output data interface slot provided on one side of the locking pin hole, and a built-in control circuit, the input and output data interface slot being electrically connected with the built-in control circuit.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The interlocking device for the shared bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet according to claim 6, wherein the intelligent safety helmet is further provided with a film pressure sensor; wherein when the intelligent safety helmet is removed from the helmet lock plug, the built-in voice prompt device prompts; when the user puts on the intelligent safety helmet, an action switch of the film pressure sensor in the intelligent safety helmet is triggered by the intelligent safety helmet's own weight, such that the voice prompt device is controlled by the control circuit on the intelligent safety helmet to stop the prompt; when the intelligent safety helmet is taken off, the action of the pressure sensor disappears such that the voice prompt device is controlled by the control circuit on the intelligent safety helmet to issue the prompt; and after the intelligent safety helmet is inserted into the helmet lock plug, the main control circuit inside the electronic frame lock stops the voice prompt device inside the intelligent safety helmet from prompting through an input and output data interface.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The interlocking device for the shared bicycle and the intelligent safety helmet according to claim 6, wherein the intelligent safety helmet is provided on an bicycle saddle, a rear end of the intelligent safety helmet being fixed on the bicycle saddle by a cooperation between the safety helmet lock plug assembly and the safety helmet lock slot; or a front end of a handlebar of and a rear end of the saddle of the shared bicycle are provided with a Y-shaped support frame, and the rear end of the intelligent safety helmet is fixed on the handlebar of or the saddle of shared bicycle by the cooperation between the safety helmet lock plug assembly and the safety helmet lock slot; and
the safety helmet lock plug assembly is electrically connected with the processor inside the electronic frame lock and a main control circuit of the electric lock through a wire or wireless communication, so as to achieve interlocking.

### Claim 11 (depends on 2)

An interlocking device for a shared bicycle and an intelligent safety helmet implementing the method according to claim 2, comprising:
an electronic frame lock and the intelligent safety helmet which are respectively provided on the shared bicycle and used in cooperation with each other, a processor and an electric lock being provided inside the electronic frame lock;
the intelligent safety helmet being used for interlocking with the bicycle and for protecting the safety of a user while bicycling, the intelligent safety helmet being provided with a safety helmet lock and a voice prompt device;
the electric lock being used for locking the bicycle, an internal circuit of the electric lock being connected to the processor by the connection with an interior of a helmet lock plug;
the electric lock and the safety helmet lock being interlocked when the shared bicycle is parked, and being unlocked simultaneously when the shared bicycle is used.

### Claim 12 (depends on 3)

An interlocking device for a shared bicycle and an intelligent safety helmet implementing the method according to claim 3, comprising:
an electronic frame lock and the intelligent safety helmet which are respectively provided on the shared bicycle and used in cooperation with each other, a processor and an electric lock being provided inside the electronic frame lock;
the intelligent safety helmet being used for interlocking with the bicycle and for protecting the safety of a user while bicycling, the intelligent safety helmet being provided with a safety helmet lock and a voice prompt device;
the electric lock being used for locking the bicycle, an internal circuit of the electric lock being connected to the processor by the connection with an interior of a helmet lock plug;
the electric lock and the safety helmet lock being interlocked when the shared bicycle is parked, and being unlocked simultaneously when the shared bicycle is used.

### Claim 13 (depends on 4)

An interlocking device for a shared bicycle and an intelligent safety helmet implementing the method according to claim 4, comprising:
an electronic frame lock and the intelligent safety helmet which are respectively provided on the shared bicycle and used in cooperation with each other, a processor and an electric lock being provided inside the electronic frame lock;
the intelligent safety helmet being used for interlocking with the bicycle and for protecting the safety of a user while bicycling, the intelligent safety helmet being provided with a safety helmet lock and a voice prompt device;
the electric lock being used for locking the bicycle, an internal circuit of the electric lock being connected to the processor by the connection with an interior of a helmet lock plug;
the electric lock and the safety helmet lock being interlocked when the shared bicycle is parked, and being unlocked simultaneously when the shared bicycle is used.