# US 11,027,609 B1 · Steering wheel

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- Number: US 11,027,609 B1
- Document ID: US11027609B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/749,809
- Filed: 2020-01-22
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2020-01-22
- Applicants: Jui-Yueh Ma
- Inventors: Jui-Yueh Ma
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027609B1

## CPC

- B62D 1/046: {Adaptations on rotatable parts of the steering wheel for accommodation of switches}
- B62D 1/06: Rims, e.g. with heating means; Rim covers (B62D1/11 takes precedence)
- B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/26: using acoustic output
- B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
- B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
- B60K 35/81: for controlling displays
- B60K 35/85: Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
- B60Q 5/005: {automatically actuated}
- G06F 1/3206: Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
- G06F 1/3215: Monitoring of peripheral devices
- G06F 1/3265: {Power saving in display device}
- G06F 1/3287: by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
- G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
- B60K 2360/128: Axially displaceable input devices for instruments
- B60K 2360/167: Vehicle dynamics information
- B60K 2360/338: Light strips
- B60K 2360/583: Data transfer between instruments
- B60K 2360/5911: Bluetooth®
- B60K 2360/782: on the steering wheel
- Y02D 10/00: Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE

## Abstract

A steering wheel according to the present invention for showing a plural driving information comprises: a display device including a screen, an operation device for outputting an operation instruction and a host. The host comprises an interface generating device connected to a storage unit, and connects to an Electronic Control Unit of a vehicle to obtain driving information. After receiving the driving information and the operation instruction input by the user through an operation device, the interface generating device divides the driving information into a plural shown information and hidden information, the shown information is added to a custom page transmitted to the display device, so that the screen shows the custom page and selected driving information.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A steering wheel system for showing a plurality of pieces of driving information of a vehicle, the vehicle having an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) that includes an on-board diagnostics second generation (OBD-II) system, the steering wheel system comprising:
an OBD-II Bluetooth module for connecting with the OBD-II system of the ECU; and
a steering wheel, comprising:
a display device, comprising a display screen for displaying a setting page and a plurality of indicators;
an operation device, used to output a first operation instruction and a second operation instruction;
a Bluetooth module for connecting with the OBD-II Bluetooth module to obtain the driving information from the Electronic Control Unit;
a host, electrically connected to the display device, the operation device and the Bluetooth module, wirelessly connected to the ECU of the vehicle to obtain the driving information via the Bluetooth module, and having an interface generating device and a brightness control unit, the brightness control unit being coupled with the display device and controlling a brightness change of the display device;
a storage unit, used to store an initial page, a custom page generated by the interface generating device and a key, the key being transmitted to the QBD-II Bluetooth module through the Bluetooth module for allowing the interface generating device to connect with the OBDII system of the vehicle;
a power controller, used to obtain, filter and transform power provided by an external power source, the power controller including a power protection filter and a transformer, such that external power is provided to the host after being processed by the power protection filter, and is subsequently provided to the interface generating device after being further stepped down by the transformer; and
an alarm device, operating according to a setting condition input by a user, to thereby generate an alert of a horn and alarm information of the displayer device when a value of the driving information exceeds a set alarm value in the setting condition, wherein
the interface generating device divides the driving information obtained from the Electronic Control Unit into a plurality of pieces of shown information and a plurality of pieces of hidden information, after the interface generating device receives the first operation instruction,
the shown information is added to the custom page transmitted to the display device,
the setting page which is displayed by the display device is replaced from the initial page to the custom page after the interface generating device receives the second operation instruction, so as to allow a user to choose a content of the setting page and to allow the display screen to show the driving information which is chosen by the user, and
the host generates indicator information applied to the indicators according to the driving information, the indicators being controlled to show light information for light change according to the indicator information.