A wireless key adaptation device and adaptation method for a motorcycle instrument

Abstract

This invention discloses a wireless button adapter and method for motorcycle instrument panels, applied to motorcycle infotainment systems. The device includes: a signal acquisition unit for receiving a matching signal emitted by a wireless button; the matching signal includes the ID of the corresponding wireless button and a broadcast indicating preparation for matching; a signal grouping unit for grouping the matching signal according to a preset allocation strategy; wherein at least one group is designated as a matching group, and the remainder as a candidate group, and each group stores the ID of at least one wireless button; and an adaptation processing unit for: responding to the matching signal and sending a broadcast indicating that matching is in progress; receiving a broadcast indicating that matching is complete, thereby achieving matching with the wireless button. Its beneficial effect is that by grouping and managing different wireless buttons and determining their distance, it responds to the nearest vehicle infotainment system, effectively achieving a one-to-one pairing between the wireless button and the vehicle infotainment system.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of motorcycle instrument technology, specifically to a wireless button adapter and adapter method for motorcycle instruments. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of motorcycle technology in my country, more and more motorcycle enthusiasts are demanding higher standards for the appearance and functionality of motorcycles. In the aftermarket motorcycle market, wireless buttons are becoming increasingly common for controlling the ever-growing number of instrument clusters. However, this has led to several problems. For example, if the owner loses their current wireless button, a new one needs to be paired. Since motorcycle instrument clusters lack touch functionality, wireless buttons are typically paired directly. Furthermore, if a motorcycle owner is pairing a wireless button with another similar instrument cluster nearby, both machines will pair with the same wireless button simultaneously. This makes pairing cumbersome and inconvenient, preventing a one-to-one pairing between the wireless button and the vehicle's instrument cluster. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a wireless button adapter and adapter method for motorcycle instrument panels, thereby overcoming the inconvenience caused by the existence of similar instrument panels in the prior art and the inability to achieve one-to-one matching between wireless buttons and vehicle instrument panels.

[0004] First aspect: A wireless button adapter for a motorcycle instrument panel, applied to the instrument panel of a motorcycle, the device comprising:

[0005] A signal acquisition unit is used to receive a matching signal emitted by a wireless button; wherein the matching signal includes the ID of the corresponding wireless button and a broadcast indicating that matching is ready.

[0006] The signal grouping unit is used to group the matching signals according to a preset allocation strategy; wherein, at least one group is used as a matching group and the rest are used as candidate groups, and each group stores the ID of at least one wireless button.

[0007] The adapter processing unit is used for:

[0008] In response to the matching signal, a broadcast indicating that matching is in progress is sent out.

[0009] The system receives a broadcast indicating that the pairing is complete, thus enabling pairing with the wireless button. The broadcast indicating that the pairing is complete is a signal generated by the wireless button based on receiving the broadcast indicating that the pairing is in progress and calculating the nearest vehicle instrument cluster.

[0010] As an optional implementation of this application, the matching group can only store the ID number of one wireless button, which is used to indicate the wireless button that has been successfully matched with the vehicle instrument panel; and the wireless button has the function of operating the vehicle instrument panel.

[0011] The alternative group can store the ID numbers of multiple wireless buttons to indicate the wireless buttons currently available for use on the vehicle's instrument panel, and none of these wireless buttons have the function of operating the vehicle's instrument panel.

[0012] As an optional implementation of this application, the allocation strategy is as follows:

[0013] When the vehicle's instrument cluster is used for the first time, and both the matching group and the alternative group are empty, the matched wireless button will first store its ID number in the matching group.

[0014] If an ID number is already stored in the matching group, when a new wireless button is matched, its ID number will be stored in the candidate group. If the wireless button requests matching again, it will be promoted from the candidate group to the matching group, and the contents of the original matching group will be deleted.

[0015] As an optional implementation of this application, the adaptation processing unit is further configured to:

[0016] When a broadcast request to cancel pairing is received from the wireless button, the system checks whether the ID number of the wireless button is stored in the pairing group and the backup group. If it is, the button is deleted directly.

[0017] As an optional implementation of this application, the adaptation processing unit uses the following formula for calculation:

[0018] (t1-t0) / (299792458*2); where t0 is the time recorded when the wireless button sends a broadcast indicating that matching is in progress, and t1 is the time recorded when the instrument sends a broadcast indicating that matching is in progress.

[0019] Second aspect: A wireless button adaptation method for a motorcycle instrument panel, applied to the wireless button adaptation device for a motorcycle instrument panel described in the first aspect, the method comprising:

[0020] Receive a pairing signal emitted by a wireless button; wherein the pairing signal includes the ID of the corresponding wireless button and a broadcast indicating that pairing is ready.

[0021] The matching signals are grouped according to a preset allocation strategy; wherein, at least one group is used as a matching group and the rest are used as candidate groups, and each group stores the ID of at least one wireless button.

[0022] In response to the matching signal, a broadcast indicating that matching is in progress is sent out.

[0023] The system receives a broadcast indicating that the pairing is complete, thus enabling pairing with the wireless button. The broadcast indicating that the pairing is complete is a signal generated by the wireless button based on receiving the broadcast indicating that the pairing is in progress and calculating the nearest vehicle instrument cluster.

[0024] As an optional implementation of this application, the matching group can only store the ID number of one wireless button, which is used to indicate the wireless button that has been successfully matched with the vehicle instrument panel; and the wireless button has the function of operating the vehicle instrument panel.

[0025] The alternative group can store the ID numbers of multiple wireless buttons to indicate the wireless buttons currently available for use on the vehicle's instrument panel, and none of these wireless buttons have the function of operating the vehicle's instrument panel.

[0026] As an optional implementation of this application, the method further includes:

[0027] When the vehicle's instrument cluster is used for the first time, and both the matching group and the alternative group are empty, the matched wireless button will first store its ID number in the matching group.

[0028] If an ID number is already stored in the matching group, when a new wireless button is matched, its ID number will be stored in the candidate group. If the wireless button requests matching again, it will be promoted from the candidate group to the matching group, and the contents of the original matching group will be deleted.

[0029] As an optional implementation of this application, the method further includes:

[0030] When a broadcast request to cancel pairing is received from the wireless button, the system checks whether the ID number of the wireless button is stored in the pairing group and the backup group. If it is, the button is deleted directly.

[0031] The above technical solution has the following advantages: The wireless button adapter and adapter method for motorcycle instruments proposed in this invention manages different wireless buttons in groups. When a wireless button is matched, it responds to the vehicle instrument closest to it based on its group number and distance judgment, thereby effectively realizing the one-to-one matching between the wireless button and the vehicle instrument. This overcomes the inconvenience caused by the existence of similar instruments in the prior art, which makes it impossible to achieve one-to-one matching between the wireless button and the vehicle instrument. Attached Figure Description

[0032] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless button adapter device for a motorcycle instrument provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a wireless button adaptation method for a motorcycle instrument panel provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0034] Specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail. It should be noted that throughout this specification, references to "an embodiment," "an example," or "example" mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the phrases "in an embodiment," "in a particular embodiment," "an example," or "example" appearing in various places throughout the specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, specific features, structures, or characteristics can be combined in one or more embodiments or examples in any suitable combination and / or sub-combination.

[0035] It should be noted that, unless otherwise stated, the technical or scientific terms used in this application should have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains.

[0036] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0037] refer to Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment of the invention provides a wireless button adapter for a motorcycle instrument panel, applied to the vehicle instrument panel of a motorcycle. The device includes:

[0038] A signal acquisition unit is used to receive a matching signal emitted by a wireless button; wherein the matching signal includes the ID of the corresponding wireless button and a broadcast indicating that matching is ready.

[0039] Specifically, the wireless button has buttons, including an "OK" button and a "BACK" button; when the instrument is paired with the wireless button, the wireless button first sends a broadcast indicating that it is ready to be paired by pressing and holding the "OK" button for 5 seconds.

[0040] The signal grouping unit is used to group the matching signals according to a preset allocation strategy; wherein, at least one group is used as a matching group and the rest are used as candidate groups, and each group stores the ID of at least one wireless button.

[0041] Specifically, the matching group can only store the ID number of one wireless button, which is used to indicate the wireless button that has been successfully matched with the vehicle's instrument panel; and the wireless button has the function of operating the vehicle's instrument panel.

[0042] The alternative group can store the ID numbers of multiple wireless buttons to indicate the wireless buttons currently available for use on the vehicle's instrument panel, and none of these wireless buttons have the function of operating the vehicle's instrument panel.

[0043] In this embodiment, the "alternate group" can store up to 5 wireless button IDs. If 5 IDs have been stored, when adding more, the first stored ID will be deleted and the newly added ID will be stored.

[0044] The wireless button has the following functions: short press (the interval between pressing and releasing is less than 0.6 seconds), long press (the interval between pressing and releasing is more than 0.6 seconds but less than 1.6 seconds), long press the "OK" button for 5 seconds to send a broadcast indicating that it is ready to pair, and long press the "BACK" button for 5 seconds to send a broadcast indicating that it is canceling the pairing.

[0045] The adapter processing unit is used for:

[0046] In response to the matching signal, a broadcast indicating that matching is in progress is sent out.

[0047] The system receives a broadcast indicating that the pairing is complete, thus enabling pairing with the wireless button. The broadcast indicating that the pairing is complete is a signal generated by the wireless button based on receiving the broadcast indicating that the pairing is in progress and calculating the nearest vehicle instrument cluster.

[0048] In the document description of this embodiment, matching and adaptation can be understood to have the same meaning.

[0049] When applied, the allocation strategy is as follows:

[0050] When the vehicle's instrument cluster is used for the first time, and both the matching group and the alternative group are empty, the matched wireless button will first store its ID number in the matching group.

[0051] If an ID number is already stored in the matching group, when a new wireless button is matched, its ID number will be stored in the candidate group. If the wireless button requests matching again, it will be promoted from the candidate group to the matching group, and the contents of the original matching group will be deleted.

[0052] Correspondingly, when a broadcast request to cancel pairing is received from the wireless button, the system will check whether the ID number of the wireless button is stored in the pairing group and the alternative group. If it is, it will be deleted directly.

[0053] During pairing, the wireless button sends a broadcast indicating that it is ready to pair. After receiving the broadcast, the vehicle's instrument cluster sends a broadcast indicating that pairing is in progress. The wireless button receives the broadcast indicating that pairing is in progress, calculates which vehicle's instrument cluster is closest to it, and then sends a broadcast indicating that pairing is complete.

[0054] The calculation of the distance between the wireless button and the vehicle's instrument panel is as follows: The time when the wireless button sends a broadcast indicating it is ready to pair is recorded as t0, and the time when it receives a broadcast from the instrument panel indicating that pairing is in progress is recorded as t1. The round-trip time for the wireless signal is then t1-t0, and the distance between the wireless button and the instrument panel is (t1-t0) / (299792458*2). It should be noted that 299792458 is the speed of electromagnetic wave propagation, a well-known constant.

[0055] It should be noted that this embodiment is only an example of applying the above solution to a motorcycle instrument panel, and it can be extended to other vehicles or industries.

[0056] The above solution manages different wireless buttons in groups. When a wireless button is paired, it responds to the nearest vehicle instrument cluster based on its group number and distance. This effectively achieves a one-to-one pairing between the wireless button and the vehicle instrument cluster, overcoming the inconvenience caused by the existence of similar instruments in the existing technology, which cannot achieve a one-to-one pairing between the wireless button and the vehicle instrument cluster.

[0057] Based on the same inventive concept, and referring to Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment of the invention also provides a wireless button adaptation method for a motorcycle instrument panel, applied to the wireless button adaptation device for a motorcycle instrument panel described above. The method includes:

[0058] S101, Receive the pairing signal emitted by the wireless button; wherein, the pairing signal includes the ID of the corresponding wireless button and a broadcast indicating that pairing is ready;

[0059] S102, the matching signals are grouped according to a preset allocation strategy; wherein, at least one group is used as a matching group and the rest are used as candidate groups, and each group stores the ID of at least one wireless button.

[0060] S103, in response to the matching signal, broadcasts that matching is in progress.

[0061] S104, receive the broadcast of matching completion to realize matching with the wireless button; wherein, the broadcast of matching completion is the signal generated by the wireless button based on receiving the broadcast of matching in progress and calculating the nearest vehicle instrument panel.

[0062] In practice, the matching group can only store the ID number of one wireless button, which is used to indicate the wireless button that has been successfully matched with the vehicle's instrument panel; and the wireless button has the function of operating the vehicle's instrument panel.

[0063] The alternative group can store the ID numbers of multiple wireless buttons to indicate the wireless buttons currently available for use on the vehicle's instrument panel, and none of these wireless buttons have the function of operating the vehicle's instrument panel.

[0064] In addition, the method also includes:

[0065] When the vehicle's instrument cluster is used for the first time, and both the matching group and the alternative group are empty, the matched wireless button will first store its ID number in the matching group.

[0066] If an ID number is already stored in the matching group, when a new wireless button is matched, its ID number will be stored in the candidate group. If the wireless button requests matching again, it will be promoted from the candidate group to the matching group, and the contents of the original matching group will be deleted.

[0067] Furthermore, to reduce data interference and enhance the intelligence of processing, the method also includes:

[0068] When a broadcast request to cancel pairing is received from the wireless button, the system checks whether the ID number of the wireless button is stored in the pairing group and the backup group. If it is, the button is deleted directly.

[0069] The following formula is used to calculate the distance to the vehicle's instrument panel:

[0070] (t1-t0) / (299792458*2); where t0 is the recording time when the wireless button sends a broadcast indicating that it is ready to match, t1 is the recording time when the instrument sends a broadcast indicating that matching is in progress; and 299792458 is the propagation speed of electromagnetic waves.

[0071] It should be noted that the specific implementation steps in the above method embodiments can be referred to the description of the foregoing device embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0072] Previously, if a vehicle owner lost their current wireless button, they needed to re-pair it with a new one. Since motorcycle dashboards lack touch functionality, wireless buttons were always directly paired. If a vehicle owner was pairing a wireless button with a similar dashboard nearby, both vehicles would simultaneously pair with the same wireless button, making the pairing process quite cumbersome. However, the pairing method described in this application avoids this problem.

[0073] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and not to limit them; those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and they should all be covered within the scope of the claims and specification of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wireless key fob device for a motorcycle instrument, characterized by, A device applied to a motorcycle instrument, the device comprising: A signal acquisition unit configured to receive a matching signal sent by a wireless key, wherein the matching signal comprises an ID of the wireless key and a broadcast of preparation for matching; A signal grouping unit configured to group the matching signal according to a preset distribution strategy, wherein at least one group in the grouping is a matching group, the remaining groups are alternative groups, and each group stores at least one ID of a wireless key; An adaptive processing unit configured to: respond to the matching signal and send a broadcast of matching in progress to the outside; receive a broadcast of matching completion to achieve matching with the wireless key, wherein the broadcast of matching completion is a signal generated by the wireless key based on receiving the broadcast of matching in progress and calculating the motorcycle instrument closest to the wireless key; during adaptation, the wireless key sends a broadcast of preparation for matching to the outside, and the motorcycle instrument sends the broadcast of matching in progress to the outside after receiving the broadcast of preparation for matching; the distribution strategy is: when the motorcycle instrument is used for the first time and the contents of the matching group and the alternative group are empty, the wireless key to be matched will preferentially store its ID number in the matching group; if the matching group already stores an ID number, the ID number of a new wireless key to be matched will be stored in the alternative group, and if the wireless key requests matching again, the wireless key will be promoted from the alternative group to the matching group, and the contents of the original matching group will be deleted.

2. A wireless key fob device for a motorcycle instrument according to claim 1, wherein, the matching group can only store one ID number of a wireless key to represent the wireless key that has completed matching with the motorcycle instrument, and the wireless key has the function of operating the motorcycle instrument; the alternative group can store multiple ID numbers of wireless keys to represent the wireless keys that are alternatives of the motorcycle instrument, and these wireless keys do not have the function of operating the motorcycle instrument.

3. A wireless key fob device for a motorcycle instrument according to claim 2, wherein, the adaptive processing unit is further configured to: when receiving a broadcast of cancellation of matching from the wireless key, check whether the ID number of the wireless key is saved in the matching group and the alternative group, and if so, delete the ID number directly.

4. A method of wireless key adaptation for a motorcycle instrument, characterized in that, A wireless key adaptation device applied to the motorcycle instrument of claim 1, the method comprising: receiving a matching signal sent by a wireless key, wherein the matching signal comprises an ID of the wireless key and a broadcast of preparation for matching; grouping the matching signal according to a preset distribution strategy, wherein at least one group in the grouping is a matching group, the remaining groups are alternative groups, and each group stores at least one ID of a wireless key; responding to the matching signal and sending a broadcast of matching in progress to the outside; receiving a broadcast of matching completion to achieve matching with the wireless key, wherein the broadcast of matching completion is a signal generated by the wireless key based on receiving the broadcast of matching in progress and calculating the motorcycle instrument closest to the wireless key; during adaptation, the wireless key sends a broadcast of preparation for matching to the outside, and the motorcycle instrument sends the broadcast of matching in progress to the outside after receiving the broadcast of preparation for matching; When the car instrument is first used, and the contents in the matching group and the alternative group are empty, the matched wireless key will store its ID number in the matching group first; If the matching group has stored ID number, and a new wireless key is matched, the ID number of the wireless key will be stored in the alternative group. If the wireless key requests matching again, it will be promoted from the alternative group to the matching group, and the original contents in the matching group will be deleted.

5. A method of adapting a wireless key for a motorcycle instrument as claimed in claim 4, wherein, The matching group can only store the ID number of one wireless key, which represents the wireless key that has been matched with the car instrument, and the wireless key has the function of operating the car instrument. The alternative group can store the ID numbers of multiple wireless keys, which represent the alternative wireless keys of the car instrument, and these wireless keys do not have the function of operating the car instrument.

6. A method of adapting a wireless key for a motorcycle instrument as claimed in claim 5, wherein, The method further comprises: When receiving the broadcast of the wireless key canceling matching, it will check whether the ID number of the wireless key is saved in the matching group and the alternative group. If yes, it will be directly deleted.

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