Communication method and communication system for water sports equipment

Abstract

The invention provides a communication method and a communication system for water sports equipment. The method comprises the following steps: establishing short-range wireless communication between a remote controller and a water sports equipment body controller, and establishing remote wireless communication between the remote controller and remote equipment; a water sports equipment body controller generates state data and operation data, and a remote controller generates first voice data; the remote controller receives the state data and the operation data through short-range wireless communication, and sends the state data, the operation data and the first voice data to the remote equipment through remote wireless communication; the remote equipment generates remote control data and second voice data; the remote controller receives the remote control data and the second voice data through remote wireless communication and sends the remote control data to the water sports equipment body controller through short-range wireless communication. According to the communication system for the water sports equipment, the remote controller is used for remote wireless communication, reliable remote data transmission and voice two-way communication are achieved, and the use safety and management convenience of the water sports equipment are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of water sports equipment, and in particular to a communication method and a communication system for water sports equipment. Background Art

[0002] The controllers and remote controllers of existing water sports equipment generally use short-range wireless communication methods such as Bluetooth and Zigbee for data transmission. Water sports equipment can be equipped with a built-in long-range wireless communication module to perform long-range data transmission and two-way voice communication with remote devices such as cloud servers. When a large area of ​​water sports equipment is submerged in water, the long-range wireless communication module is easily affected by water and waves and cannot communicate reliably; when the user ends the voyage, the power of the water sports equipment will be turned off, and the long-range wireless communication will be interrupted. Existing water sports equipment can also use mobile phones for long-range wireless communication, but users usually do not carry mobile phones when riding water sports equipment, and the solution of long-range wireless communication using mobile phones is not generally available.

[0003] For water sports equipment with remote controls, users are usually required to adjust the output power by operating the remote control while maintaining body balance. In order to improve the ease of operation and reliability of electric surfboards, the remote control needs to be designed to be smaller in size suitable for handheld operation and only have basic functions such as power adjustment and mode switching. Once other functions are added, the remote control may become inconvenient for handheld operation due to increased size and weight, and the reliability of basic functions may decrease. Therefore, adding long-range wireless communication functions to the remote control is often not considered. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application is proposed based on the above-mentioned needs of the prior art. The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a communication method and a communication system for water sports equipment for remote wireless communication through a remote controller, thereby realizing reliable remote data transmission and two-way voice communication, and improving the safety of use and the convenience of management of water sports equipment.

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, this application provides the following technical solutions.

[0006] The present application proposes a communication method for water sports equipment, including: step S1: a remote controller establishes short-range wireless communication with a water sports equipment body controller, and a remote controller establishes long-range wireless communication with a remote device; step S2: the water sports equipment body controller generates status data and operation data of the water sports equipment, and the remote controller generates first voice data; step S3: the remote controller uses the short-range wireless communication to receive the status data and operation data, and uses the long-range wireless communication to send the status data, operation data and first voice data to the remote device; step S4: the remote device generates remote control data and second voice data; step S5: the remote controller uses the long-range wireless communication to receive the remote control data and second voice data, and uses the short-range wireless communication to send the remote control data to the water sports equipment body controller.

[0007] Furthermore, in step S3, the remote device diagnoses whether the water sports equipment is faulty based on the status data and operation data.

[0008] Furthermore, in step S3, the remote device recognizes a distress signal in the first voice data.

[0009] Furthermore, in the step S2, the remote controller generates positioning data, and in the step S3, the remote controller sends the positioning data to the remote device using the long-range wireless communication.

[0010] Furthermore, the remote device in step S4 generates safe use area data, and the remote controller in step S5 receives the safe use area data using the long-range wireless communication. When the positioning data does not match the safe use area data, the remote controller generates a power limitation instruction and uses the short-range wireless communication to send the power limitation instruction to the water sports equipment body controller. The water sports equipment body controller executes the power limitation instruction and reduces the output power of the water sports equipment.

[0011] Furthermore, in the step S4, the remote device generates firmware upgrade data, and in the step S5, the remote controller receives the firmware upgrade data using the long-range wireless communication, and sends the firmware upgrade data to the water sports equipment body controller using the short-range wireless communication.

[0012] The present application also proposes a water sports equipment communication system, including a water sports equipment body, a water sports equipment body controller, a remote controller and a remote device, wherein the remote controller includes a short-range wireless communication module, a long-range wireless communication module and a voice component, wherein the short-range wireless communication module is communicatively connected to the water sports equipment body controller, and the long-range wireless communication module is communicatively connected to the remote device; when the water sports equipment body controller collects status data and operation data of the water sports equipment and the voice component collects first voice data, the remote controller receives the status data and operation data through the short-range wireless communication module, and sends the status data, operation data and first voice data to the remote device through the long-range wireless communication module; when the remote device generates remote control data and second voice data, the voice component receives and plays the second voice data through the long-range wireless communication module, the remote controller receives the remote control data through the long-range wireless communication module, and sends the remote control data to the water sports equipment body controller through the short-range wireless communication module.

[0013] Furthermore, the remote controller also includes a positioning component. When the positioning component collects positioning data, the remote controller sends the positioning data to the remote device through the remote wireless communication module.

[0014] Furthermore, the remote controller includes a WiFi communication module.

[0015] Furthermore, the short-range wireless communication module, the long-range wireless communication module and the WiFi communication module are integrated into an integral communication component.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this application include:

[0017] (1) The present application uses a remote controller to perform long-distance wireless communication, which can effectively prevent water and waves from affecting the quality of long-distance wireless communication, and can also prevent the situation where long-distance wireless communication cannot be performed when the water sports equipment is turned off or the user does not carry a mobile phone, thereby improving the reliability of the water sports equipment communication system for long-distance data transmission and two-way voice communication.

[0018] (2) Multiple communication modules can be integrated into an integrated communication component, enabling the remote control to select appropriate short-range or long-range wireless communication methods according to the application scenario or signal coverage, further improving the reliability of remote data transmission and two-way voice communication.

[0019] (3) The remote device can receive status data and operation data uploaded by the water sports equipment, and diagnose whether the water sports equipment has a fault based on the status data and operation data; the remote device can also generate remote control data when an emergency situation is discovered, thereby remotely controlling the water sports equipment, thereby improving the safety of the electric surfboard.

[0020] (4) The remote device can recognize the distress signal in the first voice data to determine whether an emergency situation occurs without anyone listening, thereby increasing the chance of obtaining rescue in an emergency situation and further improving the safety of the use of water sports equipment.

[0021] (5) The remote controller sends positioning data to the remote device through the long-range wireless communication module. The positioning data can provide accurate location information, thereby increasing the chance of obtaining rescue in an emergency and further improving the safety of the use of water sports equipment.

[0022] (6) The remote controller receives the safe use area data generated by the remote device through the long-range wireless communication module. When the positioning data does not match the safe use area data, the remote controller can generate a power limitation instruction and send it to the water sports equipment body controller using the short-range wireless communication module, thereby limiting the output power of the water sports equipment, so that the user's parents or water sports equipment rental companies can set the safe use area of ​​the water sports equipment through the terminal device, further improving the safety of use and the convenience of management of the water sports equipment.

[0023] (7) The remote controller receives the firmware upgrade data that can be generated by the remote device through the long-range wireless communication module, and sends it to the water sports equipment body controller through the short-range wireless communication module, so that the software of the device can be updated remotely without returning the product on site, ensuring that users always use the latest security patches, performance optimizations and new features, further improving the safety of use and the convenience of management of water sports equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0025] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of an electric surfboard communication system in an embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the connection method of the electric surfboard communication system in the embodiment of the present application.

[0027] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the composition of the remote control in the implementation mode of the present application.

[0028] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the remote control in the implementation manner of the present application.

[0029] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the communication process of the electric surfboard in the implementation manner of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described in this application are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] Water sports equipment includes electric surfboards, jet surfboards, hydrofoil surfboards, electric paddle boards, etc. This application takes an electric surfboard as an example for explanation.

[0032] Example 1

[0033] like Figure 1 As shown, an electric surfboard communication system includes a surfboard body 300, a controller 200, a remote controller 100 and a remote device 400. The controller 200 is a water sports equipment body controller, and in this embodiment, it is a surfboard body controller.

[0034] The surfboard body 300 includes an outer shell, a foam plastic inner cavity, a gyroscope, a Hall sensor, a speed sensor, a surfboard battery and a power assembly. The controller 200, the gyroscope, the Hall sensor, the speed sensor and the surfboard battery are arranged in the foam plastic inner cavity to ensure that water cannot penetrate. The power assembly is arranged at the bottom of the outer shell. The controller 200 is an electronic control system of the electric surfboard, which can receive the operation data of the electric surfboard collected by the gyroscope and the Hall sensor, and obtain the status data of the electric surfboard by analyzing the operation data. It can also generate control instructions such as power adjustment and mode switching, and receive corresponding control instructions sent by the remote controller 100. The types of power assemblies include electric propellers and water jet propulsion. The power assembly can receive instructions transmitted by the controller 200 to adjust the output power.

[0035] The remote controller 100 includes: Figure 3 and Figure 4The processor 105, button 106, battery 107, screen 108, circuit board 109 and housing 110 are shown. Specifically, the processor 105 is a micro CPU; the button 106 includes a trigger button for adjusting the power output of the power component, and three menu keys and selection keys for function and mode selection; the battery 107 is a lithium-ion battery that can provide a suitable battery life and stable voltage output; the circuit board 109 is a PCB circuit board for receiving various components of the remote control; the housing 110 is waterproof and lightweight; the joint between the screen 108 and the housing 110 is treated with sealant to achieve a waterproof effect, and the surface of the screen 108 is coated with a hydrophobic coating to make it easier for water droplets to slide off, thereby keeping the screen 108 clearly visible.

[0036] like Figure 2 As shown, the remote device 400 can be a remote management terminal, a mobile terminal, or a combination of the two. When the remote device 400 is a mobile terminal, the remote controller 100 establishes a connection with the mobile terminal through the cloud server; when the remote device 400 is a remote management terminal, the remote controller 100 establishes a connection with the remote management terminal through the cloud server and the device management server. Users can conveniently perform remote monitoring, operation data collection, training and teaching, safety management, authorization management, revenue management, etc. through a mobile terminal or a remote management terminal of an electric surfboard rental company.

[0037] The remote controller 100 and the controller 200 perform short-range wireless communication, and the remote controller 100 and the remote device 400 perform long-range wireless communication. The communication process of the electric surfboard is as follows: Figure 5 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0038] Step S1: The remote controller 100 establishes short-range wireless communication with the controller 200, and the remote controller 100 establishes long-range wireless communication with the remote device 400;

[0039] Step S2: the controller 200 generates status data and operation data of the electric surfboard, and the remote controller 100 generates first voice data;

[0040] Step S3: the remote controller 100 receives the status data and the operation data by using the short-range wireless communication, and sends the status data, the operation data and the first voice data to the remote device 400 by using the long-range wireless communication;

[0041] Step S4: the remote device 400 generates remote control data and second voice data;

[0042] Step S5: The remote controller 100 receives the remote control data and the second voice data by using long-range wireless communication, and sends the remote control data to the controller 200 by using short-range wireless communication.

[0043] Compared with "setting the long-range wireless communication module 102 on the surfboard body 300, or obtaining the long-range wireless communication function with the help of a mobile phone", the long-range wireless communication between the remote controller 100 and the remote device 400 can effectively avoid the influence of water and waves on the quality of the long-range wireless communication, as well as the situation where the long-range wireless communication cannot be performed when the surfboard body 300 is turned off or the user does not carry a mobile phone, thereby improving the reliability of the long-range data transmission and voice two-way communication between the electric surfboard and the remote device 400.

[0044] Specifically, the remote controller 100 includes a short-range wireless communication module 101, a long-range wireless communication module 102 and a voice component 103. The short-range wireless communication module 101 is connected to the controller 200 for communication, and the long-range wireless communication module 102 is connected to the remote device 400 for communication. The types of the short-range wireless communication module 101 include Bluetooth and Zigbee communication modules, the types of the long-range wireless communication module 102 include 4G, 5G, 6G and satellite communication modules, and the voice component 103 includes a microphone and a speaker.

[0045] In this specific implementation, the short-range wireless communication module 101 is a Bluetooth communication module, which has the characteristics of low power consumption and can increase the battery life of the remote control 100. The long-range wireless communication module 102 is a 4G / 5G communication module with a chip directly soldered on the circuit board 109. By adding a single chip, the remote control 100 can have a complete cellular network connection capability, which effectively reduces the space requirement and does not need to change the arrangement of the existing components inside the remote control 100. Therefore, it will not affect the reliability of the basic functions of the remote control 100, such as power adjustment and mode switching. Therefore, without increasing the size of the remote control 100 and affecting the reliability of the basic functions, the remote wireless communication between the remote control 100 and the remote device 400 is realized.

[0046] In some other embodiments, the remote control 100 also includes a WiFi communication module, and the Bluetooth communication module, the 4G / 5G communication module and the WiFi communication module are integrated into an integral communication component, which not only reduces the area occupied by the circuit board 109 and simplifies the design process, but also enables the remote control 100 to select a more suitable short-range wireless communication method between the Bluetooth communication module and the WiFi communication module according to the application scenario and signal coverage, or select a more suitable long-range wireless communication method between the 4G / 5G communication module and the WiFi communication module, thereby further improving the reliability of remote data transmission and two-way voice communication between the electric surfboard and the remote device 400.

[0047] When the controller 200 collects the status data and operation data of the electric surfboard and the voice component 103 collects the first voice data, the remote controller 100 receives the status data and operation data through the short-range wireless communication module 101, and sends the status data, operation data and first voice data to the remote device 400 through the long-range wireless communication module 102; when the remote device 400 generates remote control data and second voice data, the voice component 103 receives and plays the second voice data through the long-range wireless communication module 102, the remote controller 100 receives the remote control data through the long-range wireless communication module 102, and sends the remote control data to the controller 200 through the short-range wireless communication module 101.

[0048] In a further embodiment, the controller 200 further includes a surfboard body controller short-range communication module 201, which is used to establish a communication connection with the short-range wireless communication module 101 of the remote controller 100. The surfboard body controller short-range communication module 201 receives data and information sent by the short-range wireless communication module 101 of the remote controller 100 and sends them to the controller 200, and sends data and information generated by the controller 200 to the short-range wireless communication module 101 of the remote controller 100. After receiving the status data and operation data of the electric surfboard, the remote device 400 can diagnose whether the electric surfboard has a fault according to the status data and operation data, and timely discover an emergency situation; the remote device 400 can also generate remote control data when an emergency situation is discovered, so as to remotely control the electric surfboard, thereby improving the safety of the electric surfboard.

[0049] When the first voice data includes a distress signal, the remote device 400 can identify the distress signal in the first voice data to determine whether an emergency situation occurs. For example, when a user encounters an emergency situation and needs to call for help, he can loudly and repeatedly shout "Help" or "three short, three long, three short sounds" such as an internationally recognized distress signal to the remote controller 100. The remote controller 100 sends the first voice data containing the distress signal to the remote device 400 using long-range wireless communication. The remote device 400 can monitor and identify the distress signals such as "Help", "three short, three long, three short sounds" in the first voice data to determine whether an emergency situation occurs without anyone monitoring, thereby increasing the probability of obtaining rescue in an emergency situation and further improving the safety of the electric surfboard.

[0050] The remote controller 100 can also generate positioning data, and the remote controller 100 uses long-range wireless communication to send the positioning data to the remote device 400. For example, the remote controller 100 includes: Figure 3The positioning component 104 shown may be a GPS or BDS locator. The positioning component 104 can provide accurate position information of the electric surfboard, thereby increasing the chance of obtaining rescue in an emergency and further improving the safety of the electric surfboard.

[0051] The remote device 400 can generate safe use area data, and the remote controller 100 uses long-range wireless communication to receive the safe use area data. When the positioning data does not match the safe use area data, the remote controller 100 generates a power limitation instruction and uses short-range wireless communication to send the power limitation instruction to the controller 200. The controller 200 sends the power limitation instruction to the power component, thereby limiting the output power of the electric surfboard, so that the user's parents or electric surfboard rental companies can set the safe use area of ​​the electric surfboard through the terminal device, thereby improving the safety of use and the convenience of management of the electric surfboard.

[0052] The remote device 400 can also generate firmware upgrade data, and the remote controller 100 uses long-range wireless communication to receive the firmware upgrade data to achieve remote firmware upgrade of the remote controller 100. The remote controller 100 uses short-range wireless communication to send the firmware upgrade data to the controller 200 to achieve remote firmware upgrade of the controller 200, the power assembly, the surfboard battery, and the power assembly. By using long-range wireless communication to receive the firmware upgrade data generated by the remote device 400, the software of the device can be updated remotely, ensuring that the user always uses the latest security patches, performance optimizations, and new features, further improving the safety of use and the convenience of management of the electric surfboard.

[0053] In order to enable users to easily manage and use the electric surfboard, the remote device 400 can also store user data and perform permission management. After the user completes user login and authentication through the remote control 100, the functions such as cloud synchronization of device parameters, real-time and global synchronization of motion data, and upload of operating status and log information can be applied, ensuring the security of remote wireless communication and effectively preventing user data leakage. It can also accurately record data such as breakthrough historical records, giving users a better experience.

[0054] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A water sports equipment communication method, characterized in that: include: Step S1: The remote controller establishes short-range wireless communication with the water sports equipment body controller, and the remote controller establishes long-range wireless communication with the remote device; Step S2: the water sports equipment body controller generates state data and operation data of the water sports equipment, and the remote controller generates first voice data; Step S3: the remote controller receives the status data and the operation data by using the short-range wireless communication, and sends the status data, the operation data and the first voice data to the remote device by using the long-range wireless communication; Step S4: the remote device generates remote control data and second voice data; Step S5: the remote controller receives the remote control data and the second voice data by using the long-range wireless communication, and sends the remote control data to the water sports equipment body controller by using the short-range wireless communication.

2. The water sports equipment communication method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S3, the remote device diagnoses whether the water sports equipment is faulty according to the status data and the operation data.

3. The water sports equipment communication method according to claim 2, characterized in that: In step S3, the remote device recognizes the distress signal in the first voice data.

4. The water sports equipment communication method according to claim 3, characterized in that: In the step S2, the remote controller generates positioning data, and in the step S3, the remote controller sends the positioning data to the remote device using the long-range wireless communication.

5. The water sports equipment communication method according to claim 4, characterized in that: In the step S4, the remote device generates safe use area data, and in the step S5, the remote controller receives the safe use area data using the long-range wireless communication. When the positioning data does not match the safe use area data, the remote controller generates a power limitation instruction and uses the short-range wireless communication to send the power limitation instruction to the water sports equipment body controller. The water sports equipment body controller executes the power limitation instruction and reduces the output power of the water sports equipment.

6. The water sports equipment communication method according to claim 5, characterized in that: In the step S4, the remote device generates firmware upgrade data, and in the step S5, the remote controller receives the firmware upgrade data by using the long-range wireless communication, and sends the firmware upgrade data to the water sports equipment body controller by using the short-range wireless communication.

7. A water sports equipment communication system, characterized in that: It includes a water sports equipment body, a water sports equipment body controller, a remote controller and a remote device, wherein the remote controller includes a short-range wireless communication module, a long-range wireless communication module and a voice component, wherein: The short-range wireless communication module is connected to the water sports equipment body controller, and the long-range wireless communication module is connected to the remote device; When the water sports equipment body controller collects the state data and operation data of the water sports equipment and the voice component collects the first voice data, the remote controller receives the state data and operation data through the short-range wireless communication module and sends the state data, operation data and first voice data to the remote device through the long-range wireless communication module; When the remote device generates remote control data and second voice data, the voice component receives and plays the second voice data through the long-range wireless communication module, the remote controller receives the remote control data through the long-range wireless communication module, and sends the remote control data to the water sports equipment body controller through the short-range wireless communication module.

8. The water sports equipment communication system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The remote controller further comprises a positioning component. When the positioning component collects positioning data, the remote controller sends the positioning data to the remote device through the remote wireless communication module.

9. The water sports equipment communication system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The remote controller includes a WiFi communication module.

10. The water sports equipment communication system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The short-range wireless communication module, the long-range wireless communication module and the WiFi communication module are integrated into an integral communication component.

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