Bicycle Electric Units Data Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bicycle control systems lose information stored in electric units when replacing or detaching them, or when errors occur in the storage units.
Innovation Solution
The bicycle control system is designed with multiple electric units that share common information, including identification, setting, and log data, allowing for data backup and synchronization across units, ensuring that information is not lost during replacements or errors, and enabling efficient retrieval and updating of settings and logs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If information is stored only in the storage unit of each electric unit, then the storage unit can independently store data, but the information will be lost when replacing or detaching the electric unit
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the storage functions of multiple electric units by having them share common information (identification information, setting information, and log information) across their storage units. This creates a redundant storage system where data is preserved across the entire bicycle control system rather than being confined to a single unit, resolving the contradiction between data retention reliability and system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage units of different electric units are designed to universally store the same types of information (identification, setting, and log data). This multi-functionality allows any electric unit to assume the role of another, ensuring that data is not lost when units are replaced or detached, while maintaining a standardized storage structure that limits complexity.
2Productivity
If each electric unit stores its own unique information, then data can be quickly accessed by the specific unit, but data loss occurs when the electric unit is replaced or detached
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a copying mechanism where identification information, setting information, and log information are replicated across the storage units of multiple electric units. This ensures that data can be quickly accessed by any unit while preventing information loss during replacement or detachment, as the data exists in multiple locations simultaneously.
3Ease of manufacture
If the storage unit structure remains simple with no sharing, then manufacturing is easy, but information is lost during electric unit replacement or error occurrence
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring the storage units of multiple electric units to contain identical information (identification, setting, and log data) before any replacement or error occurs. This preliminary duplication ensures data integrity is maintained without requiring complex real-time synchronization mechanisms, thus preserving ease of manufacture while improving reliability.
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AI summary
A bicycle control system is basically provided with a plurality of electric units. Each of the plurality of electric units is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. Each of the plurality of electric units includes a storage unit. At least two of the storage units of the plurality of electric units store at least two common pieces of information.