Method and device for managing a self-balancing vehicle based on providing a warning message to a smart wearable device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9815333-B2
Application number	US-201615179352-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2016
Priority date	Jun 26, 2015
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

A method for managing a self-balancing vehicle includes establishing a first Blue Tooth connection with the self-balancing vehicle, acquiring traveling state data of the self-balancing vehicle through the first Blue Tooth connection, determining whether a smart warning mode is enabled, establishing a second Blue Tooth connection with a smart wearable device if the smart warning mode is enabled, acquiring a preset monitored item and a preset warning event, monitoring the monitored item in the traveling state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred, and sending a warning message to the smart wearable device through the second Blue Tooth connection if the warning event has occurred.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for managing a self-balancing vehicle, comprising:
establishing a first Blue Tooth connection with the self-balancing vehicle;
acquiring traveling state data of the self-balancing vehicle through the first Blue Tooth connection;
determining whether a smart warning mode is enabled;
establishing, if the smart warning mode is enabled, a second Blue Tooth connection with a smart wearable device;
acquiring a preset monitored item and a preset warning event;
monitoring the monitored item in the traveling state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred; and
sending, if the warning event has occurred, a warning message to the smart wearable device through the second Blue Tooth connection.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the monitored item in the traveling state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred includes:
sending the monitored item and the warning event to the self-balancing vehicle; and
receiving the warning message returned by the self-balancing vehicle through the first Blue Tooth connection.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the monitored item in the traveling state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred includes:
sending the monitored item to the self-balancing vehicle;
receiving real-time state data corresponding to the preset monitored item, the real-time state data being sent by the self-balancing vehicle; and
monitoring the real-time state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an instruction for enabling the smart warning mode; and
enabling the smart warning mode according to the instruction.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein enabling the smart warning mode includes:
receiving input settings of the monitored item and the warning event for the smart warning mode; and
setting the monitored item and the warning event for the smart warning mode according to the input settings.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein enabling the smart warning mode includes;
receiving an input setting of a warning manner corresponding to the warning event; and
setting the warning manner corresponding to the warning event according to the input setting.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the monitored item in the traveling state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred includes at least one of:
monitoring a remaining battery power of the self-balancing vehicle and determining whether the remaining battery power is below a power threshold;
monitoring a traveling speed of the self-balancing vehicle and determining whether the traveling speed is higher than a speed threshold;
monitoring a body temperature of the self-balancing vehicle and determining whether the body temperature is higher than a temperature threshold;
monitoring performance and operation condition of the self-balancing vehicle and determining whether a failure occurs;
monitoring a location of the self-balancing vehicle and determining whether the location has changed; or
monitoring a locking state of the self-balancing vehicle and determining whether the self-balancing vehicle is in an unlocked state.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
acquiring, when the smart warning mode is enabled, weather data and determining whether the preset warning event has occurred according to the weather data.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an unlocking request sent by the smart wearable device; and
sending an unlocking instruction to the self-balancing vehicle according to the unlocking request, instructing the self-balancing vehicle to release a locking state.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a vehicle searching request sent by the smart wearable device;
searching for the self-balancing vehicle through Blue Tooth according to the vehicle searching request and establishing the first Blue Tooth connection; and
sending, after the first Blue Tooth connection is established, a vehicle found instruction to the self-balancing vehicle, instructing the self-balancing vehicle to perform a vehicle found prompt.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the traveling state data of the self-balancing vehicle through the first Blue Tooth connection includes:
receiving the traveling state data sent by the self-balancing vehicle periodically through the first Blue Tooth connection; or
sending a state acquiring instruction periodically to the self-balancing vehicle and receiving traveling state data returned by the self-balancing vehicle according to the state acquiring instruction.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the second Blue Tooth connection includes:
receiving, when a plurality of smart wearable devices are identified, a user selection instruction for selecting a smart wearable device, and connecting the smart wearable device selected by the user according to the user selection instruction; or
connecting, when a plurality of smart wearable devices are identified, a smart wearable device with the highest priority according to a preset priority order.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the warning message to the smart wearable device includes:
sending, if the warning event has occurred, the warning event and a corresponding preset warning manner to the smart wearable device through the second Blue Tooth connection, for the smart wearable device to perform warning according to the preset warning manner.

14. An apparatus for managing a self-balancing vehicle, comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
establish a first Blue Tooth connection with the self-balancing vehicle;
acquire traveling state data of the self-balancing vehicle through the first Blue Tooth connection;
determine whether a smart warning mode is enabled;
establish, if the smart warning mode is enabled, a second Blue Tooth connection with a smart wearable device;
acquire a preset monitored item and a preset warning event;
monitor the monitored item in the traveling state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred; and
send, if the warning event has occurred, a warning message to the smart wearable device through the second Blue Tooth connection.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
send the monitored item and the warning event to the self-balancing vehicle; and
receive the warning message returned by the self-balancing vehicle through the first Blue Tooth connection.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
send the monitored item to the self-balancing vehicle;
receive real-time state data corresponding to the preset monitored item, the real-time state data being sent by the self-balancing vehicle; and
monitor the real-time state data for determining whether the warning event has occurred.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
receive input settings of the monitored item and the warning event for the smart warning mode; and
set the monitored item and the warning event for the smart warning mode according to the input settings.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
receive a vehicle searching request sent by the smart wearable device;
search for the self-balancing vehicle

Assignees

• Xiaomi Inc

Inventors

• Xie Yan
• Ren Tian
• Cheng Yue

Classifications

• H04W4/046

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/008

  Electricity · mapped topic

• B60L3/00

  Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption (methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells B60L58/00) · CPC title

• H04W4/028

  Electricity · mapped topic

• B62K11/007 Primary

  Automatic balancing machines with single main ground engaging wheel or coaxial wheels supporting a rider · CPC title