CN112581660A

CN112581660A - Electric bicycle, use control method thereof and server

Info

Publication number: CN112581660A
Application number: CN202011439898.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨小芳; 林玉凤; 李庆松; 孙晓群; 刘向阳; 吴琼; 饶佳; 白海瑞; 张浩龙; 郝学武
Original assignee: Mobai Beijing Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Mobai Beijing Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-10
Filing date: 2020-12-10
Publication date: 2021-03-30

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling an electric bicycle, an electric bicycle and a server, the electric bicycle including a body and a helmet, the body being provided with a helmet locking device for locking the helmet at a set position of the body, the method including: the method comprises the steps that a server sends a first unlocking instruction to an electric bicycle under the condition that an unlocking request for the electric bicycle is received; and under the condition that the electric bicycle receives the first unlocking instruction, the electric bicycle controls the unlocking of the bicycle body and controls the helmet locking device to unlock the helmet according to the first unlocking instruction.

Description

Electric bicycle, use control method thereof and server

Technical Field

The embodiment of the disclosure relates to the technical field of electric bicycle control, and more particularly to a use control method of an electric bicycle, the electric bicycle and a server.

Background

At present, the shared vehicle trip becomes a emerging trip mode in a city, and the trip demand of urban people can be effectively solved. The existing shared vehicles are mainly bicycles, but electric bicycles have started to step into the shared vehicle line because of the advantages of labor saving, rapidness and the like compared with the bicycles.

Regarding the electric bicycle, since the electric bicycle can be driven by the motor to autonomously travel, the electric bicycle has a faster traveling speed than a general bicycle, and for this reason, it is necessary to provide a use control scheme for the electric bicycle, which can improve safety in use.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of embodiments of the present disclosure to provide a new control scheme for an electric bicycle.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a usage control method of an electric bicycle including a vehicle body provided with a helmet lock device for locking a helmet at a set position of the vehicle body, and the method including:

the method comprises the steps that a server sends a first unlocking instruction to an electric bicycle under the condition that an unlocking request for the electric bicycle is received;

and under the condition that the electric bicycle receives the first unlocking instruction, the electric bicycle controls the unlocking of the bicycle body and controls the helmet locking device to unlock the helmet according to the first unlocking instruction.

Optionally, the controlling, according to the first unlocking instruction, the unlocking of the vehicle body and the unlocking of the helmet lock device to unlock the helmet includes:

the electric bicycle controls the unlocking of the bicycle body according to the first unlocking instruction;

and under the condition that the automobile body is successfully unlocked, the electric bicycle controls the helmet lock device to unlock the helmet according to the first unlocking instruction.

Optionally, the server, when receiving an unlocking request for the electric bicycle, sends a first unlocking instruction to the electric bicycle, including:

the method comprises the steps that when a server receives an unlocking request for the electric bicycle, whether the unlocking request has setting information or not is detected, wherein the setting information is information indicating that a user needs to use a helmet;

transmitting the first unlocking instruction to the electric bicycle when the unlocking request has the setting information;

the method further comprises the following steps:

transmitting a second unlocking instruction to the electric bicycle when the unlocking request does not have the setting information;

and the electric bicycle controls the unlocking of the bicycle body according to the second unlocking instruction under the condition that the second unlocking instruction is received.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

the server executes at least one check item when receiving a locking request for the electric bicycle;

the server sends a first locking instruction to the electric bicycle under the condition that the electric bicycle passes all the check items;

the electric bicycle controls the body to be locked according to the first locking instruction;

wherein the at least one check item comprises a first check item for checking whether the helmet can be locked, and the server executes the first check item comprises:

the server sends a second locking instruction to the electric bicycle;

the electric bicycle detects whether the helmet is located at the set position or not under the condition that the second locking instruction is received;

the electric bicycle controls the helmet locking device to lock the helmet according to the second locking instruction when the helmet is located at the set position;

the electric bicycle sends a first response message indicating that the helmet locking is successful to the server under the condition that the helmet locking is successful;

the server determines that the electric bicycle passes the first check item when receiving the first response message.

Optionally, the at least one check item further includes a second check item that checks whether the vehicle body is located in a designated parking area, and the server executing the second check item includes:

the server acquires position information of the electric bicycle;

the server verifies whether the vehicle body is located in a specified parking area according to the position information;

the server determines that the electric bicycle passes the second check item in a case where the vehicle body is located in the designated parking area.

Optionally, the server sends a first locking instruction to the electric bicycle when the electric bicycle passes all the check items, including:

the server inquires whether the user determines to return the electric bicycle or not through the user terminal under the condition that the electric bicycle passes all the check items;

and the server sends a first locking instruction to the electric bicycle under the condition of receiving the determined returning information returned by the user terminal.

Optionally, the electric bicycle controls the body lock according to the first lock closing instruction, and includes:

the electric bicycle detects whether the electric bicycle meets a set locking condition according to the first locking instruction, and controls the vehicle body to be locked under the condition that a detection result is that the electric bicycle meets the locking condition;

wherein the locking condition comprises that a parameter value representing the current running speed of the vehicle body is less than or equal to a set safety threshold value.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

the server configures the user terminal to output prompt information under the condition that the electric bicycle has the failed check item, wherein the prompt information comprises information reflecting the failed check item of the electric bicycle.

Optionally, the electric bicycle controls the unlocking of the vehicle body according to the first unlocking instruction, and includes:

and the electric bicycle is connected with a power supply circuit of a motor of the bicycle body according to the first unlocking instruction.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided an electric bicycle comprising a vehicle body and a helmet, the vehicle body being provided with a helmet lock device for locking the helmet at a set position of the vehicle body; the body of the electric bicycle further comprises a memory for storing a first computer program and a processor for performing the method steps performed by the electric bicycle according to the first aspect of the present disclosure under the control of the first computer program.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided a server comprising a memory for storing a second computer program and a processor for performing the method steps according to the first aspect of the present disclosure performed by the server under control of the second computer program.

According to the use control method of the electric bicycle, when a user needs to use the electric bicycle, the electric bicycle can provide a helmet for the user so that the user can use the electric bicycle in the riding process, and therefore the safety of the user in using the electric bicycle is improved. In the method, a server sends a first unlocking instruction indicating that the electric bicycle is unlocked for a vehicle body and a helmet to the electric bicycle when receiving an unlocking request for the electric bicycle; and under the condition that the electric bicycle receives the first unlocking instruction, the electric bicycle controls the unlocking of the bicycle body and controls the helmet locking device to unlock the helmet according to the first unlocking instruction, and at the moment, the user can take out the helmet from the bicycle body and use the helmet.

Other features of the present invention and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a shared vehicle system capable of implementing a usage control method of an electric bicycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a usage control method of the electric bicycle according to an embodiment;

fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a usage control method of an electric bicycle according to another embodiment;

fig. 4 is an interactive flowchart illustrating a usage control method of an electric bicycle according to an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of an electric bicycle in accordance with one embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a server according to one embodiment.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a configuration of a shared vehicle system 100 that can be used to implement a usage control method of an electric bicycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The shared vehicle system 100 is applicable to a usage control scenario of shared electric bicycles as a whole.

As shown in fig. 1, the shared vehicle system 100 may include a server 1000, a user terminal 2000, and an electric bicycle 3000.

The server 1000 and the user terminal 2000, and the server 1000 and the electric bicycle 3000 may be communicatively connected through a network 4000. The electric bicycle 3000 and the server 1000, and the network 4000 through which the user terminal 2000 and the server 1000 communicate with each other may be the same or different, and are not limited herein.

The server 1000 provides a service point for processes, databases, and communications facilities. The server 1000 may be a unitary server, a distributed server across multiple computers, a computer data center, a cloud server, or a cloud-deployed server cluster, etc. The server may be of various types, such as, but not limited to, a web server, a news server, a mail server, a message server, an advertisement server, a file server, an application server, an interaction server, a database server, or a proxy server. In some embodiments, each server may include hardware, software, or embedded logic components or a combination of two or more such components for performing the appropriate functions supported or implemented by the server. For example, a server, such as a blade server, a cloud server, etc., or may be a group of servers consisting of multiple servers, which may include one or more of the above types of servers, etc.

In one embodiment, the server 1000 may be as shown in fig. 1 and may include a processor 1100, a memory 1200, an interface device 1300, a communication device 1400, and the like.

Processor 1100 is used to execute computer programs, which may be written in instruction sets of architectures such as x86, Arm, RISC, MIPS, SSE, and the like. The memory 1200 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface device 1300 includes, for example, various bus interfaces such as a serial bus interface (including a USB interface), a parallel bus interface, and the like. The communication device 1400 is capable of wired or wireless communication, for example.

In this embodiment, the memory 1200 of the server 1000 is used to store a computer program for controlling the processor 1100 to operate, so that the processor 1100 controls the server 1000 to execute the usage control method and the like according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The skilled person can design the computer program according to the disclosed solution. How the computer program controls the processor to operate is well known in the art and will not be described in detail here.

In this embodiment, the user terminal 2000 is, for example, a mobile phone, a portable computer, a tablet computer, a palm computer, a wearable device, or the like.

The user terminal 2000 is installed with a car using application client, and a user can operate the car using application client through the user terminal 2000 to achieve the purposes of car using, car returning and the like.

As shown in fig. 1, the user terminal 2000 may include a processor 2100, a memory 2200, an interface device 2300, a communication device 2400, a display device 2500, an input device 2600, a speaker 2700, a microphone 2800, and the like.

The processor 2100 is used to execute a computer program, which may be written in an instruction set of an architecture such as x86, Arm, RISC, MIPS, SSE, and so on. The memory 2200 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface device 2300 includes, for example, a USB interface, a headphone interface, and the like. The communication device 2400 can perform wired or wireless communication, for example, the communication device 2400 may include at least one short-range communication module, for example, any module that performs short-range wireless communication based on a short-range wireless communication protocol such as a Hilink protocol, WiFi (IEEE 802.11 protocol), Mesh, bluetooth, ZigBee, Thread, Z-Wave, NFC, UWB, LiFi, and the like, and the communication device 2400 may also include a long-range communication module, for example, any module that performs WLAN, GPRS, 2G/3G/4G/5G long-range communication. The display device 2500 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, a touch panel, or the like. The input device 2600 may include, for example, a touch screen, a keyboard, and the like. The user terminal 2000 may output an audio signal through the speaker 2700 and collect an audio signal through the microphone 2800.

In this embodiment, the memory 2200 of the user terminal 2000 is used for storing a computer program for controlling the processor 2100 to operate so as to control the user terminal 2000 to provide support for the server 1000 and the electric bicycle 3000 to implement the usage control method of the embodiments of the present disclosure. A skilled person can design a computer program according to the solution disclosed in the present invention. How computer programs control the operation of the processor is well known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

The electric bicycle 3000 in fig. 1 may be any type of bicycle capable of providing an assisting force for riding by a motor, and is not limited herein.

As shown in fig. 1, the electric bicycle 3000 may include a processor 3100, a memory 3200, an interface device 3300, a communication device 3400, a helmet lock device 3500, a bicycle lock device 3600, a motor 3700, an output device 3800, and the like. Processor 3100 is configured to execute a computer program, which may be written in an instruction set of architectures such as x86, Arm, RISC, MIPS, SSE, and the like. The memory 3200 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface 3300 includes, for example, a USB interface, a headphone interface, and the like. The communication device 3400 includes at least one communication module to enable short-range and/or long-range communication. The helmet lock device 3500 is mounted on a body of the electric bicycle, and is used to lock a helmet placed at a predetermined position on the body, and the helmet lock device 3500 may be any type of lock device capable of locking an object. The lock device 3600 is used for locking the vehicle body, the vehicle body cannot move under the action of the lock device 3600 when the lock device 3600 is in a locked state, and the vehicle body can move only when the lock device 3600 is in an unlocked state. The motor 3700 is used for providing riding power for the vehicle body, the motor 3700 may be mounted on a hub of a rear wheel of the vehicle body, for example, to apply a forward rotation torque to the rear wheel of the vehicle body through the motor 3700, and the motor 3700 may be a dc motor or an ac motor, which is not limited herein. The output device 3800 may include a display device such as a liquid crystal display, a touch display, or the like, a device for outputting an audio signal such as a speaker or a buzzer, or a device for outputting an optical signal such as an indicator light.

In this embodiment, the memory 3200 of the electric bicycle 3000 is used to store a computer program for controlling the processor 3100 to operate so as to control the electric bicycle 3000 to implement the usage control method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. A skilled person can design a computer program according to the solution disclosed in the present invention. How computer programs control the operation of the processor is well known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

It should be understood that although fig. 1 shows only one server 1000, one user terminal 2000, one electric bicycle 3000, it is not meant to limit the respective numbers, and the shared vehicle system 100 may include a plurality of servers 1000, a plurality of user terminals 2000, a plurality of electric bicycles 3000, and the like.

The shared vehicle system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is illustrative only and is not intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses in any way.

< method examples >

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a usage control method of an electric bicycle according to an embodiment. The method can be implemented by, for example, the shared vehicle system 100 in fig. 1, and the steps of the method of the present embodiment will be described below by taking the server 1000 and the electric bicycle 3000 in fig. 1 as an example. In the present embodiment, the electric bicycle 3000 includes a vehicle body provided with a helmet lock device 3500 and a helmet lock device 3500 for locking the helmet at a set position of the vehicle body, for example, in a basket of the vehicle body.

As shown in fig. 2, the method of the present embodiment may include the following steps S210 to S220:

in step S210, the server 1000 transmits a first unlock command to the electric bicycle 3000 when receiving an unlock request for the electric bicycle 3000.

In this embodiment, the electric bicycle 3000 has a vehicle identifier for uniquely identifying the electric bicycle 3000, so as to distinguish the electric bicycle 3000 from other shared vehicles, and the vehicle identifier may be a serial number of the electric bicycle 3000, or may be another identification code having a mapping relationship with the serial number.

In this embodiment, the user U1 has a user id in the car application, which is used to uniquely identify the user U1, and the user id may be a user account or the like.

In this embodiment, the user U1 may enter the code scanning and car using interface of the car using application client by operating the user terminal 2000, and scan the two-dimensional code with the vehicle identifier of the electric bicycle 3000 on the code scanning and car using interface through the user terminal 2000 to send an unlocking request to the server 1000.

In this embodiment, the user U1 may also enter the code input interface of the car use application client by operating the user terminal 2000, or the car use application client directly enters the code input interface after the code scanning fails. The user U1 can input the code of the electric bicycle 3000 on the code input interface and trigger a determination operation after completing the input, so that the user terminal 2000 issues the unlocking request according to the determination operation.

The unlocking request carries the user identification of the user U1 and the vehicle identification of the electric bicycle 3000, so that after receiving the unlocking request, the server 1000 can learn the user account corresponding to the unlocking request according to the user identification and learn the electric bicycle corresponding to the unlocking request according to the vehicle identification.

Upon receiving the unlocking request, the server 1000 transmits a first unlocking instruction to the electric bicycle 3000 corresponding to the unlocking request, in accordance with the unlocking request. The first unlocking instruction is an unlocking instruction for indicating the electric bicycle to unlock the bicycle body and the helmet.

In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the user U1 has the qualification for using the electric bicycle 3000 so as to avoid causing the loss of the operator, the server 1000 may detect whether the user account corresponding to the unlocking request meets a set first unlocking condition after receiving the unlocking request, and perform an operation of sending a first unlocking instruction to the electric bicycle 3000 if the user account meets the first unlocking condition.

The first unlocking condition may be a condition indicating whether the user account is qualified to use the electric bicycle 3000. The first unlocking condition may include, for example: at least one of the deposit paid by the user, the arrearage not paid by the user and the balance of the account number of the user being more than or equal to the set minimum amount.

When the user account does not meet the first unlocking condition, the server 1000 returns a message of unlocking failure to the user terminal 2000, and at this time, the vehicle-using application client installed on the user terminal 2000 exits the current unlocking interface, and the unlocking process is ended.

In this embodiment, the helmet may be a necessary option or an optional option. Under the condition that the use specification of the electric bicycle allows, whether the user needs to use the helmet during riding or not can be set, and the flexibility of using the electric bicycle by the user is further improved. If the helmet is optional, the server 1000 may transmit the first unlocking instruction to the electric bicycle 3000 when receiving the unlocking request to the electric bicycle 3000 in step S210, and the steps S2111 to S2112 may include:

in step S2111, when receiving an unlocking request for the electric bicycle 3000, the server 1000 detects whether the unlocking request includes setting information indicating that the user needs to use the helmet.

According to step S2111, before issuing an unlocking request to the server 1000, the terminal device confirms to the user whether or not the helmet needs to be used, and generates an unlocking request carrying the setting information if the user confirms that the helmet needs to be used, and generates an unlocking request not carrying the setting information if the user confirms that the helmet does not need to be used.

Step S2112 is a step of transmitting the first unlock command to the electric bicycle when the unlock request includes the setting information.

Correspondingly, the method may further include the following steps S2011 to S2012:

in step S2011, if the unlocking request does not include the setting information, a second unlocking command is transmitted to the electric bicycle.

The second unlocking instruction is an unlocking instruction for indicating the electric bicycle to unlock the bicycle body.

In step S2012, the electric bicycle 3000 controls the unlocking of the bicycle body according to the second unlocking command when receiving the second unlocking command.

According to step S2012, when the electric bicycle 3000 receives the second unlocking instruction, it will not control the helmet locking device to unlock the helmet, so that the helmet will always remain locked and cannot be taken out from the vehicle body while the electric bicycle 3000 fulfills the current order.

In step S220, the electric bicycle 3000 controls the vehicle body to unlock and controls the helmet lock device to unlock the helmet according to the first unlocking command when receiving the first unlocking command.

In some embodiments, the electric bicycle 3000 may include a lock device 3600, the lock device 3600 may include a lock mechanism and a lock motor for driving the lock mechanism to act, and the processor 3100 of the electric bicycle 3000 may control the lock motor to act to drive the lock mechanism to perform an unlocking operation when receiving the first unlocking instruction, so as to unlock the bicycle body. The lock device 3600 may be provided under a seat or on a hub of a rear wheel of a vehicle body, and is not limited thereto.

In other embodiments, electric bicycle 3000 may not have a physical lock, and processor 3100 may determine a current state of electric bicycle 3000 based on the state identification, e.g., representing that electric bicycle 3000 is in a non-rideable state when the state identification is the first state identification, representing that electric bicycle 3000 is in a rideable state when the state identification is the second state identification, etc. In these embodiments, the electric bicycle 3000 can unlock or lock the body by modifying the status flag.

Since the electric bicycle 3000 includes the motor 3700 for providing power for riding, in order to save electric energy and improve safety of the electric bicycle in a non-riding state (corresponding to an off-lock state), the electric bicycle 3000 disconnects the power supply circuit of the motor 3700 in the non-riding state. Correspondingly, the step S220 of controlling the unlocking of the vehicle body by the electric bicycle according to the first unlocking instruction may include: the electric bicycle switches on a power supply circuit of a motor of the bicycle body according to the first unlocking instruction. Thus, after the vehicle body is unlocked, the motor 3700 has the capability of outputting the rotational torque according to the use demand.

In some embodiments, to improve the safety of the user using the electric bicycle 3000, the step S220 may include: the electric bicycle 3000 detects whether the electric bicycle meets the second unlocking condition or not when receiving the first unlocking instruction, and controls the vehicle body to unlock and controls the helmet lock device to unlock the helmet according to the first unlocking instruction when the detection result meets the second unlocking condition.

In these embodiments, the electric bicycle 3000 may return an unlocking response message indicating that the unlocking has failed to the server 1000 if the detection result is that the second unlocking condition is not met.

The second unlocking condition may be a condition indicating whether the electric bicycle has a normal traveling capability. For example, the second unlocking condition may include: the electric quantity of the electric bicycle is greater than or equal to at least one of the set electric quantity threshold value, the normal state that a motor of the electric bicycle for providing the assistance is in a fault-free state, and the handle bar voltage of the electric bicycle is in a normal range.

The electric bicycle 3000 may be provided with various state detection circuits for detecting whether it is in compliance with the second unlocking condition, the state detection circuits being provided for detecting the corresponding state of the electric bicycle 3000 and outputting an electrical signal representing the corresponding state to the processor 3100 of the electric bicycle 3000, so that the processor 3100 of the electric bicycle 3000 can determine the current state of the electric bicycle 3000 by the electrical signal and further can detect whether the electric bicycle 3000 is in compliance with the second unlocking condition from the electrical signals in step S2200.

Similarly, this helmet lock device 3500 can include helmet lock mechanism and the helmet lock motor of this helmet lock mechanism action of drive, and under the condition of receiving this first unlocking instruction, processor 3100 of electric bicycle 3000 can control the action of helmet lock motor to drive helmet lock mechanism execution unlocking operation, and then remove the locking to the helmet. The helmet locking device 3500 may be provided at a basket bottom of a vehicle body so that the helmet can be locked by the helmet locking device 3500 when the helmet is placed at a set position of the basket.

The helmet lock device 3500 may have any structure capable of locking a helmet, and is not limited thereto. For example, this helmet latch mechanism can include at least one spring bolt, and the inner wall of this helmet is provided with the draw-in groove with spring bolt looks adaptation for example, like this, under the condition in helmet lock motor drive spring bolt inserts corresponding draw-in groove, alright with the helmet locking in the settlement position department of basket, and in helmet lock motor drive spring bolt withdraw from in corresponding draw-in groove, alright release the locking to the helmet, at this moment, the user can take out the helmet use from the basket.

In order to improve the accuracy of the unlocking operation performed by the electric bicycle according to the first unlocking instruction, in some embodiments, the step S220 of controlling the unlocking of the bicycle body and controlling the unlocking of the helmet lock device according to the first unlocking instruction may include the following steps S2211 and S2212:

in step S2211, the electric bicycle 3000 controls the unlocking of the bicycle body according to the first unlocking instruction.

In step S2212, the electric bicycle 3000 controls the helmet lock device to unlock the helmet according to the first unlocking command when the vehicle body is successfully unlocked.

The electric bicycle 3000 can detect whether the solid lock is successfully unlocked by arranging a position sensor.

The electric bicycle 3000 can detect whether or not a power supply circuit of the motor is on by the current detection circuit.

In these embodiments, only when the vehicle body is successfully unlocked, the helmet lock device can unlock the helmet, and when the vehicle body is unsuccessfully unlocked, the electric bicycle 3000 can no longer control the helmet lock device according to the first unlocking instruction to unlock the helmet, so as to prevent the helmet from being lost.

After the unlocking of the body is controlled in step S220, the electric bicycle 3000 is in a state available to the user, and the user U1 can start the riding. After the electric bicycle 3000 controls the helmet lock device to unlock the helmet through step S220, the user U1 can use the helmet in the riding.

As seen from steps S210 and S220, when receiving an unlocking request for electric bicycle 3000, server 1000 transmits to electric bicycle 3000 a first unlocking command instructing electric bicycle 3000 to unlock the vehicle body and the helmet; and electric bicycle 3000 will control the unlocking of automobile body and control helmet locking device to remove the locking to the helmet according to this first instruction of unblanking under the condition that receives this first instruction of unblanking, and at this moment, the user alright with use this helmet in this riding, and then improve the security that the user used electric bicycle 3000.

After the user U1 finishes the riding, the user U1 may finish the riding through the car using application client installed on the user terminal 2000, and the user terminal 2000 sends a lock closing request to the server 1000 in response to an operation triggered by the user to finish the riding, so as to implement returning the car. Corresponding to the returning process, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the method may include the following steps S310 to S330:

in step S310, the server 1000 executes at least one check item in the case of receiving a lock-off request for the electric bicycle 3000.

The locking request carries the user id of the user U1 and the vehicle id of the electric bicycle 3000, so that the server 1000 can obtain the user account corresponding to the locking request and the electric bicycle corresponding to the locking request after receiving the locking request.

After receiving the locking request, the server 1000 will execute at least one check item according to the locking request.

The at least one check item may include a first check item, where the first check item is a check item for checking whether the helmet can be locked. For the first check item, if the check result indicates that the helmet can be locked, it represents that the electric bicycle 3000 passes the first check item, otherwise, it represents that the electric bicycle 3000 fails the first check item. By executing the first check item, the helmet can be returned to the set position of the vehicle body before the riding order is finished, and the helmet is successfully locked, so that the helmet is prevented from being lost. In the case that the user does not select to use the helmet during the riding, the at least one check item may not include the first check item.

The at least one check item may further include a second check item, wherein the second check item is a check item that checks whether the vehicle body is located in the designated parking area. For the second check item, if the check result indicates that the vehicle body is located in the designated parking area, the representative electric bicycle 3000 passes the second check item, otherwise the representative electric bicycle 3000 fails the second check item. By executing the second check item, the electric bicycle can be returned to the designated parking area to achieve the specification management.

The at least one check item may further include other check items, for example, a check item for checking whether the user stops riding the electric bicycle may also be included, which is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the at least one check item includes the first check item, and the server 1000 executing the first check item in step S310 may include the following steps S3111 to S3115:

in step S3111, the server 1000 transmits a second lock closing instruction to the electric bicycle 3000.

In step S3111, when the server 1000 executes the first check item according to the locking request, it sends a second locking instruction to the electric bicycle 3000, where the second locking instruction is a locking instruction instructing the electric bicycle to lock the helmet.

In step S3112, when the electric bicycle 3000 receives the second lock closing command, it detects whether the helmet is located at the set position.

This set position is also the position enabling the helmet lock device to lock the helmet. The electric bicycle can detect whether the helmet is located at the set position by arranging a corresponding sensor at the set position.

In step S3113, when the electric bicycle 3000 detects that the helmet is located at the set position, it controls the helmet lock device 3500 to lock the helmet according to the second lock closing command.

In step S3114, the electric bicycle 3000 transmits a first response message indicating that the helmet locking is successful to the server 1000 in case that the helmet locking is successful.

In step S3115, the server 1000 determines that the electric bicycle 3000 passes the first check item when receiving the first response message.

According to the step S3115, the server 1000 determines that the electric bicycle 3000 passes the first check item, that is, by executing the first check item, obtains a check result that the electric bicycle 3000 passes the first check item.

In some embodiments, the at least one check item includes the second check item, and the server 1000 executing the second check item in step S310 may include the following steps S3121 to S3123:

in step S3121, the server 1000 acquires position information of the electric bicycle.

In step S3121, the server 1000 may request the electric bicycle 3000 to provide the position information and acquire the position information returned by the electric bicycle according to the request, when the second check item is executed according to the lock request.

In this case, the server 1000 may acquire the position information carried in the lock closing request as the position information of the electric bicycle 3000, that is, the returning position information of the electric bicycle 3000 in step S3121.

In step S3122, the server 1000 verifies whether the vehicle body is located in the designated parking area according to the position information acquired in step S3121.

The designated parking area is an area defined according to a plan to allow parking of the electric bicycle. The designated parking area may also be referred to as a parking fence or parking spot.

After the parking area is defined, information indicating the parking area may be uploaded to the server 1000 by the operation and maintenance personnel.

For example, the information indicating the parking area may include center position coordinates and an area radius of the parking area, that is, the effective range of the parking area may be defined by the center position coordinates and the area radius. In this regard, the server 1000 may detect whether the electric bicycle is located within the effective range according to the acquired location information, to check whether the electric bicycle is located in the designated parking area.

For another example, the information indicating the parking area may include position coordinates of a corner point of a boundary of the parking area, where the corner point is an unguided point on the boundary, and the effective range of the parking area is defined by the position coordinates of the corner point. In this regard, the server 1000 may detect whether the electric bicycle is located within the effective range according to the acquired location information, to check whether the electric bicycle is located in the designated parking area.

In step S3123, the server 1000 determines that the electric bicycle 3000 passes the second check item in the case where the vehicle body is located at the designated parking area.

According to the step S3123, the server 1000 determines that the electric bicycle 3000 passes the second check item, i.e., by executing the second check item, to obtain a check result that the electric bicycle 3000 passes the second check item.

In step S320, the server 1000 sends a first lock closing instruction to the electric bicycle 3000 when the electric bicycle 3000 passes all the check items.

According to this step S320, when the electric bicycle 3000 passes all the check items, the representative electric bicycle 3000 meets the returning condition, and at this time, the server 1000 may issue a first lock closing instruction to the electric bicycle 3000. The first lock closing command is a lock closing command instructing the electric bicycle 4000 to lock the vehicle body and the helmet.

In some embodiments, the server 1000 may configure the user terminal 2000 to output a prompt message in case that the electric bicycle 3000 has a failed check item, wherein the prompt message includes information reflecting the failed check item of the electric bicycle. Thus, the user can know whether the electric bicycle meets the returning condition through the user terminal 2000, and under the condition that the user needs to return the electric bicycle, the state of the electric bicycle can be adjusted according to the guidance of the prompt message, for example, the helmet is returned to the required set position, and for example, the electric bicycle is transferred to a nearby parking area, so that the electric bicycle 3000 meets the returning condition, and then the electric bicycle is successfully returned. After the user makes the electric bicycle satisfy the returning condition according to the guidance of the prompt message, the server 1000 may be triggered to execute the failed check item again through the state refresh, or may start a new returning process by triggering the lock-closing request again through the user terminal, which is not limited herein.

In order to avoid the situation that the user triggers the returning, in some embodiments, when the electric bicycle 3000 passes through all the check items, it may be determined whether to return the electric bicycle to the user, and when the user determines to return the electric bicycle, the first lock closing instruction may be sent to the electric bicycle 3000, so as to improve the safety of the electric bicycle. In these embodiments, the step S320, in which the server sends the first locking instruction to the electric bicycle when the electric bicycle passes all the check items, may include the following steps S3211 to S3212:

in step S3211, the server 1000 queries the user through the user terminal 2000 whether to determine returning of the vehicle if the electric bicycle 3000 passes all the check items.

In step S3211, the server 1000 may send a message to the electric bicycle 3000, the message instructing the user terminal 2000 to inquire whether the user determines to return the bicycle, and the user terminal 2000 pops up an inquiry dialog box on the riding interface according to the message to inquire whether the user determines to return the bicycle, and returns the determined information or the cancelled information input by the user through the inquiry dialog box to the server 1000.

In step S3212, the server 1000 transmits a first lock closing instruction to the electric bicycle 3000, upon receiving the information for determining returning from the user terminal 2000.

When receiving the information of canceling the returning of the vehicle returned by the user terminal 2000, the server 1000 will end the returning operation, but will not transmit the first lock closing instruction to the electric bicycle 3000 for the locking.

In step S330, the electric bicycle 3000 controls the body lock according to the first lock command.

In step S330, when receiving the first lock closing command, the electric bicycle 3000 may control the body lock closing according to the first lock closing command.

In step S330, the electric bicycle 3000 may control the locking device to perform the locking operation according to the first locking command, or may correct the status flag of the electric bicycle to a non-riding status, which is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the controlling the body lock of the electric bicycle 3000 according to the first lock command may include: the power supply circuit of the motor is disconnected.

In some embodiments, in order to improve the safety of the user using the electric bicycle, the controlling of the body lock by the electric bicycle 3000 according to the first lock-closing command in step S330 may include: according to the first lock-off command, it is detected whether the electric bicycle 3000 meets the set lock-off condition, and if the detection result is that the lock-off condition is met, the vehicle body is controlled to be locked.

The lock-off condition may include that a parameter value indicating the current running speed of the vehicle body is less than or equal to a set safety threshold.

The parameter value may be any parameter value that can indicate the current running speed of the electric bicycle 3000, such as a speed value, a stator voltage value of a motor that provides an assist force, a pedaling frequency value, and the like, and is not limited herein.

After receiving the first locking instruction, the electric bicycle 3000 can detect whether the electric bicycle itself meets the locking condition, and perform the next detection when the current detection result does not meet the locking condition, until the obtained detection result meets the locking condition, control the locking of the bicycle body, and further ensure that the electric bicycle does not make an emergency stop when the current running speed is high, thereby improving the safety of the user.

Fig. 4 is an interactive flowchart illustrating a usage control method of an electric bicycle according to an embodiment, which is implemented based on the shared vehicle system 100 shown in fig. 1. Fig. 4 only shows the processes of smoothly completing car taking and car returning, and other processes can be respectively completed by combining the corresponding embodiments described above, and are not described again here.

As shown in fig. 4, the usage control method in this embodiment may include the steps of:

in step S4210, the user terminal 2000 issues an unlock request for the electric bicycle 3000, the unlock request having setting information indicating that the helmet needs to be used.

Step S4110, the server 1000 performs relevant authentication in response to the unlocking request sent by the user terminal 2000, and sends a first unlocking instruction to the electric bicycle 3000 after the authentication is passed; and after the authentication fails, returning a message of the unlocking failure to the user terminal 2000.

The related authentication may include user authentication, that is, whether a user account corresponding to the unlocking request satisfies a first unlocking condition is detected.

Step S4310, in response to the first unlocking instruction, the electric bicycle 3000 detects whether the electric bicycle meets a second unlocking condition, if so, controls the body of the electric bicycle 3000 to unlock, and controls the helmet lock device to unlock the helmet after the body of the electric bicycle is successfully unlocked; after the vehicle body and the helmet are successfully unlocked, the electric bicycle 3000 reports an unlocking response indicating that the unlocking is successful to the server 1000.

Step S4320, after the unlocking is successful, the electric bicycle 3000 detects a parameter value of the current running speed of the electric bicycle 3000, and controls the motor of the electric bicycle 3000 to provide the assisting force when the parameter value is greater than or equal to the starting threshold.

In step S4120, the server 1000 performs a corresponding operation after receiving the unlocking response reported by the electric bicycle 3000.

The step S4120 may include: when the unlocking response indicates that the unlocking is successful, the server 1000 sets the electric bicycle 3000 to be in the unlocking state, which indicates that a riding order is started; and when the unlocking response indicates that the unlocking fails, the unlocking operation is finished.

In step S4130, the server 1000 transmits the unlock response to the user terminal 2000.

In step S4220, the user terminal 2000 performs a corresponding operation according to the unlock response.

The step S4220 may include: entering a riding interface when the unlocking response indicates successful unlocking; and when the unlocking response indicates that the unlocking is failed, the unlocking interface is exited.

In step S4230, the user terminal 2000 issues a lock closing request for the electric bicycle 3000.

In step S4140, the server 1000 executes at least one check item and returns a check result to the user terminal 2000, in case of receiving the locking request from the user terminal 2000.

In step S4140, at least one check item includes the above first check item and second check item, and the server 1000 executes the first check item in steps S3111 to S3115. The second check item executed by the server 1000 can be referred to the above steps S3121 to S3123, which are not described herein again.

In step S4240, the user terminal 2000 displays the check result and inquires of the user whether to determine returning.

In step S4250, when receiving the car return confirmation information input by the user, the user terminal 2000 transmits the received car return confirmation information to the server 1000.

In step S4150, the server 1000 transmits a first lock closing instruction to the electric bicycle 3000 when receiving the information for determining returning.

In step S4330, the electric bicycle 3000 controls the body to be locked in response to the first lock closing instruction, and reports a lock closing response indicating that the lock closing is successful to the server 1000 after the lock closing is successful.

In step S4160, the server 1000 ends the current riding order to perform order settlement according to the lock closing response indicating that the lock closing is successful, and transmits a result of the order settlement to the user terminal 2000.

In step S4260, after receiving the result of order settlement, the user terminal 2000 enters an order settlement interface for the user to perform order settlement.

< electric bicycle embodiment >

The present embodiment provides an electric bicycle including a vehicle body provided with a helmet lock device for locking a helmet at a set position of the vehicle body, and a helmet. As shown in fig. 5, the body of the electric bicycle 500 includes a memory 520 and a processor 510, the memory 520 is used for storing a first computer program, and the processor 510 is used for executing the method steps implemented by the electric bicycle 3000 in the usage control method according to any embodiment of the present disclosure under the control of the first computer program.

In this embodiment, the vehicle body includes other parts of the electric bicycle than the helmet, including, for example, a frame, wheels, a basket, a lock device, a helmet lock device, the memory 520, the processor 510, a communication device, and the like.

The electric bicycle 500 may have the same or similar hardware structure as the electric bicycle 3000 shown in fig. 1, and will not be described herein again.

< Server embodiment >

The present embodiment provides a server, as shown in fig. 6, the server 600 may include a memory 620 and a processor 610, the memory 620 is used for storing a second computer program, and the processor 510 is used for executing the method steps implemented by the server 1000 in the usage control method according to any embodiment of the present disclosure under the control of the second computer program.

The server 600 may have the same or similar hardware structure as the server 1000 shown in fig. 1, and will not be described herein again.

The present invention may be a system, method and/or computer program product. The computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied therewith for causing a processor to implement various aspects of the present invention.

The computer readable storage medium may be a tangible device that can hold and store the instructions for use by the instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic memory device, a magnetic memory device, an optical memory device, an electromagnetic memory device, a semiconductor memory device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanical coding device, such as punch cards or in-groove projection structures having instructions stored thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. Computer-readable storage media as used herein is not to be construed as transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission medium (e.g., optical pulses through a fiber optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through electrical wires.

The computer-readable program instructions described herein may be downloaded from a computer-readable storage medium to a respective computing/processing device, or to an external computer or external storage device via a network, such as the internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmission, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. The network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer-readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer-readable program instructions for storage in a computer-readable storage medium in the respective computing/processing device.

The computer program instructions for carrying out operations of the present invention may be assembler instructions, Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, C + + or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The computer-readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider). In some embodiments, aspects of the present invention are implemented by personalizing an electronic circuit, such as a programmable logic circuit, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or a Programmable Logic Array (PLA), with state information of computer-readable program instructions, which can execute the computer-readable program instructions.

Aspects of the present invention are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.

These computer-readable program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer-readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer, programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer-readable medium storing the instructions comprises an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions. It is well known to those skilled in the art that implementation by hardware, implementation by software, and implementation by a combination of software and hardware are equivalent.

Having described embodiments of the present invention, the foregoing description is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and not limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or improvements made to the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A use control method of an electric bicycle including a vehicle body provided with a helmet lock device for locking a helmet at a set position of the vehicle body, and a helmet, the method comprising:

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the controlling the vehicle body to unlock and the helmet locking device to unlock the helmet according to the first unlocking instruction comprises:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the server, upon receiving an unlocking request for an electric bicycle, sends a first unlocking instruction to the electric bicycle, comprising:

the method further comprises the following steps:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

the server sends a second locking instruction to the electric bicycle;

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one check item further includes a second check item that checks whether the vehicle body is located in a designated parking area, the server executing the second check item including:

the server acquires position information of the electric bicycle;

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the server sends a first lock-off instruction to the electric bicycle if the electric bicycle passes all the check items, comprising:

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the electric bicycle controlling the body lock according to the first lock command comprises:

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the electric bicycle controls the vehicle body to unlock according to the first unlocking command, including:

10. An electric bicycle comprising a vehicle body and a helmet, the vehicle body being provided with a helmet locking device for locking the helmet at a set position of the vehicle body; the body of the electric bicycle further comprises a memory for storing a first computer program and a processor for performing the method steps carried out by the electric bicycle according to any one of claims 1 to 9 under the control of the first computer program.

11. A server comprising a memory for storing a second computer program and a processor for performing the method steps performed by the server according to any of claims 1-9 under control of the second computer program.