US 12,112,579 B2
Connected component platform
Wesley E. Allinger, Santa Cruz, CA (US); and Paul W. Stecher, Braselton, GA (US)
Assigned to Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Fox Factory, Inc., Braselton, GA (US)
Filed on Sep. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/011,228.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/051,771, filed on Jul. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/041,298, filed on Jun. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/895,434, filed on Sep. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0065467 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/006 (2013.01) [G07C 5/0825 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a mobile computing device, said mobile computing device comprising:
a memory;
a display;
at least one graphical user interface;
at least one processor to:
initiate a connected component platform (CCP);
receive user specific information; and
develop an active valve suspension tune comprising a number of performance range adjustable settings from said user specific information, said user specific information selected from the group consisting of: a physical information and a skill level information;
an active suspension of a vehicle, said active suspension comprising:
a suspension controller to:
receive said active valve suspension tune from said CCP; and
implement said active valve suspension tune, wherein said CCP reduces a processing requirement of said suspension controller which increases a battery life of said suspension controller;
a time of flight sensor configured to generate terrain information;
at least one sensor to generate sensor data related to said active suspension, said sensor data further providing information selected from the group consisting of: pitch, roll, yaw, speed, acceleration, and deceleration; and
at least one damping assembly comprising at least one connected component;
wherein said suspension controller is further configured to:
repeatedly receive said sensor data from said at least one sensor;
repeatedly receive said terrain information from said time of flight sensor;
repeatedly evaluate said sensor data;
repeatedly evaluate said terrain information;
automatically adjust, at said at least one connected component, one or more of said performance range adjustable settings of said active valve suspension tune based on a result of said repeated evaluation of said sensor data and said terrain information;
receive said sensor data provided from said at least one sensor;
obtain a performance specification for said at least one connected component;
evaluate said sensor data in light of said performance specification to generate a sensor data evaluation;
compare said performance specification of said at least one connected component with said sensor data evaluation;
develop a personalized performance evaluation of an actual performance of said at least one connected component using said performance specification and said sensor data evaluation;
provide said personalized performance evaluation of said at least one connected component to said user; and
present, via said display of said mobile computing device, a recommended setup change for said at least one connected component.