ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,327, issued on June 30, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Method for controlling a shift system of a bicycle" was invented by Juergen Stegmaier (Wannweil, Germany) and Marten Swetik (Kusterdingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for controlling a shift system of a bicycle includes, in particular during pedaling, (i) acquiring sensor data representing a posture of a rider of the bicycle relative to the bicycle, (ii) recognizing a transition of the rider from a seated position to a standing position based on the sensor data acquired, and (iii) decreasing a gear ratio of the shift system in a contr...