Fishing and sailing activity detection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10383322-B2
Application number	US-201414195610-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2014
Priority date	Aug 21, 2013
Publication date	Aug 20, 2019
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019

Abstract

Various implementations described herein are directed to a wearable device used to determine whether motion data and heart rate data correspond to a fishing activity. The wearable device may include a heart rate sensor and a motion sensor. The wearable device may include a computer system with a processor and memory. The memory may have a plurality of executable instructions. When the executable instructions are executed by the processor, the processor may receive motion data from the motion sensor, receive heart rate data from the heart rate sensor, and determine whether the received motion data and heart rate data corresponds to a fishing activity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device for determining fishing activity, the wearable device comprising:
a housing;
a heart rate sensor within the housing;
a motion sensor within the housing; and
a computer system having a processor and memory, wherein the processor is within the housing and operably coupled to the heart rate sensor and the motion sensor, wherein the memory has stored thereon a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
measure motion data from the motion sensor, wherein the motion data corresponds to movement of a user of the wearable device;
measure, via the heart rate sensor, a pulse of the user of the wearable device;
determine heart rate data from the pulse of the user measured by the heart rate sensor;
determine, based on a received combination of the motion data and the heart rate data, a type of a fishing activity that occurred, wherein the determined type of fishing activity comprises one of a cast, a catch, or a bite, wherein the detected motion data and the determined heart rate data each correspond to the determined type of fishing activity that occurred; and
store fishing activity data in a memory.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to record that the fishing activity has occurred and a timestamp corresponding to the fishing activity.

3. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device further comprises a display for displaying information pertaining to the fishing activity.

4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor is an accelerometer.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
measure motion data from a first sensor located within a housing of a wearable device configured to determine fishing activity, wherein the motion data corresponds to movement of a user of the wearable device;
in response to determining an instance in which the received motion data satisfies an activity threshold:
activate a second sensor located within the housing of the wearable device, wherein the computer is within the housing and operably coupled to both the first sensor and the second sensor; and
measure a pulse of the user of the wearable device using the second sensor;

determine heart rate data from the pulse of the user measured by the second sensor;
analyze the motion data and the heart rate data together;
determine whether the received combination of motion data and heart rate data correspond to a fishing activity; and
store fishing activity data in a memory.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to record that the fishing activity has occurred and a timestamp corresponding to the fishing activity.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to determine the level of physical exertion corresponding to the fishing activity.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to determine a numeral corresponding to the level of physical exertion.

9. A wearable device for determining fishing activity, the wearable device comprising:
a housing;
a heart rate sensor located within the housing;
a motion sensor located within the housing; and
a computer system having a processor and memory, wherein the processor is within the housing and operably coupled to the heart rate sensor and the motion sensor, wherein the memory has stored thereon a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
measure motion data from the motion sensor, wherein the motion data corresponds to movement of a user of the wearable device;
measure, via the heart rate sensor, a pulse of the user of the wearable device;
determine heart rate data from the pulse of the user measured by the heart rate sensor;
determine, based on a received combination of the motion data and the heart rate data, a type of fishing activity that occurred, wherein the determined type of fishing activity comprises one of a cast, a catch, or a bite, wherein the detected motion data and the determined heart rate data each correspond to the determined type of fishing activity that occurred;
determine a level of physical exertion based on the combination of the motion data and the heart rate data, wherein the level of physical exertion corresponds to the determined type of fishing activity that occurred; and
store fishing activity data in a memory.

10. The wearable device of claim 9 , wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to record the level of physical exertion as a numeral corresponding to the level of exertion.

11. The wearable device of claim 9 , wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to record the level of physical exertion as a number of calories.

12. The wearable device of claim 9 , wherein the determined level of physical exertion is used to determine a winner of a competition.

13. The wearable device of claim 9 , wherein the wearable device further comprises a display, and the determined level of physical exertion is shown on the display.

14. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the heart rate sensor is an optical sensor or an electromagnetic sensor.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the second sensor is an optical sensor or an electromagnetic sensor.

16. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the type of the fishing activity by:
determining an instance in which the received motion data satisfies an activity threshold; and
in response:
activating the heart rate sensor to measure the pulse of the user; and
determining whether the fishing activity occurred using the determined heart rate data.

17. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the type of the fishing activity by:
determining whether the received heart rate data indicates that the user is engaged in a physical activity, and
determining whether the physical activity corresponds to the fishing activity using the received motion data.

18. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the type of the fishing activity by simultaneously analyzing the received motion and heart rate data.

Assignees

• Navico Holding As

Inventors

• Gaynor Phillip King

Classifications

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