Fishing appratus and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11219198-B2
Application number	US-201816021453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2018
Priority date	Aug 14, 2017
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

A fishing apparatus and a method for controlling the same. The fishing apparatus includes: a fishing rod having a reel and a motor connected with the reel; a brainwave collection unit arranged to collect a brainwave signal from a user of the fishing apparatus; and a control unit arranged to receive the brainwave signal collected by the brainwave collection unit. The apparatus generates a motor control signal according to the brainwave signal and transmits the motor control signal to the motor. The motor drives the reel to rotate under the control of the motor control signal. The fishing apparatus and the method for controlling the same as provided by the present disclosure are easy to use and labor-saving.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fishing apparatus, comprising:
a fishing rod, wherein the fishing rod comprises a reel and a motor connected to the reel;
a brainwave collection unit, wherein the brainwave collection unit is arranged to collect a brainwave signal from a user of the fishing apparatus; and
a control unit, wherein the control unit is arranged to receive the brainwave signal collected by the brainwave collection unit, generate a motor control signal according to the brainwave signal, and transmit the motor control signal to the motor,
wherein the motor drives the reel to rotate under the control of the motor control signal;
wherein the motor control signal comprises a first control signal for controlling the motor to drive the reel to rotate uni-directionally, and
the control unit is arranged to calculate a proportion of beta (β) waves in the brainwave signal according to the collected brainwave signal, and to generate the first control signal when the proportion of β wave reaches a first preset proportion threshold and indicates that the user is currently in a tensioned state.

2. The fishing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the motor control signal comprises a motor rotational speed signal indicative of a rotational speed of the motor or a motor rotational mode signal indicative of the rotational mode of the motor.

3. The fishing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit is further arranged to change the information indicative of the rotational speed of the motor according to a difference between the proportion of β wave and the first preset proportion threshold.

4. The fishing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is arranged to obtain the first preset proportion threshold by:
training the user to control the unidirectional rotation of the reel with their mind, collecting and processing brainwave signals of the user during the training, calculating proportions of β wave in brainwave signals collected when the user is controlling the rotation of the reel, and using a minimum of the proportions of β wave calculated when the user is controlling the rotation of the reel as the first preset proportion threshold.

5. The fishing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the motor control signal comprises a second control signal used to control the motor to drive the reel to rotate reciprocally between a forward direction and a reverse direction, and the control unit is further arranged to generate the second control signal when proportions of β wave reciprocally change centered around a second preset proportion threshold.

6. The fishing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit is arranged to obtain the second preset proportion threshold by:
training the user to control reciprocal rotation of the reel with their mind, collecting and processing brainwave signals of the user during the training, calculating proportions of β wave in brainwave signals collected when the user is controlling the reciprocal rotation of the reel, and using a mean value of the proportions of β wave collected when the user is controlling the reciprocal rotation of the reel as the second preset proportion threshold.

7. The fishing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the brainwave collection unit comprises:
at least two head-mounted electrodes, being arranged to, when being worn on the user's head, collect brainwaves of the user;
a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is arranged to receive the brainwaves collected by the head-mounted electrodes and process the brainwaves to obtain the brainwave signal; and
a wireless communication unit being arranged to receive the brainwave signal from the processing unit and transmit the brainwave signal to the control unit through wireless connection with the control unit.

8. The fishing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a battery unit, being arranged to provide power to the fishing apparatus; and
an electric generator unit connected with the reel and electrically connected with the battery unit, wherein the electric generator unit is arranged to convert mechanical energy generated by rotation of the reel to electrical energy so as to be stored in the battery unit.

9. The fishing apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising a first sensor unit and a switching unit;
wherein the first sensor unit is disposed on the reel and electrically connected with the control unit, and is arranged to generate a first sensor signal when it senses griping of a handle of the reel by the user, and transmit the first sensor signal to the control unit;
the control unit is arranged to send a third control signal to the switching unit according to the first sensor signal; and
the switching unit is disposed between the electric generator unit and the reel, and is arranged to connect the electric generator unit with the reel in response to the third control signal of the control unit.

10. The fishing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a second sensor unit and a light-emitting unit;
wherein the second sensor unit is disposed at an end of the fishing rod extending to a water surface, and the second sensor unit is arranged to generate a second sensor signal when it senses that a fishing line of the fishing apparatus is being tugged and the second sensor unit is arrange to transmit the second sensor signal to the control unit;
wherein the control unit is arranged to send a fourth control signal to the light-emitting unit according to the second sensor signal; and
wherein the light-emitting unit is disposed on an external surface of the fishing rod, and is arranged to emit light in response to the fourth control signal.

11. The fishing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the light-emitting unit comprises a plurality of LEDs disposed on the external surface of the fishing rod and around it; and
the control unit is arranged to calculate the current tug strength on the fishing line according to the second sensor signal, determine a number of to-be-lit LEDs of the plurality of LEDs according to the calculated tug strength, and send the fourth control signal to the to-be-lit LEDs.

12. The fishing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the control unit is arranged to calculate a proportion of theta (θ) wave in the brainwave signal according to the collected brainwave signal, and sends the fourth control signal to the light-emitting unit according to the second sensor signal only if the proportion of θ wave reaches a third preset proportion threshold and indicates that the user is in a tired state.

13. A method for controlling a fishing apparatus, the method comprising:
providing the fishing apparatus, the fishing apparatus comprising:
a fishing rod, wherein the fishing rod comprises a reel and a motor connected to the reel;
a brainwave collection unit, wherein the brainwave collection unit is arranged to collect a brainwave signal from a user of the fishing apparatus; and
a control unit, wherein the control unit is arranged to receive the brainwave signal collected by the brainwave collection unit, generate a motor control signal according to the brainwave signal, and transmit the motor control signal to the motor,
wherein the motor drives the reel to rotate under the control of the motor control signal;
wherein the motor control signal comprises a first control signal for controlling the motor to drive the reel to rotate uni-directionally, and
the control unit is arranged to calculate a proportion of beta (β) waves in the brainwave signal according to the collected brainwave signal, and to generate the first control signal when

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ji Chunyan

Classifications

• A01K89/0105

  Multi-speed mechanisms · CPC title

• A01K89/012

  motor-driven · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• A01K87/007 Primary

  with built-in accessories, e.g. lighting means or measuring devices · CPC title

• G06F3/015

  Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection · CPC title