Base station for marine display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11747433-B2
Application number	US-201916437035-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2019
Priority date	Oct 12, 2015
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

Various implementations described herein are directed to a device having a housing configured for mounting to a watercraft. The device may include a power interface configured to receive power from a power source. The device may include a network interface configured to receive marine data from a plurality of different data sources. The device may include a sonar interface configured to receive sonar data from a sonar device. The device may include a display interface coupled to the power interface, the network interface, and the sonar interface. The display interface may be configured to receive power from the power interface, receive marine data from the network interface, receive sonar data from the sonar interface, and provide power, marine data, and sonar data to a remote marine display that is separate from the device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for providing power, marine data, and sonar data to a marine display, the system comprising:
a base station including a housing configured for mounting to a watercraft, wherein the base station comprises:
a display interface configured to provide marine data and sonar data to the marine display, wherein the marine display is separate from the base station;
a network interface coupled to the display interface and configured to receive the marine data from at least one network server and provide the marine data from the base station to the marine display via the display interface; and
a sonar interface coupled to the display interface and configured to receive the sonar data from a sonar device and provide the sonar data from the base station to the marine display via the display interface,
wherein the display interface is configured to provide the marine data and the sonar data to the marine display via a first wireless connection, and
a cradle comprising one or more attachment features configured to removably receive and attach to the marine display, wherein the cradle is physically and electrically coupled to the marine display when the marine display is attached to the cradle, and the cradle is physically and electrically decoupled from the marine display when the marine display is detached from the cradle,

wherein the base station comprises a power interface configured to receive the power from a power source and provide the power from the base station to the marine display through the cradle,
wherein the base station is configured to provide the power to the cradle via a second wireless connection, and
wherein the second wireless connection is separate from the first wireless connection.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base station is configured to provide the power to the cradle.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a waterproof housing.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marine data comprises geo-coordinate data, and wherein the network interface is configured to receive geo-coordinate data from a geo-coordinate data source and provide the geo-coordinate data to the display interface.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marine data comprises National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) data, and wherein the network interface is configured to receive NMEA data from a NMEA data source and provide the NMEA data to the display interface.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marine data comprises Ethernet data,
and wherein the network interface is configured to receive Ethernet data from an Ethernet data source and provide the Ethernet data to the display interface.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sonar device comprises a sonar transducer, and wherein the display interface is configured to receive the sonar data from the sonar device and provide one or more sonar images of an underwater environment to the marine display based on the sonar data.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base station further comprises a radar interface configured to receive radar data from a radar device, wherein the display interface is coupled to the radar device and is configured to receive the radar data from the radar device, and provide the radar data to the marine display.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising the marine display.

10. A system for providing power, marine data, and sonar data to a marine display, the system comprising:
a base station including a housing configured for mounting to a watercraft, wherein the base station comprises:
a display interface configured to provide marine data and sonar data to the marine display via a cradle, wherein the marine display is separate from the base station;
a network interface coupled to the display interface and configured to receive the marine data from at least one network server; and
a sonar interface coupled to the display interface and configured to receive the sonar data from a sonar device, and
the cradle comprising one or more attachment features configured to removably receive and attach to the marine display such that the marine display physically and electronically couples and decouples from the cradle, wherein the display interface of the base station is configured to provide the marine data and the sonar data to the cradle, wherein the cradle provides the power, the marine data, and the sonar data to the marine display, when the marine display is attached to the cradle, wherein the marine display is a single console,
wherein the display interface is configured to provide the marine data and the sonar data via a first wireless connection,
wherein the base station comprises a power interface configured to receive the power from a power source and provide the power from the base station to the marine display through the cradle,
wherein the base station is configured to provide the power to the cradle via a second wireless connection, and
wherein the second wireless connection is separate from the first wireless connection.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the marine data comprises geo-coordinate data, and wherein the network interface is configured to receive geo-coordinate data from a geo-coordinate data source and provide the geo-coordinate data to the display interface.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the marine data comprises National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) data, and wherein the network interface is configured to receive NMEA data from a NMEA data source and provide the NMEA data to the display interface.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the marine data comprises Ethernet data,
and wherein the network interface is configured to receive Ethernet data from an Ethernet data source and provide the Ethernet data to the display interface.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the sonar device comprises a sonar transducer, and wherein the display interface is configured to receive the sonar data from the sonar device and provide one or more sonar images of an underwater environment to the marine display based on the sonar data.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cradle is configured to provide a quick disconnect mechanism to physically and electrically couple and decouple the marine display to and from the cradle, respectively.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marine display is a marine electronic device or a tablet.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the marine display is a single console.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the marine display is configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the cradle via a quick disconnect mechanism.

19. A system for providing power, marine data, and sonar data to a marine display, the system comprising:
a base station including a housing configured for mounting to a watercraft, wherein the base station comprises:
a display interface configured to provide marine data and sonar data to the marine display, wherein the marine display is separate from the base station;
a network interface coupled to the display interface and configured to receive the marine data from at least one network server and provide the marine data from the base station to the marine display via the display interface; and
a sonar interface coupled to the display interface and configured to receive the sonar data from a sonar device and provide the sonar data from the base station to the marine display via the display interface,
wherein the display interface is configured to provide the marine data and the sonar data to the marine display

Assignees

• Navico Holding As
• Navico Inc

Inventors

• Eynon Pablo
• Bailey Paul Robert
• Richardson Chris

Classifications

• G01S7/003 Primary

  Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations · CPC title

• G01S7/04

  Display arrangements · CPC title

• G01S7/521

  Constructional features · CPC title

• G01S7/6218

  providing two-dimensional coordinated display of distance and direction · CPC title

• G01S7/6281

  Composite displays, e.g. split-screen, multiple images · CPC title