Castable sensor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12096755-B2
Application number	US-202117230108-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2021
Priority date	Feb 20, 2015
Publication date	Sep 24, 2024
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024

Abstract

A sensor assembly for a castable lure is provided including a pressure sensor configured to measure a water pressure applied to the castable lure when deployed in an underwater environment, a processor, and a memory including computer program code. The computer program code configured to, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor, correlate the pressure data with time stamp data, cause the pressure data and correlated time stamp data to be stored in the memory, determine a data connection status between a transceiver and a marine electronic device, and in response to determining that a data connection exists, cause the pressure data and the correlated time stamp data to be transmitted to the marine electronic device. The pressure data and correlated pressure data correspond to a depth profile for a cast of the castable lure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for providing sonar imagery, the system comprising:
a display;
a sonar transducer configured to emit one or more sonar signals into a body of water;
a castable lure comprising a communication element;
a processor;
a memory including computer program code configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, from the sonar transducer, sonar return data corresponding to the one or more sonar signals, wherein the sonar return data represents a volume of the body of water;
determine, based on communication from the communication element of the castable lure, a position of the castable lure within the sonar return data, wherein the determined position of the castable lure corresponds to a real-world position of the castable lure within the volume of the body of water;
generate a sonar image from the sonar return data and based on the determined position of the castable lure within the sonar return data, wherein the sonar image includes sonar imagery from the sonar return data and a separate non-sonar imagery indication of the castable lure within the sonar imagery at the determined position, wherein the indication of the castable lure within the sonar imagery comprises highlighting a portion of the sonar image corresponding to the castable;
cause presentation of the sonar image on the display;
compare the determined position of the castable lure with an expected position; and
provide one or more recommendations for adjusting the castable lure based on the comparison.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein a representation of the castable lure at the determined position within the sonar return data is presented in the sonar image so as to provide an indication of the real-world position of the castable lure within the volume of the body of water.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate an updated sonar image based on updated sonar return data, wherein the updated sonar image includes an updated position of the representation of the castable lure within the sonar image so as to provide real-time tracking of the castable lure.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to build up a cast profile of the castable lure as time progresses so as to indicate past positions of the castable lure over time within the sonar image.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the castable lure within the sonar image comprises presentation of a depth of the castable lure.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the position of the castable lure within the sonar return data by linking data from the castable lure to one or more sonar returns within the sonar return data.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication element of the castable lure is configured to emit a sonar signal that is received by the sonar transducer.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the sonar signal provides sensor data of the castable lure to the sonar transducer.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication element of the castable lure is wireless.

10. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a processor;
a memory including computer program code configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, from a sonar transducer configured to emit one or more sonar signals into a body of water, sonar return data corresponding to the one or more sonar signals, wherein the sonar return data represents a volume of the body of water;
determine, based on communication from a communication element of a castable lure, a position of the castable lure within the sonar return data, wherein the determined position of the castable lure corresponds to a real-world position of the castable lure within the volume of the body of water;
generate a sonar image from the sonar return data and based on the determined position of the castable lure within the sonar return data, wherein the sonar image includes sonar imagery from the sonar return data and a separate non-sonar imagery indication of the castable lure within the sonar imagery at the determined position, wherein the indication of the castable lure within the sonar imagery comprises highlighting a portion of the sonar image corresponding to the castable lure;
cause presentation of the sonar image on the display;
compare the determined position of the castable lure with an expected position; and
provide one or more recommendations for adjusting the castable lure based on the comparison.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein a representation of the castable lure at the determined position within the sonar return data is presented in the sonar image so as to provide an indication of the real-world position of the castable lure within the volume of the body of water.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate an updated sonar image based on updated sonar return data, wherein the updated sonar image includes an updated position of the representation of the castable lure within the sonar image so as to provide real-time tracking of the castable lure.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to build up a cast profile of the castable lure as time progresses so as to indicate past positions of the castable lure over time within the sonar image.

14. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the indication of the castable lure within the sonar image comprises presentation of a depth of the castable lure.

15. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the position of the castable lure within the sonar return data by linking data from the castable lure to one or more sonar returns within the sonar return data.

16. A method comprising:
receiving, from a sonar transducer configured to emit one or more sonar signals into a body of water, sonar return data corresponding to the one or more sonar signals, wherein the sonar return data represents a volume of the body of water;
determining, via a processor and based on communication from a communication element of a castable lure, a position of the castable lure within the sonar return data, wherein the determined position of the castable lure corresponds to a real-world position of the castable lure within the volume of the body of water;
generating a sonar image from the sonar return data and based on the determined position of the castable lure within the sonar return data, wherein the sonar image includes sonar imagery from the sonar return data and a separate non-sonar imagery indication of the castable lure within the sonar imagery at the determined position, wherein the indication of the castable lure within the sonar imagery comprises highlighting a portion of the sonar image corresponding to the castable lure;
causing presentation of the sonar image on a display;
comparing the determined position of the castable lure with an expected position; and
providing one or more recommendations for adjusting the castable lure based on the comparison.

17. The method

Assignees

• Navico Inc

Inventors

• Laster Matthew
• Steward Lucas Dale
• Burton Aaron J

Classifications

• G01N33/1886

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• A01K79/02

  by electrocution · CPC title

• A01K91/20

  Line length or depth measuring devices · CPC title

• A01K97/00

  Accessories for angling (fish stringers A01K65/00; landing-nets or landing-spoons for fishing A01K77/00) · CPC title

• A01K85/16

  with other than flat, or substantially flat, undulating bodies, e.g. plugs · CPC title