Watercraft automation and aquatic effort data utilization

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9944365-B2
Application number	US-201715678351-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2017
Priority date	Oct 19, 2007
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

A watch device includes a processor, a display and a memory. The memory includes instructions for establishing a network connection between the watch device and an electronic GPS mapping computer of a watercraft for transmitting, receiving or displaying data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A watch device, the watch device comprising:
a processor;
a display; and
a memory, the memory having computer executable instructions executable by the processor, wherein the computer executable instructions are configured for:
establishing a network connection between the watch device and an electronic GPS mapping computer of a watercraft,
receiving, from the GPS mapping computer, data stored on the GPS mapping computer, wherein the data includes at least one member of a group consisting of: sensor data of at least one sensor associated with the GPS mapping computer, and map data of at least one map stored on the electronic GPS mapping computer, and
displaying the data on the display of the watch device.

2. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor data of at least one sensor associated with the GPS mapping computer includes at least one member of a group consisting of: environmental sensor data and watercraft sensor data.

3. The watch device of claim 2 , wherein the environmental sensor data includes at least one member of a group consisting of: weather sensor data, temperature sensor data, water depth sensor data, water sensor data, water flow sensor data, barometric sensor data, wind sensor data, rain sensor data, water quality sensor data, and air quality sensor data.

4. The watch device of claim 2 , wherein the watercraft sensor data includes at least one member of a group consisting of: fuel sensor data, oil sensor data, battery sensor data, watercraft drift sensor data, and GPS sensor data.

5. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the map data includes at least one member of a group consisting of: sonar data, angling rules, angling limits, restaurant information, hotel information, dam reports, water discharge reports, moon phase reports, tide information, weather reports, ocean reports, text data, picture data, video data and lake reports.

6. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for sending a control instruction to the GPS mapping computer.

7. The watch device of claim 6 , wherein the control instruction includes at least one member of a group consisting of: an instruction to change the direction of a trolling device, and an instruction to change the speed of a trolling device.

8. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for establishing a network connection between the watch device and an audio device having at least one speaker.

9. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for establishing a network connection between the watch device and a mobile computing device.

10. The watch device of claim 9 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for receiving, from the mobile computing device, at least one member of a group consisting of: telephone data, text data, and tide data.

11. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for establishing a network connection between the watch device and a computing device having an input device, wherein the computer executable instructions are also configured for receiving, from the computing device having the input, at least one member of a group consisting of: video data and photo data.

12. The watch device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one member of a group consisting of: a GPS sensor, a barometric sensor, and a compass.

13. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to store at least one member of a group comprising: a quantity of fish caught and a type of fish caught.

14. A watch device, the watch device comprising:
a processor;
a display; and
a memory, the memory having computer executable instructions executable by the processor, wherein the computer executable instructions are configured for:
establishing a bi-directional network connection between the watch device and an electronic GPS mapping computer of a watercraft,
receiving, from the GPS mapping computer, data stored on the GPS mapping computer, wherein the data includes environmental sensor data, and
sending a control instruction to the GPS mapping computer, wherein the control instruction includes at least one member of a group consisting of: an instruction to change the direction of the watercraft, and an instruction to change the speed of the watercraft.

15. The watch device of claim 14 , wherein the environmental sensor data includes at least one member of a group consisting of: weather sensor data, temperature sensor data, water depth sensor data, water sensor data, water flow sensor data, barometric sensor data, wind sensor data, rain sensor data, water quality sensor data, and air quality sensor data.

16. The watch device of claim 14 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for establishing a network connection between the watch device and an audio device having at least one speaker.

17. The watch device of claim 14 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for establishing a network connection between the watch device and a mobile computing device.

18. The watch device of claim 17 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for receiving, from the mobile computing device, at least one member of a group consisting of: telephone data, text data, and tide data.

19. The watch device of claim 14 , wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for establishing a network connection between the watch device and a computing device having an input device, wherein the computer executable instructions are also configured for receiving, from the computing device having the input, at least one member of a group consisting of: video data and photo data.

20. A watch device, the watch device comprising:
a processor;
a display; and
a memory, the memory having computer executable instructions executable by the processor, wherein the computer executable instructions are configured for:
establishing a network connection between the watch device and an electronic GPS mapping computer of a watercraft, and
receiving, from the GPS mapping computer, data stored on the GPS mapping computer, wherein the data includes map data of at least one map stored on the electronic GPS mapping computer, wherein the map data includes at least one member of a group consisting of: sonar data, angling rules, angling limits, restaurant information, hotel information, dam reports, water discharge reports, moon phase reports, tide information, weather reports, ocean reports, text data, picture data, video data and lake reports, and
displaying the data on the display of the watch device.

Assignees

• Garmin Switzerland Gmbh

Inventors

• Grace Ted V
• Grace Ryan T

Classifications

• B63H2025/425

  Propulsive elements, other than jets, substantially used for steering or dynamic anchoring only, with means for retracting, or otherwise moving to a rest position outside the water flow around the hull · CPC title

• B63H2025/045

  making use of satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. the Global Positioning System [GPS] · CPC title

• A01K85/00

  Artificial bait for fishing · CPC title

• G01S15/89

  for mapping or imaging · CPC title

• B63H2021/216

  using electric control means · CPC title