Sonar mapping system
First Claim
1. A sonar mapping system comprising:
- a sonar transducer assembly configured for mounting on a watercraft;
a display configured to show a topographical chart of a body of water;
a processor coupled to the sonar transducer assembly and display, and configured to create the topographical chart in real time, or to update the topographical chart in real time, based on sonar data provided by the sonar transducer assembly, the processor being configured to render the created or updated topographical chart on the display; and
memory accessible by the processor and configured to store the topographical chart rendered by the processor, and to store the sonar data provided by the sonar transducer assembly.
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Abstract
A sonar mapping system that includes a sonar transducer assembly configured for mounting on a watercraft, and a display configured to show a topographical chart of a body of water. The sonar mapping system further includes a processor coupled to the sonar transducer assembly and display. The processor is configured to create the topographical chart in real time, and to update the topographical chart in real time, based on sonar data provided by the sonar transducer assembly. The processor is also configured to render the created or updated topographical chart on the display. The sonar mapping system has memory accessible by the processor and configured to store the topographical chart rendered by the processor, and to store the sonar data provided by the sonar transducer assembly.
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18 Claims
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1. A sonar mapping system comprising:
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a sonar transducer assembly configured for mounting on a watercraft; a display configured to show a topographical chart of a body of water; a processor coupled to the sonar transducer assembly and display, and configured to create the topographical chart in real time, or to update the topographical chart in real time, based on sonar data provided by the sonar transducer assembly, the processor being configured to render the created or updated topographical chart on the display; and memory accessible by the processor and configured to store the topographical chart rendered by the processor, and to store the sonar data provided by the sonar transducer assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sonar mapping system comprising:
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a sonar transducer assembly configured for mounting on a watercraft, and configured to provide sonar data for a 360-degree area surrounding the watercraft; a display configured to show underwater images based on data from the sonar transducer assembly; a processor coupled to the sonar transducer assembly and to the display, the processor configured to convert sonar data from the sonar transducer assembly into the underwater images rendered on the display, wherein the processor is also configured to overlay the underwater images, in real time, onto a previously-stored chart for a body of water, or to create a new chart, in real time, that includes the underwater images; memory accessible by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to store, in the memory, the new chart with underwater images or the previously-stored chart with overlaid underwater images. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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