Marine equipment inventory tool

• US 10,679,022 B1
• Filed: 07/16/2018
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fishing Chaos Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Fishing Chaos Incorporated
• Inventors: Calagaz, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Toan C
• Application Number:
  US16/036,795
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: 235385
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 97/06 Containers or holders for hooks, lines, sinkers, flies or the like attached to a fishing rod A01K87/009
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 17/00 Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for vehicle fittings for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles in general B60R25/00; propeller guards, line cutters or other means for protecting propellers or rudders B63H5/165; protection of power legs of outboard propulsion units B63H20/36; locking devices for boats, surfboards or parts or accessories thereof E05B73/007
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2017/0009 Methods or devices specially adapted for preventing theft, or unauthorized use of vessels, or parts or accessories thereof, other than by using locks
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 22/16 specially adapted for marking a navigational route signalling or lighting devices B63B45/00
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2201/26 signalling anomalies, e.g. rupture of connection
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/1652 with ranging devices, e.g. LIDAR or RADAR
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/1654 with electromagnetic compass
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/1656 with passive imaging devices, e.g. cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/203 Specially adapted for sailing ships
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 5/06 by using barometric means
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/96 for locating fish
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/02 Instruments for indicating weather conditions by measuring two or more variables, e.g. humidity, pressure, temperature, cloud cover or wind speed G01W1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/10 Devices for predicting weather conditions computers per se G06; display devices G09
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9035 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2007/10504 Data fields affixed to objects or articles
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10297 arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1413 1D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 : Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 : Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 : Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/203 : Inventory monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 : Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 : Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/02 : Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 : Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A system and method for tracking marine equipment is provided. Generally, the system and method of the present disclosure are designed to generate indicia corresponding to the inventory level of marine equipment used for a particular marine activity. To facilitate the assignment of indicia reflecting the inventory level of marine equipment used for a marine activity, the system and method of the present disclosure uses a plurality of equipment profiles having a defined lower limit and quantity associated with each piece of marine equipment. The lower limit may be manually input or automatically generated. The quantity may be tracked by the system using equipment transmitters and equipment sensors. In a preferred embodiment, the indicia indicate whether the quantity of a piece of marine equipment has fallen below a certain specified level as defined by the user. Users may purchase new marine equipment from third-party retailers via the user interface.

Claims

1. A system for managing marine equipment, the system comprising:

an equipment transmitter connected to said marine equipment,

wherein said equipment transmitter transmits a signal containing marine equipment data relevant to said marine equipment,

an equipment sensor,

wherein said equipment sensor detects said signal of said equipment transmitter and transmits said marine equipment data,

a processor operably connected to said equipment sensor,

a power supply,

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to said processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving said marine equipment data relevant to said marine equipment from said equipment sensor,

creating an equipment profile of a plurality of equipment profiles based on said marine equipment data,

saving said equipment profile,

determining changes in a quantity of said marine equipment based on said marine equipment data,

determining if said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below a lower limit,

outputting a computer-readable signal when it is determined that said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below said lower limit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said non-transitory computer-readable medium stores said marine equipment data transmitted to and from said processor.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a database operably connected to said processor,

wherein said database stores said equipment profile,

additional instructions stored on said non-transitory computer-readable medium, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform additional operations comprising;

transmitting said equipment profile to said database.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a server operably connected to said processor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said equipment transmitter comprises at least one of a near field communication device, Bluetooth device, infrared device, radio-frequency communication device, radio-frequency identification device, and ANT+ device.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a computing device operably connected to said processor.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a user interface,

wherein said marine equipment data of said equipment profile is presented within said user interface,

wherein said user interface is operably connected to a point of sale system of a third-party.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising additional instructions stored on said non-transitory computer-readable medium, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform additional operations comprising:

displaying said marine equipment data on said computing device,

purchasing said marine equipment via said point of sale system when said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below said lower limit.

9. A system for managing marine equipment, the system comprising:

a computing device,

wherein said computing device is configured to receive marine equipment data and transmit said marine equipment data,

a processor operably connected to said computing device,

a power supply,

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to said processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving said marine equipment data from said computing device,

creating an equipment profile of a plurality of equipment profiles based on said marine equipment data,

saving said equipment profile,

determining changes in a quantity of said marine equipment based on said marine equipment data,

determining if said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below a lower limit,

displaying an indicia via a display when it is determined that said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below said lower limit.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said non-transitory computer-readable medium stores said marine equipment data transmitted to and from said processor.

11. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

a database operably connected to said processor,

wherein said database contains a plurality of equipment profiles,

additional instructions stored on said non-transitory computer-readable medium, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform additional operations comprising;

transmitting said equipment profile to said database.

12. The system of claim 9 further comprising a server operably connected to said processor.

13. The system of claim 9, further comprising a user interface,

wherein said marine equipment data of said equipment profile is presented within said user interface,

wherein said user interface is operably connected to a point of sale system of a third-party.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising additional instructions stored on said non-transitory computer-readable medium, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform additional operations comprising:

displaying said marine equipment data on said computing device,

purchasing said marine equipment via said point of sale system when said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below said lower limit.

15. A system for managing marine equipment, the system comprising:

an equipment transmitter connected to said marine equipment,

wherein said equipment transmitter transmits a signal containing marine equipment data relevant to said marine equipment,

an equipment sensor,

wherein said equipment sensor detects said signal of said equipment transmitter and transmits said marine equipment data,

a computing device,

wherein said computing device is configured to receive said marine equipment data and transmit said marine equipment data,

a processor operably connected to said equipment sensor,

a power supply,

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to said processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving said marine equipment data from said equipment transmitter,

receiving said marine equipment data from said computing device,

creating an equipment profile of a plurality of equipment profiles based on said marine equipment data,

saving said equipment profile within an activity profile,

wherein said activity profile pertains to a marine activity that a user may participate,

determining changes in a quantity of said marine equipment based on said marine equipment data,

determining if said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below a lower limit,

outputting a computer-readable signal when it is determined that said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below said lower limit.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said non-transitory computer-readable medium stores said marine equipment data transmitted to and from said processor.

17. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

a database operably connected to said processor,

wherein said database contains a plurality of equipment profiles,

additional instructions stored on said non-transitory computer-readable medium, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform additional operations comprising;

transmitting said equipment profile to said database.

18. The system of claim 15 further comprising a server operably connected to said processor.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising a user interface,

wherein said marine equipment data of said equipment profile is presented within said user interface,

wherein said user interface is operably connected to a point of sale system of a third-party.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising additional instructions stored on said non-transitory computer-readable medium, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform additional operations comprising:

displaying said marine equipment data on said computing device,

purchasing said marine equipment via said point of sale system when said quantity of said marine equipment has dropped below said lower limit.