Remote marine craft system and methods of using same
First Claim
1. A remote user-operated, user-transporting marine craft system comprising:
- a marine craft having a hull that is moved through water using a propulsion device and including a wireless receiving device adapted and configured to receive a signal component that operates and controls the propulsion device; and
a remote control device that is operatively and wirelessly associated with the wireless receiving device for transmitting a signal component selected from the group consisting of the very low frequency band, low frequency band, medium frequency band, high frequency band, very high frequency band, super high frequency band, extremely high frequency band, the infrared radiation band, and a combination thereof, wherein the user remotely controls movement of and is remotely transported by the marine craft using the remote control device to generate and transmit the signal component to the receiving device to operate and control the propulsion device.
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Abstract
A remote user-operated, user-transporting marine craft system is disclosed that includes a marine craft having a hull and a propulsion device and including a wireless receiving device adapted and configured to receive a signal component that operates and controls the propulsion device, and a remote control device that is operatively and wirelessly associated with the wireless receiving device for transmitting a signal component, wherein the user controls movement of and is transported by the marine craft using the remote control device to generate and transmit the signal component to the receiving device to operate and control the propulsion device. Also disclosed are methods of water-skiing solo; water-skiing kits; a remote, user-operated marine craft drone system that carries a goal-specific device intended to carry out a task; remote control automatic retrieval device; remote control retrieval system and methods; remote-control, user-transporting combination; and the like.
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41 Claims
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1. A remote user-operated, user-transporting marine craft system comprising:
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a marine craft having a hull that is moved through water using a propulsion device and including a wireless receiving device adapted and configured to receive a signal component that operates and controls the propulsion device; and
a remote control device that is operatively and wirelessly associated with the wireless receiving device for transmitting a signal component selected from the group consisting of the very low frequency band, low frequency band, medium frequency band, high frequency band, very high frequency band, super high frequency band, extremely high frequency band, the infrared radiation band, and a combination thereof, wherein the user remotely controls movement of and is remotely transported by the marine craft using the remote control device to generate and transmit the signal component to the receiving device to operate and control the propulsion device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. A remote user-operated, user-transporting marine craft system comprising:
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a marine craft having a hull that is moved through water using a propulsion device and including a receiving device adapted and configured to receive a signal component that operates and controls the propulsion device;
a control device that is operatively and wirelessly associated with the receiving device for transmitting a signal component, and a combination thereof;
a collision avoidance device that assists the marine craft to avoid one or more other objects and that comprises;
radar adapted and configured to detect the location and speed of each object in a traveling path of the marine craft; and
an automatic propulsion control-device that receives the location and speed information from the radar and is configured and adapted to automatically control the speed or direction, or both, of the hull to avoid each object in the traveling path of the marine craft, wherein the user remotely controls movement of and is remotely transported by the marine craft using the control device to generate and transmit the signal component to the receiving device to operate and control the propulsion device.
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- 16. A method of water skiing solo which comprises remotely controlling movement of a marine craft that is transporting a water skier by wirelessly transmitting from a skier-operated remote control device one or more control signals in the very low frequency band, low frequency band, medium frequency band, high frequency band, very high frequency band, super high frequency band, extremely high frequency band, the infrared radiation band, or a combination thereof, to control a propulsion device that provides movement to the marine craft so that the user exclusively controls movement of and is transported by the marine craft.
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19. A solo water-skiing kit comprising:
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a marine craft having a hull and comprising a propulsion device and a wireless receiving device adapted and configured to receive a signal component that controls the propulsion device;
a remote control device for wirelessly and remotely transmitting the signal component which is selected from the group consisting of one or more signals in the very low frequency band, low frequency band, medium frequency band, high frequency band, very high frequency band, super high frequency band, extremely high frequency band, the infrared radiation band, and a combination thereof;
a flexible tether of sufficient length to permit the skier to connect to the marine craft and of sufficient strength to permit water-skiing by the skier; and
a handle connected to the flexible tether which the skier grasps, wherein the remote control device is associated with the handle for remote operation by the skier. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A remote, user-operated marine craft drone system comprising:
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a goal-specific device intended to carry out a task;
a marine craft drone comprising;
a propulsion device for providing movement to the marine craft drone;
a wireless receiving device adapted and configured to receive a radio-frequency-based signal component that remotely controls the propulsion device and the goal-specific device;
a hull sized sufficiently to contain the propulsion device and the goal-specific device wherein the hull is not adapted to carry a seated passenger; and
a remote control device that is operatively and wirelessly associated with the receiving device to transmit the signal component to remotely operate and control the propulsion device to impart movement to the marine craft drone and to operate the goal-specific device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A remote control automatic retrieval device comprising:
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a wireless radio frequency emitter that transmits a homing signal associated with automatic retrieval of a marine craft having a hull that is moved through water using a propulsion device; and
an initiation trigger that initiates the homing signal upon the occurrence of at least one pre-selected condition. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of remotely retrieving a marine craft automatically to within a pre-set distance, which comprises:
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transmitting a radio frequency-based homing signal upon the occurrence of at least one pre-selected condition, wherein the homing signal is associated with the marine craft having a hull that is moved through water using a propulsion device; and
automatically activating, or maintaining the operating, propulsion device to move the marine craft toward the homing signal. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A remote-control, user-transporting combination comprising:
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a marine craft that remotely transports a user and comprises a hull that is moved through water using a propulsion device; and
a wireless, remote control article comprising a remote control device having a plurality of controls that is adapted and configured to be disposed adjacent to the user'"'"'s hand and that is operatively and wirelessly associated with the marine craft, wherein the remote control device is capable of transmitting one or more signal components using one or more radio frequencies when each of the controls is operated by the user to remotely operate and control the propulsion system on the marine craft so as to move the marine craft as desired. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A user-transporting, remote operation system which comprises:
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a wireless, remote control article that includes a remote control device that is adapted and configured to be disposed adjacent to a user'"'"'s hand and that is operatively and wirelessly associated with a marine craft that transports the user and comprises a hull that is moved through water using a propulsion device, wherein the remote control device transmits a signal component using one or more first radio frequencies; and
a remote control retrieval device comprising;
a wireless radio frequency emitter that transmits a homing signal associated with automatic retrieval of the marine craft; and
an initiation trigger that initiates the homing signal upon the occurrence of at least one pre-selected condition, wherein the remote control retrieval device is configured and adapted so that the propulsion device will direct the marine craft to a pre-determined distance from the homing signal and automatically cease operation when reaching that distance.
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