DIVE COMPUTER FOR A PLURALITY OF USERS

• US 20100299073A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Uemis AG
• Original Assignee: Uemis AG
• Inventors: Mock, Markus, Metzler, Lukas, Voellm, Ernst
• Application Number:
  US12/681,024
• Publication Number:
  US 20100299073A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/02 Divers' equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/26 Communication means, e.g. means for signalling the presence of diverselectric communication in general H04
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/32 Decompression arrangements; Exercise equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 2011/021 Diving computers, i.e. portable computers specially adapted for divers, e.g. wrist worn, watertight electronic devices for detecting or calculating scuba diving parameters

Abstract

Dive computer with at least one measuring device for detecting measured variables, at least one memory device, at least one computing device, at least one data transmitter, and one display device for displaying information. The memory device has at least one first area and at least one second area in which data are stored that are allocated to at least one first or at least one second user. There is also a selector for selecting the user to whom the data currently detected by the measuring device are allocated.

Claims

1. Dive computer that is designed to be carried by divers while diving, comprising:

at least one measuring device that detects at least one measured variable related to the dive;

at least one memory device to store data and program steps;

at least one computing device to process data;

at least one wired and/or wireless data transmitter to exchange data and

at least one display device to display information, characterized in that

the memory device has at least one first area in which data related to a first user are stored, and

at least one second area in which data related to a second user are stored, and

a selector is provided that serves to select the user to whom the data detected by the at least one measuring device are allocated.

2. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that the display device displays information relative to the selected user.

3. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that a user account is stored in the memory device for each user for whose body physical effects of pressure changes are calculated.

4. Dive computer pursuant to claim 3, characterized in that the user account includes at least information on the person of the user and/or on his diving experience.

5. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that when a different diver is selected, a desaturation calculation in progress is continued with the current ambient data at the time of the selection.

6. Dive computer pursuant to claim 5, characterized in that by selecting a user whose calculation process has been continued in the background and has not yet been completed, the current values of this desaturation calculation are used as the basis for a further saturation calculation.

7. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that log book entries are made automatically and are stored in the area of the memory device allocated to a user.

8. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of dive computer accounts are managed on a system computing device.

9. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that a modification lock prevents changing or erasing safety-related data and/or the interruption of desaturation calculations.

10. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one data transmitter for exchanging data is wired or wireless.

11. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that user accounts and/or dive computer accounts are transmitted from a system computing device to the dive computer.

12. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that at least some of the data stored in the dive computer are transmitted to a system computing device.

13. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that a backup of a dive computer is prepared and can be transmitted to a system computing device and/or to another dive computer.

14. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that at least one dive computer forms a redundant multi-user system with a system computing device.

15. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that the dive computer comprises a data transmitter that transmits data under water.

16. Dive computer pursuant to claim 15, characterized in that the data are transmitted by means of ultrasound waves whose frequency is in a range of 20 to 600 kHz.

17. Dive computer pursuant to claim 15, characterized in that the data are transmitted by means of electromagnetic long waves whose frequency is in a range of 1 to 200 kHz.

18. Dive computer pursuant to claim 1, characterized in that a mobile network is formed during the dive between at least two dive computers.

19. Dive computer pursuant to claim 18, characterized in that this network is automatically configured and constructed.

20. Dive computer pursuant to claim 18, characterized in that the network includes no fixed infrastructure.

21. Dive computer pursuant to one claim 18, characterized in that a specific ID is allocated to each dive computer.

22. Dive computer pursuant to claim 18, characterized in that the dive computers in the network communicate bidirectionally with one another.

23. Dive computer pursuant to claim 22, characterized in that transmitting and interrogating functions of the dive computer are configurable.

24. Dive computer pursuant to claim 15, characterized in that the data are transmitted by means of ultrasound waves whose frequency is in a range of 20 to 200 kHz.

25. Dive computer pursuant to claim 15, characterized in that the data are transmitted by means of ultrasound waves whose frequency is in a range of 20 to 60 kHz.

26. Dive computer pursuant to claim 2, characterized in that:

a user account is stored in the memory device for each user for whose body physical effects of pressure changes are calculated;

the user account includes at least information on the person of the user and/or on his diving experience;

when a different diver is selected, a desaturation calculation in progress is continued with the current ambient data at the time of the selection;

by selecting a user whose calculation process has been continued in the background and has not yet been completed, the current values of this desaturation calculation are used as the basis for a further saturation calculation;

log book entries are made automatically and are stored in the area of the memory device allocated to a user;

a plurality of dive computer accounts are managed on a system computing device;

a modification lock prevents changing or erasing safety-related data and/or the interruption of desaturation calculations;

the at least one data transmitter for exchanging data is wired or wireless;

user accounts and/or dive computer accounts are transmitted from a system computing device to the dive computer;

at least some of the data stored in the dive computer are transmitted to a system computing device;

a backup of a dive computer is prepared and can be transmitted to a system computing device and/or to another dive computer;

at least one dive computer forms a redundant multi-user system with a system computing device;

the dive computer comprises a data transmitter that transmits data under water;

a mobile network is formed during the dive between at least two dive computers;

this network is automatically configured and constructed;

the network includes no fixed infrastructure;

a specific ID is allocated to each dive computer;

the dive computers in the network communicate bidirectionally with one another; and

transmitting and interrogating functions of the dive computer are configurable.

27. Dive computer pursuant to claim 26, characterized in that the data are transmitted by means of electromagnetic long waves whose frequency is in a range of 1 to 200 kHz.

28. Dive computer pursuant to claim 26, characterized in that the data are transmitted by means of ultrasound waves whose frequency is in a range of 20 to 600 kHz.

29. Dive computer pursuant to claim 26, characterized in that the data are transmitted by means of ultrasound waves whose frequency is in a range of 20 to 200 kHz.

30. Dive computer pursuant to claim 26, characterized in that the data are transmitted by means of ultrasound waves whose frequency is in a range of 20 to 60 kHz.