Tablet or Smart Phone Compatible Fish Finder Device
First Claim
1. A fish finder system, comprising:
- a sonar gadget comprising an ultrasound scanning device; and
a display device comprising output means for visually displaying at least an area of information related to a fishing environment, wherein said display device further comprises at least one of;
an input means for activating or interacting with a display device-characteristic function andan output means for displaying information relating to the sonar gadget.
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Abstract
A fish finder system, comprising a sonar gadget, which communicates with a display device via digital wireless communication. The system contains a software product, which runs both on the sonar gadget and the display device, wherein the gadget part of the software is preferably adapted to run on an embedded microcontroller system and the user display device part of the software is preferably a downloadable application adapted to run on portable communication devices, such as smart phones, tablet computers, laptops or the like. Said display device part of the software is adapted not only to visualize the obstacles with indication of depth, size and movement, but also provide additional functionality, such as access to a camera device, digital maps and GPS, social network accounts, weather information and forecast, calendar with notes, information on moon phases and other kinds of information found on the Internet. Both software parts allow update functionality.
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20 Claims
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1. A fish finder system, comprising:
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a sonar gadget comprising an ultrasound scanning device; and a display device comprising output means for visually displaying at least an area of information related to a fishing environment, wherein said display device further comprises at least one of; an input means for activating or interacting with a display device-characteristic function and an output means for displaying information relating to the sonar gadget. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 8. A sonar gadget device, comprising an active element for ultrasound generation and reception, wherein the sonar gadget device further comprises a water tight housing comprising fastening means for attachment of a cord or a fishing line.
- 11. A software product arranged to be installed on a fish finder system, wherein the software product comprises at least two parts, a display device part arranged to run on a conventional display device, and a sonar gadget part that is arranged to be installed on a sonar gadget.
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17. The fish finder system according to claim I, wherein the display device is configured to communicate with multiple sonar gadgets.
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