Remote Diagnostics

• US 20160012758A1
• Filed: 04/15/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Navico Holding A.S. (Brunswick Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Navico Holding A.S. (Brunswick Corporation)
• Inventors: Coloney, Shane, Isaacson, Tom, Gaynor, Phillip King
• Application Number:
  US14/687,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20160012758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/02 Systems using reflection of radio waves, e.g. primary radar systems; Analogous systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/86 Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/937 of marine craft
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/02 using reflection of acoustic waves G01S15/66 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/01 Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/03 Cooperating elements; Interaction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0009 Transmission of position information to remote stations involving assistance data G01S5/0236
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/003 Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/654 using techniques specially adapted for alterable solid state memories, e.g. for EEPROM or flash memories
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/563 Software download or update
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 : specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 : specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 : involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 : Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/00 : Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised by the use of communication or information technologies, or communication or information technology specific aspects supporting them
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/18 : Network protocols supporting networked applications, e.g. including control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

Various implementations described herein are directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, may cause the computer to establish a connection with a marine electronics device over a remote connection. The computer may receive data from the marine electronics device. The received data describes one or more operating conditions of the marine electronics device. The computer may perform a diagnostic test on the marine electronics device via the remote connection.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

establish a connection with a marine electronics device over a remote connection;

receive data from the marine electronics device, wherein the received data describes one or more operating conditions of the marine electronics device; and

perform a diagnostic test on the marine electronics device via the remote connection.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising computer-executable instructions that cause the computer to modify one or more settings on the marine electronics device.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the one or more settings on the marine electronics device are modified in response to the diagnostic test.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the remote connection is initiated by a cloud server.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a log of errors or crashes that occurred while the marine electronics device was operating.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the data describes system performance of the marine electronics device.

7. A marine electronics device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a screen configured to display marine data; and

memory having a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

establish a connection with a remote device;

transmit data to the remote device, wherein the transmitted data describes one or more operating conditions of the marine electronics device or a peripheral device in communication with the marine electronics device;

receive an instruction from the remote device to perform a diagnostic test on the marine electronics device or the peripheral device.

8. The marine electronics device of claim 7, wherein the executable instructions further cause the processor to:

perform the diagnostic test on the marine electronics device or the peripheral device; and

transmit results of the diagnostic test to the remote device.

9. The marine electronics device of claim 7, wherein the executable instructions further cause the processor to:

receive an instruction from the remote device to modify a setting on the marine electronics device or the peripheral device; and

modify the setting on the marine electronics device or the peripheral device.

10. The marine electronics device of claim 7, wherein the peripheral device is a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a radar system, a sonar system, a propulsion system, a navigation system, a lighting system, a wireless data communication device, a wireless audio communication device, an audio or video entertainment device, or a weather or environmental sensor system.

11. The marine electronics device of claim 7, wherein the transmitted data comprises telematics data describing the peripheral device.

12. The marine electronics device of claim 7, wherein the transmitted data corresponds to a switch position, a switch activation system, an electric power generation and supply system, a water management system, a lighting system, or a security system.

13. The marine electronics device of claim 7, wherein the transmitted data describes an error, fault, or problem that occurred while the peripheral device was operating.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

establish a connection with a marine electronics device over a remote connection;

receive data from the marine electronics device, wherein the received data describes one or more operating conditions of a peripheral device in communication with the marine electronics device; and

perform a diagnostic test on the peripheral device via the remote connection.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising computer-executable instructions that cause the computer to modify one or more settings on the peripheral device in response to the diagnostic test.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the remote connection is initiated by a cloud server.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the peripheral device is a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a radar system, a sonar system, a propulsion system, a navigation system, a lighting system, a wireless data communication device, a wireless audio communication device, an audio or video entertainment device, or a weather or environmental sensor system.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the received data comprise telematics data describing the peripheral device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the received data corresponds to a switch position, a switch activation system, an electric power generation and supply system, a water management system, a lighting system, or a security system.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the received data describes an error, fault, or problem that occurred while the peripheral device was operating.