Collecting ad Uploading Data from Marine Electronics Device

• US 20160013998A1
• Filed: 02/19/2015
• 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:
  US14/625,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20160013998A1
• 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 collect data at a marine electronics device. The computer may determine whether a network connection exists to a cloud server. The computer may also, when the network connection exists, send the collected data to the cloud server.

Claims

1. A marine electronics device, comprising:

one or more processors;

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

store data collected by the marine electronics device or data received from one or more peripheral devices in communication with the marine electronics device;

determine whether a network connection exists between the marine electronics device and a cloud server; and

in response to a determination that the network connection exists, send the stored data to the cloud server.

2. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine whether the network connection exists comprise executable instructions to determine whether the marine electronics device has Internet access.

3. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine whether the network connection exists comprise executable instructions to:

determine that a wireless access point is proximate to the marine electronics device; and

connect to the cloud server using the wireless access point.

4. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions that cause the one or more processors to connect to the cloud server comprise executable instructions to authenticate the network connection using information stored in a user account.

5. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the one or more peripheral devices comprise:

a radar system;

a sonar system;

a propulsion system;

a global positioning system (GPS) device;

or

a combination thereof.

6. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions that cause the one or more processors to control the operation of a marine vessel.

7. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the data collected by the marine electronics device comprise:

user interface history for the marine electronics device;

web browser history for the marine electronics device;

crash history regarding one or more software applications operating on the marine electronics device;

system performance history regarding the marine electronics device;

or

a combination thereof.

8. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the data collected by the marine electronics device describes one or more user activities monitored by the marine electronics device.

9. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the data received from the one or more peripheral devices comprise:

sonar data;

radar data;

water temperature data;

air temperature data;

location data regarding a marine vessel;

or

a combination thereof.

10. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the data received from the one or more peripheral devices comprise telematics data transmitted over a National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) communication protocol.

11. The marine electronics device of claim 10, wherein the telematics data comprise measurements taken from at least one of the following:

one or more auto pilots;

one or more wind instruments;

one or more water temperature gauges;

one or more depth sounders;

one or more engine instruments;

or a combination thereof.

12. The marine electronics device of claim 1, wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine whether a user associated with the marine electronics device has granted permission to send the stored data to the cloud server, and wherein the stored data is sent to the cloud server in response to a determination that permission was granted.

13. 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:

collect data at a marine electronics device;

determine whether a network connection exists to a cloud server; and

when the network connection exists, send the collected data to the cloud server.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions that cause the computer to determine whether the network connection exists comprise computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to determine whether a connection exists to the Internet.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the data collected at the marine electronics device comprise:

user interface history for the marine electronics device;

web browser history for the marine electronics device;

crash history regarding one or more software applications operating on the marine electronics device;

system performance history regarding the marine electronics device;

or

a combination thereof.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the data collected at the marine electronics device describes one or more user activities monitored by the marine electronics device.

17. 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:

receive data at a marine electronics device from one or more peripheral devices in communication with the marine electronics device;

store the received data on the marine electronics device;

determine whether a network connection exists to a cloud server; and

when the network connection exists, send the stored data to the cloud server.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the computer-executable instructions that cause the computer to determine whether the network connection exists comprise computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to determine whether a connection exists to the Internet.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the received data comprise telematics data transmitted over a National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) communication protocol.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more peripheral devices comprise:

a radar system;

a sonar system;

a propulsion system;

a global positioning system (GPS) device;

or

a combination thereof.