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Status light for switch on boat steering wheel

  • US 7,525,449 B1
  • Filed: 10/12/2004
  • Issued: 04/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for indicating a status of a subsystem controlled by a switch provided on a steering wheel of a marine vehicle, comprising:

  • providing a switch for said subsystem on said steering wheel of said marine vehicle;

    providing a status indicator for said switch;

    detecting an activation of said switch;

    transmitting a command to said subsystem in said marine vehicle in response to said activation wherein said command transmission comprises using infrared transmission;

    detecting an operation status of said subsystem in response to said command; and

    activating said status indicator to indicate said operation status as detected;

    wherein said infrared transmission comprises;

    generating a National Marine Electronics Association (MNEA) 2000 encoding compliant command data train comprising information about said command;

    emitting said NMEA 2000 encoding compliant command data train using infrared;

    capturing said command data train; and

    receiving said captured NMEA 2000 encoding compliant command data train.

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