Watercraft automation and aquatic effort data utilization

• US 8,831,868 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2013
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH (Garmin Limited)
• Original Assignee: Ryan T. Grace, Ted V. Grace
• Inventors: Grace, Ted V., Grace, Ryan T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marc, McDieunel
• Application Number:
  US13/975,554
• Publication Number:
  US 20130345912A1
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/32.3, 701/37, 701/45, 701/49, 701/300, 340/425.5, 340/242.1, 340/438, 340/457.1, 340/461, 340/549, 440/30, 440/38, 440/52, 440/73, 440/988, 210/151, 210/170.05, 210/602, 273/404, 273/406, 273/350, 414/242, 414/244, 348/461, 348/549, 405/3, 43/7, 43/8, 43/17, 43/175, 56/8, 56/9, 450/5, 374/136
• US Class Current: 701/300
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 83/02 Expanding fish-hook assembly
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/00 Artificial bait for fishing
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/02 with means for concealing or protecting hooks, e.g. to prevent entanglement with weeds
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 91/08 Trolling devices
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 93/02 with signalling devices
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 97/00 Accessories for angling fish stringers A01K65/00; landing-nets or landing-spoons for fishing A01K77/00
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2201/18 Sonar
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2211/02 Oceanography
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2213/02 using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. the Global Positioning System GPS
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 51/00 Marking of navigation route
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 79/15 for monitoring environmental variables, e.g. wave height or weather data
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 79/40 for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 20/007 Trolling propulsion units trolling plates for slowing down B63H25/50; dynamo-electric machines of trolling units H02K
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 2021/216 using electric control means
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 2025/045 making use of satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. the Global Positioning System [GPS]
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 2025/425 Propulsive elements, other than jets, substantially used for steering or dynamic anchoring only, with means for retracting, or otherwise moving to a rest position outside the water flow around the hull
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 21/21 Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine vessels
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 25/04 automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
• CPC Class Codes: B63J 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 : Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/89 : for mapping or imaging
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 : Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0206 : specially adapted to water vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 3/00 : Control of position or direction G05D1/00 takes precedence; numerical control to execute positioning G05B19/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 : Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 : communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/02 : Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/80 : in fisheries management

Abstract

Watercraft automation and aquatic data are utilized for aquatic efforts. In one aspect, an anchor point is obtained and a watercraft position maintenance routine is actuated to control the watercraft to maintain association with the anchor point. In another aspect, prior aquatic effort data is obtained in association with an anchor point. In yet another aspect, current aquatic effort data is generated in association with an anchor point. In still another aspect, current aquatic effort data and prior aquatic effort data are utilized for prediction generation. In yet another aspect, current aquatic effort data and prior aquatic effort data are utilized to obtain another anchor point for a watercraft.

Claims

1. A fishing lure system, comprising:

a fishing lure; and

a radio frequency identifier connected to the fishing lure, wherein the radio frequency identifier is encoded with at least one member of a group consisting of;

a lure weight identifier, a lure color identifier and a lure type identifier.

2. The fishing lure system of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency identifier is embedded in the lure.

3. The fishing lure system of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency identifier is embedded in a head of the fishing lure.

4. The fishing lure system of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency identifier is embedded in a head of the fishing lure and the head is weight balance.

5. The fishing lure system of claim 1, further comprising a sensor configured to detect the encoded information of the radio frequency identifier.

6. The fishing lure system of claim 5, further comprising a computing device, wherein the computing device is in communication with the sensor and configured to store the encoded information detected by the sensor.

7. A fishing lure system, comprising:

a fishing lure; and

a radio frequency identifier embedded in the fishing lure, wherein the radio frequency identifier is encoded with at least one member of a group consisting of;

a lure weight identifier, a lure color identifier and a lure type identifier.

8. The fishing lure system of claim 7, further comprising a sensor and a computing device, wherein the sensor is configured to detect the encoded information of the radio frequency identifier, wherein the computing device is in communication with the sensor and configured to store the encoded information detected by the sensor.