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Watercraft automation and aquatic effort data utilization

  • US 9,266,589 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2015
  • Issued: 02/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for sourcing aquatic effort data among multiple watercrafts, the system comprising:

  • a first computing device associated with a first watercraft, the first computing device having a processor and a display, the first computing device in communication with a sonar device of the first watercraft, the first computing device obtaining and storing current aquatic effort data, wherein the current aquatic effort data includes at least a current position and current sonar information of the sonar device of the first watercraft;

    an internet based mapping service, wherein the internet based mapping service includes prior aquatic effort data, wherein the prior aquatic effort data includes at least map data, wherein the internet based mapping service obtains the current aquatic effort data and causes a processor to update the prior aquatic effort data with the current aquatic effort data, wherein the update includes updating the map data with the current position and the current sonar information of the sonar device of the first watercraft, wherein the internet based mapping service provides access to the update; and

    a second computing device associated with a second watercraft, the second computing device having a processor and a display, the second computing device having access to the update of the internet based mapping service.

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