Systems and methods for dive computers with remote upload capabilities

• US 9,443,039 B2
• Filed: 01/02/2013
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aqualung Corporate
• Original Assignee: Pelagic Pressure Systems Corp.
• Inventors: Hollis, Robert R., Lewis, John E., Hollis, Mike, Pataky, Ed, Hoang, Hoan
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, John H
• Application Number:
  US13/733,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20130144558A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,350 Days
• Field of Search: 702/45, 702/127, 702/142, 702/187, 702/138, 342/357.2, 342/357.7, 128/205.11, 128/205.23, 701/487, 738/611.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/02 Divers' equipment
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/26 Communication means, e.g. means for signalling the presence of diverselectric communication in general H04
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 2011/021 Diving computers, i.e. portable computers specially adapted for divers, e.g. wrist worn, watertight electronic devices for detecting or calculating scuba diving parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 13/008 measuring depth of open water
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 19/14 Housings G01L19/0007, G01L19/0084, G01L19/0092, G01L19/04, G01L19/06 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/40 Data acquisition and logging for input to computer G06F3/00

Abstract

Dive computers incorporating a variety of features are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a dive computer including a microprocessor, memory configured to store a software application, a pressure transducer configured to determine depth information, and a communications device configured to communicate with external devices, wherein the software application configures the microprocessor to create a dive log stored in memory, wherein the dive log includes recorded information including depth of submersion information recorded from the pressure transducer, and transmit the dive log using the communications device.

Claims

1. A dive computer, comprising:

a microprocessor;

memory connected to the microprocessor and storing a dive log;

a pressure transducer connected to the microprocessor and determining depth information;

a communications device connected to the microprocessor and communicating with external devices; and

a waterproof housing capable of being worn on the wrist of a diver;

wherein the waterproof housing includes the microprocessor, the memory, the pressure transducer, and the communications device; and

wherein the microprocessor;

creates the dive log stored in the memory, wherein the dive log comprises recorded information including depth of submersion information recorded from the pressure transducer when the dive computer is underwater; and

transmits the dive log using the communications device.

2. The dive computer of claim 1, further comprising:

a keypad connected to the microprocessor;

wherein the recorded information includes text data obtained using the keypad.

3. The dive computer of claim 1, further comprising:

a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver connected to the microprocessor;

wherein the recorded information includes location information obtained using the GPS receiver.

4. The dive computer of claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor module connected to the microprocessor;

wherein the recorded information includes sensor information obtained using the sensor module.

5. The dive computer of claim 4, wherein the sensor information is selected from the group consisting of tank air pressure, water pressure, time elapsed, and temperature.

6. The dive computer of claim 1, further comprising:

a camera module connected to the microprocessor;

wherein the recorded information includes images obtained using the camera module.

7. The dive computer of claim 6, wherein the recorded information includes video obtained using the camera module.

8. The dive computer of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone connected to the microprocessor;

wherein the recorded information includes audio data obtained using the microphone.

9. The dive computer of claim 1, further comprising:

a compass connected to the microprocessor;

wherein the recorded information includes heading information obtained using the compass.

10. The dive computer of claim 1, wherein:

the memory stores information about a dive site;

the dive site information is selected from the group consisting of marine life common to the dive site, points of interest in the dive site, and maps of the dive site; and

the recorded information includes the dive site information.

11. The dive computer of claim 1, further comprising:

a flow measurement device connected to the microprocessor;

wherein the recorded information includes speed information obtained using the flow measurement device.

12. A dive data processing system, comprising:

a microprocessor;

memory connected to the processor; and

a communications device connected to the processor and receiving dive log data;

wherein the microprocessor;

receives at least one dive log captured during at least one dive at a dive site, where the dive log comprises recorded information including depth of submersion information recorded from a pressure transducer while a dive computer worn on the wrist of a diver was underwater;

processes at least one received dive log; and

displays the processed dive log.

13. The dive data processing system of claim 12, wherein:

the dive log comprises dive data from at least one dive; and

wherein the microprocessor further processes the dive data, where the processed dive data comprises dive data points.

14. The dive data processing system of claim 13, wherein the microprocessor further generates an activity map, where the activity map associates the dive data points with a map of the dive site.

15. The dive data processing system of claim 13, wherein the microprocessor further generates a dive profile, where the dive profile comprises dive data points from dive data at least one dive.

16. The dive data processing system of claim 15, wherein the microprocessor further:

determines diver behavior information using the processed dive data;

determines relevant advertising information using the diver behavior; and

associates the relevant advertising information with the dive data.

17. The dive data processing system of claim 13, wherein the microprocessor further:

receive a request to share dive data; and

transmit the dive data in response to the request to share dive data.

18. The dive data processing system of claim 17, wherein:

the dive data is associated with a user of the dive data processing system; and

the dive data is transmitted to a second user of the dive data processing system, where the second user is separate from the user associated with the dive data.