System and methods for configurable dive masks with multiple interfaces

• US 9,821,893 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2014
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pelagic Pressure Systems Corp.
• Original Assignee: Pelagic Pressure Systems Corp.
• Inventors: Hollis, Michael S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Prifti, Aurel
• Application Number:
  US14/507,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20160096601A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,142 Days
• Field of Search: 455 39, 348 61, 441 89, 367134, 367131, 367118, 345 8, 375218, 715781, 715771, 702127, 702139
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/12 Diving masks
• 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 2011/121 comprising integrated optical signalling means or displays for data or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers

Abstract

Systems and methods for dive masks with multiple interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. Dive masks include dive device data interfaces that obtain dive device data by communicating with dive devices. Dive masks can additionally include configuration interfaces that obtain configuration data through wireless communication with configuration devices. Furthermore, a dive mask can have a display processing application which can receive configuration data, receive dive device data, and display dive device data in accordance with configuration data.

Claims

1. A configurable dive mask, comprising:

a display device;

a processor;

a dive device data interface that communicates with a set of dive devices to obtain dive device data comprising a first transceiver circuit communicating using magnetic communication technology wherein the dive device data is capable of being received by the configurable dive mask and other dive masks;

a configuration interface that wirelessly communicates with configuration devices to obtain configuration data above water comprising a second transceiver circuit communicating using radio frequency communication technology; and

memory storing configuration data, dive device data, and a display processing application;

wherein the display processing application directs the processor to;

receive configuration data via the configuration interface;

receive dive device data via the dive device interface;

determine a portion of the dive device data to display based upon the configuration data; and

display dive device data in accordance with the configuration data.

2. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency communication technology conforms to the Bluetooth standard.

3. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein:

the configurable dive mask further comprises multiple dive device data interfaces; and

each dive device data interface communicates with a distinct subset of dive devices.

4. The configurable dive mask of claim 3, wherein:

the configurable dive mask further comprises a set of integrated sensor components;

a subset of the sensor components in the set of sensor components collect dive device data; and

the configurable dive mask obtains dive device data from the sensor components in the set of sensor components via the dive device data interface.

5. The configurable dive mask of claim 4, wherein:

the configurable dive mask obtains dive device data from sensor components in the set of sensor components via a hardwired connection.

6. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein the configurable dive mask communicates with a subset of the set of dive devices.

7. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein:

a first dive device in the set of dive devices obtains dive device data from a second separate and distinct dive device in the set of dive devices; and

the first dive device processes obtained data to generate processed dive device data; and

the first dive device transmits the processed dive device data to the configurable dive mask via the dive device interface.

8. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein:

the memory contains a set of configuration data; and

the display processing application directs the processor to utilize an active configuration data in the processing of dive device data, where the active configuration data is selected from the set of configuration data.

9. The configurable dive mask of claim 8, wherein:

the configurable dive mask further comprises an input device that obtains input data; and

the display processing application further directs the processor to select a second piece of configuration data from the set of configuration data as the active configuration data in response to the input data, where the second piece of configuration data is separate and distinct from the active configuration data.

10. The configurable dive mask of claim 9, wherein the input device comprises at least one button.

11. The configurable dive mask of claim 8, wherein the display processing application further directs the processor to select a second piece of configuration data from the set of configuration data as the active configuration data in response to a received piece of dive device data, where the second piece of configuration data is separate and distinct from the active configuration data.

12. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein the configurable dive mask further comprises a dive mask frame and at least one lens.

13. The configurable dive mask of claim 12, wherein the display device is embedded within the lens.

14. The configurable dive mask of claim 12, wherein the dive mask controller is located within the dive mask frame.

15. The configurable dive mask of claim 14, wherein:

the at least one lens has a first connector connected to the display;

the frame has a second connector connected to the dive mask controller; and

the first connector and the second connector are coupled such that the dive mask controller communicates with the display device.

16. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein:

the display device comprises a set of light emitting diodes; and

each light emitting diode in the set of light emitting diodes has a different color.

17. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein the display processing application further configures the processor to store a dive device data log using the memory.

18. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein the configuration data is validated using a device selected from the group consisting of the configuration device and the configurable dive mask.

20. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein the display processing application further directs the processor to interpret the dive device data based upon the configuration data.

21. The configurable dive mask of claim 1, wherein the display processing application further directs the processor to display the determined portion of dive device data using the display device in a manner indicated by the configuration data.

19. A method of operating a configurable dive mask, comprising:

obtaining a configuration data above water using a configuration device via a wireless configuration interface comprising a first transceiver circuit communicating using radio frequency communication technology;

obtaining dive device data using dive devices via a dive device data interface comprising a second transceiver circuit communicating using magnetic communication technology, wherein the dive device data is capable of being received by the configurable dive mask and other dive masks;

determining a portion of the dive device data to display based upon the configuration data; and

displaying the dive device data in accordance with the configuration data.

22. A configurable dive mask, comprising:

a display device;

a processor;

a dive device data interface that communicates with a set of dive devices to obtain dive device data comprising a first transceiver circuit communicating using magnetic communication technology, wherein the dive device data is capable of being received by the configurable dive mask and other dive masks;

a configuration interface that wirelessly communicates with configuration devices to obtain configuration data above water comprising a second transceiver circuit communicating using radio frequency communication technology; and

memory storing configuration data, dive device data, and a display processing application;

wherein the display processing application directs the processor to;

receive configuration data via the configuration interface;

receive dive device data via the dive device interface;

determine a portion of the dive device data to display based upon the configuration data;

interpret the dive device data based upon the configuration data; and

display the determined portion of dive device data using the display device in a manner indicated by the configuration data.