Fishing statistics display

• US 9,439,411 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2013
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Navico Incorporated (Brunswick Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Navico Holding A.S. (Brunswick Corporation)
• Inventors: Bailey, Paul Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): He, Yingchun
• Application Number:
  US14/107,933
• Publication Number:
  US 20150054828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
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Abstract

Various implementations described herein are directed to a method for displaying fishing statistics. The method may include displaying a path traveled by a fisherman or marine vessel. The path may be recorded using a positioning system. The method may include displaying fishing statistics along the path.

Claims

1. A method for displaying fishing statistics on a marine electronics device, the method comprising:

receiving at the marine electronics device, from a wearable device used by a fisherman, fishing data corresponding to one or more fishing statistics that occurred during a fishing trip in a marine vessel on a body of water, wherein the one or more fishing statistics comprise at least one of cast information, bite information, catch information, or associated rate information, wherein the wearable device is configured to detect the fishing data using at least one of one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons, and wherein the wearable device is not connected to a fishing line;

determining one or more locations traveled by the marine vessel associated with the fishing data such that each fishing statistic is associated with at least one location; and

displaying, on a screen of the marine electronics device, a path traveled by the marine vessel during the fishing trip on the body of water, wherein the path is displayed such that one or more portions of the path are altered to form a heat map to indicate the occurrence of the one or more fishing statistics at the corresponding location along the path, wherein the altered one or more portions of the path define at least one of an altered pattern or an altered color.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the fishing statistics comprise a rate at which casts were made over time, a rate at which bites occurred over time, a rate at which catches were made over time, a ratio of a number of caught fish to a number of casts made, a ratio of a number of bites to a number of casts made, a ratio of a number of caught fish to a number of bites, or combinations thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the path comprises:

displaying a first one or more portions of the path in a first color or pattern where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is highest;

displaying a second one or more portions of the path in a second color or pattern where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is lowest; and

displaying varying combinations of the first and second color or pattern at additional one or more portions of the path where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is between the highest and lowest rate such that the altered pattern or color for portions of the path correspond to the degree of the rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics along the corresponding portions of the path.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an icon at locations along the path at which fish were caught.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a location along the path; and

displaying, in response to receiving the selection, additional information associated with the fishing data associated with the location, wherein the additional information comprises at least one of a time of day, tidal information, a water temperature, a water depth, a wind direction, wind strength, overhead conditions, or images or videos.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the additional information is generated from a sonar system of the marine vessel.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more fishing statistics are retrieved from fishing statistic storage.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive, at the marine electronics device, from a wearable device used by a fisherman, fishing data corresponding to one or more fishing statistics that occurred during a fishing trip in a marine vessel on a body of water, wherein the one or more fishing statistics comprise at least one of cast information, bite information, catch information, or associated rate information, wherein the wearable device is configured to detect the fishing data using at least one of one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons, and wherein the wearable device is not connected to a fishing line;

determine one or more locations traveled by the marine vessel associated with the fishing data such that each fishing statistic is associated with at least one location; and

display, on a screen of the marine electronics device, a path traveled by the marine vessel during the fishing trip on the body of water, wherein the path is displayed such that one or more portions of the path are altered to form a heat map to indicate the occurrence of the one or more fishing statistics at the corresponding location along the path, wherein the altered one or more portions of the path define at least one of an altered pattern or an altered color.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the fishing statistics comprise a rate at which casts were made over time, a rate at which bites occurred over time, a rate at which catches were made over time, a ratio of a number of caught fish to a number of casts made, a ratio of a number of bites to a number of casts made, a ratio of a number of caught fish to a number of bites, or combinations thereof.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to:

receive a selection of a location on the displayed path; and

display, in response to receiving the selection, additional information associated with the fishing data associated with the selected location, wherein the additional information comprises at least one of a time of day, tidal information, a water temperature, a water depth, a wind direction, wind strength, overhead conditions, or captured images or videos.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the additional information is generated from a sonar system of the marine vessel.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to display the path by:

displaying a first one or more portions of the path in a first color or pattern where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is highest;

displaying a second one or more portions of the path in a second color or pattern where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is lowest; and

displaying varying combinations of the first and second color or pattern at additional one or more portions of the path where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is between the highest and lowest rate such that the altered pattern or color for portions of the path correspond to the degree of the rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics along the corresponding portions of the path.

13. An apparatus for displaying marine electronic data, the apparatus comprising:

a marine electronics device having;

one or more processors;

a screen configured to display marine data; and

memory having a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, at the marine electronics device, from a wearable device used by a fisherman, fishing data corresponding to one or more fishing statistics that occurred during a fishing trip in a marine vessel on a body of water, wherein the one or more fishing statistics comprise at least one of cast information, bite information, catch information, or associated rate information, wherein the wearable device is configured to detect the fishing data using at least one of one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons, and wherein the wearable device is not connected to a fishing line;

determine one or more locations traveled by the marine vessel associated with the fishing data such that each fishing statistic is associated with at least one location; and

display, on the screen of the marine electronics device, a path traveled by the marine vessel during the fishing trip on the body of water, wherein the path is displayed such that one or more portions of the path are altered to form a heat map to indicate the occurrence of the fishing statistics at the corresponding location along the path, wherein the altered one or more portions of the path define at least one of an altered pattern or an altered color.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the executable instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a selection of a location along the path; and

display, in response to receiving the selection, additional information associated with the fishing data associated with the selected location, wherein the additional information comprises at least one of a time of day, tidal information, a water temperature, a water depth, a wind direction, wind strength, overhead conditions, or images or videos.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the additional information is generated from a sonar system of the marine vessel.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the fishing statistics comprise a rate at which casts were made over time, a rate at which bites occurred over time, a rate at which catches were made over time, a ratio of a number of caught fish to a number of casts made, a ratio of a number of bites to a number of casts made, a ratio of a number of caught fish to a number of bites, or combinations thereof.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the executable instructions further cause the processor to display the path by:

displaying a first one or more portions of the path in a first color or pattern where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is highest;

displaying a second one or more portions of the path in a second color or pattern where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is lowest; and

displaying varying combinations of the first and second color or pattern at additional one or more portions of the path where a rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics is between the highest and lowest rate such that the altered pattern or color for portions of the path correspond to the degree of the rate of occurrence of one or more fishing statistics along the corresponding portions of the path.