Controlling Marine Electronics Device

Abstract

Various implementations described herein are directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, may cause the computer to receive motion data or button input recorded by one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons on a wearable device. The computer may determine that the motion data or button input corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device. The computer may perform an action corresponding to the command on the marine electronics device.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/868,444, filed Aug. 21, 2013 and titled FISHING DATA COLLECTION AND USE, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

This section is intended to provide background information to facilitate a better understanding of various technologies described herein. As the section's title implies, this is a discussion of related art. That such art is related in no way implies that it is prior art. The related art may or may not be prior art. It should therefore be understood that the statements in this section are to be read in this light, and not as admissions of prior art.

Various forms of data, such as marine electronics data, may be displayed using a marine electronics device. Marine electronics data may include, for example, sonar data, chart data, radar data, or navigation data. The marine electronics device may be positioned on a vessel. The operator of a marine vessel may use a marine electronics device for navigation, to monitor marine traffic, or for other purposes. A device that is easy to operate and that provides data in an easy to follow format can provide advantages to the vessel operator.

SUMMARY

Described herein are implementations of various technologies for a method for determining that motion data or button input corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device and performing an action corresponding to the command. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may include receiving motion data or button input recorded by one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons on a wearable device. The actions may include determining that the motion data or button input corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device. The actions may also include performing an action corresponding to the command on the marine electronics device.

Described herein are also implementations of various technologies for a method for receiving a command for operating a marine electronics device from a wearable device. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may include receiving a command for operating a marine electronics device from a wearable device, wherein the command was determined by the wearable device in response to detecting motion data or button input using motion sensors or buttons disposed on the wearable device. The actions may also include performing an action corresponding to the command on the marine electronics device.

Described herein are also implementations of various technologies for a method for determining that button input, motion data, or combinations thereof corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device and transmitting the command. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may include receiving button input, motion data or combinations thereof from one or more motion sensors or buttons on a wearable device. The actions may include determining that the button input, motion data or combinations thereof corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device. The actions may also include transmitting the command to the marine electronics device.

Described herein are also implementations of various technologies for a method for receiving button input or motion data and wirelessly transmitting the button input or motion data to a marine electronics device. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may include receiving button input or motion data recorded by one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons on a wearable device, wherein the button input or motion data corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device. The actions may also include wirelessly transmitting the button input or motion data to a marine electronics device.

The above referenced summary section is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the detailed description section. The summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter. Furthermore, the claimed subject matter is not limited to implementations that solve any or all disadvantages noted in any part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Implementations of various techniques will hereafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the accompanying drawings illustrate only the various implementations described herein and are not meant to limit the scope of various techniques described herein.

FIG. 1A illustrates a wearable device in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein.

FIG. 1B illustrates a block diagram of the wearable device 100 in accordance with various implementations described herein.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram for a method of controlling a marine electronics device using motion commands in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein.

FIG. 3 illustrates using motion commands to control a marine electronics device in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram for a method of controlling a marine electronics device using button input in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein.

FIG. 5 illustrates using button commands to control a marine electronics device in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein.

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of a computing system in which the various technologies described herein may be incorporated and practiced.

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic of a marine electronics device in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The discussion below is directed to certain specific implementations. It is to be understood that the discussion below is only for the purpose of enabling a person with ordinary skill in the art to make and use any subject matter defined now or later by the patent “claims” found in any issued patent herein.

It is specifically intended that the claimed invention not be limited to the implementations and illustrations contained herein, but include modified forms of those implementations including portions of the implementations and combinations of elements of different implementations as come within the scope of the following claims. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure. Nothing in this application is considered critical or essential to the claimed invention unless explicitly indicated as being “critical” or “essential.”

Reference will now be made in detail to various implementations, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and figures. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits and networks have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments.

It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first object or step could be termed a second object or step, and, similarly, a second object or step could be termed a first object or step, without departing from the scope of the invention. The first object or step, and the second object or step, are both objects or steps, respectively, but they are not to be considered the same object or step.

The terminology used in the description of the present disclosure herein is for the purpose of describing particular implementations only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. As used in the description of the present disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms “includes,” “including,” “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a stated condition or event] is detected” may be construed to mean “upon determining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [the stated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the stated condition or event],” depending on the context. As used herein, the terms “up” and “down”; “upper” and “lower”; “upwardly” and “downwardly”; “below” and “above”; and other similar terms indicating relative positions above or below a given point or element may be used in connection with some implementations of various technologies described herein.

Various implementations of input for marine electronics described herein will now be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1-7.

Wearable Device

A fisherman may wear a wearable device that captures motion data and button input to determine when a cast has been made, or any other fishing event has occurred. The wearable device may also be used for other purposes, for instance, wirelessly controlling a marine electronics device. Accordingly, FIG. 1A illustrates a wearable device 100 in accordance with various implementations described herein. The wearable device 100 may be worn around the fisherman's arm or wrist. In an alternate implementation, a wearable device may be attached to a cord and worn around a fisherman's neck.

The wearable device 100 may be made of a combination of plastics and rubbers, or of any other synthetic material. The wearable device 100 may also be waterproof. The wearable device 100 may include a clasp, or another mechanism to aid in removal of the wearable device 100 from a user's arm. The wearable device 100 may include one or more buttons 110. Although the wearable device is described as a band, the wearable device may be a watch, pair of eyeglasses, or any other device that can be worn or attached to the body or clothing.

FIG. 1B illustrates a block diagram of the wearable device 100 in accordance with various implementations described herein. As shown in FIG. 1B, the wearable device 100 may include a computer 130 and at least one motion sensor 120. The at least one motion sensor 120 may include one or more accelerometers, gyroscopes, muscle activity sensors, any other motion sensor, or any combination of motion sensors. The at least one motion sensor 120 is configured to capture motion data.

In one implementation, the computer 130, described in more detail in FIG. 6, may be loaded with software to detect commands for operating a marine electronics device. The commands may be detected using the buttons 110, the motion sensor 120, or both. For example, if a user presses a button 110 on the wearable device 100, the wearable device 100 may transmit a command to a marine electronics device 700, further described in FIG. 7.

The wearable device may further include a display 150. The display may be a series of Light Emitting Diodes (LED). The display may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).

The wearable device 100 may also include wireless technology, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular technology such as GSM or CDMA, satellite communication, or any other wireless technology. In one implementation, the wearable device 100 may be connected wirelessly to the marine electronics device 700. In another implementation, the wearable device 100 may be connected to any computer system, including a portable computer system, a smart phone device, a remote server, a cloud server and the like. It should be understood that the wearable device 100 may be connected to any device with a wireless connection, e.g., a data logging device.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram for a method 200 of controlling a marine electronics device using motion commands in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein. In one implementation, method 200 may be performed by the computer 130 in the wearable device 100. In another implementation, portions of method 200 may be performed by any computer system 600, including a portable computer system, a smart phone device, a remote server, a marine electronics device 700, a cloud server and the like. It should be understood that while method 200 indicates a particular order of execution of operations, in some implementations, certain portions of the operations might be executed in a different order, and on different systems. Further, in some implementations, additional operations or steps may be added to the method 200. Likewise, some operations or steps may be omitted.

At block 210, method 200 may detect motion. The motion may be detected by motion sensors 120 in the wearable device 100. As described above, the motion sensors 120 may be accelerometers, in which case the motion may be detected using accelerometer data. For example, if a user is wearing the wearable device 100 on their wrist, the user may move their wrist, and the wrist motion may then be detected by the motion sensors 120.

At block 220, method 200 may determine whether the motion detected at block 210 corresponds to a command for operating the marine electronics device 700. The detected command may include commands given to control the marine electronics device 700 during a fishing trip, or while fishing, such as add waypoint, add a waypoint corresponding to the location where a fish is caught, take a screenshot, commands given to control an autopilot, change pages or alternate displays, view charts, view sonar, start and finish sonar logs, zoom in or out, or any other commands for controlling the marine electronics device 700. Any command, or any subset of commands, that can be given through a button, touchscreen, or other input used by a marine electronics device 700 may be given using a motion command.

The motion command may be a predefined motion that corresponds to a particular command. The motions may include rotating the wearable device 100, moving the wearable device 100 in a specified direction, shaking the wearable device 100, or any other motions. For example, rotating the wearable device 100 in a clockwise direction may correspond to zooming in, and rotating the wearable device 100 in a counterclockwise direction may correspond to zooming out. In one implementation, a user may be able to select the action on the marine electronics device 700 that corresponds to the motion command.

At block 230, method 200 may perform an action corresponding to the command determined at block 220. For example, if the motion detected corresponds to a command for alternating displays, the marine electronics device 700 may then alternate the display on the marine electronics device 700.

In one implementation, blocks 210 and 220 may be performed by a wearable device, such as wearable device 100, and block 230 may be performed by the marine electronics device 700. In another implementation, block 210 may be performed by the wearable device 100, and blocks 220 and 230 may be performed by the marine electronics device 700.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of using motion commands to control a marine electronics device in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein. At block 310, a fisherman named Bubba is fishing while using the marine electronics device 700. Bubba wants to take a screenshot of the information displayed on the marine electronics device 700.

At block 320, Bubba waves his arm in a predefined manner that corresponds to a command for taking a screenshot. For example, Bubba may rotate his wrist forwards. The wearable device on Bubba's wrist may detect the rotating motion and determine that the motion corresponds to a command for taking a screenshot. At block 330, the marine electronics device 700 receives the command to take a screenshot and records an image file corresponding to the marine electronic device's display.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram for a method 400 of controlling a marine electronics device using button input in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein. In one implementation, method 400 may be performed by the computer 130 in the wearable device 100. In another implementation, portions of method 400 may be performed by any computer system 600, including a portable computer system, a smart phone device, a remote server, a marine electronics device 700, a cloud server and the like. It should be understood that while method 400 indicates a particular order of execution of operations, in some implementations, certain portions of the operations might be executed in a different order, and on different systems. Further, in some implementations, additional operations or steps may be added to the method 400. Likewise, some operations or steps may be omitted.

At block 410, method 400 may receive button input from a wearable device. The button input may be input from buttons 110 in a wearable device 100. The button input may be a single button press, or a series of button presses. Additionally, the button input may include the length of time during which one or more buttons were pressed.

At block 420, method 400 may determine whether the button input received at block 410 corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device 700. The detected command may include commands given to control a marine electronics device 700 during a fishing trip, or while fishing, such as add waypoint, add a waypoint corresponding to the location where a fish is caught, take a screenshot, commands given to control an autopilot, change pages or alternate displays, view charts, view sonar, start and finish sonar logs, zoom in or out, or any other commands for controlling the marine electronics device 700. Any command, or any subset of commands, that can be given through a button, touchscreen, or other input used by a marine electronics device 700 may be given using button input from a wearable device.

The button input may be a predefined button or buttons that correspond to a command for controlling the marine electronics device 700. For example, pressing a first button 110 on a wearable device 100 may correspond to increasing the speed of an autopilot, while pressing a second button 110 on the wearable device 100 may correspond to decreasing the speed of an autopilot. In one implementation, a user may be able to select the action on a marine electronics device 700 that corresponds to a button input.

At block 430, method 400 may perform an action corresponding to the command determined at block 420. For example, if the button input corresponds to a command for starting a sonar log, the marine electronics device 700 may then start a sonar log on the marine electronics device 700.

In one implementation, blocks 410 and 420 may be performed by a wearable device, such as wearable device 100, and block 430 may be performed by a marine electronics device 700. In another implementation, block 410 may be performed by the wearable device 100, and blocks 420 and 430 may be performed by a marine electronics device 700.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of using button commands to control a marine electronics device in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein. At block 510, a fisherman named Bubba is fishing while using the marine electronics device 700. Bubba wants to set a waypoint on the marine electronics device 700 at the current location of the vessel.

At block 520, Bubba presses a button 110 on the wearable device 100. In one implementation, the wearable device 100 determines that the button press corresponds to a command for setting a waypoint. The wearable device 100 then transmits the command to the marine electronics device 700. In another implementation the wearable device 100 transmits a record of the button press to the marine electronics device 700. The marine electronics device 700 then determines that the button input corresponds to a command for setting a waypoint. In both implementations, the marine electronics device 700 then sets a waypoint. The marine electronics device 700 may then transmit the waypoint to a cloud software service.

Although described separately, in certain instances methods 200 and 400 may be combined, i.e., certain commands may be given by using both buttons and motion. For example, a user may give a motion command to add a waypoint, and then press a button to select a specific type of waypoint. The combined method may detect both the motion and the button input, and determine that the motion and button input corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device.

Computing System

Implementations of various technologies described herein may be operational with numerous general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well-known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with the various technologies described herein include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, smart phones, tablets, wearable computers, cloud computing systems, virtual computers, marine electronics devices, and the like.

The various technologies described herein may be implemented in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that performs particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Further, each program module may be implemented in its own way, and all need not be implemented the same way. While program modules may all execute on a single computing system, it should be appreciated that, in some implementations, program modules may be implemented on separate computing systems or devices adapted to communicate with one another. A program module may also be some combination of hardware and software where particular tasks performed by the program module may be done either through hardware, software, or both.

The various technologies described herein may be implemented in the context of marine electronics, such as devices found in marine vessels and/or navigation systems. Ship instruments and equipment may be connected to the computing systems described herein for executing one or more navigation technologies. As such, the computing systems may be configured to operate using sonar, radar, GPS and like technologies.

The various technologies described herein may also be implemented in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network, e.g., by hardwired links, wireless links, or combinations thereof. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.

FIG. 6 illustrates a computer system 600 into which implementations of various technologies and techniques described herein may be implemented. Computing system 600 may be a conventional desktop, a handheld device, a wearable device, a controller, a personal digital assistant, a server computer, an electronic device/instrument, a laptop, a tablet, or part of a navigation system, marine electronics, or sonar system. It should be noted, however, that other computer system configurations may be used.

The computing system 600 may include a central processing unit (CPU) 630, a system memory 626 and a system bus 628 that couples various system components including the system memory 626 to the CPU 630. Although only one CPU 630 is illustrated in FIG. 6, it should be understood that in some implementations the computing system 600 may include more than one CPU 630.

The CPU 630 can include a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a processor, a programmable integrated circuit, or a combination thereof. The CPU 630 can comprise an off-the-shelf processor such as a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC), including an Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) processor, or a Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages (MIPS) processor, or a combination thereof. The CPU 630 may also include a proprietary processor. The CPU may include a multi-core processor.

The CPU 630 may provide output data to a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 631. The GPU 631 may generate graphical user interfaces that present the output data. The GPU 631 may also provide objects, such as menus, in the graphical user interface. A user may provide inputs by interacting with the objects. The GPU 631 may receive the inputs from interaction with the objects and provide the inputs to the CPU 630. In one implementation, the CPU 630 may perform the tasks of the GPU 631. A video adapter 632 may be provided to convert graphical data into signals for a monitor 634. The monitor 634 includes a screen 605. The screen 605 can be sensitive to heat or touching (now collectively referred to as a “touch screen”). In one implementation, the computer system 600 may not include a monitor 634.

The GPU 631 may be a microprocessor specifically designed to manipulate and implement computer graphics. The CPU 630 may offload work to the GPU 631. The GPU 631 may have its own graphics memory, and/or may have access to a portion of the system memory 626. As with the CPU 630, the GPU 631 may include one or more processing units, and each processing unit may include one or more cores.

The system bus 628 may be any of several types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. By way of example, and not limitation, such architectures include Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus also known as Mezzanine bus. The system memory 626 may include a read only memory (ROM) 612 and a random access memory (RAM) 616. A basic input/output system (BIOS) 614, containing the basic routines that help transfer information between elements within the computing system 600, such as during start-up, may be stored in the ROM 612. The computing system may be implemented using a printed circuit board containing various components including processing units, data storage memory, and connectors.

Certain implementations may be configured to be connected to a GPS and/or a sonar system. The GPS and/or sonar system may be connected via the network interface 644 or Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface 642. In one implementation, the computing system 600, the monitor 634, the screen 605 and buttons may be integrated into a console.

The computing system 600 may further include a hard disk drive 636 for reading from and writing to a hard disk 650, a memory card reader 652 for reading from and writing to a removable memory card 656 and an optical disk drive 654 for reading from and writing to a removable optical disk 658, such as a CD ROM, DVD ROM or other optical media. The hard disk drive 650, the memory card reader 652 and the optical disk drive 654 may be connected to the system bus 628 by a hard disk drive interface 636, a memory card interface 638 and an optical drive interface 640, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media may provide nonvolatile storage of computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data for the computing system 600.

Although the computing system 600 is described herein as having a hard disk 650, a removable memory card 656 and a removable optical disk 658, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the computing system 600 may also include other types of computer-readable media that may be accessed by a computer. For example, such computer-readable media may include computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media may include volatile and non-volatile, and removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information, such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media may further include RAM, ROM, erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other solid state memory technology, including a Solid State Disk (SSD), CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD), or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by the computing system 600. Communication media may embody computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and may include any information delivery media. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media may include wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. The computing system 600 may also include a host adapter 633 that connects to a storage device 635 via a small computer system interface (SCSI) bus, a Fiber Channel bus, an eSATA bus, or using any other applicable computer bus interface. The computing system 600 can also be connected to a router 664 to establish a wide area network (WAN) 666 with one or more remote computers 674. The router 664 may be connected to the system bus 628 via a network interface 644. The remote computers 674 can also include hard disks 672 that store application programs 670.

In another implementation, the computing system 600 may also connect to one or more remote computers 674 via local area network (LAN) 676 or the WAN 666. When using a LAN networking environment, the computing system 600 may be connected to the LAN 676 through the network interface or adapter 644. The LAN 676 may be implemented via a wired connection or a wireless connection. The LAN 676 may be implemented using Wi-Fi technology, cellular technology, or any other implementation known to those skilled in the art. The network interface 644 may also utilize remote access technologies (e.g., Remote Access Service (RAS), Virtual Private Networking (VPN), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Layer 2 Tunneling (L2T), or any other suitable protocol). These remote access technologies may be implemented in connection with the remote computers 674. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communications link between the computer systems may be used. The network interface 644 may also include digital cellular networks, Bluetooth, or any other wireless network interface.

A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk 650, memory card 656, optical disk 658, ROM 612 or RAM 616, including an operating system 618, one or more application programs 620, program data 624 and a database system. The one or more application programs 620 may contain program instructions configured to perform methods 200 or 300 according to various implementations described herein. The operating system 618 may be any suitable operating system that may control the operation of a networked personal or server computer, such as Windows® XP, Mac OS® X, Unix-variants (e.g., Linux® and BSD®), Android®, iOS®, and the like.

A user may enter commands and information into the computing system 600 through input devices such as a keyboard 662 and pointing device. Other input devices may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, user input button, wearable device, or the like. These and other input devices may be connected to the CPU 630 through a USB interface 642 coupled to system bus 628, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, Bluetooth or a game port. A monitor 605 or other type of display device may also be connected to system bus 628 via an interface, such as a video adapter 632. In addition to the monitor 634, the computing system 600 may further include other peripheral output devices such as speakers and printers.

Marine Electronics Device

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic diagram of a marine electronics device 700 in accordance with various implementations described herein. The marine electronics device 700 includes a screen 705. In certain implementations, the screen 705 may be sensitive to touching by a finger. In other implementations, the screen 705 may be sensitive to the body heat from the finger, a stylus, or responsive to a mouse. The device 700 may display marine electronic data 715. The marine electronic data types 715 may include chart data, radar data, sonar data, steering data, dashboard data, navigation data, fishing data, and the like. The marine electronics device 700 may also include a plurality of buttons 720, which may be either physical buttons or virtual buttons, or a combination thereof. The marine electronics device 700 may receive input through a screen 705 sensitive to touch, buttons 720, or voice commands. The marine electronics device 700 may receive input wirelessly by a wearable device, such as wearable device 100.

While the foregoing is directed to implementations of various techniques described herein, other and further implementations may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, which may be determined by the claims that follow.

Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.

Claims

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

receive motion data or button input recorded by one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons on a wearable device;

determine that the motion data or button input corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device; and

perform an action corresponding to the command on the marine electronics device.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the command for operating the marine electronics device is a command for adding a waypoint, taking a screenshot, selecting an alternate display, controlling an autopilot, changing pages, viewing a chart, viewing sonar, starting or finishing sonar logs, or zooming in or out.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the motion data or button input is wirelessly transmitted by the wearable device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more motion sensors comprise one or more accelerometers.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the motion data comprises accelerometer data.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the motion data comprise accelerometer data recorded in response to rotating the wearable device.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions that cause the computer to determine that the motion data correspond to the command for operating the marine electronics device comprise instructions that cause the computer to determine that the motion data correspond to a predetermined motion.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to:

determine a location of the marine electronics device; and

store the waypoint corresponding to the location of the marine electronics device.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to transmit the waypoint to a cloud software service.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the button input comprises a length of time during which a button was pressed.

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

receive a command for operating a marine electronics device from a wearable device, wherein the command was determined by the wearable device in response to detecting motion data or button input using motion sensors or buttons disposed on the wearable device; and

perform an action corresponding to the command on the marine electronics device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the command is configured to add a waypoint, take a screenshot, select an alternate display, control an autopilot, change pages, view a chart, view sonar, start or finish sonar logs, or zoom in or out.

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

receive button input, motion data or combinations thereof from one or more motion sensors or buttons on a wearable device;

determine that the button input, motion data or combinations thereof corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device; and

transmit the command to the marine electronics device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the one or more motion sensors comprise one or more accelerometers.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions that cause the computer to determine that the button input, motion data or combinations thereof corresponds to the command for operating the marine electronics device comprise instructions that cause the computer to determine that the button input, motion data or combinations thereof corresponds to a predetermined motion.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the command for operating a marine electronics device is a command for adding a waypoint, taking a screenshot, selecting an alternate display, controlling an autopilot, changing pages, viewing a chart, viewing sonar, starting or finishing sonar logs, or zooming in or out.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the command is transmitted wirelessly to the marine electronics device.

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

receive button input or motion data recorded by one or more motion sensors or one or more buttons on a wearable device, wherein the button input or motion data corresponds to a command for operating a marine electronics device; and

wirelessly transmit the button input or motion data to a marine electronics device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more motion sensors comprise one or more accelerometers.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the command is configured to add a waypoint, take a screenshot, select an alternate display, control an autopilot, change pages, view a chart, view sonar, start or finish sonar logs, or zoom in or out.