US 10,852,429 B2 · Sonar history display control systems and methods

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate and intuitive control over the display of sonar image data provided by sonar systems for mobile structures. A sonar system includes a user interface and a logic device configured to receive and display multiple different sonar image data sets from multiple different types of transducer modules to a user. The logic device is configured to render a historical view selector on a display of the user interface, where the historical view selector is configured to provide for selection of a particular view time in a period of time corresponding to the first and/or second sonar image data, receive user input identifying a selected view time within the range of time, and render first and second portions of the first and second image data corresponding to the selected view time on the display of the user interface.

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A system comprising:

a user interface configured to accept user input and display at least first and second sonar image data sets to a user of a mobile structure, wherein the first and second sonar image data sets are derived from corresponding first and second time series of acoustic returns received by respective first and second sonar transducer modules coupled to the mobile structure;
and
a logic device configured to communicate with the user interface, wherein the logic device is configured to:
render a historical view selector on a display of the user interface, wherein the historical view selector is configured to provide for selection of a particular view time in a period of time associated with the first and/or second sonar image data sets;
receive user input identifying a selected view time within the period of time;
and
render first and second portions of the respective first and second image data sets, corresponding to the selected view time, on the display of the user interface.

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A method comprising:

rendering a historical view selector on a display of a user interface configured to accept user input and display at least first and second sonar image data sets to a user of a mobile structure, wherein the first and second sonar image data sets are derived from corresponding first and second time series of acoustic returns received by respective first and second sonar transducer modules coupled to the mobile structure, and wherein the historical view selector is configured to provide for selection of a particular view time in a period of time associated with the first and/or second sonar image data sets;
receiving user input identifying a selected view time within the period of time;
and
rendering first and second portions of the respective first and second image data sets, corresponding to the selected view time, on the display of the user interface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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