Systems and associated methods for monitoring vessel noise level
AssigneeNavico Holding AS
InventorMathew J. Hooper
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Abstract
A marine electronics system is provided including a transducer assembly configured to receive active sonar returns during a first time period and receive passive sonar data during a second time period. The system also includes a marine electronics device including a user interface comprising a display, a processor, and a memory including computer program code configured to cause the marine electronics device to receive the passive sonar data from the transducer element, generate a noise level indicator based on the passive sonar data, and cause the noise level indicator to be displayed on the user interface. The noise level indicator includes an indication of an ambient noise level associated with the vessel.
Claims20
A marine electronics system comprising:
- a transducer assembly including a housing configured for mounting to a vessel or a trolling motor associated with the vessel, wherein the transducer assembly comprises:
- a transducer element configured to:
- receive active sonar returns from one or more sonar signals emitted into an underwater environment during a first time period, wherein the active sonar returns are used to generate one or more sonar images;
- and
- receive passive sonar data during a second time period, wherein the passive sonar data corresponds to ambient noise associated with the vessel, wherein the second time period is different from the first time period;
- and
- a marine electronics device comprising:
- a user interface comprising a display;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory including computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the marine electronics device to:
- receive the passive sonar data from the transducer assembly;
- generate a noise level indicator based on the passive sonar data, wherein the noise level indicator comprises an indication of an ambient noise level associated with the vessel;
- and
- cause the noise level indicator to be displayed on the user interface.
A method of indicating an ambient noise level associated with a vessel, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving active sonar returns from one or more sonar signals emitted into an underwater environment during a first time period, wherein the active sonar returns are received by a transducer element of a transducer assembly, wherein the transducer assembly includes a housing configured for mounting to a vessel or a trolling motor associated with the vessel, and wherein the active sonar returns are used to generate one or more sonar images;
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- receiving, by the transducer element, passive sonar data at a second time period, wherein the second time period is different from the first time period;
- receiving, at a marine electronics device, the passive sonar data from the transducer element during a second time period, wherein the second time period is different from the first time period;
- generating, by a processor of the marine electronics device, a noise level indicator based on the passive sonar data, wherein the noise level indicator comprises an indication of the ambient noise level associated with the vessel;
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- causing the noise level indicator to be displayed on a user interface.
A marine electronics device comprising:
- a user interface comprising a display;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory including computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the marine electronics device to:
- receive active sonar return data from a transducer assembly, wherein the active sonar return data corresponds to active sonar returns from one or more sonar signals emitted into an underwater environment during a first time period, wherein the active sonar returns are received by a transducer element of the transducer assembly, wherein the transducer assembly includes a housing configured for mounting to a vessel or a trolling motor associated with the vessel, and wherein the active sonar returns are used to generate one or more sonar images;
- and
- receive passive sonar data received by the transducer element during a second time period, wherein the second time period is different from the first time period;
- generate a noise level indicator based on the passive sonar data, wherein the noise level indicator comprises an indication of the ambient noise level associated with the vessel;
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- cause the noise level indicator to be displayed on the user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.