# US 12,006,005 B2 · Boaters safe distance warning device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,006,005 B2 - Document ID: US12006005B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/737,916 - Filed: 2022-05-05 - Published: 2022-12-29 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-06-23 - Applicants: Cassandra S. Pone; Martis Pone - Inventors: Cassandra S. Pone; Martis Pone - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12006005B2 ## CPC - B63B 43/18: preventing collision {or grounding}; reducing collision damage {(reducing pollution by collision B63B25/082)} - B63B 49/00: Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids (nautical measuring instruments G01C; radio navigation, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G01S 19/17: Emergency applications - G01S 19/485: {whereby the further system is an optical system or imaging system} - G06V 10/811: {the classifiers operating on different input data, e.g. multi-modal recognition} - G06V 20/56: exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle - G08G 3/02: Anti-collision systems - B63B 2213/02: using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. the Global Positioning System GPS - G01S 11/12: using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract A device for measuring shoreline distance and distance to objects on a boat, including a measurement mechanism for measuring shoreline distance and object distance including a global positioning system (GPS) in combination with a camera and sensor. A method of determining shoreline distance and distance to objects on a boat, by actuating the device, measuring the shoreline distance and object distance from the boat, and displaying the shoreline distance and object distance on the graphical interface display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for measuring shoreline distance and distance to objects on a boat, comprising a measurement mechanism for measuring shoreline distance and object distance including a global positioning system (GPS) in combination with a camera and sensor, said device being programmed with shoreline and object distance regulations for determining legal threshold distances from shoreline and objects, and said device including an audible and visual alarm in communication with said measurement mechanism that warns a boater if said boat is approaching and/or exceeding a threshold distance. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said GPS receives a signal from at least four different satellites and calculates a position of the boat. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said camera takes a picture of a shoreline. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said sensor uses a technology chosen from the group consisting of infrared, laser, and autonomous vehicle technology. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said camera and sensor measure object distance of an object chosen from the group consisting of shoreline, docks, ramps, and platforms. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said camera and sensor provide an average measurement of distance over a period of time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said device allows for data points to be set with the GPS. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said device further includes a graphical interface for displaying the distance of said boat to the shoreline or an object. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said device interfaces with a portable electronic device through an application stored on non-transitory computer readable media. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said device stores shoreline distance and object distance data in a database on non-transitory computer readable media. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein said device includes a point-and-shoot handheld measurement mechanism. ### Claim 12 A method of determining shoreline distance and distance to objects on a boat, including the steps of: actuating a device for measuring shoreline distance and object distance including a global positioning system (GPS) in combination with a camera and sensor, the device being programmed with shoreline and object distance regulations for determining legal threshold distances from shoreline and objects; measuring the shoreline distance and object distance from the boat with the device; displaying the shoreline distance and object distance on a graphical interface display on the device; and providing an audible and visual alarm if the boat is approaching and/or exceeding a threshold distance. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the GPS receives a signal from at least four different satellites and calculates a position of the boat, the camera takes a picture of a shoreline, and the sensor uses a technology chosen from the group consisting of infrared, laser, and autonomous vehicle technology. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further including the step of storing shoreline distance and object distance data in a database on non-transitory computer readable media. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein said measuring step further includes measuring distance of the boat to an object chosen from the group consisting docks, ramps, and platforms.