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US 12,145,702 B2Granted
Dive mask for underwater communication
OwnerJuliette Larocheinventor
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Abstract
A dive mask including an ultrasonic communication system and an alert subsystem to measure the distance between two dive masks and alert divers if they have moved apart and exceeded a setpoint range. An illuminating edge or indicator light including at least one LED will illuminate to notify the divers they have moved apart and exceeded the setpoint range. The dive mask includes a danger function the divers may trigger to notify each other of potential danger. The dive mask includes a function to illuminate the at least one LED if the battery level in either dive mask is low.
Claims23
An underwater communication system comprising:
- A first underwater transceiver coupled to a first dive mask wearable by a user and comprising:
- A user input manipulatable to define a setpoint range,
- At least one light-emitting diode (LED), and an ultrasonic communication system configured to communicate with the at least one LED to selectively illuminate the at least one LED and comprising:
- An emitter configured to emit a first ultrasonic signal indicating a first location of the first dive mask,
- A receiver configured to receive a second ultrasonic signal indicating a second location of a second transceiver of a second dive mask, and
- A processor communicatively coupled to the ultrasonic communication system and configured to:
- Determine a distance between the first location and the second location from at least one of the first ultrasonic signal or the second ultrasonic signal compare the distance to the setpoint range, and cause the ultrasonic communication system to selectively illuminate the at least one LED based upon a result of the comparing.
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