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US 12,504,317 B2Granted
Wireless scale and release system for secured content
AssigneeAmerican Outdoor Brands, Inc.
InventorsJohan Eide, Kye Miranda
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Abstract
The present disclosure pertains to a wireless scale, interface and release system for recreational and commercial weighing of items of any kind in a uniform and secure manner, furthermore designed for use on any form of bodies of water, tributaries, ocean, vehicle or land. The present disclosure comprises, scale inside of a waterproof housing, and a user interface to prompt the user through the weighing and release of the item or animal.
Claims23
A method of conducting a fishing tournament comprising:
- transmitting a weight of a fish measured by a scale to a base station by a satellite network;
- determining a rank of the weight by comparing the weight to other weights at the base station;
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- transmitting ranked data from the base station to the scale by the satellite network, the rank data indicative of the rank of the weight.
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A fish weighing system comprising:
- a scale configured to measure a weight of a fish;
- a user input configured to receive input data from a user;
- an energy storage device;
- a satellite communication transceiver configured to transmit the weight of the fish over a satellite network;
- a mobile processor in functional communication with the scale, the satellite communication transceiver, and the user input;
- a housing supporting the scale, the user input, the energy storage device, the satellite communication transceiver and the mobile processor;
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- a fish carrier configured to carry the fish, the fish carrier and the scale being operatively connected to permit the scale to measure the weight of the fish when the fish carrier is carrying the fish.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.