Smart fishing rod and system for detecting fishing related events
OwnerWilliam Spencer Worley, IIIinventor
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Abstract
Described is an apparatus and system for detecting fishing related events and providing notifications to a fisher regarding those events. When a fishing related event, such as a fish on line event occurs, it results in a fishing rod flexing or moving in particular directions. The described implementations include sensors located on or in the fishing rod that provide position data that is utilized to monitor a movement of the fishing rod and determine a type of fishing related event that has occurred.
Claims20
A system for detecting a fishing related event, comprising:
- a fishing rod, comprising:
- a flexible rod having a butt end and a tip end;
- a first sensor mounted to the flexible rod at a first position that is closer to the tip end than the butt end of the flexible rod;
- a second sensor mounted to the flexible rod at a second position that is closer to the butt end than the tip end of the flexible rod;
- a first communication component for transmitting first data obtained from the first sensor and second data obtained from the second sensor;
- a computing device, separate from the fishing rod, the computing device including:
- a second communication component for communicating with the first communication component of the fishing rod and receiving the first data and the second data;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and storing program instructions that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform a method comprising:
- comparing the first data with the second data to determine a signal representative of a motion of the flexible fishing rod;
- determining that a difference between the signal and a baseline signal exceeds a threshold, wherein the baseline signal represents a baseline motion of the fishing rod when no actionable event is occurring;
- and
- generating an event notification indicating that an event has been detected with respect to the flexible rod.
A fishing apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible rod having a butt end and a tip end;
- a first sensor mounted to the flexible rod at a first position that is closer to the tip end than the butt end of the flexible rod;
- a second sensor mounted to the flexible rod;
- a power supply;
- and
- a processor configured to at least:
- receive first data from the first sensor;
- receive second data from the second sensor;
- and
- determine a signal based at least in part on the first data and the second data;
- and
- cause a transmission of at least one of the signal or a notification indicating that an event has been detected based at least in part on the signal.
A computer implemented method for detecting a fishing related event, comprising:
- determining a fishing profile identifying a fishing rod, a first sensor position of a first sensor on the fishing rod, a second sensor position of a second sensor on the fishing rod, and a fishing type;
- receiving, over a period of time, first sensor data from a first sensor at the first sensor position on the fishing rod;
- receiving, over the period of time, second sensor data from a second sensor at the second sensor position on the fishing rod;
- determining, based at least in part on the first sensor data and the second sensor data, a first signal representative of a relative motion of the fishing rod;
- determining that the first signal is representative of an event having an event type;
- and
- reporting the event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.