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US 2020/0262525 A1Published application
Digital direction display for a trolling motor
AssigneeNavico Holding AS
InventorPAUL ROBERT BAILEY
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Abstract
A trolling motor is provided including a position sensor configured to determine the direction of the trolling motor housing, a digital display, a processor, and a memory including computer program code. The computer program code is configured to, when executed, cause the processor to receive position data from the position sensor, generate display data based on the position data, and cause the display data to be displayed on the digital display. The digital display is integrated with the main housing and configured to display the display data so as to provide an indication of the current direction of the trolling motor housing relative to the watercraft.
Claims20
A trolling motor assembly configured for attachment to a watercraft, wherein the trolling motor assembly comprises:
- a shaft defining a first end and a second end;
- a trolling motor at least partially contained within a trolling motor housing, wherein the trolling motor housing is attached to the second end of the shaft, wherein, when the trolling motor assembly is attached to the watercraft and the trolling motor housing is submerged in a body of water, the trolling motor, when operating, is configured to propel the watercraft to travel along the body of water;
- a main housing connected to the shaft proximate the first end of the shaft, wherein the main housing is configured to be positioned out of the body of water when the trolling motor assembly is attached to the watercraft and the trolling motor housing is submerged in the body of water;
- a position sensor configured to determine the direction of the trolling motor housing relative to the watercraft;
- a digital display;
- a processor;
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- a memory including computer program code configured to, when executed, cause the processor to:
- receive position data from the position sensor;
- compare the position data to a predetermined display orientation;
- generate display data;
- and
- cause the display data to be displayed on the digital display in a predetermined direction relative to the watercraft based on the comparison of the position data to the predetermined display orientation such that the display data is presented in a direction that appears right side up to a user on the watercraft while the trolling motor housing rotates.
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A system comprising:
- a trolling motor assembly configured for attachment to a watercraft, wherein the trolling motor assembly comprises:
- a shaft defining a first end and a second end;
- a trolling motor at least partially contained within a trolling motor housing, wherein the trolling motor housing is attached to the second end of the shaft, wherein, when the trolling motor assembly is attached to the watercraft and the trolling motor housing is submerged in a body of water, the trolling motor, when operating, is configured to propel the watercraft to travel along the body of water;
- a main housing connected to the shaft proximate the first end of the shaft, wherein the main housing is configured to be positioned out of the body of water when the trolling motor assembly is attached to the watercraft and the trolling motor housing is submerged in the body of water;
- a position sensor configured to determine the direction of the trolling motor housing relative to the watercraft;
- and
- a digital display;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory including computer program code configured to, when executed, cause the processor to:
- receive position data from the position sensor;
- compare the position data to a predetermined display orientation;
- generate display data;
- and
- cause the display data to be displayed on the digital display in a predetermined direction relative to the watercraft based on the comparison of the position data to the predetermined display orientation such that the display data is presented in a direction that appears right side up to a user on the watercraft.
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A method comprising:
- providing a trolling motor assembly configured for attachment to the watercraft, wherein the trolling motor assembly comprises:
- a shaft defining a first end and a second end;
- a trolling motor at least partially contained within the trolling motor housing, wherein the trolling motor housing is attached to the second end of the shaft, wherein, when the trolling motor assembly is attached to the watercraft and the trolling motor housing is submerged in a body of water, the trolling motor, when operating, is configured to propel the watercraft to travel along the body of water;
- a main housing connected to the shaft proximate the first end of the shaft, wherein the main housing is configured to be positioned out of the body of water when the trolling motor assembly is attached to the watercraft and the trolling motor housing is submerged in the body of water;
- a position sensor configured to determine the direction of the trolling motor housing relative to the watercraft;
- and
- a digital display;
- receiving, at a processor, position data from the position sensor;
- comparing the position data to a predetermined display orientation;
- generating display data;
- and
- causing the display data to be displayed on the digital display in a predetermined direction relative to the watercraft based on the comparison of the position data to the predetermined display orientation such that the display data is presented in a direction that appears right side up to a user on the watercraft while the trolling motor housing rotates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.