# US 2024/0199178 A1 · Fishing site information providing system, fishing site information providing method, and server > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0199178 A1 - Document ID: US20240199178A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/540,947 - Filed: 2023-12-15 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-16 - Assignees: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Makoto ITO; Hidehiko HARADA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240199178A1 ## CPC - B63B 49/00: Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids (nautical measuring instruments G01C; radio navigation, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - A01K 99/00: Methods or apparatus for fishing not provided for in groups A01K69/00 - A01K97/00 - B63B 79/10: using sensors, e.g. pressure sensors, strain gauges or accelerometers - B63B 79/40: for controlling the operation of vessels, e.g. monitoring their speed, routing or maintenance schedules - B63H 21/21: Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine vessels - G01C 21/203: {specially adapted for water-borne vessels} - G05D 1/229: Command input data, e.g. waypoints - G05D 1/648: Performing a task within a working area or space, e.g. cleaning - G06Q 10/04: Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" (market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202) - G06Q 50/02: Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining - G08G 3/00: Traffic control systems for marine craft (marking of navigational route B63B22/16, B63B51/00) - B63B 2213/02: using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. the Global Positioning System GPS - B63H 2021/216: {using electric control means} - G05D 2105/50: for animal husbandry or control, e.g. catching, trapping or scaring of animals - G05D 2107/27: {Oceans} - G05D 2109/34: {operating on the water surface} - 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) - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS - B63H: MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING (propulsion of air-cushion vehicles B60V1/14; specially adapted for submarines, other than nuclear propulsion, B63G; specially adapted for torpedoes F42B19/00) - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - 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 fishing site information providing system includes an input operable by an operator to select a fishing-related watercraft operating function of a marine propulsion device on a watercraft. A watercraft operating controller is connected to the input and controls the marine propulsion device to execute the fishing-related watercraft operating function selected by the operator. A Data Communication Module (DCM) transmits to a cloud server the fishing-related watercraft operating function executed by the marine propulsion device and execution information including a site of execution of the fishing-related watercraft operating function. The cloud server estimates a recommended fishing site or sea route based on the fishing-related watercraft operating function and the execution information and transmits the estimated recommended fishing site or sea route to the DCM. The watercraft operating controller controls a Multi-Function Display (MFD) to display the recommended fishing site or sea route estimated by the cloud server. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fishing site information providing system comprising: a server; and a watercraft including: a position detector to detect a position of the watercraft; a marine propulsion device; an input operable by an operator to select a fishing-related watercraft operating function of the marine propulsion device; and a controller connected to the input and configured or programmed to control the marine propulsion device to execute the fishing-related watercraft operating function selected by the operator; wherein the controller is connectable to a communication device and a display; the communication device is operable to transmit to the server the fishing-related watercraft operating function executed by the marine propulsion device and execution information including a site of execution of the fishing-related watercraft operating function; the server is configured or programmed to estimate a recommended fishing site or sea route based on the fishing-related watercraft operating function and the execution information, and transmit the recommended fishing site or estimated sea route to the communication device; and the controller is configured or programmed to control the display to display the recommended fishing site or sea route estimated by the server. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to control the marine propulsion device such that the watercraft automatically moves to the recommended fishing site estimated by the server or such that the watercraft automatically moves along the recommended sea route estimated by the server. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein when the marine propulsion device executes a plurality of types of fishing-related watercraft operating functions including the fishing-related watercraft operating function, the server is configured or programmed to estimate the recommended fishing site or sea route for each of the plurality of types of fishing-related watercraft operating functions executed by the marine propulsion device; and the controller is configured or programmed to control the display to display the recommended fishing site or sea route for the each of the plurality of types of fishing-related watercraft operating functions executed by the marine propulsion device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 3, wherein the watercraft further includes a selector operable by the operator to select the recommended fishing site or sea route displayed on the display; and the controller is configured or programmed to control the marine propulsion device such that the watercraft automatically moves to the recommended fishing site selected by the operator or such that the watercraft automatically moves along the recommended sea route selected by the operator. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 3, wherein the watercraft further includes a selector operable by the operator to select the recommended fishing site displayed on the display; and the controller is configured or programmed to control the display to display a sea route toward the recommended fishing site selected by the operator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 4, wherein, after the watercraft reaches the recommended fishing site selected by the operator, the controller is configured or programmed to execute the fishing-related watercraft operating function among the plurality of types of fishing-related watercraft operating functions in the recommended fishing site selected by the operator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 5, wherein the fishing-related watercraft operating function includes a position maintaining function and a predetermined navigation function; the position maintaining function maintains the watercraft in a predetermined position, and the predetermined navigation function navigates the watercraft in a predetermined sea route pattern; and when the position maintaining function is selected by the operator, the controller is configured or programmed to execute the predetermined navigation function after the watercraft automatically reaches the recommended fishing site selected by the operator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the fishing-related watercraft operating function includes a position maintaining function, a compass direction maintaining function, or a predetermined navigation function; and the position maintaining function maintains the watercraft in a predetermined position, the compass direction maintaining function fixes an orientation of the watercraft by maintaining the watercraft in a compass direction, the predetermined navigation function navigates the watercraft in a predetermined sea route pattern. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the execution information includes a time or a weather condition obtained during execution of the fishing-related watercraft operating function. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein, when a plurality of fishing-related watercraft operating functions including the fishing-related watercraft operating function have been executed, the server is configured or programmed to further estimate the recommended fishing site based on a combination of the plurality of fishing-related watercraft operating functions and the execution information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 10, wherein the server is configured or programmed to transmit the recommended fishing site to the communication device by setting the recommended fishing site as a higher recommendation grade than one or more others of a plurality of recommended fishing sites including the recommended fishing site. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the server is configured or programmed to transmit the recommended fishing site to the communication device by setting the recommended fishing site as a higher recommendation grade than one or more others of a plurality of recommended fishing sites including the recommended fishing site when the recommended fishing site is estimated based on execution of a specific one of a plurality of fishing-related watercraft operating functions including the fishing-related watercraft operating function and the execution information regarding the specific fishing-related watercraft operating function. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the execution information includes an air temperature, water temperature, or a weather condition obtained as environmental information during execution of the fishing-related watercraft operating function; and the server is configured or programmed to transmit the recommended fishing site to the communication device by setting the recommended fishing site as a higher recommendation grade than one or more others of a plurality of recommended fishing sites including the recommended fishing site when the environmental information obtained in the recommended fishing site is the closest to present environmental information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the execution information includes a time obtained during execution of the fishing-related watercraft operating function; and the server is configured or programmed to transmit the recommended fishing site to the communication device by setting the recommended fishing site as a higher recommendation grade than one or more others of a plurality of recommended fishing sites including the recommended fishing site when the recommended fishing site is estimated based on a recently executed one of a plurality of fishing-related watercraft operating functions including the fishing-related watercraft operating function. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The fishing site information providing system according claim 11, wherein the controller is configured or programmed to control the display to display the recommended fishing site having a higher recommendation grade than the one or more others of the plurality of recommended fishing sites with a higher priority than the one or more others of the plurality of recommended fishing sites. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the watercraft further includes a fishing result information input operable by the operator to input fishing result information; and the server is configured or programmed to estimate the recommended fishing site based on the fishing-related watercraft operating function, the execution information, and the fishing result information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The fishing site information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the communication device and the display are installed in the watercraft. ### Claim 18 A fishing site information providing method comprising: causing a communication device to transmit to a server a fishing-related watercraft operating function executed in a watercraft and execution information including a site of execution of the fishing-related watercraft operating function; causing the server to estimate a recommended fishing site or sea route based on the fishing-related watercraft operating function and the execution information; causing the server to transmit to the communication device the recommended fishing site or sea route estimated by the server; and causing a display to display the recommended fishing site or sea route estimated by the server. ### Claim 19 A server comprising: a reception section to receive a fishing-related watercraft operating function executed in a watercraft and execution information including a site of execution of the fishing-related watercraft operating function; an estimation section to estimate a recommended fishing site or sea route based on the fishing-related watercraft operating function and the execution information; and a transmission section to transmit the recommended fishing site or sea route estimated by the estimation section to a communication device of the watercraft.