Downrigger Probe
AssigneeAirmar Technology Corporation
InventorsEric J. Beiswenger, Bruno Marie, Baptiste Verneau
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Abstract
A downrigger probe and corresponding method and system may be used for fishing. The downrigger probe comprises at least one processor and at least one sensor coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one sensor includes a sensor that senses colors in water around the downrigger probe. The at least one processor transforms respective values of the colors sensed into an ambient color temperature of the water around the downrigger probe. The downrigger probe transmits the ambient color temperature, acoustically through the water. For non-limiting example, such ambient color temperature may be useful toward selection of a lure for the fishing.
Claims32
A downrigger probe for fishing, the downrigger probe comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one sensor coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one sensor including a sensor configured to sense colors in water around the downrigger probe, the at least one processor configured to transform respective values of the colors sensed into an ambient color temperature of the water around the downrigger probe, the downrigger probe configured to transmit the ambient color temperature.
A method comprising:
- sensing colors in water around a downrigger probe via a sensor of at least one sensor of the downrigger probe, the at least one sensor coupled to at least one processor of the downrigger probe, the downrigger probe used for fishing;
- transforming, by the at least one processor, respective values of the colors sensed by the sensor into an ambient color temperature of the water around the downrigger probe;
- and
- transmitting, by the downrigger probe, the ambient color temperature acoustically through the water.
A system for fishing, the system comprising:
- a downrigger probe fixed on a downrigger line being trolled by a vessel;
- and
- a processor box configured to communicate with the downrigger probe via a hydrophone, the downrigger probe configured to sense colors in water around the downrigger probe, transform respective values of the colors sensed into an ambient color temperature of the water, and transmit the ambient color temperature acoustically through the water to the processor box via the hydrophone, the processor box configured to cause a representation of the ambient color temperature transmitted to be output to a user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.