Combined marine entertainment system and depth sounder
AssigneeGarmin Ltd.
InventorsMichael Richard Wiegers, Brian Poindexter
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Abstract
A combined marine entertainment system and depth sounder (10) that more efficiently utilizes limited marine instrument panel space, that is more convenient and simple to operate, and that shares certain components and, therefore, is less expensive to manufacture and install. The apparatus includes a main unit (12) and a separate remote unit (14). The main unit includes a housing (16); an entertainment assembly including a display (20) and an entertainment component (18) positioned in the housing; and a depth sounder assembly including a depth display (48) positioned within the same housing as the entertainment assembly display and entertainment component.
Claims24
A marine entertainment and information apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an entertainment assembly including a display and an audio component, the display and the audio component being positioned in the housing;
- and
- a depth display positioned within the housing with the entertainment assembly display and audio component and configured to be coupled with a depth sounder transducer for receiving depth information therefrom and for displaying the depth information.
A marine entertainment and information apparatus comprising:
- a main unit including
- a housing,
- an entertainment assembly including a display and an audio component, the display and the audio component being positioned in the housing, and
- a depth sounder assembly including a depth display positioned within the housing with the entertainment assembly display and component and configured to be coupled with a depth sounder transducer for receiving depth information therefrom and for displaying the depth information;
- and
- a remote unit operatively coupled with the main unit and including
- a remote housing,
- a remote depth sounder display positioned within the remote housing for remotely displaying the depth information, and
- remote controls for remotely controlling operation of the entertainment assembly and the depth sounder assembly.
A marine entertainment and information apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an entertainment component positioned in said housing for outputting entertainment or information, wherein said entertainment component further outputs a display signal including data indicative of said entertainment or information;
- a depth sounder component positioned in said housing and configured to be coupled with a depth sounder transducer, wherein said depth sounder receives depth information from said depth sounder transducer;
- and
- a display positioned in said housing, wherein said display displays said data indicative of said entertainment or information and said depth information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.