US 8,464,461 B1Granted

Intelligent strike indicator

OwnerJames Perkins, Lorin Jacobson +2inventors

InventorsJames Perkins, Lorin Jacobson, Lucas Jacobson, Patrick Williams

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Abstract

A strike indicator that indicates when a fish bites and reduces false positives, comprising a light source, a power source, a printed circuit board, an accelerometer integrated circuit mounted on said printed circuit board, and a microcontroller mounted on said printed circuit board. The strike indicator may be housed in a fishing rod, with the light source illuminating the tip of the rod. The accelerometer detects acceleration of the rod, and the microcontroller utilizes an algorithm to determine whether the acceleration is due to a fish biting or due to other causes. If the acceleration is due to a fish biting, the light source is activated, alerting the user that a fish is biting.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method of indicating when a fish bites, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a strike indicator for a fishing rod for indicating a fish bite while fishing, said strike indicator comprising:
a power source;
a printed circuit board;
an accelerometer integrated circuit mounted on said printed circuit board;
and
a microcontroller mounted on said printed circuit board;
detecting directly on said fishing rod a change in spatial orientation and/or position over a period of time using said strike indicator,
beginning an algorithm with said strike indicator to determine whether said change in spatial orientation and/or position is due to said fish bite, where said algorithm filters out false positives, where said algorithm comprises the steps of:
1) taking samples of acceleration data;
2) adding said samples of acceleration data to a buffer;
and
3) determining whether said samples of acceleration data indicate a change in spatial orientation and/or position that is non-decaying and/or periodic;
and
activating a detectable output signal if said algorithm determines said fish bite.

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A method of indicating when a fish bites, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a strike indicator for a fishing rod for indicating a fish bite while fishing, said strike indicator comprising:
a power source;
a printed circuit board;
an accelerometer integrated circuit mounted on said printed circuit board;
and
a microcontroller mounted on said printed circuit board;
detecting directly on said fishing rod a first state of spatial orientation and/or position of said fishing rod with said strike indicator;
subsequent to detecting said first state, detecting directly on said fishing rod a second state of spatial orientation and/or position of said fishing rod with said strike indicator;
beginning an algorithm with said strike indicator to determine whether a change in spatial orientation and/or position between said first state and said second state is due to said fish bite, where said algorithm filters out false positives, where said algorithm comprises the step of determining whether said change in said spatial orientation and/or position between said first state and said second state has occurred, where said algorithm further comprises the steps of if said change in spatial orientation and/or position has occurred, taking multiple samples of change in spatial orientations and/or positions and adding said samples to a buffer;
and
activating a detectable output signal if said algorithm determines said fish bite.

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A method of indicating when a fish bites, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a strike indicator for a fishing rod for indicating a fish bite while fishing, said strike indicator comprising:
a power source;
a printed circuit board;
an accelerometer integrated circuit mounted on said printed circuit board;
and
a microcontroller mounted on said printed circuit board;
detecting directly on said fishing rod a change in spatial orientation and/or position along multiple axes with respect to time using said strike indicator;
beginning an algorithm with said strike indicator to determine whether said change in spatial orientation and/or position is due to said fish bite, where said algorithm filters out false positives, where said algorithm comprises the steps of:
1) detecting directly on said fishing rod a first state of spatial orientation and/or position of said fishing rod;
2) subsequent to step 1, detecting directly on said fishing rod a second state of spatial orientation and/or position of said fishing rod;
3) subsequent to step 2, determining whether said change in said spatial orientation and/or position between said first state and said second state has occurred;
4) if said change in said spatial orientation and/or position has occurred, setting a strike occurred state to true;
and
5) if said change in said spatial orientation and/or position has not occurred, entering a timed delay and then repeating steps 1) through 3) of said algorithm;
where said strike occurred state set to true indicates that a strike previously occurred and said strike occurred state was set to true pursuant to said algorithm;
and
if said strike occurred state is set to true, activating a detectable output signal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/488,274Filed 19 Jun 2009 · continuation
Priority: 31 Dec 2007
Granted: 18 Jun 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

A01K 97/125
Signalling devices, e.g. tip-up devices: using electronic components
A01K 87/007
Fishing rods: with built-in accessories, e.g. lighting means or measuring devices
A01K
Animal husbandry

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Application11/967,922Parent of this continuation · filed 31 Dec 2007
US 7,562,488 B1Parent of this continuation
US 8,464,461 B1This patent

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