US 11,747,433 B2
Base station for marine display
Pablo Eynon, Auckland (NZ); Paul Robert Bailey, Auckland (NZ); and Chris Richardson, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Navico, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed by NAVICO HOLDING AS, Egersund (NO)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/437,035.
Application 16/437,035 is a continuation of application No. 14/880,901, filed on Oct. 12, 2015, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2019/0293747 A1, Sep. 26, 2019
Int. Cl. G01S 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G01S 15/96 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G01S 7/04 (2006.01); G01S 7/62 (2006.01); G01S 15/86 (2020.01)
CPC G01S 7/003 (2013.01) [G01S 7/04 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G01S 7/6218 (2013.01); G01S 7/6281 (2013.01); G01S 13/862 (2013.01); G01S 15/86 (2020.01); G01S 15/89 (2013.01); G01S 15/96 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for providing power, marine data, and sonar data to a marine display, the system comprising:
a base station including a housing configured for mounting to a watercraft, wherein the base station comprises:
a display interface configured to provide marine data and sonar data to the marine display, wherein the marine display is separate from the base station;
a network interface coupled to the display interface and configured to receive the marine data from at least one network server and provide the marine data from the base station to the marine display via the display interface; and
a sonar interface coupled to the display interface and configured to receive the sonar data from a sonar device and provide the sonar data from the base station to the marine display via the display interface,
wherein the display interface is configured to provide the marine data and the sonar data to the marine display via a first wireless connection, and
a cradle comprising one or more attachment features configured to removably receive and attach to the marine display, wherein the cradle is physically and electrically coupled to the marine display when the marine display is attached to the cradle, and the cradle is physically and electrically decoupled from the marine display when the marine display is detached from the cradle,
wherein the base station comprises a power interface configured to receive the power from a power source and provide the power from the base station to the marine display through the cradle,
wherein the base station is configured to provide the power to the cradle via a second wireless connection, and
wherein the second wireless connection is separate from the first wireless connection.