US 12,071,206 B2
Systems and methods of communication among electronic devices associated with watercraft
Gustav Sohtell, Gothenburg (SE); and André Samuelson, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Navico, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed by Navico, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/528,225.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150621 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B63B 49/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC B63B 49/00 (2013.01) [H04W 4/46 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at an electronic device associated with a first watercraft, marine electronics data from an electronic device associated with a second watercraft, wherein the marine electronics data is transmitted over a first wireless local area network established between the electronic device associated with the first watercraft and the electronic device associated with the second watercraft, wherein the first watercraft includes a motor for propelling the first watercraft along a body of water;
establishing a second wireless local area network between the electronic device associated with the first watercraft and an electronic device associated with a third watercraft; and
transmitting at least a portion of the marine electronics data received from the electronic device associated with the second watercraft from the electronic device associated with the first watercraft to the electronic device associated with the third watercraft over the second wireless local area network.