SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING FISH USING A SONAR DEVICE AND A REMOTE COMPUTING SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention generally relates to a sonar fish finding system. Specifically, this invention relates to a sonar device which attaches to a fishing line and floats on the water like a fishing bubble, float, or bobber. The sonar device pairs with a wireless computing device over a Bluetooth Smart (also known as Bluetooth Low Energy) connection to provide information to a fisherman about what is under the surface of the water. In some embodiments, processing may be done on subsets of sonar data samples in order to allow for processing a complete result without requiring storage of the entire set of data samples at once. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the sonar device sends data to a remote computing system either directly or indirectly through a wireless computing device. The remote computing system also sends the wireless computing device information about both real-time fishing hotspots, and fishing hotspots predicted based on historical data and current conditions.

主权项

1. A fish detection system comprising:
a sonar fishing float, said sonar fishing float comprising: a first bottom-facing sonar transducer, a sonar sensor, a processor, a wireless communication means, and a housing, wherein said housing is configured to contain said first bottom sonar transducer, said sonar sensor, said processor, and said wireless communications means, wherein said first bottom sonar transducer is configured to direct sonar signals directly below said sonar fishing float, and Wherein said wireless communication means is configured to transmit sonar data received from said sonar sensor.