Navico Holding AS Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150253425 | LINEAR AND CIRCULAR DOWNSCAN IMAGING SONAR - A method for providing a combined linear and circular downscan sonar display may include receiving linear downscan sonar data from a linear downscan transducer, receiving conical downscan sonar data from a circular downscan transducer, and combining the linear downscan sonar data and the conical downscan sonar data to produce combined downscan sonar data. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided. | 09-10-2015 |
20150153446 | Radar Clutter Suppression System - Sidelobe suppression methods and systems for use in processing radar video streams generated by rotational radar antenna scanners. The sidelobe suppression methods function in parallel with traditional Sensitivity Control (SC) processing by selectively reducing sensitivity where necessary depending on sidelobe suppression schemes that can be either directional, omni-directional (non-directional), or a combination of these. | 06-04-2015 |
20150057965 | Fishing and Sailing Activity Detection - Various implementations described herein are directed to a wearable device used to determine whether motion data and heart rate data correspond to a fishing activity. The wearable device may include a heart rate sensor and a motion sensor. The wearable device may include a computer system with a processor and memory. The memory may have a plurality of executable instructions. When the executable instructions are executed by the processor, the processor may receive motion data from the motion sensor, receive heart rate data from the heart rate sensor, and determine whether the received motion data and heart rate data corresponds to a fishing activity. | 02-26-2015 |
20140269191 | Method and System for Automatically Determining Water-Level Offset, and Adjusting a Nautical Chart for Such Offset - Methods and sonar system for displaying a nautical chart and for adjusting depth indicators on the chart based on a calculated offset between the actual water level and the standard water level on which the chart is based. The offset is based on sonar soundings compared to depths indicated by the chart. The sonar system's processor automatically adjusts the chart's depth indicators to reflect the offset. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269162 | SONAR AND RADAR DISPLAY - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for causing presentation of sonar or radar image data over environment information. A method may include determining a position and a line of sight of a device. The method may further include determining at least one of sonar image data or radar image data associated with the position and the line of sight. The method may further include causing presentation of an image associated with the at least one of sonar image data or radar image data on a display of the device over environment information indicative of an environment currently viewable by a user through the device. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140064024 | DOWNSCAN IMAGING SONAR - A downscan imaging sonar utilizes a linear transducer element to provide improved images of the sea floor and other objects in the water column beneath a vessel. A transducer array may include a plurality of transducer elements and each one of the plurality of transducer elements may include a substantially rectangular shape configured to produce a sonar beam having a beamwidth in a direction parallel to longitudinal length of the transducer elements that is significantly less than a beamwidth of the sonar beam in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the transducer elements. The plurality of transducer elements may be positioned such that longitudinal lengths of at least two of the plurality of transducer elements are parallel to each other. The plurality of transducer elements may also include at least a first linear transducer element, a second linear transducer element and a third linear transducer element. | 03-06-2014 |
20140013270 | Multiple Chart Display - An apparatus and method for displaying marine electronic data. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium has stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions. When the plurality of computer-executable instructions are executed by a computer, the plurality of computer-executable instructions cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may include receiving a user request for the computer to display two or more windows of chart data. The computer can then create the two or more windows on a screen of the computer. A first one of the two or more windows can display the chart data from a first source. A second one of the two or more windows can display the chart data from a second source. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013260 | Export User Data From Defined Region - Described herein are implementations of various technologies for an apparatus and method for providing navigation data. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions. When the plurality of computer-executable instructions are executed by a computer, the plurality of executable instructions causes the computer to receive a user selection of a plurality of points of navigation data and receive a user selection of a geographical region. The computer can select at least a portion of the plurality of the points of the navigation data that are in the geographical region. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013259 | Quick Split Mode - Described herein are implementations of various technologies for a method and apparatus for displaying marine electronic data. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform various actions. In one implementation, the actions may include displaying a plurality of possible marine electronic data types to be displayed. A selection to display one of the plurality of possible marine electronic data types in the plurality of possible marine electronic data types may be received. A plurality of possible combinations of marine electronic data types to be displayed with the one of the plurality of possible marine electronic data types may be displayed. A selection from the plurality of possible combinations may then be received. A combination of marine electronic data that correspond to the selection from the plurality of possible combinations may be displayed. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010049 | Sonar Module Using Multiple Receiving Elements - A sonar module using multiple receiving elements. A sonar module for use with a vessel may include a housing positioned on the vessel. The sonar module may also include one or more transmitting elements positioned inside the housing and configured to send at least one transmit signal to a transducer array. The sonar module may further include a first receiving element, a second receiving element, a third receiving element, and a fourth receiving element positioned inside the housing, where the first receiving element is configured to receive a first sonar data from the transducer array, the second receiving element is configured to receive a second sonar data from the transducer array, the third receiving element is configured to receive a third sonar data from the transducer array, and the fourth receiving element is configured to receive a fourth sonar data from the transducer array. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010048 | Sonar System Using Frequency Bursts - A sonar system using frequency bursts. A sonar system for use with a vessel may include a sonar module having a transmitting element configured to generate a transmit signal, where the transmit signal comprises one or more bursts, and where at least one burst comprises a first portion having a first frequency and a second portion having a second frequency different than the first frequency. The sonar system may also include a transducer array in communication with the sonar module, where the transducer array is configured to (i) receive the transmit signal from the transmitting element, (ii) produce one or more sonar beams based on the first frequency and the second frequency, and (iii) receive one or more sonar return signals from an underwater environment. | 01-09-2014 |
20130307720 | RADAR BEAM SHARPENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A radar beam sharpening system for processing a radar video stream of echo return intensities, sampled in range and azimuth. The system uses a signal processor that is configured to apply beam sharpening to the radar video stream and which selectively varies the level of beam sharpening applied as a function of range and/or a land map generated from the radar video stream so as to generate an output selectively beam sharpened radar video stream. | 11-21-2013 |