Systems and methods for obtaining and transmitting a fish weight

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-11-05
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The present invention introduces a system and method for monitoring and communicating fishing data. The system includes a housing with a processor, a scale for holding fish, and a GPS for obtaining a position. The scale measures fish weight and communicates it to the processor. The GPS position is displayed on a screen and indicates when measuring is complete. The processor is connected to the display screen, GPS, scale, and communication means for transmitting the fish weight to a storage device. The invention provides a convenient and user-friendly way to weigh fish and track fishing locations.

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This, in part, is a result of the fact that each size, shape, and color scheme of a particular lure strongly affects the success or failure of a fisherman under particular conditions.
However, the currently available technology is not configurable to have an effective appearance and produce acoustical signals to entice surrounding fish.
Additionally, current technology is not capable of being programmed to mimic specific live bait species, as would be advantageous in attracting fish who eat those live bait species.
Moreover, another problem with current bait and lures is the inability to generate other aquatic life sounds and / or to monitor aquatic life and report findings back to the angler.
However, current scales fail to perform a number of valuable actions, including obtaining a GPS position when weighing the fish.
Moreover, current scales fail to indicate when such weighing is complete, thus requiring the angler to guess such while the fishing is moving while coupled to the scale which results in a constant change in the measured weight.
Such a method is slow and introduces substantial possibility for error.
Additionally, similar to the fish scale, a similar problem is lack of GPS knowledge and / or association of the fish length with the location from which it was caught.
However, such a system poses problems during night time, and may require more time to locate the desired tag.
Moreover, current cull systems fail to keep track of any further information other than the fish weight.
Additionally, while each of the above technologies exist separately, there is no current system which enables communication between, and thus combination of all to give the angler an overall picture of what fishing conditions are like, what lures are working best, and what fish are currently onboard.

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[0032]The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for obtaining and transmitting a fish weight.

[0033]As used herein, a “processor” may be comprised of, for example and without limitation, one or more processors (each processor having one or more cores), microprocessors, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA's), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or other types of processing units that may interpret and execute instructions as known to those skilled in the art.

[0034]As used herein, “memory” may be any type of storage or memory known to those skilled in the art capable of storing data and / or executable instructions. Memory may include volatile memory (e.g., RAM), non-volatile memory (e.g., hard-drives), or a combination thereof. Examples of such include, without limitation, all variations of non-transitory computer-readable hard disk drives, inclusive of solid-state drives. Further examples of such may include RAM external to a computer or controller o...

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A fish weighing system that includes a housing having a processor arranged therein and configured to hold a fish for weighing. The system further includes a scale coupled to the housing, wherein the scale measures and generates a fish weight and communicates the fish weight to the processor, a global positioning system (GPS) arranged within the housing which obtains and reports a GPS position, and a display screen coupled to the housing for displaying the GPS position and the fish weight. The system is further configured to indicate when measuring of the fish weight is complete and is capable of communicating such fish weight measurement to a storage device, wherein the processor is communicably coupled to the scale, the GPS, the display screen, the measurement completion indication, and the communication hardware.

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STATEMENT OF PRIORITY[0001]The present application is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 14 / 798,315, titled “Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Communicating Fishing Data” and filed Jul. 13, 2015, which is a continuation-in-part and claims priority to currently pending U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 14 / 728,781, titled “Multiple Mode Artificial Fishing lure” and filed on Jun. 2, 2015, which is a continuation-in-part and claims priority to currently pending U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 13 / 920,786, titled “Multiple Mode Artificial Fishing Lure” and filed on Jun. 18, 2013, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 660,898, titled “Multiple Mode Artificial Fishing Lure,” filed Jun. 18, 2012.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for obtaining and transmitting a fish weight.BACKGROUND[0003]Early on, mankind relied on fishing as a means of survival. However, over the years, fi...

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IPC IPC(8): G01G23/32G01G19/415G01G17/00
CPCG01G23/32G01G19/415G01G17/00G01S19/14A01K91/06A01K93/00A01K97/00A01K97/20H04R1/028G01G19/60A01K85/01A01K93/02A01K85/16G01B7/02Y02A40/80G01S5/0027A01K65/00A01K61/95G06K7/10366A01K99/00G01S19/13G06K7/10415G08B3/10
InventorCASTANEDA, ROBERTBATTAH, BASIL E.
OwnerSPFM