WO2015025272A1

WO2015025272A1 - Display of automatically recorded fishing statistics

Info

Publication number: WO2015025272A1
Application number: PCT/IB2014/063975
Authority: WO
Inventors: Paul Robert BAILEY
Original assignee: Navico Holding As
Priority date: 2013-08-21
Filing date: 2014-08-20
Publication date: 2015-02-26
Also published as: WO2015028918A1; WO2015025275A1; WO2015025278A1; US20150055930A1; AU2014310326B2; US20150054732A1; WO2015025270A1; US20150054655A1; US20150057929A1; US9615562B2; US20150055827A1; WO2015025276A1; WO2015025274A1; US9572335B2; WO2015025279A2; US20150057968A1; US9992987B2; EP3035793B1; US10952420B2; WO2015025279A3

Abstract

Various implementations described herein are directed to a computer- readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions. The instructions may cause the computer (900) to receive fishing statistics from a wearable electronic device (700). The fishing statistics may have been automatically recorded during a fishing trip. The instructions may cause the computer to display the fishing statistics on an electronic display (805).

Description

DISPLAY OF AUTOMATICALLY RECORDED FISHING STATISTICS CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present application is a PCT filing of US Patent Application Number 14/136,294, filed 2013 December 20 and titled DISPLAY OF AUTOMATICALLY RECORDED FISHING STATISTICS, and US Provisional Patent Application Number 61 /868,444, filed 2013 August 21 and titled FISHING DATA COLLECTION AND USE. Each of the aforementioned applications is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

Discussion of the Related Art

[0002] This section is intended to provide background information to facilitate a better understanding of various technologies described herein. As the section's title implies, this is a discussion of related art. That such art is related in no way implies that it is prior art. The related art may or may not be prior art. It should therefore be understood that the statements in this section are to be read in this light, and not as admissions of prior art.

[0003] Recreational and competitive fishing as a sport is growing in popularity. Fishermen engaged in these activities try to maximize their effectiveness using a variety of fishing techniques and equipment. The success of a fisherman depends in part on the ability to recognize and react to different situations and conditions. Conditions that affect fishing include weather, tide, lunar cycle, water temperature, and time, among others. In order to maximize the number of caught fish, a fisherman must understand the effect that changing conditions can have on fishing and react appropriately.

SUMMARY

[0004] Described herein are implementations of various technologies for a non- transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may include receiving fishing statistics recorded automatically during a fishing trip by a wearable electronic device. The actions may include displaying the fishing statistics on an electronic display.

[0005] Described herein are also implementations of various technologies for an apparatus for displaying marine electronic data. The apparatus includes one or more processors, a screen that may display marine data, and memory. The memory has a plurality of executable instructions. When the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors may receive fishing statistics recorded automatically by a wearable electronic device during a fishing trip. The one or more processors may then display the received fishing statistics on the screen.

[0006] Described herein are also implementations of various technologies for a non- transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform various actions. The actions may include receiving fishing statistics recorded automatically during a fishing trip by a wearable electronic device. The actions may include combining the fishing statistics with weather data, location data, sonar data, time data, or tidal data. The actions may include displaying the combined data on an electronic display.

[0007] The above referenced summary section is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the detailed description section. The summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter. Furthermore, the claimed subject matter is not limited to implementations that solve any or all disadvantages noted in any part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Implementations of various technologies will hereafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the accompanying drawings illustrate only the various implementations described herein and are not meant to limit the scope of various technologies described herein.

[0009] Figure 1 illustrates a notification fishing statistics display in accordance with various implementations described herein.

[0010] Figure 2 illustrates a graph fishing statistics display in accordance with various implementations described herein.

[0011] Figure 3 illustrates a chart fishing statistics display in accordance with various implementations described herein. [0012] Figure 4 illustrates scrolling information bar and infographic fishing statistics displays in accordance with various implementations described herein.

[0013] Figure 5 illustrates a diagram of data sources used to collect fishing statistics in accordance with various implementations described herein.

[0014] Figure 6 illustrates a flow diagram of a method for displaying fishing statistics in accordance with various implementations described herein.

[0015] Figure 7 illustrates a wearable electronic device used to record fishing statistics in accordance with various implementations described herein.

[0016] Figure 8 illustrates a schematic of a marine electronics device in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein.

[0017] Figure 9 illustrates a schematic diagram of a computing system in which the various technologies described herein may be incorporated and practiced.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The discussion below is directed to certain specific implementations. It is to be understood that the discussion below is only for the purpose of enabling a person with ordinary skill in the art to make and use any subject matter defined now or later by the patent "claims" found in any issued patent herein.

[0019] It is specifically intended that the claimed invention not be limited to the implementations and illustrations contained herein, but include modified forms of those implementations including portions of the implementations and combinations of elements of different implementations as come within the scope of the following claims. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system- related and business related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure. Nothing in this application is considered critical or essential to the claimed invention unless explicitly indicated as being "critical" or "essential." [0020] Reference will now be made in detail to various implementations, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and figures. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits and networks have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments.

[0021] It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first object or step could be termed a second object or step, and, similarly, a second object or step could be termed a first object or step, without departing from the scope of the invention. The first object or step, and the second object or step, are both objects or steps, respectively, but they are not to be considered the same object or step.

[0022] The terminology used in the description of the present disclosure herein is for the purpose of describing particular implementations only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. As used in the description of the present disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms "includes," "including," "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

[0023] As used herein, the term "if" may be construed to mean "when" or "upon" or "in response to determining" or "in response to detecting," depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase "if it is determined" or "if [a stated condition or event] is detected" may be construed to mean "upon determining" or "in response to determining" or "upon detecting [the stated condition or event]" or "in response to detecting [the stated condition or event]," depending on the context. As used herein, the terms "up" and "down"; "upper" and "lower"; "upwardly" and "downwardly"; "below" and "above"; and other similar terms indicating relative positions above or below a given point or element may be used in connection with some implementations of various technologies described herein.

[0024] Various implementations of a fishing statistic display described herein will now be described in more detail with reference to Figures 1 -9.

[0025] Viewing fishing statistics, including, for example, the rate at which fishing casts were made over time, or the number of fish caught, can be useful for a fisherman and can increase a fisherman's enjoyment of the sport. By reviewing fishing statistics before, during, and after a fishing trip, a fisherman can track fishing performance over time and analyze performance in certain conditions. Using this information, a fisherman may be tactically more aware for various conditions and able to implement more effective fishing plans.

[0026] Figure 1 illustrates a notification fishing statistics display in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein. The fishing statistics displays illustrated in Figures 1 -4 may be part of a marine electronics device as described in Figure 8, a computer system as described in Figure 9, a smartphone device, a wearable electronics device as described in Figure 7, or any other display device.

[0027] In the illustrated displays 1 10 and 120, a notification is used to display fishing statistics. A notification may be a pop-up window, an alert on a smart phone device, a window of text as in displays 1 10 and 120, or any other type of notification. A notification may appear on the top or bottom of a display, or may appear overlaid on other displayed information. On display 1 10, a rate of casts to caught fish made in the past hour is shown. On display 120, the length of time since a bite has occurred is displayed. The notifications in displays 1 10 and 120 may be displayed at a predetermined time, or as a result of various events. For example, the notification in display 1 10 may be displayed every hour, and the notification in display 120 may be shown when no bites have occurred in a certain amount of time. A fishing statistic notification may include details about any fishing statistics, which may include fishing statistics describing the user's performance, other fishermen's performance, or combinations of the two. A variety of fishing statistics are described in more detail with reference to Figure 5. Although the fishing statistic displays 1 10 and 120 are shown as text notifications, the notification may be in any format, such as an icon, sound, flashing light, or any other method. Additionally, the notifications may be any size.

[0028] Figure 2 illustrates a graph fishing statistics display in accordance with various implementations described herein. Graph displays 200, 210, and 220 may be used to display any fishing statistics. In addition to fishing statistics, a graph fishing statistics display may include trends 230, or may use other methods to display information about the fishing statistic throughout the duration of a fishing trip, such as symbols 240 and 250. Trends 230 and symbols 240 and 250 may include notations describing minor and major bite times, methods of visualizing when casts or bites occurred, or any other relevant information.

[0029] Graph display 200 displays the total casts on the y-axis and trip duration on the x-axis. Graph display 200 also displays a symbol 240 to note the time at which each cast occurred. Graph display 210 displays the tide on the y-axis and trip duration on the x-axis. Graph display 210 also displays a trend 230 to note a major bite time and a minor bite time. Graph display 220 displays the number of bites on the y-axis and the trip duration on the x-axis. Graph display 220 also displays a symbol 250 to note the time at which each bite occurred. Although the graph displays 200, 210, and 220 are shown in Figure 2 with trip duration on the x-axis, any relevant variable may be used on either axis. For example, instead of trip duration, distance traveled may be used on the x-axis.

[0030] Figure 3 illustrates a chart fishing statistics display 300 in accordance with various implementations described herein. The chart fishing statistics display 300 may be used to display numerical fishing statistics. These fishing statistics may include the total number of fish caught in a trip, the number of bites per fish caught, the number of casts per bite or caught fish, the average weight of caught fish, the heaviest caught fish, or any other fishing data, including fishing statistics 500, described below. The chart fishing statistics display 300 may include information regarding a fishing competition.

[0031] In column 310, the chart fishing statistics display 300 includes information regarding the current trip of a fisherman. In column 320, the chart fishing statistics display 300 includes historical fishing statistics for the fisherman. These historical fishing statistics may describe a single trip in the past, or they may be averages. In one implementation, the historical fishing statistics in column 320 may have been recorded in the same location or area as the location or area of the current trip. In column 330, the chart fishing statistics display 300 includes fishing statistics for friends of the fisherman. The statistics in column 330 may have been recorded in the past, or may be recorded during the current trip and updated throughout the trip to show the current fishing statistics of the fisherman's friends. In column 340, fishing statistics for a larger community of fishermen are displayed. In one implementation, these are statistics for fishermen of the same skill level as the user. In another implementation, these are statistics for fishermen who fish near the user's location. In still another implementation, the statistics are for all fishermen who make their fishing statistics available. Although the chart fishing statistics display 300 is illustrated in Figure 3 with one set of information, it should be understood that the chart fishing statistics display 300 may include any fishing statistics and information for any set of users. Additionally, the chart fishing statistics display 300 may include any number of rows and columns.

[0032] Figure 4 illustrates scrolling information bar and infographic fishing statistics displays in accordance with various implementations described herein. An infographic 410 and scrolling information bar 420 may include any fishing statistics, including fishing statistics 500, described below. In Figure 4, the infographic 410 is a pie chart displaying the number of caught fish. The infographic 410 may display the amount of catches made by the user yesterday, and the amount of fish caught today. The infographic 410 may also be used to display information describing the user's performance, or the performance of other fishermen, or both. Although the infographic 410 is shown as a pie chart, the infographic 410 may be any graphic visual representation of fishing statistics. For example, an infographic 410 may be a display in which different icons are used to represent different species of caught fish, and the icons are larger for species with a greater number of caught fish, and smaller for species with a lower number of caught fish.

[0033] The scrolling information bar 420 may describe the number of bites, catches, and casts made by the user. The scrolling information bar 420 may also include fishing statistics for other fishermen. In one implementation, the scrolling information bar 420 may contain information regarding a fishing competition. The scrolling information bar 420 may be overlaid on other displays, or it may be above or below a display. The scrolling information bar 420 may also be updated throughout a fishing trip to display the most current set of fishing statistics available.

[0034] Figure 5 illustrates a diagram of data sources used to collect fishing statistics 500 in accordance with implementations of various techniques described herein. The fishing statistics 500 may include bites, casts, caught fish, the weight of a caught fish, the length of a caught fish, the type of cast, or averages, ratios and rates of fishing statistics. For example, fishing statistics 500 may include the rate of casts made over time, the average number of casts made per hour, or the ratio of bites to caught fish. The fishing statistics 500 may be collected on a computer system 900, a marine electronics device 800, a smart phone, a cloud computing system, or on any device capable of collecting fishing statistics 500. This fishing statistics 500 may be displayed using any of the fishing statistics displays described in Figures 1-4.

[0035] Wearable electronic device 520, described in further detail in Figure 7, may record fishing statistics 500 such as bites, casts, caught fish, the weight of a caught fish, the length of a caught fish, the type of cast, and other fishing data. The fishing statistics 500 recorded using the wearable electronic device 520 may be transmitted to a marine electronics device 510, a smart phone, or any other device. The marine electronics device 510 is described in more detail with reference to Figure 8. Although fishing statistics 500 are described as being recorded by the wearable electronic device 520, they may also be recorded by any other electronic device capable of automatically recording fishing statistics.

[0036] The marine electronics device 510, described in further detail in Figure 8, may record fishing statistics 500 such as water temperature, location, sonar, overhead conditions, wind speed and direction, atmospheric temperature, current, and other fishing data. This information may be transmitted to a computer system 900, a marine electronics device 800, a smart phone, a cloud computing system, or to any device capable of collecting fishing statistics 500.

[0037] External information 530 may also be retrieved and stored as fishing statistics 500. The external information 530 may be retrieved from the Internet or any other source. The external information 530 may be retrieved by or transmitted to a computer system 900, marine electronics device 800, a smart phone, or any device capable of collecting fishing statistics 500. The external information 530 may be transmitted in the form of a database or any other format to a system collecting fishing statistics 500. The external information 530 may include atmospheric temperature, tidal data, weather, moon phase, sunrise, sunset, water levels, historic fishing data, and other fishing data.

[0038] Figure 6 illustrates a flow diagram of a method 600 for displaying fishing statistics in accordance with various implementations described herein. In one implementation, method 600 may be performed by any computing device, such as computer system 900 (described in Figure 9), a marine electronics device 800 (described in Figure 8), a smart phone or any other computerized device. It should be understood that while method 600 indicates a particular order of execution of operations, in some implementations, certain portions of the operations may be executed in a different order. Further, in some implementations, additional operations or steps may be added to method 600. Likewise, some operations or steps may be omitted. Additionally, the operations may be executed on more than one computerized device.

[0039] As mentioned above, the computer system 900 may be loaded with a set of instructions (software) to perform method 600. At block 610, the software may receive fishing statistics recorded by one or more wearable electronic devices 700 or any electronic device capable of recording fishing statistics. The received fishing statistics may include the number of casts made, type of casts, number of bites, number of catches, the weight of any caught fish, or any other fishing data, including fishing statistics 500. The fishing statistics may be received as a database, a list, or in any other format.

[0040] In one implementation, at least two fishermen may be on the same boat, and fishing statistics may be transmitted from two wearable electronic devices 700 located on one vessel to a marine electronics device 800. Alternatively, the fishing statistics from one or more wearable electronic devices 700 may be transmitted to one or more smart phones, and then transmitted from the smart phones to a marine electronics device 800. In some implementations, fishing statistics from more than two wearable electronic devices 700 may be transmitted to the marine electronics device 800.

[0041] In another implementation, fishermen may be in different locations, on different boats, or both. Data from the wearable electronic devices 700 in the different locations may be received by a nearby marine electronics device 800 or smart phone device. Then, data received by the marine electronics device 800 or smart phone device may be transmitted to the cloud and then to other marine electronics devices 800 or smart phone devices. Alternatively, the data may be transmitted directly from one marine electronics device 800 or smart phone device to another marine electronics device 800 or smart phone device using satellites, radio waves, cell phone data networks, or other methods.

[0042] At block 620, the fishing statistics received from wearable electronic devices 700 may be combined with other data. Fishing statistics from a wearable electronic device 700 may be combined with data from a marine electronics device 800, smart phone device, external sources, or combinations thereof. These data are described in more detail with reference to Figure 5. For example, location and weather data recorded on a marine electronics device 800 may be combined with received fishing statistics recorded by a wearable electronic device 700.

[0043] At block 630, the software may display the fishing statistics from blocks 610 and 620. The fishing statistics may be displayed as a notification as illustrated in Figure 1 , a graph as illustrated in Figure 2, a chart as illustrated in Figure 3, a scrolling information bar or infographic as described in Figure 4, or combinations thereof. The received fishing statistics may be combined and shown on one display, or may be shown on separate displays. In one implementation, the fishing statistics may be displayed on a substantially real time basis. For example, fishing statistics may be received from a wearable electronic device throughout a fishing trip. The statistics may be received at predetermined intervals, or after the occurrence of an event, such as a catch or bite. The display may then be updated to include the most recently received fishing statistics. In another implementation, statistics from multiple fishermen may be updated on a real time basis, in a process similar to that used for a single fisherman.

WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

[0044] Figure 7 illustrates a wearable electronic device 700 used to record fishing statistics in accordance with various implementations described herein. The wearable electronic device 700 may be worn around a fisherman's arm or wrist. The wearable electronic device 700 may also be attached to a fishing rod. The wearable electronic device 700 may include a housing 720. The housing 720 may be in the shape of a band. The housing 720 may be made of a combination of plastics and rubbers, or of any other synthetic material.

[0045] The wearable electronic device 700 may include one or more buttons 710. The one or more buttons 710 may be used for user input, such as to indicate the occurrence of a bite or catch, or to input the length and weight of a caught fish. The wearable electronic device 700 may contain a computer 900 and motion sensors or other sensors. Using the sensors, wearable electronic device 700 may automatically record fishing statistics during a fishing trip. For instance, the wearable electronic device 700 may automatically count casts, determine the type of cast used, determine the occurrence of a bite or catch, determine the weight and length of a caught fish, the number of caught fish, or other fishing statistics. In one implementation, the wearable electronic device 700 may automatically record the occurrence of a cast and the type of cast, whereas the occurrence of a bite, the occurrence of a catch, and the weight of a caught fish may be entered using the buttons 710. The fishing statistics may then be recorded in memory. The fishing statistics may be used for notifications as illustrated in Figure 1 , graphs as illustrated in Figure 2, charts as illustrated in Figure 3, and scrolling information bars or infographics as described in Figure 4. The wearable electronic device 700 may contain wireless technology, such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, to transmit recorded statistics to a marine electronics device 800, a smart phone, or any other computer system 900.

MARINE ELECTRONICS DEVICE

[0046] Figure 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of a marine electronics device 800 in accordance with various implementations described herein. The marine electronics device 800 includes a screen 805. In certain implementations, the screen 805 may be sensitive to touching by a finger. In other implementations, the screen 805 may be sensitive to the body heat from the finger, a stylus, or responsive to a mouse. The screen 805 may be split to display information on two or more panes. This process is further described in commonly assigned U.S. Patent Application No. 13/791 ,731 , which is incorporated herein by reference. For example, the screen 805 may be split to show sonar data on one pane and a fishing statistics display as illustrated in Figures 1-4 on another pane. The marine electronics device 800 may display marine electronic data 815. The marine electronic data types 815 may include chart data, radar data, sonar data, steering data, dashboard data, navigation data, a fishing statistics display as illustrated in Figures 1 -4, and the like. The marine electronics device 800 may also include a plurality of buttons 820, which may be either physical buttons or virtual buttons, or a combination thereof. The marine electronics device may contain a computer system 900, which is described in more detail in Figure 9.

[0047] The marine electronics device 800 may contain a positioning system or receive positioning system coordinates from an attached device, such as a Bluetooth global positioning system (GPS) receiver. The marine electronics device 800 may also receive fishing statistics from sensors contained within or attached to the marine electronics device 800, or from another device transmitting fishing statistics to the marine electronics device, such as a wearable electronic device 700. The marine electronics device 800 may process the positioning system coordinates and the collected or received fishing statistics throughout a fishing trip, and then update the fishing statistic displays as illustrated in Figures 1 -4 to include information captured during the fishing trip. The fishing statistic displays as illustrated in Figures 1 -4 may be updated constantly throughout a fishing trip or at specified intervals during the trip.

COMPUTING SYSTEM

[0048] Implementations of various technologies described herein may be operational with numerous general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with the various technologies described herein include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, smart phones, and the like.

[0049] The various technologies described herein may be implemented in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that performs particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Further, each program module may be implemented in its own way, and all need not be implemented the same way. While program modules may all execute on a single computing system, it should be appreciated that, in some implementations, program modules may be implemented on separate computing systems or devices adapted to communicate with one another. A program module may also be some combination of hardware and software where particular tasks performed by the program module may be done either through hardware, software, or both.

[0050] The various technologies described herein may also be implemented in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network, e.g., by hardwired links, wireless links, or combinations thereof. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media including memory storage devices.

[0051] Figure 9 illustrates a computer system 900 into which implementations of various technologies and techniques described herein may be implemented. Computing system 900 may be a conventional desktop, a handheld device, a wearable electronic device, a controller, a personal digital assistant, a server computer, an electronic device/instrument, a laptop, a tablet, or part of a navigation system, marine electronics, or sonar system. It should be noted, however, that other computer system configurations may be used.

[0052] The computing system 900 may include a central processing unit (CPU) 921 , a system memory 922 and a system bus 923 that couples various system components including the system memory 922 to the CPU 921 . Although only one CPU is illustrated in Figure 9, it should be understood that in some implementations the computing system 900 may include more than one CPU. The system bus 923 may be any of several types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. By way of example, and not limitation, such architectures include Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus also known as Mezzanine bus. The system memory 922 may include a read only memory (ROM) 924 and a random access memory (RAM) 925. A basic input/output system (BIOS) 926, containing the basic routines that help transfer information between elements within the computing system 900, such as during start-up, may be stored in the ROM 924. The computing system may be implemented using a printed circuit board containing various components including processing units, data storage memory, and connectors.

[0053] The computing system 900 may further include a hard disk drive 927 for reading from and writing to a hard disk, a magnetic disk drive 928 for reading from and writing to a removable magnetic disk 929, and an optical disk drive 930 for reading from and writing to a removable optical disk 931 , such as a CD ROM or other optical media. The hard disk drive 927, the magnetic disk drive 928, and the optical disk drive 930 may be connected to the system bus 923 by a hard disk drive interface 932, a magnetic disk drive interface 933, and an optical drive interface 934, respectively. The drives and their associated computer-readable media may provide nonvolatile storage of computer- readable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data for the computing system 900.

[0054] Although the computing system 900 is described herein as having a hard disk, a removable magnetic disk 929 and a removable optical disk 931 , it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the computing system 900 may also include other types of computer-readable media that may be accessed by a computer. For example, such computer-readable media may include computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media may include volatile and non-volatile, and removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information, such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media may further include RAM, ROM, erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other solid state memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD), or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by the computing system 900. Communication media may embody computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and may include any information delivery media. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media may include wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above may also be included within the scope of computer readable media. [0055] A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk 927, magnetic disk 929, optical disk 931 , ROM 924 or RAM 925, including an operating system 935, one or more application programs 936, program data 938, and a database system 955. The one or more application programs 936 may contain program instructions configured to perform method 600 according to various implementations described herein. The operating system 935 may be any suitable operating system that may control the operation of a networked personal or server computer, such as Windows® XP, Mac OS® X, Unix-variants (e.g., Linux® and BSD®), and the like.

[0056] A user may enter commands and information into the computing system 900 through input devices such as a keyboard 940 and pointing device 942. Other input devices may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, user input button, or the like. These and other input devices may be connected to the CPU 921 through a serial port interface 946 coupled to system bus 923, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, game port or a universal serial bus (USB). A monitor 947 or other type of display device may also be connected to system bus 923 via an interface, such as a video adapter 948. The monitor 947 may be used to display fishing statistics displays as described in Figures 1 -4. In addition to the monitor 947, the computing system 900 may further include other peripheral output devices such as speakers and printers.

[0057] Further, the computing system 900 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers 949. The logical connections may be any connection that is commonplace in offices, enterprise-wide computer networks, intranets, and the Internet, such as local area network (LAN) 951 and a wide area network (WAN) 952. The remote computers 949 may each include application programs 936 similar to that as described above. The computing system 900 may use a Bluetooth radio to wirelessly communicate with another device.

[0058] When using a LAN networking environment, the computing system 900 may be connected to the local network 951 through a network interface or adapter 953. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computing system 900 may include a modem 954, wireless router or other means for establishing communication over a wide area network 952, such as the Internet. The modem 954, which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 923 via the serial port interface 946. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computing system 900, or portions thereof, may be stored in a remote memory storage device 950. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communications link between the computers may be used.

[0059] While the foregoing is directed to implementations of various techniques described herein, other and further implementations may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, which may be determined by the claims that follow. Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.

Claims

What Is Claimed Is:

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer- executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: receive fishing statistics from a first wearable electronic device, wherein the fishing statistics were automatically recorded during a fishing trip; and

display the fishing statistics on an electronic display.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the received fishing statistics include a count of casts, catches, bites, the weight of a caught fish, the type of cast, or combinations thereof.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the computer- executable instructions further cause the computer to:

receive fishing statistics from a second wearable electronic device; and

display the fishing statistics from the second wearable electronic device on the electronic display.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the fishing statistics are received from a marine electronics device, smart phone, or combinations thereof.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the computer- executable instructions further cause the computer to display a comparison of the fishing statistics received from the first and second wearable electronic devices.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the fishing statistics from the second wearable electronic device are transmitted from another device using satellites, a wireless network, a cell phone data network, or combinations thereof.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the display is updated during the fishing trip on a substantially real time basis.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the fishing statistics are displayed on the electronic display using a scrolling information bar, a notification, a graph, a table, an infographic, a numeric counter, or combinations thereof.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the computer- executable instructions further cause the computer to display fishing statistics collected during one or more prior fishing trips.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the computer- executable instructions further cause the computer to display averages of prior fishing statistics determined using recorded fishing statistics from multiple fishermen.

1 1 . An apparatus for displaying marine electronic data, comprising:

one or more processors;

a screen configured to display marine data; and

memory having a plurality of executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive fishing statistics recorded automatically by a first wearable electronic device during a fishing trip; and

display the received fishing statistics on the screen.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 1 , wherein the received fishing statistics are displayed using a scrolling information bar, a graph, a table, an infographic, a numeric counter, or combinations thereof.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 1 , wherein the received fishing statistics comprise a count of casts, catches, bites, the weight of a caught fish, the type of fish caught, the type of cast, or combinations thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 1 , wherein the screen is updated during the fishing trip on a substantially real time basis.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 1 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the processor to:

receive fishing statistics recorded automatically by a second wearable electronic device; and

display the fishing statistics from the second wearable electronic device on the screen.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer- executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: receive fishing statistics automatically recorded by a first wearable electronic device, wherein the fishing statistics were automatically recorded during a fishing trip; combine the fishing statistics with weather data, location data, sonar data, time data, tidal data, or combinations thereof; and

display the combined data on an electronic display.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the combined fishing statistics are displayed on the electronic display using a scrolling information bar, a notification, a graph, a table, an infographic, a numeric counter, or combinations thereof.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the display is updated during the fishing trip on a substantially real time basis.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the weather data, location data, sonar data, time data, tidal data, or combinations thereof are recorded automatically.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to:

receive fishing statistics from a second wearable electronic device; and