Garmin Corporation

Garmin Switzerland Gmbh

Darrin W Kabel

Scott J Brunk

Steven J Myers

Michael Carlson

Michael A Cowen

Thomas H Walters

Devon A Rolf

Engelhard B Sundoro

Darren E Hain

Brayden S Wilbeck

Christopher B Bilderback

Jonathan C Burrell

Jay Dee Krull

Craig L Mehan

Michael A Manna

A marine vessel electronic display system includes a first display station that can include a mode selector for permitting selection of a first mode of operation and a processing system causing displays in the first display station to present information related to the selected first mode of operation. The marine vessel electronic display system may include a second display station that can include a mode selector for permitting a user to select a second mode of operation different from the first mode of operation and a processing system causing a display in the second display station to present information related to the selected second mode of operation.

Marine vessel display system

A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The display displays a map representation. The memory element stores digital elevation model data and sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to select the digital elevation model data or the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate contour line data, the contour line data determining a plurality of contour lines, update the contour line data by selectively removing at least a portion of the contour lines, and generate a map representation including contour lines derived from the updated contour line data, and control the display to visually present the map representation.

Marine navigation device with improved contour lines

A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The memory element stores sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to access the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate bottom hardness shading data based on the sonar data, generate a map representation of at least a portion of the first body of water corresponding to the current geolocation, the map representation including shading derived from the calculated bottom hardness shading data, and control the display to visually present the map representation.

3D sonar display with semi-transparent shading

Systems, devices, and methods are provided for calculating a course for avoiding user identified criteria. A navigation device with route calculation capabilities includes a processor connected to an input and a memory that includes cartographic data and user identified criteria. A route calculation algorithm can be used to calculate a course between two or more waypoints based on the predefined user criteria of the cartographic data. Performing the route calculation algorithm includes analyzing the cartographic data with a preference for providing the course that identifies and avoids the user identified criteria. A display is connected to the processor and is capable of displaying the calculated route and cartographic data. The device is also adapted to dynamically analyze an area surrounding a present location for user identified criteria to avoid and display the results of the analysis.

Methods, systems, and devices for condition specific alerts

A marine electronic device such as a chartplotter which includes a display; a location determining component; and a processing system for receiving location data from the location determining component and for causing information to be displayed by display. The processing system causes the display to display information which assists an operator in navigating and ascertaining characteristics of bodies of water, objects on nearby shores, and other vessels.

Marine vessel navigation device, system and method

Real-time weather information is dynamically acquired in real-time and presented within a display. The display also includes a variety of other information, such as a route and a current position associated with a navigation device. The real-time weather information includes real-time weather and/or water conditions. The real-time weather and/or water conditions are presented within the display with unique visual features and concurrently presented with the other information.

Navigation with real-time weather

Systems, devices, and methods are provided for marine navigation and course calculation for avoiding preselected conditions. An electronic marine navigation device with marine course calculation capabilities includes a processor connected to a memory that includes cartographic data. A potential waypoint can be identified and a marine route calculation algorithm can be preformed to calculate a course between a first location and the potential waypoint in view of preselected conditions. Performing the marine route calculation algorithm includes analyzing the cartographic data for the area between the first location and the potential waypoint with a preference for providing a course that avoids preselected conditions. A display is connected to the processor and is capable of displaying the calculated course and cartographic data. The device is also adapted to dynamically analyze an area surrounding the first location for preselected conditions and display the results of the analysis.

Methods, systems, and devices for cartographic alerts

A computer program, method, and device for controlling the brightness of a display () by proportionally varying the voltage delivered to each pixel in the display () after the back light () for the display () has been dimmed to its approximate lowest level. The display () includes a back light (); a display module () having an array of pixels that may be individually controlled to selectively block or pass light from the back light () to create a desired image; a user interface () for selectively adjusting brightness of the back light () to vary the amount of light passing through the pixels to control the brightness of the image; and a controller () for proportionally adjusting the luminosity of the pixels to further control the amount of light passing through the pixels to control the brightness of the image.

Computer program, method, and device for controlling the brightness of a display

Systems, devices and methods are provided for monitoring water temperature. One method includes receiving water temperature data and graphically presenting the data. The data is presented having the water temperature data graphically differentiated to indicate when the water temperature data crosses a threshold temperature.

Method, system, and device for graphically presenting water temperature data

A system and method for wirelessly linking electronic marine components () to associated displays () to reduce or eliminate the need for application-specific wiring between the components () and the displays (). The system includes an electronic component () adapted for mounting on a marine vessel () and operable for generating data representative of a function of the electronic component (); a wireless transmitter () coupled with the electronic component () for wirelessly transmitting the data; a display () adapted for mounting on the marine vessel () remotely from the electronic component () and operable for displaying information corresponding to the data; and a wireless receiver () coupled with the display () and operable for wirelessly receiving the data from the wireless transmitter (). The wireless transmitter () and the wireless receiver () transmit and receive the data via BlueTooth or WiFi communication protocols.

System and method for wirelessly linking electronic marine components

A computer program, method, and device for controlling the brightness of a display ( ) by proportionally varying the voltage delivered to each pixel in the display ( ) after the back light ( ) for the display ( ) has been dimmed to its approximate lowest level. The display ( ) includes a back light ( ); a display module ( ) having an array of pixels that may be individually controlled to selectively block or pass light from the back light ( ) to create a desired image; a user interface ( ) for selectively adjusting brightness of the back light ( ) to vary the amount of light passing through the pixels to control the brightness of the image; and a controller ( ) for proportionally adjusting the luminosity of the pixels to further control the amount of light passing through the pixels to control the brightness of the image.

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Overland Park, KS, United States of America

Darrin W Kabel