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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G09B 29/00 (2006.01); B63B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2013.01); B63B 49/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/203 (2013.01); G09B 29/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A navigation assist system having a plurality of navigation assist apparatuses installed on small boats like motorboats each fitted with an outboard motor to be able to navigate in a predetermined water area, and a server placed on land to communicate with the navigation assist apparatuses. Each of the navigation assist apparatuses detects a sharp turn position of the boat, adds the position to a danger level data downloaded from the server unit, and alerts an operator concerned when the boat approaches a region whose danger level is great.