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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2023
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Eric T. Surma, Ormond Beach, FL (US);
Corey L. Bruno, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for monitoring a marine vessel using a vision system of the marine vessel is provided, the system comprising: a camera configured to be mounted to the marine vessel with an associated field of view of that includes an area associated with an operation console of the marine vessel; one or more hardware processors configured to: determine whether the marine vessel is in an actively operating state; in response to determining that the marine vessel is in an actively operating state, use image data captured by the camera to determine whether a person at the operation console of the marine vessel is an authorized operator; and regulate control of the marine vessel based on whether the person at the operation console of the marine vessel is an authorized operator.