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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Iker Pryszo, Beaverton, OR (US);
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, JP;
Abstract
A RADAR apparatus and a method for generating echo images and enhancing the visibility of echo images on a display unit are disclosed. The RADAR apparatus has an antenna configured to receive echo information of a plurality of electromagnetic waves at a vessel, from a plurality of objects. The plurality of objects includes land objects, Automatic Identification Systems (AISs), and floating objects. A smart RADAR is configured to generate a display output based on the echo information, electronic chart information extracted from a storage module, and AIS information received from the AIS. The smart RADAR applies a mask to the plurality of objects in the display output, based on mask information received from a user, to identify at least one unknown object from the plurality of objects. The smart RADAR automatically applies dilation of the mask in the display output, based on a display parameter set by the user.