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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Navico, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Aska Hiu Mei Lai, Auckland, NZ;
Navico, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
Example devices, systems and methods are provided for operating a marine electronic device for a watercraft to determine a drawn zone based on a user input. Some example systems include a user interface comprising a touch screen, a processor and a memory having computer program code stored thereon. The marine electronic device is configured to cause one of a chart, a sonar image, or a radar image to be displayed on the touch screen and to receive, via the touch screen, a user input defining a continuous touch pattern directed to the one of the chart, the sonar image, or the radar image. The marine electronic device is further configured to determine, based on the user input, a drawn zone of the one of the chart, the sonar image, or the radar image and determine a drawn zone functionality associated with the user input.