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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Mark Steiner, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Nicole Dermikaelian Convault, Cumming, GA (US);
Darrell Watt, Marietta, GA (US);
Techsonic Industries, Inc., Eufala, AL (US);
Abstract
A fishfinder device ( ) with an integrated controller ( ) for simplified operation, in which a control switch ( ) causes a display ( ) to present in a looping sequence an identifier ( ) associated with each of a plurality of operational features ( ) for selecting operational features to enable, disable or modify by operating a selection button ( ) during presentation of the identifier associated with the operational feature, the fishfinder device ( ) including a transducer ( ) for periodically transmitting an acoustic wave beam ( ) and for receiving return signals of the acoustic wave beam reflected from detected underwater articles ( ) and a display ( ) for displaying images representative of the detected underwater articles ( ) based on the return signals from the transmissions of acoustic wave beams, while the controller ( ) provides the plurality of operational features ( ) for the fishfinder device ( ). A method of operating the fishfinder device ( ) is disclosed.