Patent ID: 11867849
Assignee: GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A sonar system for use with a marine vessel on a body of water, the sonar system comprising:
a first sonar transducer configured to transmit a first sonar beam and to output a first sonar electronic signal;
a second sonar transducer configured to transmit a second sonar beam and to output a second sonar electronic signal; and
a sonar display including
a processing element configured to:
receive a first sonar electronic signal from a first sonar transducer,
receive a second sonar electronic signal from a second sonar transducer,
generate data for a first underwater image stream from the first sonar electronic signal, and
generate data for a second underwater image stream from the second sonar electronic signal, and

a display configured to show:
the first underwater image stream on a first portion of the display, the first underwater image stream having a first view derived from reflections of a first sonar beam,
the second underwater image stream on a second portion of the display, the second underwater image stream having a second view derived from reflections of a second sonar beam, and
an indication on the second underwater image stream of a position of the first sonar beam relative to the second sonar beam,
wherein the processing element controls the display to present at least one of the first underwater image stream, the second underwater image stream, and the indication.