Patent ID: 11940278
Assignee: NAVICO, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A method of generating a boundary area for a watercraft on a body of water, the method comprising:
determining a current location of the watercraft;
receive an indication of an end point different from the current geographic location of the watercraft;
determining an amount of energy remaining for operating the watercraft;
determining tidal data based on the current location of the watercraft;
calculating an estimated available travel distance in a plurality of directions from the current location of the watercraft based on the amount of energy remaining;
generating a boundary estimation by connecting the plurality of points;
receiving tidal data for the body of water within the boundary estimation;
determining a tide effect on the watercraft based on the tidal data; and
generating the boundary area based on the boundary estimation and the effect of the tide on the watercraft within the boundary estimation;
wherein the estimated available travel distance is further based on the watercraft reaching the end point such that the watercraft can reach any point within the boundary area and still have enough energy to return to the end point, and
wherein the boundary area indicates the travel options of the watercraft from the current geographic location to other locations while still being able to travel to the end point.