Patent ID: 11970251
Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A method of controlling a marine vessel, the method comprising:
operating a wireless lanyard system to receive, at a helm transceiver at a helm area of the marine vessel, radio signals from at least one fob worn by an individual on the marine vessel, wherein each of the at least one fob is either an operator fob or a passenger fob;
detecting, based on communications between each of the at least one fob and the helm transceiver, that each of the at least one fob is present on the marine vessel;
determining that a missing fob of the at least one fob is no longer detected at the helm transceiver, wherein the missing fob is either the operator fob or the passenger fob;
generating a man overboard event when the missing fob is not detected, wherein the man overboard event is an operator overboard event if the missing fob is the operator fob or a passenger overboard event if the missing fob is the passenger fob; and
automatically activating one or more search assistance functions based on the man overboard event, wherein the search assistance functions activated depend on whether the man overboard event is the operator overboard event or the passenger overboard event.