Patent ID: 9585375
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A01K,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A system for remote operation of electric fishing reels that incorporates a mobile communication terminal having a display and a first radio communication module complying with one of a near-field radio communication specification and a Wi-Fi specification for digital devices, the system comprising: at least one electric fishing reel having a second radio communication module compatible with the first radio communication module of the mobile communication terminal, the second radio communication module for executing a motor control program to operate the at least one electric fishing reel; and a program adapted to be installed on the mobile communication terminal, the program having a user interface and capable of selecting a command and transmitting the command to the second radio communication module of the at least one electric fishing reel, wherein the second radio communication module executes the motor control program based on the command to operate the at least one electric fishing reel; wherein the second radio communication module of the at least one electric fishing reel is configured to transmit to the mobile communication terminal a connection request signal together with a device identification (ID) of the electric fishing reel at startup of the program on the mobile communication terminal, and the mobile communication terminal is configured to transmit to the at least one electric fishing reel having the device ID a connection permit signal upon receiving the connection request signal such that a communication protocol connection is established between the mobile communication terminal and the at least one electric fishing reel, and wherein the mobile communication terminal and the at least one electric fishing reel thereafter each exchange, via the first and the second radio communication module, keep-alive signals until the program ends.