Patent ID: 7108213
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing information display device provided separately from and operable indenendently of a fishing reel that stores first information concerning the reel, the fishing reel having a a fishing reel control unit that is configured to control a spool counter and a fishing reel information communication unit and generate the first information based on an output from the spool counter, the fishing reel being adapted to output the first information to said fishing information display device via the fishing reel information communication unit, said fishing information display device collecting second information concerning fishing from an information communication unit of an external information device, said fishing information display device comprising: a unit body provided separately from the fishing reel; a second display unit mounted in said unit body for displaying at least the second information; a fishing information display device information communication unit which is accommodated within the unit body and configured to communicate with the fishing reel information communication unit to acquire the first information, and wirelessly communicate with the information communication unit of the external information device to acquire the second information; and a fishing information display device display control unit which is accommodated within the unit body and configured to enable the first information to be acquired from the fishing reel control unit through said fishing information display device information communication unit and the fishing reel information communication unit to be displayed on said second display unit, said fishing information display device display control unit being further configured to enable the second information acquired through said fishing information display device information communication unit and the information communication unit of the external information device to be displayed on said second display unit.