Programmable dive computer
US6321177A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63C2011/021
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An interactive dive apparatus for use by a scuba diver to determine a maximum dive duration, including an input interface for inputting dive specific parameters including a J-factor for adjusting a no-stop time calculation to compensate for various environmental and physiological parameters, a clock for determining an elapsed dive time, and a depth sensor for detecting a present depth and a maximum depth. The depth sensor tracks diver dwell time in each of plural predetermined depth ranges, and a CPU determines a no-stop time in accordance with the user inputted dive specific parameters and the detected dwell time. The interactive dive apparatus further includes a display screen for displaying at least the no-stop time, elapsed dive time duration and the current depth.
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