IP Library Granted Patent US 12696887
Granted Patent B2
US 12696887 · App. 18/367,268 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Fishing information processing system, fishing reel, fishing rod, and fishing information processing program

Inventors: Youhei Toake (Sakai, JP); Shouji Nakagawa (Sakai, JP); Shu Kusuda (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: Shimano Inc.
A01K89/0178
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Patent No.
US 12696887
App. No.
18/367,268
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fishing information processing system includes an acquisition unit that acquires prescribed fishing information, a determination unit that determines an event occurred based on the prescribed fishing information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a first storage control unit that causes a first storage unit to store the prescribed fishing information, from a prescribed time before the time that it is determined by the determination unit that an event has occurred, as event information.

Claims (41)

1 . A fishing information processing system, comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire prescribed fishing information;

a determination unit configured to determine an event occurred, based on the prescribed fishing information acquired by the acquisition unit;

a first storage control unit that causes a first storage unit to store the prescribed fishing information, from a prescribed time before a time determination by the determination unit that the event has occurred, as event information; and

a second storage control unit configured to cause a second storage unit to continuously store the prescribed fishing information acquired by the acquisition unit as accumulated information,

the first storage control unit is configured to extract the accumulated information stored in the second storage unit between the prescribed time and the occurrence of the event, and cause the first storage unit to store the extracted accumulated information as the event information, the first storage unit being different from the second storage unit.

2 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the prescribed fishing information acquired by the acquisition unit is reel information related to a fishing reel.

3 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the reel information includes at least some of: information related to when the fishing reel was used, information related to a number of times that the fishing reel is used, information related to a spool of the fishing reel, information related to fishing line wound around the spool of the fishing reel, information related to brake control settings of the fishing reel, and information related to drag settings of the fishing reel.

4 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the reel information is reel operation information related to an operation carried out with respect to the fishing reel.

5 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 4 , wherein

the reel operation information includes at least some of: information related to operation of a handle of the fishing reel, information related to operation of a clutch of the fishing reel, information related to operation of a drag of the fishing reel, and information related to rotation of a spool of the fishing reel.

6 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 4 , wherein

the reel operation information includes reel change information, including at least some of: information related to changes in tension on a fishing line wound around a spool of the fishing reel, information related to changes in the fishing line in a line pay-out direction, and information related to changes in rotation of a handle of the fishing reel.

7 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein

the determination unit is configured to determine the event occurred based on the reel change information.

8 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the prescribed fishing information acquired by the acquisition unit is rod information related to a fishing rod.

9 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 8 , wherein

the rod information includes at least some of: information related to when the fishing rod was used, information related to a number of times that the fishing rod was used, information related to a rigidity of the fishing rod, and information related to the condition of the fishing rod.

10 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 8 , wherein

the rod information is rod operation information related to operation of the fishing rod.

11 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 10 , wherein

the rod operation information includes at least some of: information related to a speed of operation of the fishing rod, information related to vibration transmitted to the fishing rod, information related to an angle of the fishing rod, and information related to an orientation of the fishing rod.

12 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 10 , wherein

the rod operation information includes rod change information, including at least some of: information related to changes in a state of the fishing rod, information related to changes in a speed of operation of the fishing rod, information related to changes in vibration transmitted to the fishing rod, information related to changes in an angle of the fishing rod, and information related to changes in an orientation of the fishing rod.

13 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 12 , wherein

the determination unit is configured to determine the event occurred based on the rod change information.

14 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the prescribed fishing information acquired by the acquisition unit is trip information related to fishing trips.

15 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 14 , wherein

the trip information includes at least some of: information related to a timing of the fishing trip, information related to a number of fishing trips, information related to a location of the fishing trip, information related to a temperature during the fishing trip, information related to weather during the fishing trip, information related to a barometric pressure during the fishing trip, information related to a wind direction during the fishing trip, and information related to a wind force or wind speed during the fishing trip.

16 . The fishing information processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising

a transmission unit configured to transmit the accumulated information or the event information to an external device.

17 . A fishing reel comprising:

the fishing information processing system according to claim 1 .

18 . A fishing rod comprising:

the fishing information processing system according to claim 1 .

19 . A fishing information processing program stored on a non-transitory medium which when executed by a processor causes a computer to function as the fishing information processing system according to claim 1 .