Voice Controlled Marine Electronics Device

1 . A marine electronics device, comprising:

a microphone configured to receive one or more voice commands for performing one or more marine based tasks;

a processor; and

memory including instructions that cause the processor to perform the one or more marine based tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands received via the microphone.

2 . The marine electronics device of claim 1 , wherein the marine electronics device is coupled to a marine vessel, and wherein the marine electronics device comprises one or more of a fish finder, a mapping device, and a navigation device.

3 . The marine electronics device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more voice commands comprise one or more human vocalized sounds associated with annunciation of one or more words.

4 . The marine electronics device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display configured to display a voice command icon associated with a voice command mode of operation and configured to receive input via selecting the voice command icon,

wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive an input selection signal from the display corresponding to input received via selecting the voice command icon, and

activate the voice command mode of operation based on receiving the input selection signal.

5 . The marine electronics device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to associate the one or more voice commands to a predetermined set of operations to perform the one or more marine based tasks.

6 . The marine electronics device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive the one or more voice commands as analog audio input via the microphone; and

store the received analog audio input in the memory.

7 . The marine electronics device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive the one or more voice commands as analog audio input via the microphone,

convert the analog audio input to digital audio data, and

store the digital audio data in the memory.

8 . The marine electronics device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive the one or more voice commands as analog audio input via the microphone,

convert the analog audio input to digital audio data, and

associate the digital audio data to a predetermined set of operations to perform the one or more marine based tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands.

9 . The marine electronics device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions that cause to processor to associate the digital audio data to the predetermined set of operations to perform the one or more marine based tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands further cause the processor to:

compare the digital audio data with one or more predetermined digital audio files stored in the memory;

if a match is identified, retrieve the predetermined set of operations to perform the one or more marine based tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands; and

if a match is not identified, provide an indication that no matching voice command was identified.

10 . The marine electronics device of claim 1 , wherein the marine electronics device further comprises:

an analog-to-digital converter configured to:

receive analog audio signals from the microphone,

convert the received analog audio signals to digital audio data, and

output the digital audio data,

wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive the digital audio data from the analog-to-digital converter, and

perform the one or more marine based tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands based on the digital audio data.

11 . A marine electronics device, comprising:

a display configured to provide an interface with an icon for selecting a voice command mode of operation;

a microphone configured to receive audio input for one or more voice commands; and

a computer configured to:

activate the voice command mode of operation based on receiving an input from the display corresponding to selection of the icon, and

perform one or more marine based tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands received as audio input via the microphone.

12 . The marine electronics device of claim 11 , wherein the display comprises a touch screen display, and wherein the interface comprises a graphical user interface with the icon.

13 . The marine electronics device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more voice commands comprise one or more human vocalized sounds associated with annunciation of one or more words.

14 . The marine electronics device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive the one or more voice commands as analog audio input via the microphone,

convert the analog audio input to digital audio data, and

store the digital audio data in memory.

15 . The marine electronics device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive the one or more voice commands as analog audio input via the microphone,

convert the analog audio input to digital audio data,

compare the digital audio data with one or more predetermined digital audio files stored in memory;

if a match is identified, retrieve a predetermined set of operations to perform the one or more marine based tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands; and

if a match is not identified, provide an indication that no matching voice command is identified.

16 . A system, comprising:

a wireless microphone configured to:

receive one or more voice commands, and

transmit wireless signals corresponding to the one or more voice commands; and

a marine electronics device coupled to a marine vessel, the marine electronics device having a processor and memory including instructions that cause the processor to:

receive the wireless signals from the wireless microphone,

process the wireless signals to identify the one or more voice commands, and

perform one or more tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more tasks are associated with marine based tasks or applications.

18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the marine electronics device further comprises:

a display configured to display a voice command icon associated with a voice command mode of operation and receive input via selecting the voice command icon,

wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive an input selection signal from the display corresponding to input received via selecting the voice command icon, and

activate the voice command mode of operation based on receiving the input selection signal.

19 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the marine electronics device comprises an analog-to-digital converter configured to:

receive the wireless signals as analog audio signals from the wireless microphone,

convert the received analog audio signals to digital audio data, and

output the digital audio data.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive the digital audio data from the analog-to-digital converter, and

compare the digital audio data with one or more predetermined digital audio files stored in memory,

if a match is identified, retrieve a predetermined set of operations to perform the one or more tasks corresponding to the one or more voice commands, and

if a match is not identified, provide an indication that no matching voice command is identified.