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`The sonar signal processor 32 may be any means such as a device or circuitry
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`operating in accordance with software or otherwise embodied in hardware or a combination of
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`hardware and software (e.g., a processor operating under software control or the processor
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`embodied as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or field programmable gate array
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`thereof) thereby configuring the device or circuitry to perform the corresponding functions of the
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`sonar signal processor 32 as described herein. In this regard, the sonar signal processor 32 may
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`be configured to analyze electrical signals communicated thereto by the transceiver 34 to provide
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`sonar data indicative of the size, location, shape, etc. of objects detected by the sonar system 30.
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`temperature, GPS information, waypoint designations, or others, or may filter extraneous data to
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`better analyze the collected data. It may further implement notices and alarms, such as those
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`determined or adjusted by a user, to reflect depth, presence of fish, proximity of other watercraft,
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`etc. Still further, the processor, in combination with suitable memory, may store incoming
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`transducer data or screen images for future playback or transfer, or alter images with additional
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`processing to implement zoom or lateral movement, or to correlate data, such as fish or bottom
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`features to a GPS position or temperature. In an exemplary embodiment, the sonar signal
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`processor 32 may execute commercially available software for controlling the transceiver 34
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`sonar signal processor 32 and other aspects related to the sonar module are described in U.S.
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`CALCUTT, RON; Lowrance Book of Sonar & GPS; ©1986; and Lowrance
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`DERROW’ IL ROBERT W. ET AL" A Namw_Beam’
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`DSME E&R LTD-; Remotely Operated Sonar Boat System (SB-100$);
`http://dsmeu.en.ec2 1 .com/Remotely_Operated_Sonar_Boat_System-
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`EAGLE ELECTRONICS; Ultra 3D Installation and Operation
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`FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; Side Looking Sonar, Model SL—16, 1983; 4
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`GEOACOUSTICS; GeoPulse, Profiler System; February 2006, 2 pages
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`HUMMINBIRD 1198C Review for Catfishing, Catfishing “How To” Catfishing
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`IMAGENEX TECHNOLOGY CORP., Model 881 SportScan, Single or Dual
`Frequency Digital Sidescan Sonar, Software User’s Manual; May 9, 2003; 16
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`KLEIN ASSOCIATES, INC.; Modular Side Scan Sonar and Sub—Bottom Profiler
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`KLEIN, MARTIN; Side Scan Sonar; UnderSea Technology; April 1967; 4 pages
`AL,,mSonar~—a modern technique for ocean exploitation;"IEEE
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`KLEIN’ MARTIN; New Developments in Side Scan
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