ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,310, issued on May 5, was assigned to YAMAHA HATSUDOKI K.K. (Shizuoka, Japan).

"System and method for controlling a watercraft including data reduction in low power mode" was invented by Hiroshi Inoue (Shizuoka, Japan) and Hidehiko Harada (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for a watercraft includes a device system, a communication device, a controller, a first battery, and an electric power receiver. The communication device performs wireless communication with a server. The first battery provides electric power to the communication device. The electric power receiver is installed in the watercraft, connec...