System for monitoring marine vessels providing expected passenger determination features and related methods
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a plurality of marine vessels using a satellite network, the system comprising:
- a plurality of satellite payloads to be carried by respective satellites, each satellite payload comprisinga communications interface configured to communicate via the satellite network,a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to communicate with the plurality of marine vessels, anda controller cooperating with the communications interface and the RF transceiver toobtain automatic identification system (AIS) data including vessel position and call sign information via the RF transceiver, andcommunicate the AIS system data via the communications interface; and
a terrestrial station configured toreceive the AIS system data,receive social media data,determine expected passenger lists for the marine vessels based upon the AIS data and social media data, andcompare each expected passenger list with a corresponding passenger manifest for each marine vessel to determine any unlisted passengers.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring marine vessels using a satellite network may include a plurality of satellite payloads to be carried by respective satellites. Each satellite payload may include a communications interface configured to communicate via the satellite network, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to communicate with the plurality of marine vessels, and a controller cooperating with the communications interface and the RF transceiver. The controller may be configured to obtain automatic identification system (AIS) data including vessel position and call sign information via the RF transceiver, and communicate the AIS system data via the communications interface. The system may further include a terrestrial station configured to receive the AIS system data, receive social media data, and determine expected passenger lists for the marine vessels based upon the AIS data and social media data.
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1. A system for monitoring a plurality of marine vessels using a satellite network, the system comprising:
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a plurality of satellite payloads to be carried by respective satellites, each satellite payload comprising a communications interface configured to communicate via the satellite network, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to communicate with the plurality of marine vessels, and a controller cooperating with the communications interface and the RF transceiver to obtain automatic identification system (AIS) data including vessel position and call sign information via the RF transceiver, and communicate the AIS system data via the communications interface; and a terrestrial station configured to receive the AIS system data, receive social media data, determine expected passenger lists for the marine vessels based upon the AIS data and social media data, and compare each expected passenger list with a corresponding passenger manifest for each marine vessel to determine any unlisted passengers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A terrestrial station comprising:
a processor and a memory cooperating therewith to receive respective automatic identification system (AIS) data including vessel position and call sign information for a plurality of marine vessels from a plurality of satellites receiving the AIS data from the marine vessels, receive social media data, determine expected passenger lists for the marine vessels based upon the AIS data and social media data, and compare each expected passenger list with a corresponding passenger manifest for each marine vessel to determine any unlisted passengers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A marine vessel monitoring method comprising:
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receiving, at a terrestrial station, respective automatic identification system (AIS) data including vessel position and call sign information for a plurality of marine vessels from a plurality of satellites receiving the AIS data from the marine vessels; receiving, at the terrestrial station, social media data; determining, at the terrestrial station, expected passenger lists for the marine vessels based upon the AIS data and social media data; and compare each expected passenger list with a corresponding passenger manifest for each marine vessel to determine any unlisted passengers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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