Integrated vessel monitoring and control system
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1. A vessel monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of vessel operating systems and for communicating with a plurality of remote sites employing various communications techniques, the vessel monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for monitoring the plurality of vessel operating systems;
a plurality of communications components for selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of remote sites;
wherein a selected communications component from the plurality of communications components employs a communications technique compatible with the communications technique of the one of the plurality of remote sites.
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Abstract
A vessel monitoring and control system. Data indicative of operational conditions for vessel systems is transmitted from the vessel to one or more remote sites and commands are received from the one or more remote sites for controlling the vessel systems. Multiple transmitting and receiving components are available on the vessel for communicating with a variety of different communications systems at the remote sites.
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1. A vessel monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of vessel operating systems and for communicating with a plurality of remote sites employing various communications techniques, the vessel monitoring system comprising:
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a processor;
a plurality of sensors for monitoring the plurality of vessel operating systems;
a plurality of communications components for selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of remote sites;
wherein a selected communications component from the plurality of communications components employs a communications technique compatible with the communications technique of the one of the plurality of remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A vessel monitoring and control system for monitoring and controlling a plurality of vessel operating systems and for selectively communicating with a plurality of remote sites employing various communication methodologies, the monitoring and control system comprising:
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a processor;
a data bus;
a plurality of sensors for monitoring the plurality of vessel systems and for producing operating data in response thereto, the plurality of sensors in signal communication with the processor via the data bus;
a plurality of communication components employing various communication methodologies for selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of remote sites, and in signal communication with the processor via the data bus;
wherein the processor supplies the operating data to a selected one of the plurality of remote sites via a selected one of the communication components employing a communication methodology compatible with the communication methodology of the selected one of the plurality of remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 39)
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38. A method for monitoring operating systems of a marine vessel, comprising:
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producing signals indicative of the status of the operating systems;
determining a remote site for receiving the signals; and
determining a transmitting device from among a plurality of transmitting devices capable of transmitting to the remote site; and
sending the signals to the determined remote site from the determined transmitting device.
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