System for tracting and monitoring vessels
First Claim
1. A system for remotely tracking and monitoring vessels, comprising:
- a. a primary terminal located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored;
b. a remote terminal located remote from the vessel;
c. a first communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the primary terminal and the remoter terminal;
d. a second communications means allowing the uni-directional communication from a global positioning system satellite constellation to the primary terminal;
e. at least one sensor on at least one on-board system of the vessel; and
f. a third communications means allowing communication between the at least one sensor and the primary terminal, wherein the primary terminal receives location information from the global positioning system satellite constellation via the second communications means, the primary terminal receives status information about the at least one on-board system from the at least one sensor via the third communications means, and the primary terminal and the remote terminal transceive between each other the location information and the status information via the first communications means.
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Abstract
A system for remotely tracking, monitoring and messaging vessels (14) utilizing a global positioning system satellite constellation, having a transceiver located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored, a monitoring center located remote from the vessel, a communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the transceiver and the monitoring center, a communications means allowing the uni-directional communication from the global positioning system satellite constellation to the transceiver, sensors on the on-board systems of the vessel, a communications means allowing communication between the sensors and the transceiver, an input/output means for messaging, and a communications means allowing communication between the input/output means and the transceiver.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for remotely tracking and monitoring vessels, comprising:
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a. a primary terminal located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored;
b. a remote terminal located remote from the vessel;
c. a first communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the primary terminal and the remoter terminal;
d. a second communications means allowing the uni-directional communication from a global positioning system satellite constellation to the primary terminal;
e. at least one sensor on at least one on-board system of the vessel; and
f. a third communications means allowing communication between the at least one sensor and the primary terminal, wherein the primary terminal receives location information from the global positioning system satellite constellation via the second communications means, the primary terminal receives status information about the at least one on-board system from the at least one sensor via the third communications means, and the primary terminal and the remote terminal transceive between each other the location information and the status information via the first communications means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17)
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8. A system for remotely tracking vessels, comprising:
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a. a first transceiver located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored;
b. a global positioning system receiver located on the vessel;
c. a monitoring center located remote from the vessel;
d. a first communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the transceiver and a second transceiver located at the monitoring center; and
e. a second communications means allowing the uni-directional communication from a global positioning system satellite constellation to the global positioning system receiver, wherein the global positioning system receiver receives location information from the global positioning system satellite constellation via the second communications means, and the first transceiver transceives to the second transceiver transceive the location information via the first communications means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for remotely monitoring vessels, comprising:
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a. a first transceiver located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored;
b. a monitoring center located remote from the vessel;
c. a first communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the transceiver and a second transceiver located at the monitoring center;
d. at least one sensor on at least one on-board system of the vessel; and
e. a third communications means allowing communication between the at least one sensor and the transceiver, wherein the first transceiver transceives status information about the at least one on-board system with the at least one sensor via the third communications means, and the first transceiver transceives to the second transceiver the status information via the first communications means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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18. A system for remotely tracking, monitoring and messaging vessels, comprising:
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a. a first transceiver located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored;
b. a monitoring center located remote from the vessel;
c. a first communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the first transceiver and a second transceiver located at the monitoring center;
d. a second communications means allowing the unidirectional communication from a global positioning system satellite constellation to a global positioning system receiver acting in cooperation with the first transceiver;
e. at least one sensor on at least one on-board system of the vessel;
f. a third communications means allowing communication between the at least one sensor and the first transceiver;
g. an input/output means for messaging; and
h. a fourth communications means allowing communication between the input/output means and the first transceiver, wherein the global positioning receiver receives location positioning information from the global positioning system satellite constellation via the second communications means, the first transceiver transceives status information about the at least one on-board system with the at least one sensor via the third communications means, the first transceiver transceives messaging from the input/output means via the fourth communications means, and the first transceiver and the second transceiver transceives between each other the positioning information, the status information and the messaging via the first communications means. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for remotely messaging vessels, comprising:
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a. a first transceiver located on a vessel;
b. a monitoring center located remote from the vessel;
c. a first communications means allowing the bi-directional communication between the first transceiver and a second transceiver located at the monitoring center;
d. an input/output means for messaging acting in cooperation with the first transceiver; and
e. a fourth communications means allowing communication between the input/output means and the first transceiver, wherein the first transceiver transceives messaging with the input/output means via the fourth communications means, and the first transceiver and the second transceiver transceive the messaging between each other via the first communications means.
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