Marine transponder
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1. A marine transponder, comprising a position module, a satellite uplink module and a microcontroller, the microcontroller being operable at intervals to activate the position module for providing a location reading and to activate the satellite uplink module for transmission of the location reading and an identifying code.
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Abstract
The invention provides a marine transponder 100 comprising a position module 102, a satellite uplink module 104 and a microcontroller 106, the microcontroller being operable at intervals to activate the position module 102 for providing a location reading and to activate the satellite uplink module 104 for transmission of the location reading and an identifying code.
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- 1. A marine transponder, comprising a position module, a satellite uplink module and a microcontroller, the microcontroller being operable at intervals to activate the position module for providing a location reading and to activate the satellite uplink module for transmission of the location reading and an identifying code.
- 18. A system for tracking a marine transponder, the system comprising a communications server for interfacing with a ground station of a satellite communications system and with a communications network, the communications server including means for receiving an identifying code and a location reading from the ground station, the code and location reading having been transmitted by the marine transponder, and means for transmitting the code and location reading to an end user over the communications network.
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20. A method of tracking a marine transponder, the method comprising receiving an identifying code and a location reading from a satellite communications system and a communications network, the code and location reading having been transmitted by the marine transponder, and transmitting the code and location reading to an end user over the communications network.
- 21. A website including means for receiving a plurality of identifying codes and associated location readings from a satellite ground station, the identifying codes and location readings having been transmitted to the satellite ground station by one or more marine transponders.
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