Water Friend or Foe System for Global Vessel Identification and Tracking
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Abstract
A Water Friend or Foe System (WFSS) includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in a SIM reader on a marine vessel. A transmitter, which is coupled to the SIM reader, transmits information from the SIM card, as well as positioning information, to a WFFS tracking station.
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21 Claims
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9. A method for tracking marine vessels, the method comprising:
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encoding a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card with marine vessel information about a marine vessel; supplying the SIM card to a SIM card reader on the marine vessel; and receiving, from a first transceiver on the marine vessel, the marine vessel information and a real-time vessel location of the marine vessel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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17. A computer-readable medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for tracking marine vessels by performing the steps of:
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encoding a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card with marine vessel information about a marine vessel; and supplying the SIM card to a SIM card reader on the marine vessel, wherein the marine vessel information and a real-time location of the marine vessel are transmittable to a tracking station. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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21. A method for tracking marine vessels, the method comprising:
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encoding a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card with marine vessel information about a marine vessel; supplying the SIM card to a SIM card reader on the marine vessel; receiving, from a first transceiver on the marine vessel, the marine vessel information and a real-time vessel location of the marine vessel; receiving a transmission of security information, for the marine vessel, that has been derived from the SIM card, wherein the marine vessel information and security information are transmitted upon the marine vessel being initially brought on line with a Water Friend or Foe System (WFFS), and wherein the marine vessel information and security information are transmitted in an Automatic Identifier System (AIS) message type that has been adapted for transmitting security and marine vessel information; receiving a transmission of security information, for the marine vessel, that has been derived from the SIM card, wherein the marine vessel information and security information are transmitted upon the marine vessel being initially brought on line with a Water Friend or Foe System (WFFS), and wherein the marine vessel information and security information are transmitted in a (GMDSS) message type that has been adapted for transmitting security and marine vessel information; coupling a security device to the SIM card reader on the marine vessel, wherein the security device causes the first transceiver to transmit an alarm message if the SIM card reader is tampered with; encoding a security protocol on a SIM card for the marine vessel; in response to the security device detecting an unauthorized use of the SIM card in the SIM card reader on the marine vessel, transmitting an alarm signal from the first transceiver to a second transceiver at a WFFS tracking station, wherein the unauthorized use is detected by a failure to enter a correct user password for the SIM card at the SIM card reader; and embedding a fingerprint recognition membrane on a SIM card for the marine vessel, wherein the unauthorized use is detected by the fingerprint recognition membrane detecting an unauthorized user inserting the SIM card into the SIM card reader on the marine vessel.
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