System and Method for Satellite Enhanced Command, Control, and Surveillance Services Between Network Management Centers and Unmanned Land and Aerial Devices
First Claim
1. A system for collection, delivery, and analysis of video, audio, sensor, and other data from any global geographic areas selected by a specific application, to a plurality of users and devices who may be located at any specified global sites and who may issue commands to a many users and devices, comprising:
- a) a communications satellites system, comprising one or more special communications satellite with a specialized satellite payload system;
b) network/video management systems;
c) a satellite telemetry, tracking, and control station associated with each communications satellite;
d) vehicle-device systems associated with each such satellite;
e) response systems associated with each such satellite;
f) communications data packet formats utilized are system-wide packet formats which may be customized to meet application and security requirements.
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Abstract
A novel system and method for electronic delivery of command, control information to many land and aerial devices, simultaneously or individually, and transmission of video, audio, location, and other information from devices to user defined entities such as network management centers, and devices over defined geographic areas utilizing inter-connected communications satellites. Satellites receive data packets which may include command, control, monitoring, video, audio, sensor, graphics, response, and other data, redistributes them to multiple destination addresses within other systems and subsystems and radiates source power to devices. Display centers receive video, audio, and sensor data, stores the data files for playback on command, and creates maps utilizing geographic information software and other displays suitable for electronic displays. Operators are able to view and hear video camera output in real-time, or delayed, and issue commands, in any geographic area where devices are present.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for collection, delivery, and analysis of video, audio, sensor, and other data from any global geographic areas selected by a specific application, to a plurality of users and devices who may be located at any specified global sites and who may issue commands to a many users and devices, comprising:
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a) a communications satellites system, comprising one or more special communications satellite with a specialized satellite payload system; b) network/video management systems; c) a satellite telemetry, tracking, and control station associated with each communications satellite; d) vehicle-device systems associated with each such satellite; e) response systems associated with each such satellite; f) communications data packet formats utilized are system-wide packet formats which may be customized to meet application and security requirements. - 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, 33)
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34. A method for creating geographic maps with rasterized sequential video frames utilizing computer processing, wherein
a) a source video file is converted into time stamped video frames and then, b) converted into individual sets of raster data and associated geodatabase files, utilizing geographic information system software, and then; -
c) can be displayed frame by frame, in real-time, as layers on a geographic map, with accuracy, scalability, and the ability to add layers of details stored in the geodatabase on request by an operator; d) can be analyzed further by the geographic information system software based on operator defined criteria, operator observation.
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