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SYSTEM FOR TRACKING SHIPS AT SEA

  • US 20130002476A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2010
  • Published: 01/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tracking system for ships at sea, said system comprising:

  • terminals mounted on a predetermined number of so-called collecting ships, each of said collecting ships comprising a terminal including;

    means for detecting identification signals emitted by surrounding ships located in a collecting area around the corresponding collecting ship;

    means for determining the current position of the corresponding collecting ship; and

    means for recording identification information comprising the identification signals being detected and the current position of the collecting ship upon such detection;

    a satellite data transmission system, allowing data to be transmitted between said terminals which are mounted on the collecting ships and at least one monitoring centre; and

    said monitoring centre comprising at least;

    means for generating requests which are transmitted by said data transmission system to said terminals so as to ask them to provide the recorded identification information;

    means for receiving identification information provided by said terminals, via said data transmission system, in response to a request; and

    means for analyzing the identification information being received.

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