Integrated vessel monitoring and control system
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1. A vessel monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of vessel operating systems and for communicating with a plurality of remote sites employing various communications techniques, the vessel monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for monitoring the plurality of vessel operating systems;
a plurality of communications components for selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of remote sites; and
wherein a selected communications component selected from the plurality of communications components communicates with the at least a one of the plurality of remote sites, and wherein the selected communication component comprises one of the plurality of communications components that is capable of establishing a communication link with the at least one of the plurality of remotes sites.
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Abstract
A vessel monitoring and control system. Data indicative of operational conditions for vessel systems is transmitted from the vessel to one or more remote sites and commands are received from the one or more remote sites for controlling the vessel systems. Multiple transmitting and receiving components are available on the vessel for communicating with a variety of different communications systems at the remote sites.
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1. A vessel monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of vessel operating systems and for communicating with a plurality of remote sites employing various communications techniques, the vessel monitoring system comprising:
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a processor;
a plurality of sensors for monitoring the plurality of vessel operating systems;
a plurality of communications components for selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of remote sites; and
wherein a selected communications component selected from the plurality of communications components communicates with the at least a one of the plurality of remote sites, and wherein the selected communication component comprises one of the plurality of communications components that is capable of establishing a communication link with the at least one of the plurality of remotes sites. - 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)
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33. A vessel monitoring and control system for monitoring and controlling a plurality of vessel operating systems and for selectively communicating with a plurality of remote sites employing various communication methodologies, the monitoring and control system comprising:
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a processor;
a data bus;
a plurality of sensors for monitoring the plurality of vessel systems and for producing operating data in response thereto, the plurality of sensors in signal communication with the processor via the data bus;
a plurality of communication components each employing a different communication methodologies for selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of remote sites employing an associated communication methodology, and in signal communication with the processor via the data bus;
wherein the processor supplies the operating data to a selected one of the plurality of remote sites via a selected one of the communication components employing a communication methodology compatible with the communication methodology of a selected one of the plurality of remote sites. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 39)
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38. A method for monitoring operating systems of a marine vessel, comprising:
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producing signals indicative of the status of the operating systems;
determining a remote site from among a plurality of remote sites for receiving the signals;
determining a transmitting device from among of transmitting devices capable of transmitting to the remote site; and
sending the signals to the determined remote site from the determined transmitting device.
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