System and method for dynamic data mining and distribution of maritime data
First Claim
1. A system for collecting and distributing maritime data, comprising:
- a communications system on-board a water-faring vessel, the communications system configured to transmit a signal representative of (i) a current location of the vessel or (ii) an expected location of the vessel; and
a server in communication with a computer network that includes a plurality of databases, wherein each of the plurality of databases includes at least one zone of concern data that is continually updated, wherein the zone of concern data corresponds to occurrences associated with a zone of concern, wherein;
the server is configured to;
receive the signal from the communications system;
receive at a first time from the plurality of databases zone of concern data based upon the received signal;
store the zone of concern data received at the first time;
transmit the zone of concern data received at the first time to the communications system;
receive at a second time from the plurality of databases zone of concern data based upon the received signal;
store the zone of concern data received at the second time;
compare the zone of concern data received at the first time to the zone of concern data received at the second time; and
transmit the zone of concern data received at the second time to the communications system if the zone of concern data received at the second time is different from the zone of concern data received at the first time.
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Abstract
A system for dynamically collecting and distributing maritime data includes a vessel configured to transmit at a predetermined time, or upon electronic inquiry, a signal representative of a current location of the vessel or an expected location of the vessel; a computer network including one or more databases, each of which includes one or more zone of concern data, wherein the zone of concern data corresponds to a zone of concern; and a service provider configured to receive the signal, retrieve the one or more zone of concern data from the computer network based upon the signal and transmit the one or more zone of concern data to the vessel. The zone of concern data, which may be continually changing, may be sent from the service provider to the vessel on a continuous basis with respect to the changing location and heading of the vessel.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for collecting and distributing maritime data, comprising:
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a communications system on-board a water-faring vessel, the communications system configured to transmit a signal representative of (i) a current location of the vessel or (ii) an expected location of the vessel; and a server in communication with a computer network that includes a plurality of databases, wherein each of the plurality of databases includes at least one zone of concern data that is continually updated, wherein the zone of concern data corresponds to occurrences associated with a zone of concern, wherein; the server is configured to; receive the signal from the communications system; receive at a first time from the plurality of databases zone of concern data based upon the received signal; store the zone of concern data received at the first time; transmit the zone of concern data received at the first time to the communications system; receive at a second time from the plurality of databases zone of concern data based upon the received signal; store the zone of concern data received at the second time; compare the zone of concern data received at the first time to the zone of concern data received at the second time; and transmit the zone of concern data received at the second time to the communications system if the zone of concern data received at the second time is different from the zone of concern data received at the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for collecting and distributing maritime data, comprising:
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means for receiving a signal from a water-faring vessel, wherein the signal is representative of (i) a current location of the vessel or (ii) an expected location of the vessel; means for formulating a query as a function of (i) the current location of the vessel or (ii) the expected location of the vessel; means for transmitting the query at a first time and then at a second predefined time or interval to a plurality of databases remote from the server and the vessel; means for receiving at a first time and at a second time from the plurality of databases in response to the transmission of the query the first time and the second time, respectively, zone of concern data; means for storing the zone of concern data received at the first time and at the second time; means for transmitting the zone of concern data received at the first time to the vessel; and means for comparing the zone of concern data received at the first time to the zone of concern data received at the second time, wherein the means for transmitting the zone of concern data received at the first time is further configured to transmit the zone of concern data received at the second time to the vessel if the zone of concern data received at the second time is different from the zone of concern data received at the first time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for collecting and distributing maritime data, comprising the steps of
(a) receiving a signal from a water-faring vessel, wherein the signal is representative of (i) a current location of the vessel or (ii) an expected location of the vessel; -
(b) formulating a query as a function of (i) the current location of the vessel or (ii) the expected location of the vessel; (c) transmitting the query of step (b) to a plurality of databases remote from the server and the vessel; (d) in response to transmitting the query in step (c), receiving at a first time from the plurality of databases zone of concern data; (e) storing the zone of concern data received at the first time; (f) transmitting the zone of concern data received at the first time to the vessel; (g) transmitting the query of step (b) again at a predefined time or interval to the plurality of databases; (h) in response to transmitting the query in step (g), receiving at a second time from the plurality of databases zone of concern data; (i) storing the zone of concern data received at the second time; (j) comparing the zone of concern data received at the first time to the zone of concern data received at the second time; and (k) transmitting the zone of concern data received at the second time to the vessel if the zone of concern data received at the second time is different from the zone of concern data received at the first time. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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