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Apparatus for emergency communications using dual satellite communications systems for redundancy and a means of providing additional information to rescue services to support emergency response

  • US 9,178,601 B1
  • Filed: 02/21/2013
  • Issued: 11/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for emergency communications, comprising:

  • a communications device, a Cospas-Sarsat satellite communications system, and a commercial satellite communications system;

    said communications device capable of transmitting messages over each of said Cospas-Sarsat and said commercial satellite communications systems;

    said Cospas-Sarsat satellite communications system in communication with one or more local user terminals, said one or more local user terminals in communication with a mission control center, and said mission control center in communication with a rescue coordination center;

    said commercial satellite communications system in communication with a commercial satellite gateway, said commercial satellite gateway in communication with one or more servers, said servers connected to the Internet;

    wherein said Cospas-Sarsat satellite communications system and said commercial satellite communications systems are in bi-directional communication by way of an interface, said interface interconnected between said one or more servers and said rescue coordination center; and

    wherein said Cospas-Sarsat satellite communications system can transmit messages to said communications device over said commercial satellite communications system by way of said interface.

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