Vessel Performance Optimization Reporting Tool
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor system configured to generate data about a vessel and an environment around the vessel;
a computer system connected to the sensor system, wherein the computer system is configured to receive the data from the sensor system, generate vessel information about the data, and send the vessel information to a remote location; and
a satellite transceiver connected to the computer system, wherein the satellite transceiver is configured to send the vessel information to and receive other information from the remote location.
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Abstract
The different advantageous embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a sensor system, a computer system, and a satellite transceiver. The sensor system is configured to generate data about a vessel and an environment around the vessel. The computer system is connected to the sensor system. The computer system is configured to receive the data from the sensor system, generate vessel information about the data, and send the vessel information to a remote location. The satellite transceiver is connected to the computer system. The satellite transceiver is configured to send the vessel information to and receive other information from the remote location.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor system configured to generate data about a vessel and an environment around the vessel; a computer system connected to the sensor system, wherein the computer system is configured to receive the data from the sensor system, generate vessel information about the data, and send the vessel information to a remote location; and a satellite transceiver connected to the computer system, wherein the satellite transceiver is configured to send the vessel information to and receive other information from the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for vessel communication, the method comprising:
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collecting data about an environment and a vessel in the environment using a vessel reporting tool; encoding the data to form a first number of short data packets; determining whether a report is needed; responsive to a determination that a report is needed, transmitting the first number of short data packets to a remote server using a satellite transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product having computer usable program code stored on a computer readable storage medium, the computer usable program code executed by a computer to:
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receive collected data about an environment and a vessel in the environment from a sensor system of a vessel reporting tool; encode the data to form a first number of short data packets; determine whether a report is needed; and responsive to a determination that the report is needed, transmit the first number of data packets to a remote server using a satellite transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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