AUTONOMOUS, SOLAR-POWERED, VESSEL TRACKING AND SAFETY BEACON DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF
First Claim
1. An autonomous, solar-powered, vessel tracking and safety beacon device comprising:
- a global positioning system coupled to at least a solar power system;
one or more communication systems coupled to the solar power system;
a vessel tracking and safety beacon microcontroller system coupled to the global positioning system, the one or more communication systems, and the solar power system, the microcontroller system comprising a memory coupled to a processor which is configured to be capable of executing programmed instructions comprising and stored in the memory to;
provide vessel location information from the global positioning system;
detect when an emergency distress alert has been activated;
determine based on the vessel location information from the global positioning system which of the one or more communication systems to utilize; and
transmit the emergency distress alert using the determined one of the one or more communication systems.
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Abstract
An autonomous, solar-powered, vessel tracking and safety beacon device includes a global positioning system coupled to at least a solar power system, one or more communication systems coupled to the solar power system, and a vessel tracking and safety beacon microcontroller system. The microcontroller system is coupled to the global positioning system, the one or more communication systems, and the solar power system. The microcontroller system comprises a memory coupled to a processor which is configured to be capable of executing programmed instructions comprising and stored in the memory to provide vessel location information from the global positioning system, detect when an emergency alert has been activated, determine based on the vessel location information from the global positioning system, and transmit the emergency alert, and other messages, such as text messages, email, weather updates, revisions to geo-zones, or notifications of nearby mariners in distress, using the determined one of the one or more communication systems.
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16 Claims
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1. An autonomous, solar-powered, vessel tracking and safety beacon device comprising:
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a global positioning system coupled to at least a solar power system; one or more communication systems coupled to the solar power system; a vessel tracking and safety beacon microcontroller system coupled to the global positioning system, the one or more communication systems, and the solar power system, the microcontroller system comprising a memory coupled to a processor which is configured to be capable of executing programmed instructions comprising and stored in the memory to; provide vessel location information from the global positioning system; detect when an emergency distress alert has been activated; determine based on the vessel location information from the global positioning system which of the one or more communication systems to utilize; and transmit the emergency distress alert using the determined one of the one or more communication systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for making an autonomous, solar-powered, vessel tracking and safety beacon device, the method comprising:
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providing a global positioning system coupled to at least a solar power system; coupling one or more communication systems to the solar power system; coupling a vessel tracking and safety beacon microcontroller system to the global positioning system, the one or more communication system, and the solar power system, the microcontroller system comprising a memory coupled to a processor which is configured to be capable of executing programmed instructions comprising and stored in the memory to; provide vessel location information from the global positioning system; detect when an emergency distress alert has been activated; determine based on the vessel location information from the global positioning system which of the one or more communication systems to utilize; and transmit the emergency distress alert using the determined one of the one or more communication systems. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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