Emergency reporting for marine and airborne vessels

Details Emergency reporting for marine and airborne vessels Emergency reporting for marine and airborne vessels

1992-09-15

1994-10-11

Issing, Gregory C.

Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,

Directive

Beacon or receiver

342357, G01S 108, G01S 502

Patent

active

053551400

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for reporting of an emergency event experienced by a marine vessel, an airborne vessel or by an occupant of the vessel. The present vessel position, accurate to within a few tens of meters, and (optionally) the vessel velocity and local air quality, is determined at an ordered sequence of times, using a position-determining Global Positioning System, such as the Navstar system or the GLONASS system. If an emergency occurs on the vessel, the approximate present position and time of occurrence of this event is broadcast on one or more of the mobile communication or emergency radiowave bands. Optionally, the type of emergency event that has occurred, drawn from a predetermined list of such types, is also broadcast by a vessel in distress, for receipt by an emergency response facility or by another vessel that can respond to a call for assistance. Optionally, vessel velocity heading and/or vessel position quality of fix information is also broadcast by a vessel in distress.

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