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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2024
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Rickard Lindkvist, Västerås, SE;
Jonas Linder, Mellerud, SE;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method of identifying a vessel as well as a vessel identifying device and a floating object and land installation including such a vessel identifying device. The vessel identifying device includes a processor operative to obtain a position of a vessel being sensed by a sensor, assign an identity to the vessel, which identity is assigned according to an identity assignment scheme of at least a part of a maritime tracking system, which maritime tracking system is an Automated Identification System (AIS), and provide an identification of the vessel according to the maritime tracking system, the identification including the assigned identity and the position of the vessel, and order a transmitter to transmit the identification of the vessel.