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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
May. 06, 2004
Gregory Richard Hanson, Clinton, TN (US);
Stephen Fulton Smith, Loudon, TN (US);
Michael Roy Moore, Corryton, TN (US);
Eric Lesley Dobson, Charleston, SC (US);
Jeffrey Scott Blair, Charleston, SC (US);
Christopher Allen Duncan, Marietta, GA (US);
Roberto Lenarduzzi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gregory Richard Hanson, Clinton, TN (US);
Stephen Fulton Smith, Loudon, TN (US);
Michael Roy Moore, Corryton, TN (US);
Eric Lesley Dobson, Charleston, SC (US);
Jeffrey Scott Blair, Charleston, SC (US);
Christopher Allen Duncan, Marietta, GA (US);
Roberto Lenarduzzi, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-BAttelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Navigational Sciences, Inc., Charleston, SC (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for marine asset security and tracking (MAST). A method includes transmitting identification data, location data and environmental state sensor data from a radio frequency tag. An apparatus includes a radio frequency tag that transmits identification data, location data and environmental state sensor data. Another method includes transmitting identification data and location data from a radio frequency tag using hybrid spread-spectrum modulation. Another apparatus includes a radio frequency tag that transmits both identification data and location data using hybrid spread-spectrum modulation.