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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Ronald D. Bishop, Trabucco Canyon, CA (US);
Gordon W. Johnston, Ontario, CA;
Christopher P. Hoffman, Hampshire, GB;
Scott P. Morgan, Northfield, VT (US);
Ronald D. Bishop, Trabucco Canyon, CA (US);
Gordon W. Johnston, Ontario, CA;
Christopher P. Hoffman, Hampshire, GB;
Scott P. Morgan, Northfield, VT (US);
ACR Electronics, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Abstract
An emergency locator beacon testing and communication system is described. The system uses privately-owned Local User Terminals which provide direct feeds to a privately-operated beacon information processor having dedicated on-line servers for consolidating and providing access to beacon test information. The system receives beacon signals relayed through the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system, correlates the beacons' unique identification numbers (UIN's) in the received signals to the UIN's of beacons known to be undergoing testing, collects the data transmitted by beacons under test, and displays beacon test results in a useful format on a user-friendly website.