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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventors:
Eric Petkus, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Timothy F. Dyson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Jason Plew, Malabar, FL (US);
Joshua P. Bruckmeyer, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/22 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); G01S 3/14 (2006.01); H04W 76/00 (2009.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/007 (2013.01); H04B 7/18517 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/22 (2013.01); G01S 3/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems () and methods () for providing Digital Selective Calling ('DSC') based services. The methods involve: receiving, by a satellite () deployed in space, a DSC emergency message transmitted from a vessel () located in a body of water on Earth; and performing operations by the satellite to deliver the DSC emergency message to an appropriate authority located on Earth.