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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Eric Petkus, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Timothy F. Dyson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Jason Plew, Malabar, FL (US);
Joshua P. Bruckmeyer, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
Systems () and methods () for providing Digital Selective Calling ('DSC') based services. The methods involve: using Space-Born Maritime ('SBM') receivers of satellites () deployed in space as a satellite constellation to collect and process DSC emergency messages transmitted from DSC transmitters of terrestrial radios; using the satellites to position validate the DSC emergency messages; determining first positions of the DSC transmitters in transit based on geolocation data and time location data respectively assigned by the satellites to the DSC emergency messages; and validating the first positions to more precise second positions based on results of cross-correlations of the geolocation data and time location data with Automatic Identification Systems (“AIS”) data obtained for the DSC transmitters.