Situational awareness integrated network and system for tactical information and communications
US8842663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M7/1205
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for enabling interoperability among various kinds of communications equipment and information transmission formats on the battlefield or during tactical missions. The system includes a multi-message translator (MMT) for translating a source text message having a first set of word fields defined according to a source message format, into a sink message having a second set of word fields defined according to a sink message format. The system also includes a voice bridging gateway (VBG) for bridging multiple voice communication networks having associated transmission protocols that are incompatible with one another. Dismounted soldiers obtain location based services including geo-referenced maps, and tactical communications including voice and text messaging, using smart phones or other lightweight COTS client devices that link through a personal networking node (PNN) server to one or both of the MMT and the VBG.
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