Apparatus for emergency communications using dual satellite communications systems for redundancy and a means of providing additional information to rescue services to support emergency response
US9178601B1 · kind B1 · utility
2Cited by
15References
8Claims
0Family size
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/90
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for emergency communications using dual satellite communication systems for redundancy and a means of providing additional information to rescue services support emergency response. The system combines the Cospas-Sarsat emergency system for 406 beacons with a secondary means of distress alerting over a commercial satellite system as well as permitting the government agencies responsible for emergency services to directly interface with the person in distress to know about his/her location and to communicate with him or her to resolve the emergency in the best possible way.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.