摘要 |
<p>A VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM (5) FOR MONITORING CHARACTERISTICS OF A VESSEL (10) FROM A REMOTE LOCATION, THE SYSTEM (5) COMPRISING: A CONTROLLER (12) TO COLLECT DATA RELATING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VESSEL (10) FROM A PLURALITY OF FIELD COMPONENTS (13), AND TO CONVERT THE COLLECTED DATA INTO A PREDETERMINED FORMAT FOR REPORTING TO A CLIENT DEVICE (50) AT THE REMOTE LOCATION; A SATELLITE TRANSCEIVER (11) TO TRANSMIT THE CONVERTED DATA TO A BASE STATION RECEIVER (30) VIA AT LEAST ONE SATELLITE (20); WHEREIN THE CONVERTED DATA IS DELIVERED BY AN ELECTRONIC DELIVERY SYSTEM (40) TO THE CLIENT DEVICE (50).</p> |