| 摘要 |
<p>A personal satellite link (20) including a memory that stores a user identifier. The user identifier provides an index into a database (56) that contains a set of user information corresponding to the user of the personal satellite link. The personal satellite link (20) includes a transmitter (40) having circuitry that generates a radio frequency uplink signal that carries the user identifier, which is relayed through a satellite system (22) to a ground station signal processing facility (26) which indexes the database (56). The location of the user is determined by the satellite (22) and is forwarded to search and rescue forces, along with the personal information.</p> |
