Patent ID: 6246320
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B64D,G01S,G08B,G08G,H04B

Abstract:
A security and surveillance system for ground or in port monitoring and tracking of a commercial transport and for communication of on-board data to the ground and ground data to the commercial transport, the system comprising:a. at least one ground based sensor having a specific operational zone and adapted for monitoring a selected condition associated with the commercial transport whenever the transport is in the operational zone for generating a unique first data signal representing the specific condition to be monitored;b. at least one commercial transport based sensor adapted for monitoring a specific on-board based condition on the commercial transport and for generating a unique second data signal;c. a ground based monitoring station;d. a communication system on-board the commercial transport for transmitting the unique second data signal to the ground based monitoring station; ande. a ground-based communication system for transmitting the first and second unique data signals from the sensors to the ground based monitoring station for monitoring the selected condition and for selectively transmitting the first and second unique data signals to the commercial transport.