Patent ID: 6980483
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: B63G,G01S

Abstract:
1. A system for protecting an asset that abuts a body of water, the system comprising: a flotation component that maintains the system at essentially a surface of the body of water, a first sensor array comprising a first sensor element and a second sensor element, the first sensor element located at a first position along the flotation component and the second sensor element located at a second position along the flotation component, wherein the first sensor element and the second sensor element detect whether an intruder passes through a security perimeter of the system at a corresponding location; a first control module that communicates with the first sensor array over a first communications channel and that receives a first signal from the first sensor element and a second signal from the second sensor element, wherein each signal is indicative whether a corresponding sensor detects the intruder passing through the system at the corresponding location; a control unit that communicates with the first control module over a second communications channel, and that receives an indication whether the intruder is detected by the first control module, wherein the control unit provides a security status.