Patent ID: 8514095

Claim:
An Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) comprising: a water proof housing; a radio beacon comprising a first radio frequency (“RF”) transmitter mounted in said housing; an antenna connected to said housing and said RF transmitter; an integrated wireless receiver configured to receive L-band SATCOM signals; digital signal processor connected to said radio beacon transmitter and said wireless receiver; an integrated graphical user interface (“GUI”) module connected to said digital signal processor, wherein said GUI module comprises a GUI and a shock isolation chamber; whereby said GUI includes a display; an integrated GPS receiver system, wherein said GPS receiver system receives input from internally derived GPS coordinates and externally supplied GPS coordinates, whereby said GPS receiver system automatically switches between the internally derived GPS coordinates and the externally supplied GPS coordinates for the input to accept; an GPS infrared interface system, comprising an external GPS infrared interface and an electronic Automatic Background Light Adjustment algorithm, wherein the GPS infrared interface system provides externally supplied GPS coordinates to said integrated GPS receiver system; an integrated beacon strobe light comprising one or more light emitting diodes (“LED”) housed in a LED array assembly whereby said LED array assembly comprises a three-dimensional hemispherical assembly structure; and power source connected to said digital signal processor.