Patent ID: 7627424

Claim:
A target tracking and plotting method for a target, said method being provided for use in a computerized system, comprising: identifying the target with initial coordinates and an initial time; obtaining second coordinates for the identified target at a second time; building a leg from the initial coordinates, initial time, second coordinates and second time if said initial coordinates are a threshold distance away from said second coordinates; recording the built leg; obtaining current coordinates for the identified target at a current time if said current coordinates are the threshold distance away from said second coordinates; determining if the target is maintaining a steady speed; determining if the target is maintaining a steady course; entering the current coordinates for the identified target as an addition to the built leg if the target is maintaining a steady speed and a steady course; recording the addition to the built leg; restarting said step of identifying the target with said current coordinates and current time when the target is not maintaining a steady speed; restarting said step of identifying the target with said current coordinates and current time when the target is not maintaining a steady course; and providing plots of any selected recorded legs when a demand is received.