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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsWilliam Erwin, Hayk Azatyan, Anthony Ligouri, Travis Rennich, David Shald, Adam Warren
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A buoy, and systems and methods for rescuing people isolated on large bodies of water are disclosed. The buoy includes a remotely activatable device that is activatable when a signal is received from a remote source. The activatable device may be a signaling device, or an assistance device that is deployable by the buoy to assist in rescuing a person. A marine communication system formed by a number of spaced apart rescue buoys is also provided. A message or key other information can be transmitted to every buoy in the network via communication with just one buoy. The methods for rescuing people isolated on large bodies of water involve providing the network of communication buoys that can receive communications from the isolated person's personal communication device, and then transmit a signal to remotely activate an activatable device in a buoy to assist in the rescue of the person.
A rescue buoy comprising:
A marine communication system comprising a plurality of spaced apart rescue buoys wherein each buoy comprises a buoy communication device that is in communication with at least one other buoy to form a buoy communication network, said buoy communication device being configured for sending a signal to at least one of another buoy and a base station, and receiving a signal from a remote source, wherein each buoy is configured to transmit messages across the entire network through the sequential relaying of the message and at least one of said rescue buoys comprises a remotely activatable device.
A marine communication system comprising a plurality of spaced apart rescue buoys wherein each buoy comprises a buoy communication device that is in communication with at least one other buoy to form a buoy communication network, said buoy communication device being configured for sending a signal to at least one of another buoy and a base station, and receiving a signal from a remote source, wherein at least one of said rescue buoys comprises a remotely activatable device, wherein the buoy communication device is configured to send and receive text messages to and from a personal communication device, and to send and receive text messages to and from one or more of:
A method for rescuing a person on a body of water, wherein said person has a personal communication device, said method comprising:
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