Method and apparatus for authenticating static transceiver data and method of operating an ais transceiver
AssigneeVesper Marine Limited
InventorJeffrey M. Robbins
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Abstract
A method and apparatus which ensures that static data entered into a communications device or apparatus is accurate, or at least consistent with data provided to an authentication service. In some embodiments of the invention, the authentication service may maintain a database of static data associated with each communications apparatus and/or verify the validity of at least a portion of the static data
Claims21
1-25. (canceled)
A method of configuring an automatic identification system transponder (AIS) for a marine vessel or station;
- the method comprising:
- receiving marine data having an identifier which uniquely identifies the marine vessel or marine station;
- processing the marine data in order to generate verified marine data;
- transmitting the verified marine vessel data whilst installed on the marine vessel or station.
An Automatic Identification System (AIS) for installation on a marine vessel or station;
- the AIS comprising:
- a non-volatile memory;
- a processor arranged to receive marine data having an identifier which uniquely identifies the marine vessel or marine station;
- the processor further arranged to process the marine data in order to generate verified marine data;
- a radio section arranged to transmit the verified marine vessel data whilst installed on the marine vessel or station.
A computer program on a computer readable medium, which when executed on a computer is arranged to execute a method of configuring an automatic identification system transponder (AIS) for a marine vessel or station;
- the method comprising:
- receiving marine data having an identifier which uniquely identifies the marine vessel or marine station;
- processing the marine data in order to generate verified marine data;
- transmitting the verified marine vessel data whilst installed on the marine vessel or station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.