ADS-B PATENT
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ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast) is an acronym used to describe a new modular tracking technology that will eventually replace traditional radar and analog (voice) communications with satellite tracking and high-speed digital communications.  The technology commonly referred to as ADS-B is patented in 16 countries.  Named SCAN (Surveillance, Communication and Navigation) by its original inventor, ADS-B based technologies may be used to locate, track and communicate with vehicles or personnel in land, air, marine and space environments.

In the aviation industry, the patented technology SCAN and ADS-B are virtually identical.  ADS-B/SCAN patent protection encompasses communications involving the broadcast of target identification and position information.  The FAA describes ADS-B as the enabling technology for free flight, a new safer method for managing air traffic and preventing collisions.  The long awaited all-digital ADS-B system promises to greatly simplify all pilot-controller tasks including emergency location and rescue service.  The commercial airline industry and the FAA estimate that full deployment of ADS-B will reduce aviation related fatalities by 80% and save $3.5 billion annually in fuel costs and improved scheduling.

SCAN Acronym:
Surveillance, Communications And Navigation.
Surveillance for Collision Avoidance Navigation.

ADS-B PATENT LinkS
ADS-B/SCAN international patent links for the following countries:

USA	Australia	Austria	Canada
Belgium	Denmark	France	Germany
Greece	Italy	Luxembourg	Spain
Sweden	Switzerland	Netherlands	United Kingdom

USA SCAN/ADS-B PATENT DOCUMENT

PATENT (5,153,836)Universal dynamic navigation, surveillance, emergency location, and collision avoidance system and method

European Patent Office (EPO)

USA PATENTS REFERENCING the SCAN PATENT

	PAT. NO.		Title
1	7,304,589		Vehicle-to-vehicle communication device and method of controlling the same
2	7,298,289		Mobile communication device
3	7,295,925		Accident avoidance systems and methods
4	RE39,829		Method and apparatus for correlating flight identification data with secondary surveillance radar data
5	7,268,700		Mobile communication device
6	7,248,219		Correlation of flight track data with other data sources
7	RE39,618		Remote, aircraft, global, paperless maintenance system
8	7,209,221		Method for obtaining and displaying information about objects in a vehicular blind spot
9	7,132,982		Method and apparatus for accurate aircraft and vehicle tracking
10	7,126,534		Minimum safe altitude warning
11	7,124,000		Graphic closure indicator for cockpit traffic display
12	7,123,192		Correlation of flight track data with other data sources
13	7,099,776		GPS-based vehicle warning and location system and method
14	7,099,774		GPS based vehicle warning and location system
15	7,053,797		Intelligent selectively-targeted communications systems and methods for aircraft
16	7,031,837		Proactive collision avoidance system
17	6,995,689		Method and apparatus for tracking aircraft and securing against unauthorized access
18	6,992,626		Method and apparatus to correlate aircraft flight tracks and events with relevant airport operations information
19	6,904,364		Navcell pier to pier GPS
20	6,899,539		Infantry wearable information and weapon system
21	6,895,332		GPS-based vehicle warning and location system and method
22	6,885,340		Correlation of flight track data with other data sources
23	6,882,933		Method and system for providing information for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal
24	6,826,458		Graphic closure indicator for cockpit traffic display
25	6,812,890		Voice recognition landing fee billing system
26	6,806,829		Method and apparatus for improving the utility of a automatic dependent surveillance
27	6,791,472		Mobile communication device
28	6,748,325		Navigation system
29	6,662,086		Fuzzy logic based emergency flight control with thrust vectoring capability
30	6,658,355		Method and apparatus for activating a crash countermeasure
31	6,658,349		Method and system for marine vessel tracking system
32	6,633,259		Method and apparatus for improving utility of automatic dependent surveillance
33	6,600,982		System, method and article of manufacture to provide output according to trip information
34	6,580,909		Communications system and method based on the relative positions of mobile units
35	6,553,307		Airport ground-control system and method
36	6,552,669		Automated air-traffic advisory system and method
37	6,546,338		Method for working out an avoidance path in the horizontal plane for an aircraft to resolve a traffic conflict
38	6,529,136		Group notification system and method for implementing and indicating the proximity of individuals or groups to other individuals or groups
39	6,487,500		GPS vehicle collision avoidance warning and control system and method
40	6,469,660		Method and system for displaying target icons correlated to target data integrity
41	6,438,492		Device for improving the security of aircraft in visual flight regime
42	6,434,479		Method and system for providing information for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal
43	6,429,812		Mobile communication device
44	6,414,630		Position detection apparatus used for a mobile object
45	6,405,107		Virtual instrument pilot: an improved method and system for navigation and control of fixed wing aircraft
46	6,380,869		Automated air-traffic advisory system and method
47	6,314,366		Satellite based collision avoidance system
48	6,314,363		Computer human method and system for the control and management of an airport
49	6,282,486		Distributed system and method for detecting traffic patterns
50	6,275,773		GPS vehicle collision avoidance warning and control system and method
51	6,259,976		Fuzzy logic based emergency flight control with thrust vectoring
52	6,252,544		Mobile communication device
53	6,249,241		Marine vessel traffic system
54	6,218,961		Method and system for proximity detection and location determination
55	6,195,609		Method and system for the control and management of an airport
56	6,181,987		Method of assistance in the piloting of an aerodyne
57	6,169,497		Mobile tracking and positioning system
58	6,160,493		Radio warning system for hazard avoidance
59	6,144,916		Itinerary monitoring system for storing a plurality of itinerary data points
60	6,073,075		Method and system for providing information for a mobile terminal
61	6,064,335		GPS based augmented reality collision avoidance system
62	6,043,756		Aircraft weather information system
63	5,983,161		GPS vehicle collision avoidance warning and control system and method
64	5,974,349		Remote, aircraft, global, paperless maintenance system
65	5,969,665		Method and apparatus for control of vessel maneuvering
66	5,933,099		Collision avoidance system
67	5,907,293		System for displaying the characteristics, position, velocity and acceleration of nearby vehicles on a moving-map
68	5,890,079		Remote aircraft flight recorder and advisory system
69	5,872,526		GPS collision avoidance system
70	5,867,804		Method and system for the control and management of a three dimensional space envelope
71	5,781,437		Control system for controlling vehicles
72	5,757,291		Integrated proximity warning system and end of train communication system
73	5,752,216		Non-intrusive data interface system for air traffic control
74	5,714,948		Satellite based aircraft traffic control system
75	5,661,652		Mobile network with automatic position reporting between member units
76	5,648,770		Apparatus and method of notifying a party of a pending delivery or pickup
77	5,636,123		Traffic alert and collision avoidance coding system
78	5,596,332		Aircraft location and identification system
79	5,574,469		Locomotive collision avoidance method and system
80	5,570,095		Automatic dependent surveillance air navigation system
81	5,566,074		Horizontal miss distance filter system for suppressing false resolution alerts
82	5,566,073		Pilot aid using a synthetic environment
83	5,552,993		Audio information apparatus for providing position information
84	5,539,645		Traffic monitoring system with reduced communications requirements
85	5,530,650		Computer imaging system and method for remote in-flight aircraft refueling
86	5,515,286		Method and device for preventing aerodynes from colliding with relief obstacles
87	5,506,587		Position indicating system
88	5,495,416		Audio information apparatus for providing position information
89	5,450,344		GPS receivers with data ports for the uploading and downloading of absolute position information
90	5,450,329		Vehicle location method and system
91	5,448,768		Aircraft data communication employing existing voice channels
92	5,444,444		Apparatus and method of notifying a recipient of an unscheduled delivery
93	5,430,656		Mobile communications system
94	5,430,446		Search and rescue radar transponder
95	5,422,816		Portable personal navigation tracking system
96	5,408,238		Location of overboard person or object or of water-chemical interface
97	5,381,140		Aircraft position monitoring system
98	5,365,451		Mobile unit tracking system
99	5,243,530		Stand alone multiple unit tracking system
100	5,153,836		Universal dynamic navigation, surveillance, emergency location, and collision avoidance system and method

ADS-B LICENSING
A License to make, use or sell ADS-B or SCAN products can be obtained from:

TERRASTARR, Inc.
10353 South 1300 West
South Jordan, UT 84095

Phone: 801 254-3303
Fax: 801 254-6606
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ADS-B/SCAN technology
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