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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	7,382,285		Pilot-programmable altitude range filter for cockpit traffic display
2	7,375,683		Use of geo-stationary satellites to augment wide.sub.-- area multilateration synchronization
3	7,317,987		Vehicle navigation, collision avoidance and control system
4	7,304,589		Vehicle-to-vehicle communication device and method of controlling the same
5	7,298,289		Mobile communication device
6	7,295,925		Accident avoidance systems and methods
7	RE39,829		Method and apparatus for correlating flight identification data with secondary surveillance radar data
8	7,268,700		Mobile communication device
9	7,248,219		Correlation of flight track data with other data sources
10	RE39,618		Remote, aircraft, global, paperless maintenance system
11	7,209,221		Method for obtaining and displaying information about objects in a vehicular blind spot
12	7,132,982		Method and apparatus for accurate aircraft and vehicle tracking
13	7,126,534		Minimum safe altitude warning
14	7,124,000		Graphic closure indicator for cockpit traffic display
15	7,123,192		Correlation of flight track data with other data sources
16	7,099,776		GPS-based vehicle warning and location system and method
17	7,099,774		GPS based vehicle warning and location system
18	7,053,797		Intelligent selectively-targeted communications systems and methods for aircraft
19	7,031,837		Proactive collision avoidance system
20	6,995,689		Method and apparatus for tracking aircraft and securing against unauthorized access
21	6,992,626		Method and apparatus to correlate aircraft flight tracks and events with relevant airport operations information
22	6,904,364		Navcell pier to pier GPS
23	6,899,539		Infantry wearable information and weapon system
24	6,895,332		GPS-based vehicle warning and location system and method
25	6,885,340		Correlation of flight track data with other data sources
26	6,882,933		Method and system for providing information for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal
27	6,826,458		Graphic closure indicator for cockpit traffic display
28	6,812,890		Voice recognition landing fee billing system
29	6,806,829		Method and apparatus for improving the utility of a automatic dependent surveillance
30	6,791,472		Mobile communication device
31	6,748,325		Navigation system
32	6,662,086		Fuzzy logic based emergency flight control with thrust vectoring capability
33	6,658,355		Method and apparatus for activating a crash countermeasure
34	6,658,349		Method and system for marine vessel tracking system
35	6,633,259		Method and apparatus for improving utility of automatic dependent surveillance
36	6,600,982		System, method and article of manufacture to provide output according to trip information
37	6,580,909		Communications system and method based on the relative positions of mobile units
38	6,553,307		Airport ground-control system and method
39	6,552,669		Automated air-traffic advisory system and method
40	6,546,338		Method for working out an avoidance path in the horizontal plane for an aircraft to resolve a traffic conflict
41	6,529,136		Group notification system and method for implementing and indicating the proximity of individuals or groups to other individuals or groups
42	6,487,500		GPS vehicle collision avoidance warning and control system and method
43	6,469,660		Method and system for displaying target icons correlated to target data integrity
44	6,438,492		Device for improving the security of aircraft in visual flight regime
45	6,434,479		Method and system for providing information for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal
46	6,429,812		Mobile communication device
47	6,414,630		Position detection apparatus used for a mobile object
48	6,405,107		Virtual instrument pilot: an improved method and system for navigation and control of fixed wing aircraft
49	6,380,869		Automated air-traffic advisory system and method
50	6,314,366		Satellite based collision avoidance system
51	6,314,363		Computer human method and system for the control and management of an airport
52	6,282,486		Distributed system and method for detecting traffic patterns
53	6,275,773		GPS vehicle collision avoidance warning and control system and method
54	6,259,976		Fuzzy logic based emergency flight control with thrust vectoring
55	6,252,544		Mobile communication device
56	6,249,241		Marine vessel traffic system
57	6,218,961		Method and system for proximity detection and location determination
58	6,195,609		Method and system for the control and management of an airport
59	6,181,987		Method of assistance in the piloting of an aerodyne
60	6,169,497		Mobile tracking and positioning system
61	6,160,493		Radio warning system for hazard avoidance
62	6,144,916		Itinerary monitoring system for storing a plurality of itinerary data points
63	6,073,075		Method and system for providing information for a mobile terminal
64	6,064,335		GPS based augmented reality collision avoidance system
65	6,043,756		Aircraft weather information system
66	5,983,161		GPS vehicle collision avoidance warning and control system and method
67	5,974,349		Remote, aircraft, global, paperless maintenance system
68	5,969,665		Method and apparatus for control of vessel maneuvering
69	5,933,099		Collision avoidance system
70	5,907,293		System for displaying the characteristics, position, velocity and acceleration of nearby vehicles on a moving-map
71	5,890,079		Remote aircraft flight recorder and advisory system
72	5,872,526		GPS collision avoidance system
73	5,867,804		Method and system for the control and management of a three dimensional space envelope
74	5,781,437		Control system for controlling vehicles
75	5,757,291		Integrated proximity warning system and end of train communication system
76	5,752,216		Non-intrusive data interface system for air traffic control
77	5,714,948		Satellite based aircraft traffic control system
78	5,661,652		Mobile network with automatic position reporting between member units
79	5,648,770		Apparatus and method of notifying a party of a pending delivery or pickup
80	5,636,123		Traffic alert and collision avoidance coding system
81	5,596,332		Aircraft location and identification system
82	5,574,469		Locomotive collision avoidance method and system
83	5,570,095		Automatic dependent surveillance air navigation system
84	5,566,074		Horizontal miss distance filter system for suppressing false resolution alerts
85	5,566,073		Pilot aid using a synthetic environment
86	5,552,993		Audio information apparatus for providing position information
87	5,539,645		Traffic monitoring system with reduced communications requirements
88	5,530,650		Computer imaging system and method for remote in-flight aircraft refueling
89	5,515,286		Method and device for preventing aerodynes from colliding with relief obstacles
90	5,506,587		Position indicating system
91	5,495,416		Audio information apparatus for providing position information
92	5,450,344		GPS receivers with data ports for the uploading and downloading of absolute position information
93	5,450,329		Vehicle location method and system
94	5,448,768		Aircraft data communication employing existing voice channels
95	5,444,444		Apparatus and method of notifying a recipient of an unscheduled delivery
96	5,430,656		Mobile communications system
97	5,430,446		Search and rescue radar transponder
98	5,422,816		Portable personal navigation tracking system
99	5,408,238		Location of overboard person or object or of water-chemical interface
100	5,381,140		Aircraft position monitoring system
101	5,,365,451		Mobile unit tracking system
102	5,243,530		Stand alone multiple unit tracking system
103	5,153,836		Universal dynamic navigation, surveillance, emergency location, and collision avoidance system and method

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