System and method to activate avionics functions remotely
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1. A system for remotely enabling functions of a vehicle to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle communications system onboard the vehicle, the vehicle communications system configured to communicate with a remote operations center; and
a vehicle control system coupled to the vehicle communications system for providing control, monitoring, and processing functions of the vehicle that can be enabled to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle, the vehicle control system configured to;
transmit, through the vehicle communications system, a request for enablement of one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions of the vehicle;
receive, through the vehicle communications system, a function enablement key from the remote operations center in response to the request;
based on the received function enablement key, enable one or more of the requested control, monitoring, and processing functions by unlocking the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions to permit the enabled one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle; and
transmit, through the vehicle communications system, confirmation data from the vehicle to the remote operations center, the confirmation data confirming enablement of the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises a vehicle control system, at least one vehicle control coupled to the vehicle control system, a vehicle communications system coupled to the vehicle control system, wherein the vehicle control system is configured to enable one or more vehicle functions upon receipt of a function enablement key provided through the vehicle communications system from an operations center, and wherein the vehicle control system is configured to transmit confirmation data from the vehicle to the operations center.
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1. A system for remotely enabling functions of a vehicle to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle communications system onboard the vehicle, the vehicle communications system configured to communicate with a remote operations center; and a vehicle control system coupled to the vehicle communications system for providing control, monitoring, and processing functions of the vehicle that can be enabled to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle, the vehicle control system configured to; transmit, through the vehicle communications system, a request for enablement of one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions of the vehicle; receive, through the vehicle communications system, a function enablement key from the remote operations center in response to the request; based on the received function enablement key, enable one or more of the requested control, monitoring, and processing functions by unlocking the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions to permit the enabled one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle; and transmit, through the vehicle communications system, confirmation data from the vehicle to the remote operations center, the confirmation data confirming enablement of the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A processing and communications system for remotely enabling functions of a vehicle to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle, comprising:
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a communications system located at a remote operations center, the communications system configured to communicate with a vehicle; and a processing system coupled to the communications system for authorizing enablement of one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions of the vehicle, the processing system configured to; receive a request for enablement of one or more of the control, monitoring, and processing functions to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle; generate a function enablement key based on the requested enablement of the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions; and transmit, through the communications system, the function enablement key to the vehicle to enable the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions by unlocking the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions to permit the enabled one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle; and receive, through the communications system, confirmation data from the vehicle, the confirmation data confirming enablement of the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for remotely enabling functions of a vehicle to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle, comprising:
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transmitting, by a vehicle control system onboard the vehicle, a request for enablement of one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions of the vehicle; receiving, by the vehicle control system, a function enablement key from a remote operations center in response to the request; and based on the received function enablement key, enabling, by the vehicle control system, the requested one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions by unlocking the one or more control, monitoring, and processing functions to permit the one or more enabled control, monitoring, and processing functions to be selectively activated during operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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