USB wireless cockpit dataloader
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1. A system for loading cockpit data in an aircraft wirelessly from another location or system, comprising:
- a wireless radio connected to a data server, the data server for storing cockpit avionics data;
a USB (universal serial bus) wireless gateway device for providing a wireless gateway for receiving the cockpit avionics data from the wireless radio to transmit over a wireless network;
a USB interface in the aircraft; and
an aircraft database loader in the aircraft attached to the USB interface, wherein the USB wireless gateway device receives USB mass storage class SCSI (small Computer System Interface) commands from the aircraft for requesting of and retrieving from the data server the cockpit avionics data, and the USB wireless gateway device converts the received individual USB mass storage class SCSI commands to equivalent network data server requests, allowing a centralized location of the data and eliminating a need to use or carry a USB hard drive or ‘
keys’
with different collections of cockpit data.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for allowing pilots and aircraft maintenance personnel to load data used by aircraft avionics (including but not limited to, Map Data, charts, XM Radio configuration data, LRU (line replaceable unit)/LRM (line replaceable module) specific configuration data or LRU/LRM software updates), wirelessly through the use of a USB to Wireless data bridge. The methods and systems can reduce and eliminate use of a USB (universal serial bus) hard drive or ‘keys’ be carried around with different collections of cockpit data.
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1. A system for loading cockpit data in an aircraft wirelessly from another location or system, comprising:
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a wireless radio connected to a data server, the data server for storing cockpit avionics data; a USB (universal serial bus) wireless gateway device for providing a wireless gateway for receiving the cockpit avionics data from the wireless radio to transmit over a wireless network; a USB interface in the aircraft; and an aircraft database loader in the aircraft attached to the USB interface, wherein the USB wireless gateway device receives USB mass storage class SCSI (small Computer System Interface) commands from the aircraft for requesting of and retrieving from the data server the cockpit avionics data, and the USB wireless gateway device converts the received individual USB mass storage class SCSI commands to equivalent network data server requests, allowing a centralized location of the data and eliminating a need to use or carry a USB hard drive or ‘
keys’
with different collections of cockpit data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for loading cockpit data in an aircraft wirelessly from another location comprising the steps of:
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connecting a wireless radio to a data server, the data server for storing cockpit avionics data; providing a USB (universal serial bus) wireless gateway device as a wireless gateway for receiving the cockpit avionics data from the wireless radio to transmit over a wireless network; providing a USB interface in the aircraft; providing an aircraft database loader in the aircraft attached to the USB interface; receiving USB mass storage class SCSI commands from the aircraft; and requesting of and retrieving from the data server the cockpit avionics data, wherein the USB wireless gateway device converts the received individual USB mass storage class SCSI commands to equivalent network data server requests, allowing a centralized location of the data and eliminating a need to use or carry a USB hard drive or ‘
keys’
with different collections of cockpit data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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