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Systems and methods to distribute an aircraft operations communication (AOC) application to communication components in a vehicle

  • US 10,666,764 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2016
  • Issued: 05/26/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system to distribute an Aircraft Operations Communication (AOC) application, the system comprising:

  • communication components in a vehicle, the communication components includingone of a Communication Management Unit (CMU) and a Communication Management Function (CMF); and

    at least one of at least one electronic flight bag (EFB) and at least one cabin terminal; and

    an AOC database, which includes an operational configuration for aircraft operations communication for the communication components in the vehicle, the AOC database distributed to at least one of the CMU, the CMF, the at least one EFB, the at least one cabin terminal, and a database device;

    wherein the distributed AOC database is used to at least one of share and allocate the AOC application to the communication components in the vehicle and configure the operation of associated communication components in the vehicle;

    wherein the one of the CMU or the CMF includes a master AOC in which the AOC database is loaded;

    wherein the at least one of;

    the at least one electronic flight bag (EFB); and

    the at least one cabin terminal includes a respective at least one proxy AOC;

    wherein the master AOC is communicatively coupled to the at least one proxy AOC to distribute the AOC application based on the operational configuration of the Aircraft Operations Communication for the proxy AOC;

    wherein the AOC application is distributed to the master AOC based on the operational configuration of the Aircraft Operations Communication for the master AOC;

    wherein the at least one proxy AOC provides access to the EFB data on the respective at least one of;

    the at least one electronic flight bag (EFB); and

    the at least one cabin terminal to the one of the CMU or the CMF; and

    wherein the at least one proxy AOC sends datalink messages to a human machine interface (HMI) of the respective at least one of;

    the at least one electronic flight bag (EFB); and

    the at least one cabin terminal.

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