Systems and methods to distribute an aircraft operations communication (AOC) application to communication components in a vehicle
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system to distribute an Aircraft Operations Communication (AOC) application is provided. The system includes communication components in a vehicle, and an AOC database. The communication components include one of: a Communication Management Unit (CMU); or a Communication Management Function (CMF); and at least one of: at least one electronic flight bag (EFB); and at least one cabin terminal. The AOC database includes an operational configuration for aircraft operations communication for the communication components in the vehicle. The AOC database is loaded into at least one of: the CMU, the CMF, the at least one EFB; the at least one cabin terminal; and a database device. The AOC database configures the operation of the communication components in the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A system to distribute an Aircraft Operations Communication (AOC) application, the system comprising:
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communication components in a vehicle, the communication components including one 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; andwherein 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method to distribute an Aircraft Operations Communication (AOC) application in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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distributing at least one AOC database into at least one of a database device in the vehicle; and communication components in the vehicle, the communication components including; one 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; using the distributed at least one AOC database to at least one of share and allocate the AOC application to the communication components in the vehicle; 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, and wherein loading the at least one AOC database into at least one of;
the database device in the vehicle; and
the at least one communication component in the vehicle, comprises;loading the at least one AOC database into a master communication management unit (CMU) AOC in one of the CMU or the CMF, the method further comprising; distributing the AOC application to the master CMU AOC based on the operational configuration of the Aircraft Operations Communication for the master AOC; communicatively coupling the master CMU AOC to the at least one proxy EFB AOC; and distributing the AOC application from the master CMU AOC to the proxy EFB AOC based on the operational configuration of the Aircraft Operations Communication for the proxy EFB AOC. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method to distribute an Aircraft Operations Communication (AOC) application in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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distributing at least one AOC database into at least one of a database device in the vehicle; and communication components in the vehicle, the communication components including; one 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 using the distributed at least one AOC database to at least one of share and allocate the AOC application to the communication components in the vehicle; wherein the one of;
the CMU;
or the CMF includes a first AOC database, 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 other AOC database, and wherein loading the at least one AOC database into at least one of;
the database device in the vehicle; and
the at least one communication component in the vehicle, comprises;loading the first AOC database into a communication management unit (CMU) AOC into the one of the CMU or CMF; distributing the AOC application to the CMU AOC based on the operational configuration of the Aircraft Operations Communication for the one of the CMU or CMF; loading the at least one other AOC database into a respective at least one EFB AOC in the respective at least one of;
the at least one electronic flight bag (EFB); and
the at least one cabin terminal;distributing the AOC application to the at least one EFB AOC based on the operational configuration of the Aircraft Operations Communication for the respective at least one of;
the at least one electronic flight bag (EFB); and
the at least one cabin terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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