Integrated communication and application system for aircraft
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1. An aircraft system comprising:
- a first portable electronic device docked in a first cockpit holder, the first portable electronic device being connected to power for charging the first portable electronic device and for receiving data from a data hub;
a second portable electronic device docked in a second cockpit holder, the second portable electronic device being connected to power for charging the second portable electronic device and for receiving data from the data hub wherein the first and second portable electronic devices are communicatively connected so that user input received by one of the first and second portable electronic devices for one or more applications is displayed simultaneously on both of the first and second portable electronic devices; and
a third portable electronic device undocked and interchangeable with the first portable electronic device and the second portable electronic device.
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Abstract
A method of transferring aircraft data from an aircraft to a portable electronic device entails receiving at the portable electronic device the aircraft data from a data connection with an aircraft data source without writing data back to the aircraft or from a user interface while being capable of receiving aircraft data via the data connection and executing an application on the portable electronic device using the aircraft data to present new information about the aircraft or its operating environment that is not available for display on a cockpit display but which is displayable on the portable electronic device based on the aircraft data received by the portable electronic device.
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1. An aircraft system comprising:
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a first portable electronic device docked in a first cockpit holder, the first portable electronic device being connected to power for charging the first portable electronic device and for receiving data from a data hub; a second portable electronic device docked in a second cockpit holder, the second portable electronic device being connected to power for charging the second portable electronic device and for receiving data from the data hub wherein the first and second portable electronic devices are communicatively connected so that user input received by one of the first and second portable electronic devices for one or more applications is displayed simultaneously on both of the first and second portable electronic devices; and a third portable electronic device undocked and interchangeable with the first portable electronic device and the second portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of presenting aircraft data from an aircraft on a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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docking a first portable electronic device in a first cockpit holder, the first portable electronic device being connected to power for charging the first portable electronic device and for receiving the aircraft data from a data hub; docking a second portable electronic device in a second cockpit holder, the second portable electronic device being connected to power for charging the second portable electronic device and for receiving the aircraft data from the data hub wherein the first and second portable electronic devices are communicatively connected so that user input received by one of the first and second portable electronic devices for one or more applications is displayed simultaneously on both of the first and second portable electronic devices; and providing a third portable electronic device that is undocked and interchangeable with the first portable electronic device and the second portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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