Datalink preferred channel selection
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1. A method for aircraft telecommunications comprising the steps of:
- identifying a current service volume;
identifying an available VHF communications channel frequency from a table of preferred VHF communications frequencies associated with said current service volume;
selecting a preferred communications attribute from a table of attributes associated with said current service volume and according to said available VHF communications channel frequency; and
effecting airborne communications utilizing said preferred communications attribute.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program product that utilizes user defined channel and frequency preferences to effect airborne voice and data telecommunications.
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1. A method for aircraft telecommunications comprising the steps of:
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identifying a current service volume;
identifying an available VHF communications channel frequency from a table of preferred VHF communications frequencies associated with said current service volume;
selecting a preferred communications attribute from a table of attributes associated with said current service volume and according to said available VHF communications channel frequency; and
effecting airborne communications utilizing said preferred communications attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 26)
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9. A method for aircraft telecommunications comprising the steps of:
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defining a plurality of service volumes having nonrectangular boundaries;
associating a set of preferred communications attributes with each of said plurality of service volumes;
identifying a current service volume;
selecting a preferred communications attribute from said set of preferred communications attributes associated with said current service volume; and
effecting airborne communications utilizing said preferred communications attribute. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for use on an aircraft, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer readable program code means comprising;
a first computer instruction means for identifying a current service volume to be used for airborne communications;
a second computer instruction means for identifying an available VHF communications channel frequency from a table of preferred VHF communications frequencies associated with said current service volume;
a third computer instruction for selecting a preferred communications attribute from a table of attributes associated with said current service volume and according to said available VHF communications channel frequency; and
a fourth computer instruction means for effecting airborne communications utilizing said preferred communications attribute. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A communications apparatus for effecting airborne communications comprising:
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an input for receiving a message to be transmitted from an aircraft;
a logic device for identifying a preferred communications attribute to be utilized in transmitting said message as a function of;
a service volume; and
at least one of a VHF frequency preference and a channel preference; and
a router for effecting airborne communications according to said preferred communications attribute. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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