System and method for interfacing satellite communications with aircraft
First Claim
1. A system that integrates commercial satellite communications technology with tactical aircraft communications technology, comprising:
- an off-board transceiver capable of communicating two-way data with a SATCOM network;
an onboard transceiver capable of communicating two-way data with SATCOM network;
an onboard communications system; and
an onboard interface unit further comprising a computer processor that executes a software program comprising instructions for;
sending and receiving data from onboard commercial transceiver; and
sending and receiving data from onboard communications system and wherein said onboard interface unit communicates data with said onboard communications system and said onboard commercial transceiver.
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Abstract
A system for interfacing commercial satellite communications technology with military aircraft communications systems is disclosed. The system includes an off-board commercial transceiver and an onboard commercial transceiver for communicating data to a commercial satellite network. The system also includes an onboard interface unit which is configured to communicate data between the onboard transceiver and the aircraft'"'"'s communication system. The onboard interface unit includes a computer processor which executes a software program stored on an electronic medium. The software program includes instructions for sending data to and receiving data from the onboard commercial transceiver and for sending data to and receiving data from the onboard communications system.
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1. A system that integrates commercial satellite communications technology with tactical aircraft communications technology, comprising:
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an off-board transceiver capable of communicating two-way data with a SATCOM network;
an onboard transceiver capable of communicating two-way data with SATCOM network;
an onboard communications system; and
an onboard interface unit further comprising a computer processor that executes a software program comprising instructions for;
sending and receiving data from onboard commercial transceiver; and
sending and receiving data from onboard communications system and wherein said onboard interface unit communicates data with said onboard communications system and said onboard commercial transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for integrating commercial satellite communication technology with aircraft communications technology comprising:
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communicating two-way data with a commercial SATCOM network from an off-board transceiver;
communicating two-way data with the commercial SATCOM network from an onboard commercial transceiver;
communicating two-way data with an onboard interface unit;
communicating two-way data with an onboard communications system; and
processing two-way data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus of integrating commercial satellite communication technology with military aircraft communications technology comprising;
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a commercial SATCOM control in electrical connection with a commercial satellite transceiver, the commercial SATCOM control operable to control the commercial satellite transceiver;
a computer processor in electrical connection with the commercial SATCOM transceiver, capable of;
sending and receiving data from the commercial SATCOM transceiver; and
processing the data; and
a sound card in electrical connection with the computer processor and an intercom, the sound card capable of;
sending and receiving data from the computer processor;
sending and receiving voice analog data from an intercom; and
processing data. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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