Electronic operations and maintenance log and system for an aircraft
First Claim
1. An aircraft data collection device for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the data collection device comprising:
- a security feature for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface adapted to obtain technical and/or operational data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users, each item of technical and/or operational data having an associated security level, wherein the user interface is adapted to only accept an item of data from a user when the authorisation level of the user at least matches the authorisation level of the item of technical and/or operational data.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed at solving problems associated with the completion and return of aircraft operational data and/or technical log data. In particular, the present invention provides an aircraft data collection device for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the data collection device comprising: a security means for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface means adapted to obtain operational and/or technical data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users, each item of data having an associated security level, wherein the user interface means is adapted to only accept an item of data from a user when the authorization level of the user at least matches the authorization level of the item of data.
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29 Claims
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1. An aircraft data collection device for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the data collection device comprising:
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a security feature for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface adapted to obtain technical and/or operational data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users, each item of technical and/or operational data having an associated security level, wherein the user interface is adapted to only accept an item of data from a user when the authorisation level of the user at least matches the authorisation level of the item of technical and/or operational data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 2. The data collection device of claim 2, further comprising at least one communication feature for communicating entered aircraft technical and/or operational data to an external datastore.
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15. A method of collecting aircraft data from a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the method comprising:
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identifying a user and determining the user'"'"'s associated security level, obtaining data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from the user, each item of data having an associated security level, wherein the step of obtaining data from the user is performed only when the user has an authorisation level at least matching the authorisation level of the item of data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An aircraft data collection device for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the data collection device comprising:
a security means for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface means adapted to obtain technical and/or operational data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users, each item of technical and/or operational data having an associated security level, wherein the user interface means is adapted to only accept an item of data from a user when the authorisation level of the user at least matches the authorisation level of the item of technical and/or operational data and communication means for communicating entered aircraft technical and/or operational data to an external datastore.
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