Aircraft data transmission system for wireless communication of data between the aircraft and ground-based systems
First Claim
1. In an aircraft data communication system having an aircraft data acquisition system for gathering data about passenger usage of in-flight entertainment features, an aircraft data transmission system comprising:
- a terminal cellular bridge on board each aircraft in communication with the aircraft data acquisition system and receiving control signals from the aircraft;
an internet service provider communicating with the terminal cellular bridge and routing data to and from the internet;
a data warehousing center communicating with the internet service provider over the internet; and
a network operations center communicating with the data warehousing center over the internet.
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Abstract
A device to enable automatic wireless communication with an aircraft after the aircraft has parked at a gate. A terminal cellular bridge (TCB) enables the retrieval of data from, and the sending of data to the aircraft by an internet service provider. The internet service provider uses the Internet to send data to and receive data from a remotely located network operation center and data warehousing center. The data warehousing center provides secure data storage and retrieval, and data processing. The network operations center provides for system control and monitoring.
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19 Claims
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1. In an aircraft data communication system having an aircraft data acquisition system for gathering data about passenger usage of in-flight entertainment features, an aircraft data transmission system comprising:
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a terminal cellular bridge on board each aircraft in communication with the aircraft data acquisition system and receiving control signals from the aircraft;
an internet service provider communicating with the terminal cellular bridge and routing data to and from the internet;
a data warehousing center communicating with the internet service provider over the internet; and
a network operations center communicating with the data warehousing center over the internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In an aircraft data transmission system having an in-flight entertainment data acquisition system, a terminal cellular bridge on each aircraft comprising:
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an aircraft interface module for receiving data from the acquisition system and control signals from the aircraft;
a processor communicating with the aircraft interface module;
a cellular phone module communicating with the processor for transmitting data to or from the processor over a cellular phone network; and
a power supply module for providing power to the modules of the terminal cellular bridge. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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