Real time data retrieving method of off-land transportation

• US 20030158943A1
• Filed: 01/28/2002
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackbox Telecommunications Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Blackbox Telecommunications Incorporated
• Inventors: Kim, Daewoo, Kim, Bong Kyum
• Application Number:
  US10/059,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20030158943A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 43/00 Arrangements or adaptations of instruments arrangements of cameras B64D47/08; aeronautical measuring instruments per se G01C
• CPC Class Codes: B64G 1/66 Arrangements or adaptations of apparatus or instruments, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A real time data retrieving method comprises enabling a control system in an off-land transportation to dial a ground call center, activating a data link between the control system and a satellite to allow the satellite to relay an operation information of the transportation to a ground gateway, transmitting the operation information from the ground gateway to a ground data storage which allows a network access thereto, and enabling a data subscriber connected to the call center to real time retrieve the off-land transportation from the data storage.

Claims

1. A real time data retrieving method, comprising the steps of:

a) enabling a data control system in an off-land transportation to dial a ground call center when an engine of the off-land transportation starts, wherein the data control system controls an operation information of the off-land transportation;

b) activating a data link between the data control system and a communication satellite to allow the satellite to relay the operation information to a ground gateway;

c) transmitting the operation information from the ground gateway to a ground data storage which allows a network access thereto, wherein the ground call center becomes accessed to the data storage; and

d) enabling a data subscriber connected to the call center to real time retrieve the off-land transportation from the data storage.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the data control system is powered by the off-land transportation engine, whereby the data control system stops a data transmission therefrom at the occurrence of an unexpected engine stoppage so as to prevent a data overwriting on a storage disk sector which otherwise could be overlapped thereon by a futile data generated after the engine stoppage.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the operation information comprises a crew voice recording and an operation data recording, wherein the operation data recording includes parameters encompassing a speed, a height, a location and an estimated arrival time of the transportation within a time frame.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the operation information comprises a crew voice recording, a passenger voice recording, and an operation data recording, wherein the operation data recording includes parameters encompassing a speed, a height, a location and an estimated arrival time of the transportation within a time frame.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the operation information is real time stored in the data storage and selectably partitioned in a voice-only stream, a voice-image stream and an aviation data stream.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the data subscriber is accessed to the ground call center by either a wired telephone or a wired videophone.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the off-land transportation is an aircraft.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the off-land transportation is a spacecraft

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the off-land transportation is a watercraft.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the off-land transportation is a submarine.

11. A real time data retrieving method, comprising the steps of:

a) a crew aboard an off-land transportation enabling a data control system in the transportation to dial a ground call center when an engine of the off-land transportation starts, wherein the data control system controls an operation information of the off-land transportation;

b) the crew activating a data link between the data control system and a communication satellite to allow the satellite to relay the operation information to a ground gateway;

c) the ground gateway transmitting the operation information to a data storage which allows a network access thereto, wherein the ground call center becomes accessed to the data storage; and

d) the call center authorizing a data subscriber a wireless access to the data storage to enable the data subscriber to real time retrieve the operation information from the data storage.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the data control system is powered by the off-land transportation engine, whereby the data control system stops a data transmission therefrom at the occurrence of an unexpected engine stoppage so as to prevent a data overwriting on a storage disk sector which otherwise could be overlapped thereon by a futile data generated after the engine stoppage.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the operation information comprises a crew voice recording and an operation data recording, wherein the operation data recording includes parameters encompassing a speed, a height, a location and an estimated arrival time of the transportation within a time frame.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the operation information comprises a crew voice recording, a passenger voice recording, and an operation data recording, wherein the operation data recording includes parameters encompassing a speed, a height, a location and an estimated arrival time of the transportation within a time frame.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the operation information is real time stored in the data storage and selectably partitioned in a voice-only stream, a voice-image stream and an aviation data stream.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the off-land transportation is an aircraft.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein the off-land transportation is a spacecraft

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the off-land transportation is a watercraft.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein the off-land transportation is a submarine.

20. A method of real time retrieving from the ground an operation information of an aircraft, comprising the steps of:

a) a crew aboard the aircraft enabling a data control system in the aircraft to dial a ground call center when an engine of the aircraft starts, wherein the data control system controls the operation information;

b) the crew activating a data link between the data control system and a communication satellite to allow the satellite to relay the operation information to a ground gateway;

c) the ground gateway transmitting the operation information to a data storage which allows a network access thereto, wherein the ground call center becomes accessed to the data storage; and

d) a remote web server real time retrieving the operation information from the data storage, wherein the remote web server is internet-accessible.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising, after the step d), the remote web server enabling an internet user connected thereto to generate a precautionary call which may help prevent a hijacking and a terror threat in the aircraft.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the remote web server enables an internet user to access value added services therethrough, wherein the value added services include an online shopping, an online chatting, an online game, a real time stock trading, and a real time news service.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein the data control system is powered by the aircraft engine, whereby the data control system stops a data transmission therefrom at the occurrence of an unexpected engine stoppage so as to prevent a data overwriting on a storage disk sector which otherwise could be overlapped thereon by a futile data generated after the engine stoppage.

24. The method of claim 20 wherein the operation information comprises a cockpit voice recording and an aviation data recording, wherein the aviation data recording includes parameters encompassing a speed, a height, a location and an arrival time of the aircraft within a time frame.

25. The method of claim 20 wherein the operation information comprises a cockpit voice recording, an aviation data recording, and a passenger cabin voice recording, wherein the aviation data recording includes parameters encompassing a speed, a height, a location and an arrival time of the aircraft within a time frame.

26. The method of claim 20 wherein the operation information is real time stored in the data storage and selectably partitioned in a voice-only stream, a voice-image stream and an aviation data stream.

27. The method of claim 20 wherein the remote web server is connected to the ground call center.