Hijack disabling system for commercial aircraft and other vehicles
First Claim
1. A system for preventing the hijacking, or suicide-bombing, of a transportation vehicle equipped with at least one onboard computer capable of operating said vehicle in an automated transportational mode along at least one path, said system comprising:
- at least one electronic signal receiver interfaced with, and having a communication link with, said computer(s);
said computer(s) configured to be responsive to at least one secure electronic signal when initiated by at least one user and sent from at least one electronic signal transmitter to said signal receiver(s);
said transmitter(s) having an easy-to-use user-interface which is operated by an engagement of at least one digit of a user'"'"'s hand to cause said electronic signal to be sent to said receiver(s);
said computer(s) having at least one software routine which is enabled when said signal is received by said receiver(s) and which causes the computer to operate the vehicle in at least one automated mode.
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Abstract
A system for preventing the hijacking, or suicide-bombing, of aircraft, ocean-going vessels, or trains, having at least one onboard vehicle computer capable of operating the vehicle in an automated transportational mode along at least one path when any attempt to overtake or divert the vehicle is made or suspected, or threat of harm to any vehicle-personnel is made or suspected. The system has at least one signal receiver interfaced with, and having a communication link with, the computer(s), and the computer(s) is configured to be responsive to at least one secure signal when initiated by at least one user aboard the vehicle and sent from at least one signal transmitter to the signal receiver(s). The transmitter(s) has an easy-to-use user-interface which is operated by an engagement of at least one finger of user'"'"'s hand to cause the signal to be sent to the receiver(s). The computer(s) have at least one software routine which is enabled when the signal is received by the receiver(s) and which causes the computer to operate the vehicle in at least one automated mode. When in the automated mode, all manual control of the vehicle is disabled and the vehicle is automatically directed to a pre-determined programmable destination. The system accommodates a resetting of the computer(s) to a non-automated mode when there is a false deployment and security checks and balances are provided from a secure, independent facility having the means to communicate with those aboard a vehicle and to transmit control signals to the vehicle'"'"'s system.
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70 Claims
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1. A system for preventing the hijacking, or suicide-bombing, of a transportation vehicle equipped with at least one onboard computer capable of operating said vehicle in an automated transportational mode along at least one path, said system comprising:
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at least one electronic signal receiver interfaced with, and having a communication link with, said computer(s);
said computer(s) configured to be responsive to at least one secure electronic signal when initiated by at least one user and sent from at least one electronic signal transmitter to said signal receiver(s);
said transmitter(s) having an easy-to-use user-interface which is operated by an engagement of at least one digit of a user'"'"'s hand to cause said electronic signal to be sent to said receiver(s);
said computer(s) having at least one software routine which is enabled when said signal is received by said receiver(s) and which causes the computer to operate the vehicle in at least one automated mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A system for preventing the hijacking, or suicide-bombing, of a transportation vehicle equipped with at least one onboard computer capable of operating said vehicle in an automated transportational mode along at least one path, said system comprising:
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at least one signal receiver interfaced with, and having a communication link with, said computer(s);
said computer(s) configured to be responsive to at least one secure signal when initiated by at least one user and sent from at least one signal transmitter to said signal receiver(s);
said transmitter(s) having an easy-to-use user-interface which is operated by an engagement of at least one digit of a user'"'"'s hand to cause said signal to be sent to said receiver(s);
said computer(s) having at least one software routine which is enabled when said signal is received by said receiver(s) and which causes the computer to operate the vehicle in at least one automated mode. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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68. A method for preventing the hijacking, or suicide-bombing, of a transportation vehicle equipped with at least one onboard computer capable of operating said vehicle in an automated transportational mode along at least one path, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) entering vehicle path data and vehicle destination data into said computer(s) before said vehicle departs;
b) equipping the vehicle with at least one signal-receiver interfaced with, and having a communication link with, said computer(s) such that said computer(s) is configured to be responsive to at least one secure signal when initiated by at least vehicle personnel-user and sent from at least one signal transmitter to said signal receiver(s);
c) equipping a plurality of said vehicle personnel-users with said transmitter(s) having an easy-to-use user-interface during a time of emergency;
d) operating said transmitters as needed by an engagement of at least one digit of a user'"'"'s hand to cause said signal to be sent to said receiver(s);
e) equipping said computer(s) with at least one software routine which is enabled when said signal is received by said receiver(s) and which causes the computer to operate the vehicle in at least one automated mode; and
f) transmitting vehicle transportation mode status to proper authorities when a vehicle enters a system-automated mode.
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