Methods and apparatus for wireless upload and download of aircraft data
First Claim
1. A method for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus, said method comprising:
- wirelessly communicating download data for one said avionics unit from the data communication apparatus to an aircraft data services link in the aircraft;
automatically switching a communication path from said aircraft data services link to said avionics unit responsive to said download data; and
electronically communicating said download data from said data communication apparatus to said avionics unit via said automatically switched communication path.
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Abstract
A method for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus. The method includes wirelessly communicating download data for one avionics unit from the data communication apparatus to an aircraft data services link in the aircraft; automatically switching a communication path from the aircraft data services link to the avionics unit responsive to the download data; and electronically communicating the download data from the data communication apparatus to the avionics unit via the automatically switched communication path.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus, said method comprising:
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wirelessly communicating download data for one said avionics unit from the data communication apparatus to an aircraft data services link in the aircraft;
automatically switching a communication path from said aircraft data services link to said avionics unit responsive to said download data; and
electronically communicating said download data from said data communication apparatus to said avionics unit via said automatically switched communication path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus, said method comprising:
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automatically switching a communication path from one said avionics unit to an aircraft data services link in the aircraft;
electronically communicating data from said avionics unit to said aircraft data services link via said automatically switched communication path; and
wirelessly communicating said data from said aircraft data services link to said data communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus external to the aircraft, said apparatus comprising, onboard an aircraft:
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an aircraft data services link having a processor, means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data to and from a data communication apparatus external to the aircraft, and a remotely controllable electronic switch; and
a plurality of avionics units coupled to said remotely controllable electronic switch;
wherein said processor is responsive to data received from the data communication apparatus via said means for wireless transmitting and receiving to identify an intended destination from said avionics units from information contained in a standard format of downloaded ARINC 615 or 615A compliant data, and to automatically control said remotely controllable electronic switch to selectively couple said intended destination avionics unit to said aircraft data services link to provide data communication between said intended destination avionics unit and the data communication apparatus via said aircraft data services link. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus external to the aircraft, said apparatus comprising, onboard an aircraft:
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an aircraft data services link having a processor and means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving to and from a data communication apparatus external to the aircraft; and
a plurality of avionics units coupled to a remotely controllable switch;
wherein said processor is responsive to data received from the data communication apparatus via said means for wireless transmitting and receiving to identify an intended destination from said avionics units from information contained in a standard format of downloaded ARINC 615 or 615A compliant data, and to automatically control said remotely controllable electronic switch to selectively couple said intended destination avionics unit to said aircraft data services link to provide data communication between said intended destination avionics unit and the data communication apparatus via said aircraft data services link.
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