Aircraft data communications services for users
First Claim
1. A method of providing wireless data communication service between a moving object having a communication server and a first ground station, the method comprising:
- establishing a radio communication path between the moving object and a first ground station;
establishing a connection between the first ground station and a second ground station;
transmitting data from the moving object to the first ground station via the radio communication path, and transmitting data from the first ground station to the second ground station via the connection between the first ground station and the second ground station;
wherein the communication server includes software architecture including a plurality of software functional layers.
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Abstract
A method and system provide efficient, flexible, and convenient data communication services for users over public wireless systems. The system includes a data communication server, having a plurality of interface units, for facilitating data communication between a moving object and one or more ground terminals via a radio communication path. The data communication server establishes the radio communication path over one of a plurality of wireless data networks including packet data networks and satellite data networks and preferably includes a pre-determined software architecture.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing wireless data communication service between a moving object having a communication server and a first ground station, the method comprising:
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establishing a radio communication path between the moving object and a first ground station;
establishing a connection between the first ground station and a second ground station;
transmitting data from the moving object to the first ground station via the radio communication path, and transmitting data from the first ground station to the second ground station via the connection between the first ground station and the second ground station;
wherein the communication server includes software architecture including a plurality of software functional layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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from an aircraft communications server, transmitting data packets according to a point-to-point protocol to a ground-based network; and
receiving data packets at the aircraft communications server via a satellite uplink. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A communications system comprising:
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a communications server located on an aircraft, the communications server including an interface to establish a point-to-point protocol communication path at least in part via a radio link to at least one ground station; and
a software architecture including a plurality of software functional layers to support data communication via the communication path. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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