Method and apparatus for isolating aircraft equipment
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1. An apparatus for connecting aircraft-certified equipment and to other equipment of uncertain certification level, said apparatus comprising:
- a communication link between the aircraft-certified equipment and the other equipment;
an isolator in the communication link adapted to electrically isolate the aircraft-certified equipment from the other equipment; and
a controller adapted to selectively interrupt communication between the aircraft-certified equipment and the other equipment.
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Abstract
A system and method for interfacing equipment with flight Aircraft Equipment without causing interference between same. An isolation module includes transmission and power control functionality for ensuring safe and secure operation of the equipment on the aircraft.
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1. An apparatus for connecting aircraft-certified equipment and to other equipment of uncertain certification level, said apparatus comprising:
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a communication link between the aircraft-certified equipment and the other equipment;
an isolator in the communication link adapted to electrically isolate the aircraft-certified equipment from the other equipment; and
a controller adapted to selectively interrupt communication between the aircraft-certified equipment and the other equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for connecting aircraft data systems to non-aircraft data systems, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication apparatus permitting data communication therethrough between at least one aircraft data system and at least one non-aircraft data system; and
a control apparatus adapted to receive information from. an aircraft-based source, the information indicative of at least one control parameter, wherein the control apparatus is adapted to initiate at least one control operation on the non-aircraft data system based on the received at least one control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of isolating flight-critical aircraft equipment and from other equipment connected thereto, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting the equipment to permit communication therebetween;
automatically acquiring a signal indicative of an aircraft operational status;
automatically changing an operational status of the other equipment based on the aircraft operational status. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of employing consumer/industrial equipment in connection with aircraft equipment on board an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an interface for data communication between the consumer/industrial equipment and the aircraft equipment, automatically controlling the consumer/industrial equipment with at least one input received from the aircraft equipment, wherein said controlling includes at least one of interrupting data transmission from the consumer/industrial equipment to the aircraft equipment and interrupting power provided to the consumer/industrial equipment.
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