System and method of transmitting data from an aircraft
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Abstract
A system and method of transmitting data from an aircraft includes a PC card that acquires aircraft data and transmits the aircraft data over a radio frequency communications signal into the skin of the aircraft, which radiates the radio frequency communications signal to a location remote from the aircraft.
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79. A Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) card for remotely communicating and interfacing with flight performance data on an aircraft, the PCMCIA card comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU) providing processing power and wireless transmission functionality, wherein the PCMCIA card is capable of being plugged into an Aircraft Condition Monitoring System (ACMS) using an existing card interface, the ACMS generating an ACMS report after one or more exclusive conditions are fulfilled, and wherein the PCMCIA card uses the CPU to detect whether the ACMS report is generated;
a wireless interface controlled by the CPU, the wireless interface connecting the CPU to a wireless network; and
a memory coupled to the CPU through a communication bus, the memory storing flight performance data, wherein the CPU wirelessly transmits the flight performance data stored in the memory to a ground station through the wireless network after the one or more exclusive conditions are fulfilled and the ACMS report is generated. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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