SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBALLY SHARING FMS DATA OR OTHER FILES FROM AERIAL PLATFORMS OR OTHER SOURCES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

• US 20080294749A1
• Filed: 05/21/2007
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Baumeister, Richard, Estkowski, Regina, Derenge, Charles L.
• Application Number:
  US11/751,388
• Publication Number:
  US 20080294749A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0004 Transmission of traffic-related information to or from an aircraft airborne radio transmission systems in general H04B7/185; airborne wireless networks H04W84/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18508 with satellite system used as relay, i.e. aeronautical mobile satellite service

Abstract

A system for globally sharing data or files from aerial platforms or other sources located anywhere in the world may include a satellite modem to transfer data to a satellite system for globally sharing data or files. The system may also include a data flow controller to control a flow of data to the satellite modem from at least one of an aerial platform and a data source, located anywhere in the world.

Claims

1. A system for globally sharing data or files from aerial platforms or other sources located anywhere in the world, comprising:

a satellite modem to transfer data to a satellite system for globally sharing data or files; and

a data flow controller to control a flow of data to the satellite modem from at least one of an aerial platform and a data source, located anywhere in the world.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data flow controller is adapted to selectively transmit streaming data or files using the satellite system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the data flow controller comprises:

a module to actively control a quantity of records to be sent;

a module to actively control a data send rate;

a module to actively control a data mode;

a module to actively control a communications mode; and

a module to actively control a short burst data mode.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein actively controlling the data mode comprises selecting one of sending data through a satellite system gateway or directly to a satellite system transceiver.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein actively controlling the communications mode comprises selecting one of a transparent or no error correction communications mode and a non-transparent or error correction communications mode.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the data flow controller is adapted to test different combinations of available satellite system services to determine an optimal set of services based the data or files being transmitted.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a server to receive FMS data from the aerial platform and to transfer the FMS data to the data flow controller.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the server comprises a TCP/IP socket server.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a buffer to compensate for any difference in data rate bandwidth from the aerial platform and the satellite modem and to store data until the satellite modem can transmit the data to the satellite system.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the data flow controller is adapted to discard any data that is oldest in the buffer.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a file transfer controller to the transfer files from a file server to the data flow controller.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the file transfer controller is adapted to send any files to be transferred line by line to the data flow controller.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising a satellite modem connection controller, wherein the satellite modem controller is adapted to perform a group of functions including establishing a data path connection through the satellite modem to the satellite system;

detecting if the data path connection is lost;

re-establishing the data path connection in response to detecting that the connection is lost; and

terminate a data transfer process in response to a request.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the aerial platform comprises an aircraft in flight.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the data from the aerial platform is steamed near real-time for air traffic management.

16. A system for globally sharing data or files from aerial platforms or other sources located anywhere in the world, comprising:

a server to receive FMS data from at least one aerial platform anywhere in the world for transmission by streaming over a satellite system to a receiver at any other location in the world;

a file transfer controller to control transferring files from at least one file server for transmission over the satellite system to the receiver or another receiver at any other location in the world;

a data flow controller to control a flow of data for transmission over the satellite system and to selectively transmit streaming FMS data or files over the satellite system; and

a satellite modem to transfer the streaming FMS data or files to the satellite system.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the data flow controller is adapted to control a quantity of records to be sent, a data send rate, a data mode, a communications mode, and a short burst data mode.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the data flow controller permits selection between one of a transparent or a no error correction mode and a non-transparent or error correction mode.

19. The system of claim 16, further comprising a buffer to compensate for any difference in data rate bandwidth from the aerial platform and the satellite modem and to store data until the satellite modem can transmit the data to the satellite system.

20. The system of claim 16, further comprising a satellite modem controller, wherein the satellite modem controller is adapted to perform a group of functions including establishing a data path connection through the satellite modem to the satellite system;

detecting if the data path connection is lost;

re-establishing the data path connection in response to detecting that the connection is lost; and

terminate a data transfer process in response to a request.

21. A method for globally sharing data or files from aerial platforms or other sources located anywhere in the world, comprising:

receiving data from an aerial platform located anywhere in the world; and

transmitting the data via a satellite system to globally share the data from the aerial platform anywhere in the world.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising selectively streaming the data and a file via the satellite system to globally share the FMS data or the file anywhere in the world.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the data from the aerial platform comprises FMS data and wherein the method further comprises streaming the FMS data over the satellite system for air traffic management.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

controlling a quantity of records to be sent;

controlling a data send rate;

controlling a data mode; and

controlling a communications mode.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising transmitting the data or a file via a short burst data mode.

26. The method of claim 21, further comprising selectively transmitting the data or a file via one of a gateway of the satellite system or directly to a satellite system transceiver.

27. The method of claim 21, further comprising transmitting the data or a file via one of a transparent or a no error correction mode and a non-transparent or an error correction mode.

28. The method of claim 21, further comprising testing different combinations of available satellite system services to determine an optimal set of services based of the data or files being transmitted.

29. The method of claim 21, further comprising converting the data to a TCP/IP protocol.

30. The method of claim 21, further comprising buffering data to compensate for any difference in data rate bandwidth from the aerial platform and a satellite modem and to store data until the satellite modem can transmit the data to the satellite system.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising discarding the oldest buffered data.

32. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

establishing a data path connection to the satellite system;

detecting if the data path connection is lost;

re-establishing the data path connection in response to detecting that the connection is lost; and

terminating a data transfer process in response to a request.

33. A method for globally sharing data or files from aerial platforms or other sources located anywhere in the world, comprising:

receiving FMS data from an aerial platform located anywhere in the world;

selectively streaming the FMS data or transmitting a file via a satellite system to globally share the FMS data or the file anywhere in the world, wherein the FMS data is streamed for air traffic management; and

transmitting the data or the file via one of a transparent or a no error correction mode and a non-transparent or an error correction mode.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising buffering data to compensate for any difference in data rate bandwidth from the aerial platform and the satellite system and to store data until the satellite modem can transmit the data to the satellite system.

35. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

controlling a quantity of records to be sent;

controlling a data send rate;

controlling a data mode; and

controlling a communications mode.

36. The method of claim 33, wherein receiving the FMS data comprises receiving the data from the aerial platform by a TCP/IP socket server.