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SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN AIRCRAFT-ORIENTED EMERGENCY SERVICES CALL IN AN AIRBORNE WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORK

  • US 20080305762A1
  • Filed: 07/30/2008
  • Published: 12/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing emergency services communications onboard an aircraft, comprising:

  • aircraft network means, located in said aircraft, for exchanging communication signals with a communication device of an occupant of said aircraft;

    ground-based Access Network means for exchanging communication signals with a Public Safety Access Point;

    air-to-ground network means for carrying said communication signals between said aircraft network means and said ground-based Access Network means; and

    emergency services communication means, responsive to origination of an emergency services call from said communication device of an occupant of said aircraft, for automatically interconnecting said communication device of an occupant of said aircraft with at least one of;

    said at least one aircraft crew member located in said aircraft via said aircraft network means, said Public Safety Access Point via said air-to-ground network means, and said ground-based Access Network means.

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