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METHOD FOR AUTOMATED STANDBY MESSAGE RESPONSE TO REDUCE PILOT AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER WORKLOAD

  • US 20080316057A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2007
  • Published: 12/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for communicating an automatic standby message in response to an electronic text message in a network, the method comprising:

  • (a) receiving a text message;

    (b) starting a response timer for a first time period to respond;

    (c) monitoring whether a response message has been transmitted;

    (d) if the response message has not been transmitted, determining whether the response timer has reached a predetermined timing threshold;

    (e) if the response timer has not reached the predetermined timing threshold, repeating steps (c) and (d);

    (f) if the response timer has reached the predetermined timing threshold without the response message being sent, transmitting automatically a standby message and restarting the response timer for a second time period;

    (g) monitoring whether the response message has been transmitted during the second time period;

    (h) if the response message has not been transmitted during the second time period, determining whether the response timer has expired;

    (i) if the response timer has not expired, repeating steps (g) and (h); and

    (j) if the response timer has expired without the response message being sent, disabling any subsequent response message from being sent.

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