Software Maintenance Tool
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for managing aircraft software parts, the computer implemented method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a portable data processing system and a source through a ground network to form an established connection;
retrieving a set of uplink commands from the source through the established connection;
retrieving a set of aircraft software parts corresponding to the set of uplink commands from the source through the established connection to form a set of retrieved aircraft software parts;
storing the set of retrieved aircraft software parts in a portable data processing system to form a set of stored aircraft software parts;
disconnecting the portable data processing system with the set of stored aircraft software parts from the ground network;
connecting the portable data processing system with the set of stored aircraft software parts to an aircraft network in an aircraft;
issuing an uplink command from the set of uplink commands to the aircraft network through an on ground component in the portable data processing system; and
sending a stored aircraft software part corresponding to the uplink command to the aircraft network through the on ground component.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing aircraft software parts. A connection is established between a portable data processing system and a source through a ground network. Uplink commands are retrieved from the source through the established connection. Aircraft software parts corresponding to the uplink commands are retrieved from the source through the established connection. The retrieved aircraft software parts are stored in a portable data processing system. The portable data processing system is disconnected from the ground network. The portable data processing system is connected to an aircraft network in an aircraft. An uplink command is issued from the uplink commands to the aircraft network through an on ground component in the portable data processing system. A stored aircraft software part corresponding to the uplink command is sent to the aircraft network through the on ground component.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for managing aircraft software parts, the computer implemented method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a portable data processing system and a source through a ground network to form an established connection; retrieving a set of uplink commands from the source through the established connection; retrieving a set of aircraft software parts corresponding to the set of uplink commands from the source through the established connection to form a set of retrieved aircraft software parts; storing the set of retrieved aircraft software parts in a portable data processing system to form a set of stored aircraft software parts; disconnecting the portable data processing system with the set of stored aircraft software parts from the ground network; connecting the portable data processing system with the set of stored aircraft software parts to an aircraft network in an aircraft; issuing an uplink command from the set of uplink commands to the aircraft network through an on ground component in the portable data processing system; and sending a stored aircraft software part corresponding to the uplink command to the aircraft network through the on ground component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a database capable of storing a set of commands; a file system capable of storing a set of aircraft software parts; a library service capable of communicating with a source selected from one of a library and a proxy server application; an on ground component capable of a direct connection with an aircraft network in an aircraft network; a manager, wherein the manager is capable of receiving the set of commands and the set of aircraft software parts from the source in a ground network through the library service, disconnecting from the source, and sending the set of commands and the set of aircraft software parts to the aircraft data processing system in the aircraft network through the on ground component; and a portable data processing system capable of establishing a communications link to the ground network and the aircraft network, wherein the library service, the on ground component, the database, and the file system are located on the portable data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising:
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computer recordable storage media; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage media, for establishing a connection between a portable data processing system and a source through a ground network to form an established connection; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage media, for retrieving a set of uplink commands from the source through the established connection; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage media, for retrieving a set of aircraft software parts corresponding to the set of uplink commands from the source through the established connection to form a set of retrieved aircraft software parts; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage media, for storing the set of retrieved aircraft software parts in a portable data processing system to form a set of stored aircraft software parts; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage media, for disconnecting the portable data processing system with the set of stored aircraft software parts from the ground network; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage media, for connecting the portable data processing system with the set of stored aircraft software parts to an aircraft network in an aircraft; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage media, for issuing an uplink command from the set of uplink commands to the aircraft network through an on ground component in the portable data processing system; and program code, stored on the computer recordable storage media, for sending a stored aircraft software part corresponding to the uplink command to the aircraft network through the on ground component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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