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Software Maintenance Tool

  • US 20090138874A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2008
  • Published: 05/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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