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AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING WHITELISTS TO CONTROL ACCESS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

  • US 20090282469A1
  • Filed: 05/06/2009
  • Published: 11/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communications system for an aircraft carrying at least one person having a personal electronic device (PED), the communications system comprising:

  • at least one wireless access device;

    an aircraft server in the aircraft cooperating with said at least one wireless access device for determining airborne validation of at least one ground server address entered via a corresponding PED;

    an air-to-ground transceiver in the aircraft cooperating with said aircraft server for communicating over an air-to-ground interface the at least one airborne validated ground server address; and

    at least one ground server on the ground for receiving the at least one airborne validated ground server address over the air-to-ground interface, determining ground validation of the at least one airborne validated ground server address, and providing ground access for the corresponding PED for which the entered at least one ground server address has both airborne and ground validation.

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