SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ADVANCED ATC DATA LINK
First Claim
1. A method for encoding an overlaid message onto a provided modulated avionics signal, the method comprising:
- selecting an overlay modulation protocol; and
modulating the provided modulated avionics signal with an overlay message using the selected overlay modulation protocol to produce a modulated avionics signal.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclose systems and methods for providing an avionics overlay data link. Through embodiments of the present invention, existing ATC (or other) modulated signals using existing frequencies (or other frequencies) may be utilized to transmit (e.g., from an aircraft transponder) additional information in a manner that does not render the transmitted signal unrecognizable by legacy ATC equipment. In various embodiments, legacy equipment may demodulate and decode information that was encoded in the transmitted signal in accordance with preexisting standard modulation formats, and updated equipment can also extract the additional information that was overlaid on transmitted signals.
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1. A method for encoding an overlaid message onto a provided modulated avionics signal, the method comprising:
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selecting an overlay modulation protocol; and modulating the provided modulated avionics signal with an overlay message using the selected overlay modulation protocol to produce a modulated avionics signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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