System and Method for Wirelessly Transferring Content to and from an Aircraft
First Claim
1. A system for wirelessly transferring content between a provided operations center and a plurality of provided aircraft, the system comprising:
- a first communication device disposed at the operations center;
a second communication device disposed at a first aircraft of the plurality of aircraft; and
a third communication device disposed at a second aircraft of the plurality of aircraft;
wherein;
while the first aircraft and the second aircraft are on the ground and within a broadcast range of the first communication device, the first communication device wirelessly transfers a first content to at least one of the second communication device and the third communication device;
while the first aircraft and the second aircraft are on the ground and within a broadcast range of each other, the second communication device wirelessly transfers a second content to the third communication device without using the first communication device; and
prior to transfer, the second aircraft does not have the second content.
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Abstract
A system and method for wirelessly transferring content to and from a vehicle, in particular, an aircraft. The content includes, for example, data, voice, video and multimedia, that can be wirelessly exchanged over a wireless communication link between an aircraft and a ground station while the aircraft is at or near a parking gate, or between aircraft. In an example, the system employs long distance metropolitan area technology, such as IEEE Standard 802.16 wireless technology, to increase transfer range. The parameter of the wireless communication link can be adjusted based on, for example, the location of the link. The content can further be provided between the vehicle and ground station based on priorities, such as the available link speed, importance of the information, and/or anticipated connection time between the vehicle and ground station. A media creation center can be networked to a plurality of base stations.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for wirelessly transferring content between a provided operations center and a plurality of provided aircraft, the system comprising:
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a first communication device disposed at the operations center; a second communication device disposed at a first aircraft of the plurality of aircraft; and a third communication device disposed at a second aircraft of the plurality of aircraft;
wherein;while the first aircraft and the second aircraft are on the ground and within a broadcast range of the first communication device, the first communication device wirelessly transfers a first content to at least one of the second communication device and the third communication device; while the first aircraft and the second aircraft are on the ground and within a broadcast range of each other, the second communication device wirelessly transfers a second content to the third communication device without using the first communication device; and prior to transfer, the second aircraft does not have the second content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for wirelessly transferring content between a provided operations center and a plurality of provided aircraft, the system comprising:
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a first communication device disposed at the operations center; a second communication device disposed at a first aircraft of the plurality of aircraft; and a third communication device disposed at a second aircraft of the plurality of aircraft;
wherein;while the first aircraft and the second aircraft are on the ground and the first aircraft is within broadcast range of the first communication device, the first communication device wirelessly transfers a first content to the second communication device; while the first aircraft and the second aircraft are on the ground and within a broadcast range of each other, the second communication device wirelessly transfers the first content to the third communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for wirelessly transferring content between a provided operations center and a plurality of provided aircraft, the system comprising:
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a first communication device disposed at the operations center; and a second communication device respectively disposed at each aircraft of the plurality of aircraft;
wherein;the first communication device wirelessly transfers the content to each respective second communication device in accordance with anticipated connection time while the respective aircraft is on the ground and a time sensitivity of the content whereby up-to-date content is provided for use during a next flight. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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