Tracking an Aircraft Engine
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1. A method for tracking an aircraft engine, the engine having an engine log book associated with the engine, the method performed by a data processor and comprising:
- receiving from at least one device attached to the log book one or more signals representative of a location of the log book;
using the signal representative of the location of the log book, determining a location of the engine;
storing in memory readable by the same or another data processor signals representative of the location of the engine.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for tracking aircraft engines are provided, wherein an engine has an engine log book associated therewith. Disclosed methods comprise receiving from at least one device attached to the log book one or more signals representative of a location of the log book; using the signal representative of the location of the log book to determine a location of the engine and storing in memory readable by the same or another data processor signals representative of the location of the engine.
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1. A method for tracking an aircraft engine, the engine having an engine log book associated with the engine, the method performed by a data processor and comprising:
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receiving from at least one device attached to the log book one or more signals representative of a location of the log book; using the signal representative of the location of the log book, determining a location of the engine; storing in memory readable by the same or another data processor signals representative of the location of the engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method performed by a data processor for tracking an aircraft engine, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal representative of a location of the log book from a tracking device attached to a log book of the engine; determining a location of the engine based on the signal representative of the location of the log book; and storing a location of the engine in memory readable by the same or another data processor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for tracking an airworthy aircraft engine, the assembly comprising:
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an engine log book of the engine; and a tracking device attached to the log book and configured to determine and transmit a location of the log book. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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