System and Method to Uplink Data to the Flight Deck of an Aircraft

• US 20130204824A1
• Filed: 12/31/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PASSUR Aerospace, Inc.
• Original Assignee: PASSUR Aerospace, Inc.
• Inventors: BARRY, James, Dunsky, Ron, O'Halloran, Thomas, White, Thomas, Cinello, Tim, Maccarone, Chris
• Application Number:
  US13/731,396
• Publication Number:
  US 20130204824A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/46
• CPC Class Codes: G06G 5/00 Devices in which the computing operation is performed by means of fluid-pressure elements such elements in general F15C
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/022 Knowledge engineering; Knowledge acquisition

Abstract

A system, method and computer readable storage medium for generating predictive analysis and alert information, displaying the predictive analysis and alert information to a user on the ground, receiving, from the user, a selection of categories of the predictive analysis and alert information, formatting a message including the predictive analysis and alert information corresponding to the selected categories and transmitting the message to a flight deck of an aircraft.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating, by a server, predictive analysis and alert information;

displaying the predictive analysis and alert information to a user on the ground;

receiving, from the user, a selection of categories of the predictive analysis and alert information;

formatting a message including the predictive analysis and alert information corresponding to the selected categories; and

transmitting the message to a flight deck of an aircraft.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the information included in the message on the flight deck of the aircraft.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is an Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the predictive analysis and alert information relates to one of diversion management, surface management, tarmac management, departure metering, arrival management and airspace optimization.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, one of aircraft information, airport information and airline information, wherein the predictive analysis and alert information is generated based on the one of the aircraft information, airport information and airline information.

6. A system, comprising:

a predictive analysis and alert system that generates predictive analysis and alert information and distributes the predictive analysis and alert information to a user;

a user interface that displays the predictive analysis and alert information plurality and receives, from the user, a selection of categories of the predictive analysis and alert information; and

an uplink module that formats a message including the predictive analysis and alert information corresponding to the selected categories and transmits the message to a flight deck of an aircraft.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

a flight deck display system that receives and displays the information included in the message on the flight deck of the aircraft.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the message is an Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) message.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the predictive analysis and alert information relates to one of diversion management, surface management, tarmac management, departure metering, arrival management and airspace optimization.

10. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

a data feed arrangement that receives one of aircraft information, airport information and airline information, and transmits the one of the aircraft information, airport information and airline information to the predictive analysis and alert system, wherein the predictive analysis and alert information is generated based on the one of the aircraft information, airport information and airline information.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that are executable by a processor, to cause the processor to:

generate predictive analysis and alert information;

display the predictive analysis and alert information to a user on the ground;

receive, from the user, a selection of categories of the predictive analysis and alert information;

format a message including the predictive analysis and alert information corresponding to the selected categories; and

transmit the message to a flight deck of an aircraft.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the message is an Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) message.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the predictive analysis and alert information relates to one of diversion management, surface management, tarmac management, departure metering, arrival management and airspace optimization.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive one of aircraft information, airport information and airline information, wherein the predictive analysis and alert information is generated based on the one of the aircraft information, airport information and airline information.