AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DATA MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF
First Claim
1. An aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system, the system comprising:
- an onboard flight data recording and reporting unit;
a zero-configuration service discoverer;
a remote base station;
a remote flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit;
a wireless communication link; and
a network, the wireless communication link and network for communications between the aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system and each of the base station and the flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit, wherein the zero-configuration service discoverer facilitates auto-discovering between the flight data recording and reporting unit and the base station.
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Abstract
An aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system is provided. The system comprises: an onboard flight data recording and reporting unit; a zero-configuration service discoverer; a remote base station; a remote flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit; a wireless communication link; and a network, the wireless communication link and network for communications between the aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system and each of the base station and the flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit, wherein the zero-configuration service discoverer facilitates auto-discovering between the flight data recording and reporting unit and the base station.
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42 Claims
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1. An aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system, the system comprising:
- an onboard flight data recording and reporting unit;
a zero-configuration service discoverer;
a remote base station;
a remote flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit;
a wireless communication link; and
a network, the wireless communication link and network for communications between the aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system and each of the base station and the flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit, wherein the zero-configuration service discoverer facilitates auto-discovering between the flight data recording and reporting unit and the base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42)
- an onboard flight data recording and reporting unit;
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13. An aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system, the system comprising:
- an onboard flight data recording and reporting unit;
a remote base station;
a remote flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit;
a wireless communication link; and
a network, the wireless communication link and network for communications between the aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system and each of the base station and the flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit, wherein the system is configured for bi-directional communication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- an onboard flight data recording and reporting unit;
- 25. An onboard flight data recording and reporting unit for use in an aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system, the unit comprising a central processor comprising a communication protocol and handling methods that operate between it and a communications module to facilitate bi-directional communication between the flight data recording and reporting unit and the aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system.
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33. A method of reporting flight data to a base station, the method comprising the steps of:
- auto-discovering and zero-configuring between the flight data recording and reporting unit and the base station;
networking; and
reporting. - View Dependent Claims (35)
- auto-discovering and zero-configuring between the flight data recording and reporting unit and the base station;
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37. A method of communicating data in an aircraft flight data monitoring and reporting system, the system comprising:
- an onboard flight data recording and reporting unit;
a base station;
a remote flight data monitoring storage and analysis unit;
a wireless communication link; and
a network, the method comprising auto-discovering and zero-configuring between the flight data recording and reporting unit and the base station, networking, and reporting. - View Dependent Claims (39, 41)
- an onboard flight data recording and reporting unit;
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