PEER TO PEER PROVISIONING OF DATA FOR FLIGHT SIMULATORS ACROSS NETWORKS

• US 20160065636A1
• Filed: 11/04/2014
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Cheung, William, Carr, Leighton
• Granted Patent: US 9,648,066 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1042 using topology management mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1063 Discovery through centralising entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1078 Resource delivery mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1093 Some peer nodes performing special functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for flight simulators that share video via peering networks. One embodiment includes a flight tracking controller and connection controller. The flight tracking controller receives static images that represent video feeds from a plurality of flight simulators, transmits the static images to a monitoring entity, and receives a response from the monitoring entity selecting a video feed represented by a static image from a flight simulator. The response identifies multiple candidate paths for streaming the selected video feed from the flight simulator to the monitoring entity across a packet switched network. The connection controller forwards the response to the flight simulator, receives a confirmation from the flight simulator that confirms one of the candidate paths, and forwards the confirmation to the monitoring entity in order to establish a peer-to-peer connection for streaming the selected video feed directly between the flight simulator and the monitoring entity.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a tracking controller configured to receive static images that represent video feeds from a plurality of nodes, to transmit the static images to a monitoring entity, and to receive a response from the monitoring entity selecting a video feed represented by a static image from a node, wherein the response identifies multiple candidate paths for streaming the selected video feed from the node to the monitoring entity across a packet switched network; and

a connection controller configured to forward the response to the node, to receive a confirmation from the node that confirms one of the candidate paths, and to forward the confirmation to the monitoring entity in order to establish a peer-to-peer connection for streaming the selected video feed directly between the node and the monitoring entity.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the tracking controller is configured to transmit the static images to multiple monitoring entities, and to establish peer-to-peer connections between the nodes and the multiple monitoring entities.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the connection controller is configured to establish multiple peer-to-peer connections between the monitoring entity and nodes at once.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the connection controller is configured to establish peer-to-peer connections between a node and multiple monitoring entities at once.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the tracking controller is configured to receive updated static images periodically from the nodes, and to transmit the updated static images to the monitoring entity.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the connection controller is configured to identify each established peer-to-peer connection, and to generate a network graph that represents each established peer-to-peer connection.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the tracking controller is configured to determine a permission level for the monitoring entity, and to select static images to transmit to the monitoring entity based on the permission level.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the tracking controller is configured to identify Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the nodes, and to transmit the identified IP addresses to the monitoring entity.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the tracking controller is configured to determine an aspect ratio of each static image, and to transmit determined aspect ratios to the monitoring entity.

10. A method comprising:

receiving static images that represent video feeds from a plurality of nodes;

transmitting the static images to a monitoring entity;

receiving a response from the monitoring entity selecting a video feed represented by a static image from a node, wherein the response identifies multiple candidate paths for streaming the selected video feed from the node to the monitoring entity across a packet switched network;

forwarding the response to the node;

receiving a confirmation from the node that confirms one of the candidate paths; and

forwarding the confirmation to the monitoring entity in order to establish a peer-to-peer connection for streaming the selected video feed directly between the node and the monitoring entity.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting the static images to multiple monitoring entities; and

establishing peer-to-peer connections between the nodes and the multiple monitoring entities.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

establishing multiple peer-to-peer connections between the monitoring entity and nodes at once.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

establishing peer-to-peer connections between a node and multiple monitoring entities at once.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving updated static images periodically from the nodes; and

transmitting the updated static images to the monitoring entity.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying each established peer-to-peer connection; and

generating a network graph that represents each established peer-to-peer connection.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a permission level for the monitoring entity; and

selecting static images to transmit to the monitoring entity based on the permission level.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the nodes; and

transmitting the identified IP addresses to the monitoring entity.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining an aspect ratio of each static image; and

transmitting determined aspect ratios to the monitoring entity.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying programmed instructions which, when executed by a processor, are operable for performing a method comprising:

receiving static images that represent video feeds from a plurality of nodes;

transmitting the static images to a monitoring entity;

receiving a response from the monitoring entity selecting a video feed represented by a static image from a node, wherein the response identifies multiple candidate paths for streaming the selected video feed from the node to the monitoring entity across a packet switched network;

forwarding the response to the node;

receiving a confirmation from the node that confirms one of the candidate paths; and

forwarding the confirmation to the monitoring entity in order to establish a peer-to-peer connection for streaming the selected video feed directly between the node and the monitoring entity.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting the static images to multiple monitoring entities; and

establishing peer-to-peer connections between the nodes and the multiple monitoring entities.