Electronic operations and maintenance log and system for an aircraft
First Claim
1. An aircraft data collection device for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the data collection device comprising:
- a security feature for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface comprising a first series of list menus which are populated with items identifying sections and/or systems of an aircraft which may be selected by a user and wherein upon selection of a section or system of an aircraft, the user is presented with a subsequent list menu identifying a list of predetermined problems associated with the selected section or system of the aircraft, the user interface adapted to obtain technical and/or operational data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users, each item of technical and/or operational data having an associated security level, wherein the user interface is adapted to only accept an item of data from a user when the authorisation level of the user at least matches the authorisation level of the item of technical and/or operational data.
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Abstract
An aircraft data collection device directed at solving problems associated with the completion and return of aircraft operational data and/or technical log data. The device is for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having associated security level. The device has a security means for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface to obtain operational and/or technical data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users. Each item of data has an associated security level, wherein the user interface only accepts an item of data from a user when the authorisation level of the user at least matches the authorisation level of the item of data.
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27 Claims
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1. An aircraft data collection device for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the data collection device comprising:
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a security feature for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface comprising a first series of list menus which are populated with items identifying sections and/or systems of an aircraft which may be selected by a user and wherein upon selection of a section or system of an aircraft, the user is presented with a subsequent list menu identifying a list of predetermined problems associated with the selected section or system of the aircraft, the user interface adapted to obtain technical and/or operational data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users, each item of technical and/or operational data having an associated security level, wherein the user interface is adapted to only accept an item of data from a user when the authorisation level of the user at least matches the authorisation level of the item of technical and/or operational data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
a menu generation feature for generating a hierarchical series of menus, a datastore containing an aircraft parts definition wherein each part of the definition is either a sub-part or contains one or more sub-parts, wherein upon receipt of a selection from the user input means, the menu generation feature generates a menu containing a list of parts of the definition which are identified in the datastore as sub-parts of the user selection.
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10. A data collection device according to claim 9, the datastore also contains possible faults associated with individual parts and wherein upon selection by a user of a part from a menu not having a sub-part stored on the datastore, the menu generation feature generates a menu from the datastore listing possible faults associated with the selected part.
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11. A data collection device according to claim 10, wherein the datastore stores an associated code for each part and each fault.
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12. A data collection device according to claim 11, wherein the user selection feature generates an output identifying the part and fault by their respective associated codes.
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13. An aircraft data collection device according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is adapted to provide a series of list menus which are populated with aircraft-related options selectable by a user.
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14. A method of collecting aircraft data from a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the method comprising:
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identifying a user and determining the user'"'"'s associated security level, obtaining data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from the user, each item of data having an associated security level wherein the entering of data corresponding to a subsequent aircraft cycle is prevented until entered aircraft data associated with the previous cycle has been transmitted to an external datastore or device, and wherein the step of obtaining data from the user is performed only when the user has an authorisation level at least matching the authorisation level of the item of data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An aircraft data collection device for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the data collection device comprising:
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a security means for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface means adapted to obtain technical and/or operational data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users, each item of technical and/or operational data having associated security level wherein the entering of data corresponding to a subsequent aircraft cycle is prevented until aircraft data associated with the previous cycle has been transmitted to the external datastore, and, wherein the user interface means is adapted to only accept an item of data from a user when the authorisation level of the user at least matches the authorisation level of the item of technical and/or operational data and communication means for communicating entered aircraft technical and/or operational data to an external datastore.
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