System and method for reporting emergencies from an aircraft
First Claim
1. An aircraft security system comprising:
- a panic device fixed to an aircraft and accessible to and activated by a seated passenger, wherein the panic device is within a passenger compartment of the aircraft;
a wireless interface associated with the aircraft that responds to activation of the panic device by transmitting an emergency signal outside of the aircraft; and
a control device in communication with the panic device and the wireless interface, wherein the panic device sends panic data to the control device, and wherein the panic device receives via the control device information for presentation to the seated passenger in response to the emergency signal transmitted outside of the aircraft.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for passenger reporting of emergencies aboard an aircraft. An exemplary aircraft security system may have a panic device accessible to and activated by a passenger who may be seated. The panic device may be within a passenger compartment of an aircraft, and a wireless interface associated with the aircraft may respond to activation of the panic device by transmitting an emergency signal outside of the aircraft. The emergency signal may be indicative of panic data and/or aircraft data determined within the aircraft. The panic data may indicate the presence of an emergency within the aircraft, and the aircraft data may include the status of aircraft systems, telemetry data, and media transmission of the passenger compartment. The panic data and/or aircraft data may be extracted from the emergency signal and sent to authorities.
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34 Claims
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1. An aircraft security system comprising:
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a panic device fixed to an aircraft and accessible to and activated by a seated passenger, wherein the panic device is within a passenger compartment of the aircraft; a wireless interface associated with the aircraft that responds to activation of the panic device by transmitting an emergency signal outside of the aircraft; and a control device in communication with the panic device and the wireless interface, wherein the panic device sends panic data to the control device, and wherein the panic device receives via the control device information for presentation to the seated passenger in response to the emergency signal transmitted outside of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for reporting an emergency on an aircraft comprising:
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activating a panic device fixed to the aircraft by a seated passenger within a passenger compartment of the aircraft; sending panic data by the panic device to a control device; transmitting an emergency signal outside of the aircraft in response to the seated passenger activating the panic device, wherein the emergency signal is indicative of the panic data sent from the panic device; and sending to the panic device via the control device information for presentation to the seated passenger in response to the emergency signal transmitted outside of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A panic device for use in an aircraft, wherein the panic device is fixed to the aircraft, comprising:
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a selection mechanism activated by a seated passenger during an emergency, wherein the selection mechanism has a plurality of possible selection states; and a transceiver that receives panic data indicating the emergency from the selection mechanism and sends the panic data to a control device, and wherein the transceiver further receives information from the control device for presentation to the seated passenger in response to an emergency signal transmitted outside of the aircraft, the emergency signal being indicative of the panic data. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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