Comprehensive multi-media surveillance and response system for aircraft, operations centers, airports and other commercial transports, centers and terminals
First Claim
1. A data system for providing in flight monitoring, collection, display, and recording of video data generated onboard an aircraft, the system comprising:
- A plurality of cameras strategically placed throughout an aircraft;
An IP encoder for encoding the data signal produced by the cameras;
A transmitter for receiving the IP data signal from the cameras;
A communications link associated with the transmitter for transmitting the IP data signal off board;
manually operated switches for activating transmission of the data to the off board station, wherein the manually operated switch is the panic button controlled by a crewmember; and
A panic button including selective signal generators for identifying a type of condition onboard the aircraft at a time of activation.
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Abstract
A data collection and distribution system for monitoring aircraft in flight, on the ground and at the gate or terminal for monitoring critical and catastrophic events, managing the emergency during such an event, and for investigating the event. The system generates, transmits and collects critical data generated by monitoring equipment onboard an aircraft or other commercial transport and selectively displays the data on a cockpit display console as well as for downloading, transmitting and displaying data at external monitoring and response stations, including fixed ground stations, roving ground stations and chase aircraft or vehicles. Digital surveillance information is collected, processed, dispatched, and log via remote control and access. The system includes a variety of system appliances such as surveillance cameras, sensors, detectors, and panic buttons and accommodates legacy equipment. Within the commercial transport, the system maybe hardwired or may use wireless transmission and receiving systems.
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42 Claims
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1. A data system for providing in flight monitoring, collection, display, and recording of video data generated onboard an aircraft, the system comprising:
- A plurality of cameras strategically placed throughout an aircraft;
An IP encoder for encoding the data signal produced by the cameras;
A transmitter for receiving the IP data signal from the cameras;
A communications link associated with the transmitter for transmitting the IP data signal off board;
manually operated switches for activating transmission of the data to the off board station, wherein the manually operated switch is the panic button controlled by a crewmember; and
A panic button including selective signal generators for identifying a type of condition onboard the aircraft at a time of activation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- A plurality of cameras strategically placed throughout an aircraft;
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17. A comprehensive situational awareness system for monitoring real time situations onboard an aircraft, transmitting data to remote station, and providing real time response, the system comprising:
- condition detectors strategically placed onboard the aircraft the sensors generating data for monitoring the real-time conditions onboard the aircraft;
a data collection network for collecting the data generated by the detectors;
a remote station off board the aircraft for receiving the data;
an aircraft-to-remote link for transmitting collected data corresponding to a predefined event on board the aircraft in real-time;
a response generator associated with the remote station for generating an appropriate response based on the transmitted data; and
a blocking function generator permitting a cockpit crew to block transmission of the data to a remote location under predefined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- condition detectors strategically placed onboard the aircraft the sensors generating data for monitoring the real-time conditions onboard the aircraft;
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