System and method for operating software in a flight simulator environment
First Claim
1. A method of exchanging information between a first computer system to a second computer system in a flight simulator environment, the method comprising:
- transmitting in a network communication format an initial connection string from said first computer system to said second computer system, the initial connection string identifying said first computer system;
transmitting in a network communication format a first orientation message from said second computer system to said first computer system;
sending in a network communication format a second orientation message from said first computer system to said second computer system; and
sending in a network communication format various informational messages from said first computer to said second computer.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for establishing communication between a flight simulator and a secondary control system, such as a Flight Management System (“FMS”). Information can be transmitted between the flight simulator and the secondary control system via a socket in a TCP/IP connection between the two systems. In the event that the secondary control system does not natively communicate in TCP/IP format, the information must be translated to and from the TCP/IP format. In this manner, an actual deliverable version of the secondary control system, possibly operating on can be used.
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1. A method of exchanging information between a first computer system to a second computer system in a flight simulator environment, the method comprising:
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transmitting in a network communication format an initial connection string from said first computer system to said second computer system, the initial connection string identifying said first computer system; transmitting in a network communication format a first orientation message from said second computer system to said first computer system; sending in a network communication format a second orientation message from said first computer system to said second computer system; and sending in a network communication format various informational messages from said first computer to said second computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A flight simulator system comprising:
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a first computer; a second computer coupled to said first computer, wherein said first computer is configured to communicate in a first data format and further configured to transmit an initial connection string identifying said first computer to said second computer, said second computer is configured to communicate in a second data format and is configured to transmit a first orientation message to said first computer upon receiving said initial connection string, said first computer further configured to transmit a second orientation message to said second computer upon receiving said first orientation message; and data is transmitted between said first computer and said second computer in a network communication format. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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