Methods and systems for managing computer system configuration data
First Claim
1. A method of managing computer system configuration data comprising:
- staging the configuration data in a staging memory accessible to a first application;
selecting a path for a transfer of the configuration data from the staging memory to a target memory;
emulating a hardware data loader using a second software application adapted to control a transfer of the configuration data from the staging memory to the target memory; and
transferring the configuration data from the staging memory to the target memory using the emulator.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for managing computer system configuration data are provided. The method includes staging the configuration data in a staging memory accessible to a first application, selecting a path for a transfer of the configuration data from the staging memory to a target memory, emulating a hardware data loader using a second software application adapted to control a transfer of the configuration data from the staging memory to the target memory, and transferring the configuration data from the staging memory to the target memory using the emulator. The method further effectively expands a memory capacity of a Flight Management Computer by providing swappable memory capacity such that a re-certification to Federal Aviation Administration standards of the Flight Management Computer is not triggered.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of managing computer system configuration data comprising:
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staging the configuration data in a staging memory accessible to a first application; selecting a path for a transfer of the configuration data from the staging memory to a target memory; emulating a hardware data loader using a second software application adapted to control a transfer of the configuration data from the staging memory to the target memory; and transferring the configuration data from the staging memory to the target memory using the emulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An Electronic Flight Bag system comprising:
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an electronic data storage for storing and structuring data stored in the Electronic Flight Bag; a user interface for accessing the information in the flight bag; and a cockpit information management aid comprising a software code segment programmed to emulate a hardware data loader, said code segment further programmed to load protocols and functions to permit the Electronic Flight Bag to manage data transfers from at least one source external to the aircraft to and from at least one aircraft line replacement unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An aircraft onboard computer data loading system comprising:
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an onboard computer system comprising a communications system configured to receive onboard systems configuration data from a source external to the aircraft; a staging memory configured to receive the configuration data from the communications system; an avionics units comprising a target memory configured to receive the configuration data from said staging memory; and a hardware data loader emulator executing on said onboard computer system, said emulator programmed to control a transfer of the configuration data from said staging memory to said target memory. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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