SMS communication to and from messaging devices in an aircraft
First Claim
1. Method for transmitting an SMS message from an airplane, the method comprising the steps of:
- emulating an interface of a cell phone net with a base transceiver station on board of an airplane,receiving an SMS message from a passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit,processing the SMS message, the processing comprisingusing the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number to look up a passenger identifier in a dynamic lookup table, andreplacing the header of the SMS message with a data header, the data header comprising a passenger identifier,sending the processed SMS message to a satellite of a satellite network,receiving the processed SMS message from the provider of the satellite network,using the passenger identifier to look up the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number,forming an SMS header which comprises the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number,forming an SMS message from the SMS header and the processed SMS message, andsending the SMS message to an addressee.
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Abstract
The application discloses a message transmission device for transmitting an SMS message of a mobile device from an aircraft to a ground system. The device comprising an onboard antenna which is connected to a base transceiver station for receiving the SMS message from the mobile device, means for forwarding the message to a mobile switching centre onboard the aircraft and means for emulating status messages. Furthermore, the message transmission device comprises means for transferring the status messages to the mobile device, a splitter for splitting the message into data packets and means for transmitting the data packets to the ground system.
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8 Claims
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1. Method for transmitting an SMS message from an airplane, the method comprising the steps of:
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emulating an interface of a cell phone net with a base transceiver station on board of an airplane, receiving an SMS message from a passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit, processing the SMS message, the processing comprising using the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number to look up a passenger identifier in a dynamic lookup table, and replacing the header of the SMS message with a data header, the data header comprising a passenger identifier, sending the processed SMS message to a satellite of a satellite network, receiving the processed SMS message from the provider of the satellite network, using the passenger identifier to look up the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number, forming an SMS header which comprises the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number, forming an SMS message from the SMS header and the processed SMS message, and sending the SMS message to an addressee. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. Method for transmitting an SMS message to an airplane, the method comprising the steps of:
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emulating an interface of a cell phone net with a base station controller, receiving an SMS message which is addressed to a passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit, processing the SMS message, the processing comprising using the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number to look up a passenger identifier in a dynamic lookup table, and replacing the header of the SMS message with a data header, the data header comprising a passenger identifier, sending the processed SMS message to a provider of a satellite network, receiving the processed SMS message from a satellite of the satellite network, using the passenger identifier to look up the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number, forming an SMS header which comprises the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit number, forming an SMS message from the SMS header and the processed SMS message, and sending the SMS message to the passenger'"'"'s mobile terminal unit.
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