Method and apparatus for providing in-flight weather data
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1. A method for providing a fleet of aircraft with weather data during flight, the method comprising:
- generating at least one weather model using a source of weather data, wherein the weather model incorporates flight operations information and performance requirements from the fleet of aircraft;
generating at least one weather message from the weather model, the weather message being generated in a format that is compatible with the fleet of aircraft;
managing a subscription to the weather message and determining at least one subscribed aircraft within the fleet of aircraft; and
transmitting the weather message to the subscribed aircraft during flight of the aircraft,wherein generating the at least one weather message from the at least one weather model comprises;
receiving a weather service request for an individual aircraft;
verifying the subscription of the individual aircraft; and
if the subscription is effective, generating the weather message from the weather model; and
wherein transmitting the weather message comprises transmitting the weather message at least one of directly to the individual aircraft or to an aircraft operator entity that controls operation of the individual aircraft.
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Abstract
A method for providing one or more aircraft with weather data during flight includes generating a weather model using a source of weather data. The weather model incorporates flight operations information and performance requirements. The method includes generating a weather message from the weather model. The weather message is generated in a format that is compatible with the aircraft. The method also includes transmitting the weather message to the aircraft during flight of the aircraft.
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1. A method for providing a fleet of aircraft with weather data during flight, the method comprising:
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generating at least one weather model using a source of weather data, wherein the weather model incorporates flight operations information and performance requirements from the fleet of aircraft; generating at least one weather message from the weather model, the weather message being generated in a format that is compatible with the fleet of aircraft; managing a subscription to the weather message and determining at least one subscribed aircraft within the fleet of aircraft; and transmitting the weather message to the subscribed aircraft during flight of the aircraft, wherein generating the at least one weather message from the at least one weather model comprises; receiving a weather service request for an individual aircraft; verifying the subscription of the individual aircraft; and if the subscription is effective, generating the weather message from the weather model; and wherein transmitting the weather message comprises transmitting the weather message at least one of directly to the individual aircraft or to an aircraft operator entity that controls operation of the individual aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A weather service system for providing a fleet of aircraft with weather data during flight, the system comprising:
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an in-flight weather server (IFWS) comprising an operations specification (OS) module, an airspace objective specification (AOS) module, and a weather processing (WP) module, the WP module being operatively connected to the OS module and the AOS module, the WP module being configured to generate at least one weather model using a source of weather data, flight operations information received from the OS module, and performance requirements received from the AOS module; and a weather message generator (WMGS) operatively connected to the IFWS, the WMG being configured to receive the at least one weather model from the IFWS and generate a weather message from the at least one weather model for at least one aircraft, the WMGS being configured to generate the weather message in a format that is compatible with the aircraft, the WMGS being further configured to transmit the weather message to the aircraft during flight of the aircraft, wherein the WMGS is configured to receive a weather service request for the fleet of aircraft, verify a subscription status of the fleet of aircraft, generate the weather message using the weather model if the subscription status is effective for at least a subset of the fleet of aircraft, verify the subscription status of each of the fleet of aircraft, and, if the subscription status is effective for one or more individual aircraft of the fleet of aircraft, transmit the weather message at least one of directly to the one or more individual aircraft or to one or more aircraft operator entities that control operation of the one or more individual aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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