Data delivery to devices on vehicles using multiple forward links
First Claim
1. A method of distributively delivering content to devices being transported by vehicles, the method comprising:
- mapping, to a respective forward link of a plurality of forward links, each portion of a plurality of portions of a content that is requested, via a user interface of a device, to be delivered to the device for display, as a whole, at the user interface of the device, the device being transported by a vehicle that is in-flight, the mapping based on a respective content type of at least one portion of the requested content, and wherein mapping a first portion of the plurality of portions of the requested content to the respective forward link corresponding to the first portion is based on one of a first type of data included in the first portion, or a second type of data included in a second portion of the plurality of portions of the requested content; and
causing respective transmissions of the plurality of portions of the requested content to be sent to the in-flight vehicle using the respective forward links indicated by the mapping.
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Abstract
Data content that is to be utilized, as a whole, at a target device on-board a vehicle is apportioned for delivery onto the vehicle via multiple forward links, each of which is included in a different frequency band and/or used a different protocol. A mapping or selection of a specific portion of the data content for a specific forward link may based on a data content type of the specific portion, as well as on other dynamic or static criteria. The target device may operate on the subsets of the data content as it receives each subset. Thus, time critical/foundational portions of the data content may be delivered using a faster forward link, larger elements of the data content may be delivered using a higher-bandwidth forward link, and/or portions of the data content requiring a higher degree of accuracy may be delivered using a more robust forward link, for example.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of distributively delivering content to devices being transported by vehicles, the method comprising:
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mapping, to a respective forward link of a plurality of forward links, each portion of a plurality of portions of a content that is requested, via a user interface of a device, to be delivered to the device for display, as a whole, at the user interface of the device, the device being transported by a vehicle that is in-flight, the mapping based on a respective content type of at least one portion of the requested content, and wherein mapping a first portion of the plurality of portions of the requested content to the respective forward link corresponding to the first portion is based on one of a first type of data included in the first portion, or a second type of data included in a second portion of the plurality of portions of the requested content; and causing respective transmissions of the plurality of portions of the requested content to be sent to the in-flight vehicle using the respective forward links indicated by the mapping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of distributively delivering content to devices being transported by vehicles, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a vehicle that is in-flight, a plurality of portions of a content that has been requested via a user interface of a device on-board the vehicle, and that is to be delivered to the device on-board the vehicle for display, as a whole, at the user interface of the device, each portion of the plurality of portions received via a respective forward link of a plurality of forward links, at least one of the respective forward links selected based on a respective content type of a corresponding portion of the requested content, and wherein a particular forward link included in the at least one of the respective forward links is selected based on one of a first type of data included within a first portion of the plurality of portions of the requested content or a second type of data included in a second portion of the plurality of portions of the requested content; and causing the plurality of portions of the requested content to be delivered via an on-board wireless network to the device for display, as a whole, at the user interface of the device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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