Method and system for integration of portable devices with flight deck displays
First Claim
1. A method of accessing a portable electronic device (PED) on board an aircraft, the method comprising:
- providing an onboard network coupled to a flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, wherein the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display is mounted in a flight deck panel of the aircraft;
coupling the PED to the onboard network;
receiving information from a PED hosted application in the PED;
performing a handshake between the PED and a gateway to establish a secure connection between the PED and onboard systems of the aircraft;
routing the information through the gateway;
displaying the information on the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display; and
coupling a pilot control interface to the PED through the onboard network, wherein the coupling of the pilot control interface to the PED comprises coupling a plurality of input and control devices to the PED, the plurality of input and control devices and the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display are usable by a plurality of users where each user can provide input and control their own PED and flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, where each user can provide input and exclusively control an application on another user'"'"'s PED on their flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, where each user can control separate PEDs independently, and where users can cooperatively control a single PED.
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Abstract
A method for integration of a portable electronic device (PED) with a flight deck display in some embodiments includes providing an onboard network coupled to a flight-deck-installed, multi-function display and coupling the PED to the onboard network. The method may also include receiving information from a PED hosted application in the PED, routing information through a gateway and/or a plurality of firewalls, and displaying information on the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display. In some embodiments, a pilot control interface is coupled to the PED through the onboard network, and a plurality of functions on the PED is controlled via the pilot control interface. An airplane in some embodiments includes a fuselage portion, a wing portion, and a system that carries out the method, possibly through use of computer readable storage medium with stored instructions.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of accessing a portable electronic device (PED) on board an aircraft, the method comprising:
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providing an onboard network coupled to a flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, wherein the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display is mounted in a flight deck panel of the aircraft; coupling the PED to the onboard network; receiving information from a PED hosted application in the PED; performing a handshake between the PED and a gateway to establish a secure connection between the PED and onboard systems of the aircraft; routing the information through the gateway; displaying the information on the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display; and coupling a pilot control interface to the PED through the onboard network, wherein the coupling of the pilot control interface to the PED comprises coupling a plurality of input and control devices to the PED, the plurality of input and control devices and the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display are usable by a plurality of users where each user can provide input and control their own PED and flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, where each user can provide input and exclusively control an application on another user'"'"'s PED on their flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, where each user can control separate PEDs independently, and where users can cooperatively control a single PED. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An airplane comprising:
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a fuselage portion; a wing portion; and a flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, wherein the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display is mounted in a flight deck panel of the airplane; an onboard network comprising an aircraft data network and a flight deck crew network; a gateway connected to the onboard network; an aircraft interface device connected to the onboard network to couple a portable electronic device (PED) to the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, the aircraft interface device operable to receive information from a PED hosted application in the PED and route the information through the gateway, wherein a handshake is performed between the PED and the gateway to establish a secure connection between the PED and onboard systems of the airplane, and wherein the aircraft data network is used by certified avionics for communication between certified components and the flight deck crew network is accessible by operationally approved, un-certified applications hosted on the PED wherein the gateway routes information between the aircraft data network and the flight deck crew network; a plurality of firewalls to isolate the aircraft data network and the flight deck crew network; and avionics to display the information on the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a flight-deck-installed, multi-function display mounted in a flight deck panel of an aircraft; a flight deck crew network; a gateway; an aircraft interface device connected to the flight deck crew network to couple a portable electronic device (PED) to the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, the aircraft interface device operable to receive information from a PED hosted application in the PED and route the information through the gateway, wherein a handshake is performed between the PED and the gateway to establish a secure connection between the PED and onboard systems of the aircraft; an aircraft data network connected to the aircraft interface device; and avionics connected to the aircraft data network and the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display to display the information on the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display; and a pilot control interface wherein the pilot control interface and the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display are usable by a plurality of users where each user can provide input and control their own PED and flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, where each user can provide input and exclusively control an application on another user'"'"'s PED on their flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, where each user can control separate PEDs independently, and where users can cooperatively control a single PED. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for accessing a portable electronic device (PED) comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed on a processor, perform a method further comprising:
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establishing an onboard network coupled to a flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, wherein the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display is mounted in a flight deck panel of the aircraft; coupling the PED to the onboard network; receiving information from a PED hosted application in the PED; performing a handshake between the PED and a gateway to establish a secure connection between the PED and onboard systems of the aircraft; routing the information through the gateway; displaying the information on the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display; and coupling a pilot control interface to the PED through the onboard network, wherein the coupling of the pilot control interface to the PED comprises coupling a plurality of input and control devices to the PED, the plurality of input and control devices and the flight-deck-installed, multi-function display are usable by a plurality of users where each user can provide input and control their own PED and flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, where each user can provide input and exclusively control an application on another user'"'"'s PED on their flight-deck-installed, multi-function display, where each user can control separate PEDs independently, and where users can cooperatively control a single PED. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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