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High bandwidth delivery and internet access for airborne passengers

  • US RE41,023 E1
  • Filed: 03/13/2003
  • Issued: 12/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for air to ground air-to-ground communication, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) transmitting a request for a data session from an air borne airborne terminal via an airborne transceiver and first antenna using a low bandwidth downlink to a ground based ground-based gateway linked to a server connected to a data network;

    (b) transmitting a service initiation acknowledgement from the server to the airborne terminal via the ground based ground-based gateway, the low bandwidth downlink, the airborne transceiver and first antenna;

    (c) transmitting a data request from the airborne terminal to the data network via the airborne transceiver and first antenna, low bandwidth down link, the ground based ground-based gateway and the server; and

    (d) transmitting the requested data from the data network to the airborne terminal via a high bandwidth satellite uplink, an airborne receiver and second antenna.

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