Portable wireless avionics intra-communication adapter location system
AssigneeRosemount Aerospace Inc.
InventorsRameshkumar Balasubramanian, Pullaiah Dussa
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Abstract
A Wireless Avionics Intra-Communication (WAIC) system includes a communication network and a WAIC adapter location system. The communication network is configured to exchange data with a portable wireless device via WAIC adapter. The WAIC adapter location system is configured to determine a location of the WAIC adapter, which selectively connects and disconnects the portable device from the communication network based on the location.
Claims17
A Wireless Avionics Intra-Communication (WAIC) system, the WAIC system comprising:
- a communication network configured to exchange data with a portable wireless device;
- a portable WAIC adapter configured to be physically connected and disconnected to and from the portable wireless device and configured to facilitate the exchange of data between the portable wireless device and the communication network while connected to the portable wireless device;
- a WAIC adapter location system configured to determine a location of the WAIC adapter, the WAIC adapter configured to selectively connect and disconnect the portable device from the communication network based on the location, the WAIC adapter location system comprising a light controller configured to generate an identification (ID) pattern that is stored in a memory unit of the light controller, wherein the location of the WAIC adapter is determined based at least in part on the ID pattern,
- wherein the WAIC adapter comprises:
- a location controller including a memory configured to store a secondary ID pattern and the location controller is configured to determine the ID pattern indicated by the emitted light;
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- a WAIC circuit configured to selectively establish signal communication with the communication network based on the ID pattern, and
- wherein the location controller activates the WAIC circuit in response to detecting a match between the determined ID pattern and the secondary ID pattern.
A Wireless Avionics Intra-Communication (WAIC) adapter location system comprising:
- a light controller configured to generate an identification (ID) pattern and to drive at least one light emitting device to emit a series of light pulses indicative of the ID pattern, the light controller including a memory unit configured to store the ID pattern;
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- a portable WAIC adapter comprising a location controller that includes memory configured to store a secondary ID pattern, the portable WAIC adapter configured to physically be connected or disconnect to and from a portable electronic device, the portable WAIC configured to selectively establish signal connection with a communication network when the WAIC adapter is at location that receives the light pulses.
A method of identifying a Wireless Avionics Intra-Communication (WAIC) adapter, the method comprising:
- physically connecting the WAIC adapter to a portable wireless device, the WAIC adapter comprising a location controller including a memory configured to store a secondary identification (ID) pattern;
- generating, via a light controller, an identification (ID) pattern and storing the ID pattern in a memory unit included in the light controller;
- driving at least one light emitting device to emit a series of light pulses indicative of the ID pattern;
- determining a location of the WAIC adapter based on the series of light pulses;
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- selectively exchanging data between the portable wireless device and the communication network while the WAIC adapter is connected to the portable wireless device in response to determining the WAIC adapter is located in an authorized location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.