# US 12,117,828 B2 · Air mobility system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,117,828 B2 - Document ID: US12117828B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/571,873 - Filed: 2022-01-10 - Published: 2022-07-14 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-13 - Assignees: The Boeing Company - Applicants: The Boeing Company - Inventors: Thomas Skyler Sartorius - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12117828B2 ## CPC - B64D 47/00: Equipment not otherwise provided for - B64D 45/00: Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for - G05D 1/0022: {characterised by the communication link (data switching networks in general H04L12/00)} - G05D 1/101: {specially adapted for aircraft} - G05D 1/226: Communication links with the remote-control arrangements - G05D 1/46: Control of position or course in three dimensions [3D] - G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback} - G08G 5/20: Arrangements for acquiring, generating, sharing or displaying traffic information (arrangements for monitoring traffic G08G5/72) - G08G 5/22: located on the ground - G08G 5/26: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations - G08G 5/53: for cruising - H04B 7/15: Active relay systems - H04B 7/18506: {Communications with or from aircraft, i.e. aeronautical mobile service} - G08G 5/55: for a single aircraft - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract An air mobility system between an aircraft and a companion system includes a data link configured to provide wireless communication between the companion system and the aircraft. The data link is configured to relay radio calls spoken by a companion that is part of the companion system. The air mobility system further includes a first transceiver located onboard the aircraft. The first transceiver receives the radio calls spoken by the companion. The air mobility system includes a second transceiver located onboard the aircraft configured to relay the radio calls. The air mobility system also includes a communication device onboard the aircraft. The communication device is configured to make the pilot-in-command (PIC) aware that a radio call is spoken by the companion on his or her behalf. The air mobility system includes state information received by the companion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An air mobility system between an aircraft and a companion system, the air mobility system comprising: a data link configured to provide wireless communication between the companion system and the aircraft, wherein the data link is configured to relay radio calls spoken by a companion that is part of the companion system; a first transceiver located onboard the aircraft, wherein the first transceiver receives the radio calls spoken by the companion; a second transceiver located onboard the aircraft, wherein the second transceiver is configured to relay the radio calls; and a communication device onboard the aircraft, wherein the communication device is configured to make a pilot-in-command (PIC) aware that the radio call is spoken by the companion, wherein state information that indicates a basic state of the aircraft is received by the companion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the data link relays aircraft radio calls received by the aircraft to the companion system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the data link relays spoken radio calls that are generated by the PIC to the companion system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the data link is one of a dedicated link, an intermittent link, and an on-demand link. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the state information is transmitted over a separate internet network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the data link is configured to transmit personalized communication between the companion system and the aircraft, wherein the personalized communication is specific to the aircraft. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the data link is configured to carry commands generated by the companion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The air mobility system of claim 7, further comprising an annunciation device onboard the aircraft, wherein the annunciation device is configured to alert the PIC to the commands generated by the companion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The air mobility system of claim 8, wherein the annunciation device includes at least one of the following: an audio indicator, a visual indicator, and a tactile indicator. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The air mobility system of claim 7, further comprising one or more systems onboard the aircraft configured to execute the commands generated by the companion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The air mobility system of claim 7, further comprising a disconnect device configured to override commands generated by the companion in response to receiving input from the PIC. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The air mobility system of claim 7, further comprising a confirm device configured to implement the commands in response to receiving a confirmation from the PIC. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the PIC is an individual, an autonomous flight control system or a semi-autonomous flight control system. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the companion is an individual, an autonomous flight control system or a semi-autonomous flight control system. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the data link is a set-aside analog channel configured to transmit audio signals that carry voice and data. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the basic state of the aircraft includes one or more of the following: position, altitude, and rate-of-climb of the aircraft. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The air mobility system of claim 1, wherein the state information includes one or more of the following: a visual image of a cockpit of the aircraft, a visual image of an external environment of the aircraft, an engine state, and a fuel state. ### Claim 18 A method of relaying radio calls by a companion system through an aircraft via a data link, the method comprising: transmitting the radio call to the aircraft over the data link, wherein the radio call is spoken by a companion that is part of the companion system and the data link provides wireless communication between the companion system and the aircraft; receiving, by a first transceiver, the radio call by the companion, wherein the first transceiver is onboard the aircraft; relaying, by a second transceiver, the radio call by the companion to air traffic; and making a pilot-in-command (PIC) aware that the radio call is being spoken by a communication device onboard the aircraft. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the radio call is unwanted, and the method further comprises: terminating a connection to the data link by a disconnect device onboard the aircraft. ### Claim 20 A method for transmitting a command using an air mobility system between a companion system and an aircraft, the method comprising: generating, by a companion that is part of the companion system, the command; carrying the command over a data link, wherein the data link is configured to provide wireless communication between the companion system and the aircraft; alerting a pilot-in-command (PIC) onboard the aircraft to the commands generated by the companion by an annunciation device; in response to the command being expected, implement the command by a confirm device, wherein the command is executed by one or more systems onboard the aircraft; receiving state information by the companion, wherein the state information indicates a basic state of the aircraft; and in response to the command being unwanted, override the command by a disconnect device.