Methods and systems for communicating audio captured onboard an aircraft
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsXian Qin Dong, Ben Dong, Yunsong Gao
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for communicating information from an aircraft to a computer system at a ground location. One exemplary method involves obtaining an audio input from an audio input device onboard the aircraft, generating text data comprising a textual representation of the one or more words of the audio input, and communicating the text data to the computer system at the ground location.
Claims20
A method of communicating information from an aircraft to a computer system at a ground location, the method comprising:
- obtaining an audio input from an audio input device onboard the aircraft, the audio input including one or more words;
- generating text data comprising a textual representation of the one or more words;
- and
- communicating the text data to the computer system.
A method of communicating information from an aircraft to a flight tracking station at a ground operations center, the method comprising:
- receiving an audio input from an audio input device onboard the aircraft at a first time, the audio input including one or more words;
- converting the audio input to text data representative of the one or more words;
- obtaining flight data corresponding to the first time from an avionics system onboard the aircraft;
- transmitting, from the aircraft to the flight tracking station, the text data and the flight data.
A system comprising:
- an audio input device onboard an aircraft to receive an audio input comprising one or more words;
- a processing system coupled to the audio input device to generate text data representative of the one or more words;
- and
- a communications system coupled to the processing system to communicate the text data from the aircraft to a ground location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.