Communication module for transmission of aircraft data
AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorJonathan Mark MILLER
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Abstract
Herein provided are methods and systems for method for transmitting data from an aircraft. A communication module for transmitting data from an aircraft comprises: a physical interface for removably coupling the communication module to an aircraft communication system which obtains the data; a data interface for obtaining at least one message for transmission from the aircraft communication system, the at least one message based on the data; and at least one radio for transmitting the at least one message via at least one antenna.
Claims21
A communication module for transmitting data from an aircraft, comprising:
- a physical interface for removably coupling the communication module to an aircraft communication system which obtains the data;
- a data interface for obtaining at least one message for transmission from the aircraft communication system, the at least one message based on the data;
- and
- at least one radio for transmitting the at least one message via at least one antenna.
An interface for use in transmitting data from an aircraft, comprising:
- a first connector configured for physically and removably coupling a communication module to a communication system which obtains the data;
- a second connector for digitally coupling the communication module to a processing unit of the communication module producing messages for transmission based on the data;
- wherein the interface is configured for conducting the messages from the processing unit to at least one radio via the second connector.
A method for transmitting data from an aircraft, comprising:
- interchangeably coupling a communication module to an aircraft communication system via a physical interface;
- obtaining, via a data interface and from the aircraft communication system, at least one message for transmission, the at least one message comprising information of interest based on the data;
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- transmitting, via at least one antenna coupled to the communication module, the at least one message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.