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US 7,460,866 B2Granted
Position location for airborne networks
AssigneeTecore, Inc.
InventorsJay Salkini, Thomas V. Joseph, III
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AssigneeTecore, Inc.
InventorsJay Salkini, Thomas V. Joseph, III
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A wireless communications system, and a corresponding method, for use with an aircraft, includes airborne pico cell base stations mounted on the aircraft, the base stations capable of communication with wireless devices used by subscribers on the aircraft via using switching/transaction processing equipment located optionally on the aircraft or in the ground network with one or more ground-based networks. The system includes aircraft location equipment, in communication with the base stations, that determine the aircraft's location, including latitude, longitude, altitude, and other relevant data. Finally, the system includes a wireless communications enable/disable module that receives the aircraft's location and enables and disables wireless communications through the base stations based on the aircraft's location.
A wireless communications system for use with an aircraft, comprising:
A position location system for an airborne wireless communications network, comprising:
A wireless communications method for wireless communications between wireless handsets onboard an aircraft and wireless devices on ground, comprising:
A method for establishing an aircraft position location for use in an airborne wireless communications network, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.