In-flight communications system

Details In-flight communications system In-flight communications system

2006-11-28

2006-11-28

Feild, Joseph (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Zoned or cellular telephone system

C455S098000, C455S427000, C455S431000, C455S432200, C455S410000, C455S414100, C340S506000, C340S870030, C340S945000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07142854

ABSTRACT:
An in-flight communications system and method suitable for discrete use by, e.g., an Air Marshal, includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) device having wireless communications capabilities, an aircraft cabin wireless local area network (LAN) within which the PDA device can operate, a communications management unit (CMU) associated with the wireless LAN and operable to send and receive data via ACARS, and an operations center operable to receive data that is generated by the PDA, transmitted over the wireless LAN and passed to the operations center via ACARS.

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