Debra L Graves

US Patent:

20070243867, Oct 18, 2007

Filed:

Jun 22, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/767128

Inventors:

Debra GRAVES - Annapolis MD, US
Rolf STEFANI - West River MD, US
William PEMBERTON - Baltimore MD, US

Assignee:

ARINC Incorporated - Annapolis MD

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455431000

Abstract:

A system in a method are provided for sending and receiving messages between a point located on the ground and a point located on an aircraft via an Iridium Short Burst Data Service. The messages may conform to Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) Specification 618. The messages may be ground-to-air messages or air-to-ground messages. The messages may be ACARS messages and at least some of the messages may have a length exceeding a maximum payload of the Iridium Short Burst Data Service. ACARS messages, which exceed the maximum payload of the Iridium Short Burst Data Service may be segmented and each of the segments may be sent in respective Iridium Short Burst Data messages via the Iridium Short Burst Data Service. When the separate Iridium Short Burst Data messages are received, the segments may be combined to reconstruct the ACARS message for delivery to an intended destination.

US Patent:

20100062761, Mar 11, 2010

Filed:

Nov 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/621158

Inventors:

Debra J. GRAVES - Annapolis MD, US
Rolf Stefani - West River MD, US
William Brian Pemberton - Baltimore MD, US
Alan Martin Williard - Severn MD, US
Ernest Joseph Siegrist - Davidsonville MD, US

Assignee:

ARINC Incorporated - Annapolis MD

International Classification:

H04W 40/00

US Classification:

455431

Abstract:

A system in a method are provided for sending and receiving messages between a point located on the ground and a point located on an aircraft via an Iridium Short Burst Data Service. The messages may conform to Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) Specification 618. The messages may be ground-to-air messages or air-to-ground messages. The messages may be ACARS messages and at least some of the messages may have a length exceeding a maximum payload of the Iridium Short Burst Data Service. ACARS messages, which exceed the maximum payload of the Iridium Short Burst Data Service may be segmented and each of the segments may be sent in respective Iridium Short Burst Data messages via the Iridium Short Burst Data Service. When the separate Iridium Short Burst Data messages are received, the segments may be combined to reconstruct the ACARS message for delivery to an intended destination.