Ge Aviation Systems Limited

Randy E Bolling

Joseph Bernard Steffler

Michael Francis Guidoboni

Eric Rankin Gardner

Venkat Sankar

Systems and methods for managing aircraft messages are provided. In one embodiment, the method can include receiving a message from an onboard system of an aircraft. The method can include determining a priority associated with the message based, at least in part, on data associated with the message. The data can be indicative of at least a content of the message. The method can include determining data indicative of availability for each of a plurality of communications networks based, at least in part, on one or more first parameters associated with the aircraft. The method can include selecting a network based, at least in part, on message priority, the data indicative of availability, and one or more second parameters associated with each of the networks. The method can include sending the message via the selected network when the network is available, or storing the message when the network is unavailable.

Aircraft message routing system

Systems and methods for encoding aviation data for improved transmittability are provided. One example system includes one or more processors and a computer-readable medium that stores instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to obtain a plurality of aviation datasets that respectively describe a plurality of conditions associated with an aircraft; and format the plurality of aviation datasets into a plurality of video frames. Each of the plurality of video frames includes a plurality of encoding units at respective positions within such video frame. To format the plurality of aviation datasets into the plurality of video frames, the one or more processors format at least a portion of each of the plurality of aviation datasets as at least one of the plurality of encoding units within each video frame. For each of the plurality of aviation datasets, the at least one encoding unit within each video frame is at a same respective position from frame to frame.

Systems and methods to format and encode aviation data for improved transmittability

One example aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for providing communication over a plurality of networks. The method can include intercepting a message from a communication management unit located on a vehicle to a first transmitter located on the vehicle, wherein the communication management unit is configured to manage communications over the first network, and wherein the first transmitter is configured to communicate over the first network. The method can include initiating a communication session with the first transmitter and a second transmitter located on the vehicle, wherein the second transmitter is configured to communicate over a second network. The method can include routing the message among the first transmitter and the second transmitter, wherein the communication management unit is unaware of the second transmitter.

Providing communication over a plurality of networks

A method of a method of communicating a data file over a radio frequency data link includes steps of determining a type of data represented in the data file; analyzing the data in the data file; selecting an encoding scheme from a plurality of encoding schemes and encoding one or more messages to represent the data file according to the selected encoding scheme. The one or more messages comply with a protocol for a character-oriented data link and the encoding losslessly compresses the data into the one or more messages.

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Odessa, FL, United States of America

Randy E Bolling