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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2015
Skytrac Systems Ltd., Kelowna, CA;
Malachi Nordine, Kelowna, CA;
Michael Douglas Ball, Kelowna, CA;
Gordon Maxwell Ross, Kelowna, CA;
Craig Darin Cote, Kelowna, CA;
Michael Regehr, Kelowna, CA;
Jessica Mcara, Kelowna, CA;
Scott Lahay, Kelowna, CA;
Other;
Abstract
A method and system is provided for encoding and compressing real-time GPS location data collected by a transceiver unit mounted in an aircraft, for transmitting the data and for receiving the data at a ground station configured for decoding the data. Data can be sampled at one-second intervals, then encoded and transmitted in data packets at longer timed intervals. The encoding method can utilize information about the operating characteristics of the aircraft to reduce the number of bits required for the data packets. Multiple encoding schemes can be used to compare in real-time to select the most efficient method of encoding on a packet-by-packet basis.