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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 14, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Su-Nei N. Shen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Timothy M. Mitchell, Seattle, WA (US);
David S. Mier, Mercer Island, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods and systems for transmission of terrestrial data between aircraft and ground-based systems using broadband over power line (BPL) communication channels. These channels are established based on authentication of biometric data. Specifically, a biometric module, positioned on an aircraft or a gate, receives biometric data from a user and then authenticates this data based on available reference data. The authentication results are used by a BPL module to establish (or not establish) a BPL communication channel. The BPL communication channel is established through an electrical power cable connecting the aircraft to the gate. Furthermore, the BPL communication channel is established through at least a portion of the onboard electrical power distribution system of the aircraft. The terrestrial data, e.g., aircraft control data, in-flight entertainment data, and/or airplane information system data, is then transmitted through this BPL communication channel.