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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2022
Foreflight Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Foreflight LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for flight information synchronization using ad hoc networking involves enabling a broadcast of an update to a passenger device from a pilot device, determining an update frequency for the broadcast of the update from one or more network thresholds, and determining to broadcast the update when the broadcast is enabled and one or more broadcast thresholds are satisfied. The method further involves generating the update, which includes an estimated time of arrival (ETA), and broadcasting the update by switching between an infrastructure mode and an ad hoc mode and transmitting the update via the ad hoc mode. The update is received by and displayed on the passenger device.