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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin Wilson, Shawnee, KS (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/393 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/393 ;
Abstract
A method of a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), includes the step of utilizing an MID Subfield for a TCAS Broadcast Interrogation Message that is different than a Mode S address assigned to the own aircraft, the aircraft on which a TCAS is installed. A Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System includes a TCAS processing unit that performs a method including the step of utilizing an MID Subfield for a TCAS Broadcast Interrogation Message that is different than a Mode S address assigned to the own aircraft.