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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2005
Benjamin C. Levitan, Raleigh, NC (US);
Benjamin C. Levitan, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nextel Communications, Inc., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A wireless communications system and method for use with aircraft includes an airline network and an aircraft communications system. The airline network includes a reservation system having a database storing passenger and flight information, an interface to an external network and a home location register. The reservation system includes logic for provisioning a subscriber unit and defining at least one location-based event associated with the subscriber unit. The home location register tracks the location of the subscriber unit. The aircraft communications system includes a wireless base station facilitating radio communication with the provisioned subscriber unit and a second interface to the external network. During operation, the home location register executes the location-based event when the subscriber unit's movement into the location associated with the location-based event is detected.