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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
Kenneth A. Brady, Jr., Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Dan Reed, Skyforest, CA (US);
Bradley Foreman, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Wladyslaw Jan Buga, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Tracy Raymond Trent, San Diego, CA (US);
Kenneth A. Brady, Jr., Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Dan Reed, Skyforest, CA (US);
Bradley Foreman, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Wladyslaw Jan Buga, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Tracy Raymond Trent, San Diego, CA (US);
Thales Avionics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Proximetry, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for wirelessly transferring content to and from a vehicle, in particular, an aircraft. The content includes, for example, data, voice, video and multimedia, that can be wirelessly exchanged over a wireless communication link between an aircraft and a ground station while the aircraft is at or near a parking gate, or between aircraft. In an example, the system employs long distance metropolitan area technology, such as IEEE Standard 802.16 wireless technology, to increase transfer range. The parameter of the wireless communication link can be adjusted based on, for example, the location of the link. The content can further be provided between the vehicle and ground station based on priorities, such as the available link speed, importance of the information, and/or anticipated connection time between the vehicle and ground station. A media creation center can be networked to a plurality of base stations.