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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Donald B. Lee, Shoreline, WA (US);
Timothy M. Mitchell, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian E. Ward, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 25/00 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for communicating data between an aircraft and a ground-based unit are provided. The method includes integrating a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) module and inductive coupler into the ground-based unit, communicatively coupling the aircraft to the ground-based unit, initiating a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) link between the aircraft and the ground-based unit when power is supplied to the aircraft, and updating data stored in the aircraft with data received from the ground-based unit.