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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Marc B. Leblanc, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Michael T. Diekmann, Orange, CA (US);
Ara J. Derderian, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Marc B. LeBlanc, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Michael T. Diekmann, Orange, CA (US);
Ara J. Derderian, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for the distribution of in-flight information to a portable electronic device ('PED') are disclosed. The system could be comprised of a cabin entertainment unit and one or more PEDs, where the cabin entertainment unit could be a device comprised of a discovery datagram generator, a flight navigation datagram generator, a file transfer protocol/hypertext transfer protocol ('FTP/HTTP') server storing a custom map configuration file, and/or a trackline data generator. A discovery datagram could provide a plurality of network addresses from which the PED may listen for and receive flight navigation datagrams repeatedly, request and receive the custom map configuration file, and request and receive trackline data representative of the ground track already flown by the aircraft.