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Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2012
Applicants:

Liling Ren, Rexford, NY (US);

Joel Kenneth Klooster, Grand Rapids, IL (US);

Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Jr., Ballston Spa, NY (US);

Inventors:

Liling Ren, Rexford, NY (US);

Joel Kenneth Klooster, Grand Rapids, IL (US);

Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Jr., Ballston Spa, NY (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/70 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01); Y02T 50/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for providing one or more aircraft with weather data during flight includes generating a weather model using a source of weather data. The weather model incorporates flight operations information and performance requirements. The method includes generating a weather message from the weather model. The weather message is generated in a format that is compatible with the aircraft. The method also includes transmitting the weather message to the aircraft during flight of the aircraft.


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