Systems and methods for modifying application performance in view of link conditions are provided. An example method includes predicting respective link rates of at least one link of a plurality of links that deliver data to and from a vehicle while the vehicle is moving from an origination point to a destination point. The predicting is based on historical link characteristics. The method further includes generating a link service profile of the vehicle based on the predicted respective link rates and a route of the vehicle. In addition, the method includes receiving a request for information related to the link service profile from a mobile device and transmitting, to the mobile device, an indication based on the link service profile, thereby causing a modification of a behavior of an application executing at the mobile device based on the link service profile.
Systems and methods are provided to re-authenticating an electronic device. The systems and methods (1) receive from an electronic device, a request to access a local access network on-board a vehicle, the request including a device identifier of the electronic device; (2) query, using the device identifier, an access profile assigned to the electronic device to determine that the electronic device has previously been authenticated during a first communication session, wherein the access profile is assigned to the electronic device based upon an indication of a user selection received from the electronic device; (3) monitor network usage associated with the electronic device during a second communication session; and (4) automatically re-authenticate the electronic device based on the monitoring.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Avionic line replacement unit (LRU), software, and an antenna assembly comprising an antenna, modem, power supply unit, and radome, all for inflight connectivity, communication, and entertainment
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METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE NETWORK IN THE EVENT OF AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY
A computer-implemented method for prioritizing communications in an aircraft emergency may include receiving, via an application programming interface, a first indication from a user device that an emergency event has begun aboard an aircraft; identifying a first state representative of a first set of communication capabilities for at least the user device and a second state representative of a second set of communication capabilities for at least the user device such that the second set of communication capabilities allows for improved communication from the user device compared to the first set of communication capabilities; causing at least the user device to transition from the first state to the second state; receiving a second indication from the user device to transition from the second state to the first state; and causing at least the user device to transition from the second state to the first state.
A computer-implemented method for retrieving flight data in a medical emergency includes receiving, by one or more processors of a first user device and via an application programming interface, an indication of a medical emergency aboard an aircraft; retrieving, by the one or more processors and responsive to receiving the indication of the medical emergency, flight data associated with the medical emergency from a flight management system associated with the aircraft; automatically categorizing, by the one or more processors, the retrieved flight data based at least on one or more flight data fields associated with the medical emergency to generate categorized flight data; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, at least some of the categorized flight data to a second user device external to the aircraft.
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
G08G 5/21 - Dispositions pour l’acquisition, la génération, le partage ou l’affichage d’informations sur le trafic situées à bord de l’aéronef
G08G 5/26 - Transmission d’informations relatives au trafic entre les aéronefs et les stations au sol
G08G 5/58 - Aides à la navigation ou au guidage pour les situations d’urgence, p. ex. en cas de détournement ou de collisions avec des oiseaux
G16H 15/00 - TIC spécialement adaptées aux rapports médicaux, p. ex. leur création ou leur transmission
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Method for Prioritizing Emergency Communications Over the Network in the Event of Aircraft Emergency
A computer-implemented method for prioritizing communications in an aircraft emergency may include receiving, via an application programming interface, a first indication from a user device that an emergency event has begun aboard an aircraft; identifying a first state representative of a first set of communication capabilities for at least the user device and a second state representative of a second set of communication capabilities for at least the user device such that the second set of communication capabilities allows for improved communication from the user device compared to the first set of communication capabilities; causing at least the user device to transition from the first state to the second state; receiving a second indication from the user device to transition from the second state to the first state; and causing at least the user device to transition from the second state to the first state.
A computer-implemented method for retrieving flight data in a medical emergency includes receiving, by one or more processors of a first user device and via an application programming interface, an indication of a medical emergency aboard an aircraft; retrieving, by the one or more processors and responsive to receiving the indication of the medical emergency, flight data associated with the medical emergency from a flight management system associated with the aircraft; automatically categorizing, by the one or more processors, the retrieved flight data based at least on one or more flight data fields associated with the medical emergency to generate categorized flight data; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, at least some of the categorized flight data to a second user device external to the aircraft.
Techniques for controlling user data consumption are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving a user connection to a network on-board a vehicle, the network being an on-board network; and executing a volume control with credit (VCC) algorithm. Executing the VCC algorithm includes provisioning a data credit for the user connection corresponding to an initial usage estimate, placing the user connection into a first mode, initiating a timer associated with the user connection, and iteratively provisioning additional data credits associated with the user connection based on the timer. Executing the VCC algorithm further includes determining whether the user corresponding to the user connection has consumed data through the on-board network in excess of the data credit and the additional data credits; and responsive to determining that the user has consumed data in excess of the data credit and the additional data credits, placing the user connection into a second mode.
H04W 4/30 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p. ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
H04W 4/44 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication entre véhicules et infrastructures, p. ex. véhicule à nuage ou véhicule à domicile
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
36 - Services financiers, assurances et affaires immobilières
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Managing telecommunications networks for others, namely, managing telephone service for other carriers; reseller services, namely, distributorship services in the field of telecommunications equipment Providing inflight voice and text communication services via the Internet; wireless broadband communication services; satellite communication services; wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive voice, video, and data within aircrafts, between aircrafts, between the aircraft and the ground, and between the ground and the aircraft; wireless broadband and narrowband communication services to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft with users located onboard another aircraft, to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft with users and destinations on the ground, to interconnect users and destinations on the ground with users onboard the aircrafts, and to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft; wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to access entertainment content; providing access to the internet; electronic transmission of voice, video, and data via global communication networks; providing a website featuring information on broadband and narrowband communications services; transmission of data, sound and images by satellite; communication services, namely, transmission of voice, audio, visual images and data by telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, the internet, information services networks and data networks; voice over internet protocol (voip) services; wireless pbx services; telecommunications consultation in the field of aircraft communications systems; telecommunications reseller services, namely, providing satellite telecommunication services Computer and telecommunications hardware and software for implementing local area networks onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive voice, video, and data within the aircrafts, between aircrafts, between the aircrafts and the ground, and between the ground and the aircrafts; computer and telecommunications hardware and software for transmitting and receiving voice, video, and data between computer and telecommunications users located onboard an aircraft, and between computer and telecommunications systems located onboard the aircraft and those located on another aircraft or on the ground; computer and telecommunications network access server hardware and software onboard aircrafts for transmitting and receiving voice, video, and data from the ground to identified users located onboard the aircrafts, from identified users located onboard the aircrafts to the ground, and from identified users located onboard one aircraft to identified users onboard another aircraft, and between identified users within an aircraft; downloadable mobile application for viewing, managing, controlling, and customizing aircraft connectivity; downloadable mobile application for making and receiving inflight phone calls and messages via the internet; telecommunications equipment system comprised of antennas, wireless receivers, and software for telecommunications and wireless communications; cellular communication systems, namely integrated transmitters and receivers for the transmission of voice, video and data between aircrafts and between aircrafts and the ground; computer hardware; signal generators; signal processors; computer application software for mobile phones, portable electronic devices, computers and the internet, namely, software for viewing flight logs, flight scheduling information, operational data analytics, flight tracking information, aircraft maintenance tracking, flight department financial data, and communication services connectivity; computer hardware, namely, wireless access point (wap) devices; computer network adapters, switches, routers and hubs; computer network hubs, switches and routers; computer software for use in receipt, organization, and retransmission to third parties of aircraft information in the field of aviation; data compression software; downloadable mobile applications for mapping real time in-flight aircraft status; gateway routers in the nature of computer control hardware; interoperable communication system designed to provide radio, streaming video, wireless internet, and voip phone; mobile computing and operating platforms consisting of data transceivers, wireless networks and gateways for collection and management of data; network routers; software for codecs, namely, used for converting between analog audio signals and digital audio signals, and for transmitting and receiving digital audio signals; telecommunications equipment, namely, fiber-optic transceivers, fiber optic repeaters, converters and optimizers, wave division multiplexers, free-space optics transmission systems, switches including ethernet switches and routers, fiber-to-the-home and ethernet-over-vdsl access aggregators, terminators and repeaters, and remote presence management products, namely, switches, and console, alarm, sensor and power management devices; telephone call router, for home and office touchtone phones, for international and long distance calls made from various telephony platforms including voip platform without the requirement for internet; usb (universal serial bus) hardware for the maintenance and repair of aeronautical telecommunications networking hardware, apparatus, and instruments; wireless communication devices for voice, data or image transmission via aeronautical communications networks; wireless routers; telephone call routers; data storage media, namely, integrated circuit memory cards; integrated circuits; semiconductors; electronic integrated circuit memory card readers and writers; satellite global positioning systems (gps); integrated circuit memory cards; interface devices for computers, namely, usb readers and writers; movie projectors and data projectors, namely, digital photo projectors; memory card adapters; antennas; telecommunications and data networking hardware, namely, devices for transporting and aggregating voice, data, and video communications across multiple network infrastructures and communications protocols Telecommunications reseller services, namely, telecommunications air time brokerage services; financial analyses; financial asset management Maintenance and repair of telecommunications networking hardware, apparatus, and instruments; technical trouble-shooting support services for new and existing aeronautical satellite communications systems, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of repair of satellite communications systems Training in the use of aeronautical satellite communications systems Providing virtual computer systems and virtual computer environments through cloud computing; software as a service (saas) services featuring software for customizing a broadband and narrowband communication platform onboard aircrafts; providing online non-downloadable software that utilizes user data to provide insights on use of communication platform functions; software as a Service (SAAS) services featuring software for viewing, managing, controlling, and customizing aircraft connectivity; maintenance and updating of computer software; computer network configuration services; computer security service, namely, restricting access to and by computer networks to and of undesired web sites, media and individuals and facilities; digital compression of computer data; providing a web site featuring technology that enables users to view flight logs, flight scheduling information, operational data analytics, flight tracking information, aircraft maintenance tracking, flight department financial data, and communication services connectivity; providing temporary use of on-line nondownloadable cloud computing software for improving performance of any internet based traffic; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for use in the collection, organization, and retransmission of aircraft information to third parties; satellite telecommunications technology service to allow efficiencies of the carrier by creating efficient use of bandwidth on a satellite transponder; consulting in the field of telecommunications technology, namely, on-site and remote consulting for new and existing aircraft communications systems; technical trouble-shooting support services for new and existing aeronautical satellite communications systems, namely, diagnosing problems with satellite communications systems hardware and software; software as a service (saas) services featuring software for the entry, secure storage, retrieval, and reporting of aviation-related records; technical support services, namely, remote infrastructure management services for monitoring, administration and management of satellite communications systems on aircrafts; technical support services, namely, 24/7 monitoring of satellite communications systems and notification of related events and alerts; rental of data center facilities; rental of space in a computer co-location facility for containerized data centers of others; rental of web servers and co-location servers for containerized data centers of others; computer services, namely, cloud hosting provider services; technical support, namely, providing backup computer programs and facilities; computer services, namely, data recovery services; technical consulting services in the fields of datacenter architecture, networking solutions, cloud migration, cloud computing solutions, electronic storage of data, and evaluation and implementation of internet technology and services
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Mobile Communicator And Method Of Communicating Data With A Mobile Communicator
A method and system facilitate communication between a constellation of satellites and a mobile platform-mounted mobile communicator. The method and system may include the use of a first antenna suited for operation using a first frequency band in a first geographic region and a second antenna suited for operation using either the first or a second frequency band in a second geographic region. The method and system may use a controller to determine which antenna to activate based on one or more of a geographic indicator or a signal indicator. The system used by the method to facilitate the communication may have one or more enclosures over the antennas and controller for mounting to a mobile platform.
H01Q 1/27 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les corps mobiles
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
H01Q 1/42 - Enveloppes non intimement mécaniquement associées avec les éléments rayonnants, p. ex. radome
H01Q 3/24 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier l'orientation, par commutation de l'énergie fournie, d'un élément actif rayonnant à un autre, p. ex. pour commutation du lobe
H01Q 3/26 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la phase relative ou l’amplitude relative et l’énergie d’excitation entre plusieurs éléments rayonnants actifsDispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante
H01Q 21/22 - Réseaux d'unités d'antennes, de même polarisation, excitées individuellement et espacées entre elles les unités d'antennes du réseau étant excitées d'une façon non uniforme en amplitude ou en phase, p. ex. réseau à prises ou réseau bidirectionnel
H01Q 21/28 - Combinaisons d'unités ou systèmes d'antennes sensiblement indépendants et n’interagissant pas entre eux
H01Q 25/02 - Antennes ou systèmes d'antennes fournissant au moins deux diagrammes de rayonnement fournissant des diagrammes de somme et de différence
Techniques for controlling user data consumption are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving a user connection to a network on-board a vehicle, the network being an on-board network; and executing a volume control with credit (VCC) algorithm. Executing the VCC algorithm includes provisioning a data credit for the user connection corresponding to an initial usage estimate, placing the user connection into a first mode, initiating a timer associated with the user connection, and iteratively provisioning additional data credits associated with the user connection based on the timer. Executing the VCC algorithm further includes determining whether the user corresponding to the user connection has consumed data through the on-board network in excess of the data credit and the additional data credits; and responsive to determining that the user has consumed data in excess of the data credit and the additional data credits, placing the user connection into a second mode.
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
12.
Dynamic Routing and Policy Shaping for Aggregated Network
Systems and methods of policy shaping for an aggregated network include (A) receiving a first request to deliver first content to a first device being transported by a vehicle; (B) receiving a second request to deliver second content to a second device being transported by the vehicle; (C) determining (i) a first communication protocol corresponding to the first request and (ii) a second communication protocol corresponding to the second request; (D) determining (i) a first count corresponding to the first content and (ii) a second count corresponding to the second content; and (E) applying (i) a first policy, based on the first communication protocol and the first count, to a first forward data stream including the first content and (ii) a second policy, based on the second communication protocol and the second count, to a second forward data stream including the second content.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
36 - Services financiers, assurances et affaires immobilières
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Managing telecommunications networks for others, namely, managing telephone service for other carriers; reseller services, namely, distributorship services in the field of telecommunications equipment Providing inflight voice and text communication services via the Internet; wireless broadband communication services; satellite communication services; wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive voice, video, and data within aircrafts, between aircrafts, between the aircraft and the ground, and between the ground and the aircraft; wireless broadband and narrowband communication services to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft with users located onboard another aircraft, to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft with users and destinations on the ground, to interconnect users and destinations on the ground with users onboard the aircrafts, and to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft; wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to access entertainment content; providing access to the internet; electronic transmission of voice, video, and data via global communication networks; providing a website featuring information on broadband and narrowband communications services; provision of access to video and audio content via video-on-demand services; transmission of data, sound and images by satellite; communication services, namely, transmission of voice, audio, visual images and data by telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, the internet, information services networks and data networks; voice over internet protocol (voip) services; wireless pbx services; telecommunications consultation in the field of aircraft communications systems; telecommunications reseller services, namely, providing satellite telecommunication services Computer and telecommunications hardware and software for implementing local area networks onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive voice, video, and data within the aircrafts, between aircrafts, between the aircrafts and the ground, and between the ground and the aircrafts; computer and telecommunications hardware and software for transmitting and receiving voice, video, and data between computer and telecommunications users located onboard an aircraft, and between computer and telecommunications systems located onboard the aircraft and those located on another aircraft or on the ground; computer and telecommunications network access server hardware and software onboard aircrafts for transmitting and receiving voice, video, and data from the ground to identified users located onboard the aircrafts, from identified users located onboard the aircrafts to the ground, and from identified users located onboard one aircraft to identified users onboard another aircraft, and between identified users within an aircraft; downloadable mobile application for viewing, managing, controlling, and customizing aircraft connectivity; downloadable mobile application for making and receiving inflight phone calls and messages via the internet; telecommunications equipment system comprised of antennas, wireless receivers, and software for telecommunications and wireless communications; cellular communication systems, namely integrated transmitters and receivers for the transmission of voice, video and data between aircrafts and between aircrafts and the ground; computer hardware; signal generators; signal processors; computer application software for mobile phones, portable electronic devices, computers and the internet, namely, software for viewing flight logs, flight scheduling information, operational data analytics, flight tracking information, aircraft maintenance tracking, flight department financial data, and communication services connectivity; computer hardware, namely, wireless access point (wap) devices; computer network adapters, switches, routers and hubs; computer network hubs, switches and routers; computer software for use in receipt, organization, and retransmission to third parties of aircraft information in the field of aviation; data compression software; downloadable mobile applications for mapping real time in-flight aircraft status; gateway routers in the nature of computer control hardware; interoperable communication system designed to provide radio, streaming video, wireless internet, and voip phone; mobile computing and operating platforms consisting of data transceivers, wireless networks and gateways for collection and management of data; network routers; software for codecs, namely, used for converting between analog audio signals and digital audio signals, and for transmitting and receiving digital audio signals; telecommunications equipment, namely, fiber-optic transceivers, fiber optic repeaters, converters and optimizers, wave division multiplexers, free-space optics transmission systems, switches including ethernet switches and routers, fiber-to-the-home and ethernet-over-vdsl access aggregators, terminators and repeaters, and remote presence management products, namely, switches, and console, alarm, sensor and power management devices; telephone call router, for home and office touchtone phones, for international and long distance calls made from various telephony platforms including voip platform without the requirement for internet; usb (universal serial bus) hardware for the maintenance and repair of aeronautical telecommunications networking hardware, apparatus, and instruments; wireless communication devices for voice, data or image transmission via aeronautical communications networks; wireless routers; telephone call routers; data storage media, namely, integrated circuit memory cards; integrated circuits; semiconductors; electronic integrated circuit memory card readers and writers; satellite global positioning systems (gps); integrated circuit memory cards; interface devices for computers, namely, usb readers and writers; movie projectors and data projectors, namely, digital photo projectors; memory card adapters; antennas; telecommunications and data networking hardware, namely, devices for transporting and aggregating voice, data, and video communications across multiple network infrastructures and communications protocols Telecommunications reseller services, namely, telecommunications air time brokerage services; financial analyses; financial asset management Maintenance and repair of telecommunications networking hardware, apparatus, and instruments; technical trouble-shooting support services for new and existing aeronautical satellite communications systems, namely, troubleshooting in the nature of repair of satellite communications systems Training in the use of aeronautical satellite communications systems Providing virtual computer systems and virtual computer environments through cloud computing; software as a service (saas) services featuring software for customizing a broadband and narrowband communication platform onboard aircrafts; providing online non-downloadable software that utilizes user data to provide insights on use of communication platform functions; software as a Service (SAAS) services featuring software for viewing, managing, controlling, and customizing aircraft connectivity; maintenance and updating of computer software; computer network configuration services; computer security service, namely, restricting access to and by computer networks to and of undesired web sites, media and individuals and facilities; digital compression of computer data; providing a web site featuring technology that enables users to view flight logs, flight scheduling information, operational data analytics, flight tracking information, aircraft maintenance tracking, flight department financial data, and communication services connectivity; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable cloud computing software for improving performance of any internet based traffic; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for use in the collection, organization, and retransmission of aircraft information to third parties; satellite telecommunications technology service to allow efficiencies of the carrier by creating efficient use of bandwidth on a satellite transponder; consulting in the field of telecommunications technology, namely, on-site and remote consulting for new and existing aircraft communications systems; technical trouble-shooting support services for new and existing aeronautical satellite communications systems, namely, diagnosing problems with satellite communications systems hardware and software; software as a service (saas) services featuring software for the entry, secure storage, retrieval, and reporting of aviation-related records; technical support services, namely, remote infrastructure management services for monitoring, administration and management of satellite communications systems on aircrafts; technical support services, namely, 24/7 monitoring of satellite communications systems and notification of related events and alerts; rental of data center facilities; rental of space in a computer co-location facility for containerized data centers of others; rental of web servers and co-location servers for containerized data centers of others; computer services, namely, cloud hosting provider services; technical support, namely, providing backup computer programs and facilities; computer services, namely, data recovery services; technical consulting services in the fields of datacenter architecture, networking solutions, cloud migration, cloud computing solutions, electronic storage of data, and evaluation and implementation of internet technology and services
14.
Closed Loop Aircraft Level Dynamic Shaper with Fairness
Systems and methods for dynamically metering network access in a vehicle network are disclosed. An exemplary method includes periodically receiving one or more performance metrics of one or more communication links that support wireless communications for one or more networked computing devices onboard a vehicle, wherein the one or more performance metrics fluctuate over time, periodically determining a link quality indicator based upon the one or more performance metrics, and periodically transmitting the link quality indicator to a traffic shaper system to cause the traffic shaper system to dynamically allocate bandwidth among the one or more networked computing devices based upon the link quality indicator.
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p. ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
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CLOSED LOOP AIRCRAFT LEVEL DYNAMIC SHAPER WITH FAIRNESS
Systems and methods for dynamically metering network access in a vehicle network are disclosed. An exemplary method includes periodically receiving one or more performance metrics of one or more communication links that support wireless communications for one or more networked computing devices onboard a vehicle, wherein the one or more performance metrics fluctuate over time, periodically determining a link quality indicator based upon the one or more performance metrics, and periodically transmitting the link quality indicator to a traffic shaper system to cause the traffic shaper system to dynamically allocate bandwidth among the one or more networked computing devices based upon the link quality indicator.
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
H04W 4/44 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication entre véhicules et infrastructures, p. ex. véhicule à nuage ou véhicule à domicile
H04W 72/54 - Critères d’affectation ou de planification des ressources sans fil sur la base de critères de qualité
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p. ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
H04W 24/02 - Dispositions pour optimiser l'état de fonctionnement
H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p. ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
An example system includes an in-vehicle content-delivery system (CDS) on a vehicle storing a library of content, and a content server including a content portal. The content portal may receive a request for a customized content manifest from the CDS, identify the vehicle, identify a customized content manifest, and provide the customized content manifest to the CDS. The customized content manifest may include a list of content customized for an itinerary and/or the vehicle, and wherein the customized content manifest differs from another content manifest customized for a different itinerary and/or a different vehicle. The CDS may remove first content from the library of content when the first content is not included in the list of content, and load second content to the library of content when the second content is included in the list of content and not already present in the library of content.
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
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AUTOMATIC ACCESS TO ON-BOARD COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
Systems and methods are provided for configuring a user device to access a communicating network is provided. A user device may execute an application configured to support voice communications when the user device is located within a plurality of vehicles. The user device may determine, via the application, that the user device is in a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. The use device may obtain, via the application and from a computing system associated with the vehicle, a list of communication networks that support voice bearers available based upon a current state of the vehicle. The user device may select, via the application, a preferred communication network from the list of communication networks based on one or more predetermined characteristics of the communication networks. The user device may configure, via the application, the user device with credentials to access the preferred communication network. The user device may transmit, to the computing system associated with the vehicle, a registration message that includes the credentials for the preferred communication network.
Systems and methods are provided for configuring a user device to access a communicating network is provided. A user device may execute an application configured to support voice communications when the user device is located within a plurality of vehicles. The user device may determine, via the application, that the user device is in a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. The use device may obtain, via the application and from a computing system associated with the vehicle, a list of communication networks that support voice bearers available based upon a current state of the vehicle. The user device may select, via the application, a preferred communication network from the list of communication networks based on one or more predetermined characteristics of the communication networks. The user device may configure, via the application, the user device with credentials to access the preferred communication network. The user device may transmit, to the computing system associated with the vehicle, a registration message that includes the credentials for the preferred communication network.
H04W 48/18 - Sélection d'un réseau ou d'un service de télécommunications
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons
Methods and systems to provide service levels for aircraft in-flight connectivity network systems based on service set identifiers (SSIDs) are disclosed. A disclosed method includes obtaining first data tagged with a first differentiated services code point (DSCP) value, obtaining second data tagged with a second, different DSCP value, and handling the first and second data with different service levels based upon the first and second DSCP values, wherein handling the first and second data with different service levels includes routing the first and second data based upon the first and second DSCP values by routing the first data via a first modem and routing the second data via a second modem.
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipageInstallations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
H04W 40/02 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court
H04W 40/04 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base des ressources nodales sans fil
H04W 72/29 - Canaux de commande ou signalisation pour la gestion des ressources entre un point d’accès et un dispositif contrôleur de point d’accès
H04W 76/12 - Établissement de tunnels de transport
The present disclosure generally relates to traffic steering, and more particularly relates to traffic steering for an airplane network. In some embodiments, a system may include: a router configured to: (i) tag traffic received via a vehicle network, and (ii) send the tagged traffic to a satellite terminal (STE) modem. The system may further include the STE modem, which may include: (i) a first data access point name (APN) configured to route first traffic to a nearest internet gateway based on a first tag of the first traffic, and (ii) a second APN configured to route second traffic to a datacenter based on a second tag of the second traffic.
The present disclosure generally relates to traffic steering, and more particularly relates to traffic steering for an airplane network. In some embodiments, a system may include: a router configured to: (i) tag traffic received via a vehicle network, and (ii) send the tagged traffic to a satellite terminal (STE) modem. The system may further include the STE modem, which may include: (i) a first data access point name (APN) configured to route first traffic to a nearest internet gateway based on a first tag of the first traffic, and (ii) a second APN configured to route second traffic to a datacenter based on a second tag of the second traffic.
H04W 40/20 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base de la position ou de la localisation géographique
H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p. ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
An antenna installation assistant application provides one or more GUIs representing ports of a vehicle-mountable antenna, as well as one or more on-board modems and/or other network hardware. The assistant application may determine, and indicate to a user of the assistant application, whether ports of the antenna are connected to ports of the modem (or other hardware), and more specifically, whether each connection is correct for the hardware. The assistant application thus may guide an installer through installation of one or more antenna in a manner that is responsive to actions taken by the installer, including correct or incorrect wired connections between hardware for a vehicle-based communications network.
H04L 43/045 - Traitement des données de surveillance capturées, p. ex. pour la génération de fichiers journaux pour la visualisation graphique des données de surveillance
H04L 43/0811 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux en vérifiant la disponibilité en vérifiant la connectivité
An antenna installation assistant application provides one or more GUIs representing ports of a vehicle-mountable antenna, as well as one or more on-board modems and/or other network hardware. The assistant application may determine, and indicate to a user of the assistant application, whether ports of the antenna are connected to ports of the modem (or other hardware), and more specifically, whether each connection is correct for the hardware. The assistant application thus may guide an installer through installation of one or more antenna in a manner that is responsive to actions taken by the installer, including correct or incorrect wired connections between hardware for a vehicle-based communications network.
H04W 4/44 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication entre véhicules et infrastructures, p. ex. véhicule à nuage ou véhicule à domicile
H04W 4/46 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication de véhicule à véhicule
H01Q 1/27 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les corps mobiles
H04B 17/17 - Détection de contre-performance ou d’exécution défectueuse, p. ex. déviations de réponse
24.
Systems and Methods for Satellite Selection Using Beamscanning Techniques
Systems and methods are described for connecting with LEO satellites while reducing emissions toward GEO satellite communications. A system to implement the instant techniques may include a system comprised of a user communications equipment and a LEO constellation. The user equipment (“UE”) may comprise a communications modem and an active antenna unit with a transmit and receive beamformer. In further implementations, the UE may include additional receive only beamformers. The LEO constellation can have a regenerative payload or bent pipe, and can include orbits at different altitudes. Methods as described herein may include a procedure by which the user equipment and LEO satellite work together to identify candidate serving satellites, and select the one that allows to meet the power density requirements to avoid interfering with the GEO satellites.
A method of communicating with satellites in a low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation includes determining, by a controller of a mobile communicator mounted on a mobile platform, one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites in the LEO constellation, and allocating, by the controller and based on the one or more conditions, a plurality of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to each of two or more satellites included in the multiple satellites in the LEO constellation. Each of the plurality of antenna resources includes a respective antenna element and a respective phase controller. The method also includes commanding, by the controller, one or more transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the two or more satellites via the allocated plurality of antenna resources.
A machine learning-based proxy model may be generated to determine quality of user experience in a vehicle-based communication network in the absence of direct feedback from the users regarding the user experience. The machine learning-based proxy model may include supervised and/or unsupervised machine learning models, including for example a k-means clustering algorithm and/or an artificial neural network. Once generated, the proxy model may be applied to observed operational parameters of the vehicle-based communication network to quantify the user experience for any user for any duration of the vehicle-based communication network.
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
H04L 41/5025 - Pratiques de respect de l’accord du niveau de service en réagissant de manière proactive aux changements de qualité du service, p. ex. par reconfiguration après dégradation ou mise à niveau de la qualité du service
e.g.e.g., trends identified therein) may be utilized to identify and implement adjustments to hardware, firmware, software, and/or service procedures associated with implementation of the on-board network. These adjustments may be implemented between transits of the vehicle, or in some cases, during transit of the vehicle to improve the user experience over the duration of use of the vehicle-based communication network.
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
H04L 41/5025 - Pratiques de respect de l’accord du niveau de service en réagissant de manière proactive aux changements de qualité du service, p. ex. par reconfiguration après dégradation ou mise à niveau de la qualité du service
28.
Systems and Methods for a Proxy Model of Network Quality
A machine learning-based proxy model may be generated to determine quality of user experience in a vehicle-based communication network in the absence of direct feedback from the users regarding the user experience. The machine learning-based proxy model may include supervised and/or unsupervised machine learning models, including for example a k-means clustering algorithm and/or an artificial neural network. Once generated, the proxy model may be applied to observed operational parameters of the vehicle-based communication network to quantify the user experience for any user for any duration of the vehicle-based communication network.
H04L 41/5067 - Mesures de la qualité du service [QoS] centrées sur le client
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
29.
Systems and Methods for Applying a Proxy Model of Network Quality to Adjust Network Hardware or Software
A machine learning-based proxy model may generate measurements of quality of user experience in a vehicle-based communication network in the absence of direct feedback from the users regarding the user experience. Once generated, the proxy model may be applied to observed operational parameters of the on-board network to quantify the user experience for any user in any given instance. User experience measurements (e.g., trends identified therein) may be utilized to identify and implement adjustments to hardware, firmware, software, and/or service procedures associated with implementation of the on-board network. These adjustments may be implemented between transits of the vehicle, or in some cases, during transit of the vehicle to improve the user experience over the duration of use of the vehicle-based communication network.
H04L 41/5009 - Détermination des paramètres de rendement du niveau de service ou violations des contrats de niveau de service, p. ex. violations du temps de réponse convenu ou du temps moyen entre l’échec [MTBF]
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
30.
DYNAMIC ROUTING AND POLICY SHAPING FOR AGGREGATED NETWORK
Systems and methods of policy shaping for an aggregated network include (A) receiving a first request to deliver first content to a first device being transported by a vehicle; (B) receiving a second request to deliver second content to a second device being transported by the vehicle; (C) determining (i) a first communication protocol corresponding to the first request and (ii) a second communication protocol corresponding to the second request; (D) determining (i) a first count corresponding to the first content and (ii) a second count corresponding to the second content; and (E) applying (i) a first policy, based on the first communication protocol and the first count, to a first forward data stream including the first content and (ii) a second policy, based on the second communication protocol and the second count, to a second forward data stream including the second content.
H04L 47/20 - Commande de fluxCommande de la congestion en assurant le maintien du trafic
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H04W 4/44 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication entre véhicules et infrastructures, p. ex. véhicule à nuage ou véhicule à domicile
Systems and methods may provide connectivity to client electronic devices in a wireless communication network aboard aircraft or in another environment. During initial client device association with the wireless network, captive browser use at the client device may be minimized by directing the device to a fully-capable browser. Upon association, subsequent captivity probes transmitted by the client device may be detected and handled so as to prevent undesired re-launching of the captive browser at the client device.
Systems and methods of policy shaping for an aggregated network include (A) receiving a first request to deliver first content to a first device being transported by a vehicle; (B) receiving a second request to deliver second content to a second device being transported by the vehicle; (C) determining (i) a first communication protocol corresponding to the first request and (ii) a second communication protocol corresponding to the second request; (D) determining (i) a first count corresponding to the first content and (ii) a second count corresponding to the second content; and (E) applying (i) a first policy, based on the first communication protocol and the first count, to a first forward data stream including the first content and (ii) a second policy, based on the second communication protocol and the second count, to a second forward data stream including the second content.
G06F 15/173 - Communication entre processeurs utilisant un réseau d'interconnexion, p. ex. matriciel, de réarrangement, pyramidal, en étoile ou ramifié
Systems and methods are provided for opportunistic load balancing across one or more communication links supported by one or more base stations. As part of the opportunistic load balancing process, a load balancer may measure a performance metric and an idle capacity metric for the one or more communication links. In some embodiments, the load balancer may directionally measure the performance metric and the idle capacity metric. Based on the measured metrics, the load balancer may determine a candidate base station for a network socket. The load balancer may then establish the network socket with the candidate base station. As a result, the load balancer may help alleviate network congestion.
H04W 36/22 - Exécution d'une resélection à des fins spécifiques pour gérer le trafic
H04W 36/30 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des données de mesure ou d’estimation de la qualité des liaisons
H04W 36/36 - Contrôle de resélection par un équipement d'abonné ou un équipement terminal
H04W 40/04 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base des ressources nodales sans fil
H04W 40/12 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base de la qualité d'émission ou de la qualité des canaux
Systems and methods are described for connecting with LEO satellites while reducing emissions toward GEO satellite communications. A system to implement the instant techniques may include a system comprised of a user communications equipment and a LEO constellation. The user equipment (“UE”) may comprise a communications modem and an active antenna unit with a transmit and receive beamformer. In further implementations, the UE may include additional receive only beamformers. The LEO constellation can have a regenerative payload or bent pipe, and can include orbits at different altitudes. Methods as described herein may include a procedure by which the user equipment and LEO satellite work together to identify candidate serving satellites, and select the one that allows to meet the power density requirements to avoid interfering with the GEO satellites.
H04B 7/04 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées
Communication systems and methods for receiving and converting multicast data are disclosed. An example communication system includes an airborne central processing unit configured to: convert multicast data received on a multicast fast path via a satellite to unicast data, forward the unicast data to a user device within a vehicle, collect one or more metrics regarding the multicast data, and transmit the one or more metrics to a satellite ground station via the satellite.
H04W 4/06 - Répartition sélective de services de diffusion, p. ex. service de diffusion/multidiffusion multimédiaServices à des groupes d’utilisateursServices d’appel sélectif unidirectionnel
H04B 17/336 - Rapport signal/interférence ou rapport porteuse/interférence
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
Systems and methods arc described for connecting with LEO satellites while reducing emissions toward GEO satellite communications. A system to implement the instant techniques may include a system comprised of a user communications equipment and a LEO constellation. The user equipment ("UE") may comprise a communications modem and an active antenna unit with a transmit and receive beamformer. In further implementations, the UE may include additional receive only beamformers. The LEO constellation can have a regenerative pay load or bent pipe, and can include orbits at different altitudes. Methods as described herein may include a procedure by which the user equipment and LEO satellite work together to identify candidate serving satellites, and select the one that allows to meet the power density requirements to avoid interfering with the GEO satellites.
A method of communicating with satellites in a low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation includes determining, by a controller of a mobile communicator mounted on a mobile platform, one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites in the LEO constellation. The method also includes allocating, based on the one or more conditions, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites in the LEO constellation, where allocating each subset includes allocating a particular antenna resource to two or more subsets of the plurality of subsets of the phased array antenna. The method also includes commanding one or more transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites via the allocated subsets of antenna resources.
A method of communicating with satellites in a low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation includes determining, by a controller of a mobile communicator mounted on a mobile platform, one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites in the LEO constellation. The method also includes allocating, based on the one or more conditions, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites in the LEO constellation, where the antenna resources of the phased array antenna are communicatively connected to plurality of transceivers via a bus. The method also includes commanding the plurality of transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites via the allocated subsets of antenna resources.
Systems and methods may facilitate initial establishment and/or handover of an air-to-ground (ATG) communication link between an aircraft and a ground-based cellular communication network (e.g., a 5G network). The systems and methods may be particularly applicable for an aircraft having a user equipment (UE) antenna that uses narrow beamforming to connect to a cell of a base station (gNB). The UE identifies candidate cells based upon the location of the UE and locations and orientations of cells in the network, identifies a cell having a higher likelihood of connection success compare to other cells, and directs a beam to the chosen cell. The systems and methods may enable the UE to create neighbor lists in real time based upon the UE location, and may prevent blind searching normally associated with narrow beamforming methods.
H04W 36/32 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des données de localisation ou de mobilité, p. ex. des données de vitesse
H04W 36/00 - Dispositions pour le transfert ou la resélection
H04W 36/30 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des données de mesure ou d’estimation de la qualité des liaisons
Systems and methods may facilitate initial establishment and/or handover of an air-to- ground (ATG) communication link between an aircraft and a ground-based cellular communication network (e.g., a 5G network). The systems and methods may be particularly applicable for an aircraft having a user equipment (UE) antenna that uses narrow beamforming to connect to a cell of a base station (gNB). The UE identifies candidate cells based upon the location of the UE and locations and orientations of cells in the network, identifies a cell having a higher likelihood of connection success compare to other cells, and directs a beam to the chosen cell. The systems and methods may enable the UE to create neighbor lists in real time based upon the UE location, and may prevent blind searching normally associated with narrow beamforming methods.
An example system includes an in-vehicle content-delivery system (CDS) on a vehicle storing a library of content, and a content server including a content portal. The content portal may receive a request for a customized content manifest from the CDS, identify the vehicle, identify a customized content manifest, and provide the customized content manifest to the CDS. The customized content manifest may include a list of content customized for an itinerary and/or the vehicle, and wherein the customized content manifest differs from another content manifest customized for a different itinerary and/or a different vehicle. The CDS may remove first content from the library of content when the first content is not included in the list of content, and load second content to the library of content when the second content is included in the list of content and not already present in the library of content.
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H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
43.
Systems and methods to control access in air-to-ground networks operating in unlicensed spectrum
Techniques for controlling or managing uplink access of a UE to a base station using unlicensed spectrum includes signaling an indication of different uplink access constraints so the UE connects to the base station when the UE and/or the uplink direction between the UE and the base station meet the uplink access constraints. The indication may be broadcast in a reference or synchronization signal, e.g., by utilizing unused or undesignated bits. Uplink access constraints may include a threshold distance of UEs from the base station, interference in the uplink direction (which may differ from interference in the downlink direction), etc. Based on the indicated constraints, the UE may determine whether or not to consider the base station as a candidate serving cell for wireless network access. The UE may be an in-flight aircraft and the base station may be a logical cell of a network that provides in-flight connectivity services.
H04W 48/04 - Restriction d'accès effectuée dans des conditions spécifiques sur la base des données de localisation ou de mobilité de l'utilisateur ou du terminal, p. ex. du sens ou de la vitesse de déplacement
Systems and methods are described to provide navigational guidance to persons within crowded and unfamiliar environments such as aircraft cabins, stadiums, and theaters. An “activation arrangement” may be created to dynamically activate various lighting devices, personal electronic devices, and/or other devices to usher the person from a current location to a destination, such as a seat, entranceway, or lavatory. These techniques may be customized based upon existing conditions within the environment and/or based upon user-personalized settings to improve the comfort of persons in these environments.
Techniques for controlling or managing uplink access of a UE to a base station using unlicensed spectrum includes signaling an indication of different uplink access constraints so the UE connects to the base station when the UE and/or the uplink direction between the UE and the base station meet the uplink access constraints. The indication may be broadcast in a reference or synchronization signal, e.g., by utilizing unused or undesignated bits. Uplink access constraints may include a threshold distance of UEs from the base station, interference in the uplink direction (which may differ from interference in the downlink direction), etc. Based on the indicated constraints, the UE may determine whether or not to consider the base station as a candidate serving cell for wireless network access. The UE may be an in-flight aircraft and the base station may be a logical cell of a network that provides in-flight connectivity services.
H04W 48/04 - Restriction d'accès effectuée dans des conditions spécifiques sur la base des données de localisation ou de mobilité de l'utilisateur ou du terminal, p. ex. du sens ou de la vitesse de déplacement
Systems and methods of policy shaping for an aggregated network include (A) receiving a first request to deliver first content to a first device being transported by a vehicle; (B) receiving a second request to deliver second content to a second device being transported by the vehicle; (C) determining (i) a first communication protocol corresponding to the first request and (ii) a second communication protocol corresponding to the second request; (D) determining (i) a first count corresponding to the first content and (ii) a second count corresponding to the second content; and (E) applying (i) a first policy, based on the first communication protocol and the first count, to a first forward data stream including the first content and (ii) a second policy, based on the second communication protocol and the second count, to a second forward data stream including the second content.
G06F 15/173 - Communication entre processeurs utilisant un réseau d'interconnexion, p. ex. matriciel, de réarrangement, pyramidal, en étoile ou ramifié
H04L 43/028 - Capture des données de surveillance en filtrant
Example methods and systems for adapting fourth generation (4G) and/or fifth generation (5G) cellular downlink channels in the presence of non-stationary interference are disclosed. An example method, implemented by one or more processors of a cellular base station, includes: receiving, from a user equipment (UE) radio, channel state information (CSI) for a cellular downlink channel between the cellular base station and the UE; determining a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) offset based upon the CSI, and a target block error rate (BLER); determining a variance of the SINR offset that represents one or more characteristics of the non-stationary interference; and determining the target BLER based upon the variance of the SINR offset such that the cellular downlink channel adapts to the presence of the non-stationary interference.
H04L 5/00 - Dispositions destinées à permettre l'usage multiple de la voie de transmission
H04B 1/713 - Techniques d'étalement de spectre utilisant des sauts de fréquence
H04W 48/12 - Distribution d'informations relatives aux restrictions d'accès ou aux accès, p. ex. distribution de données d'exploration utilisant un canal de commande descendant
H04W 72/543 - Critères d’affectation ou de planification des ressources sans fil sur la base de critères de qualité sur la base de la qualité demandée, p. ex. QdS [QoS]
H04L 1/20 - Dispositions pour détecter ou empêcher les erreurs dans l'information reçue en utilisant un détecteur de la qualité du signal
49.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTING CELLULAR DOWNLINK CHANNELS OPERATING IN THE PRESENCE OF NON-STATIONARY INTERFERENCE
Example methods and systems for adapting fourth generation (4G) and/or fifth generation (5G) cellular downlink channels in the presence of non-stationary interference are disclosed. An example method, implemented by one or more processors of a cellular base station, includes: receiving, from a user equipment (UE) radio, channel state information (CSI) for a cellular downlink channel between the cellular base station and the UE; determining a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) offset based upon the CSI, and a target block error rate (BLER); determining a variance of the SINR offset that represents one or more characteristics of the non-stationary interference; and determining the target BLER based upon the variance of the SINR offset such that the cellular downlink channel adapts to the presence of the non-stationary interference.
A vehicle communication system includes a controller configured to be communicatively coupled to one or more antennas. The controller is also configured to adjust a beam during a period of time to be oriented at a plurality of pointing angles, and detect a plurality of sets of signal data for a received signal, where each set of signal data is detected at a different one of the pointing angles. The controller is further configured to identify a particular pointing angle based on the plurality of sets of signal data, reorient another beam from the given pointing angle to the particular pointing angle, and transmit or receive data, via the other beam while the other beam is oriented at the particular pointing angle, between a particular external node and at least one internal node.
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04W 16/28 - Structures des cellules utilisant l'orientation du faisceau
H04W 36/00 - Dispositions pour le transfert ou la resélection
Wireless broadband and narrowband communication services
onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive
voice, video, and data within the aircrafts, between the
aircrafts, between the aircrafts and the ground, and between
the ground and the aircrafts; wireless broadband and
narrowband communication services to interconnect users,
located onboard an aircraft, with users located onboard
another aircraft, to interconnect users located onboard an
aircraft with users and destinations on the ground, to
interconnect users and destinations on the ground with users
onboard the aircrafts, and to interconnect users located
onboard an aircraft; wireless broadband and narrowband
communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to
access entertainment content.
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
Produits et services
Employment recruiting services; business consultation in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion; promoting public interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion for managers and executives; providing business information via a website and online platforms for the promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; providing a website featuring educational information in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion Business training in the field of workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); Providing group coaching and in-person learning forums in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion; educational services, namely, conducting training in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion and distribution of training materials in connection therewith; education services, namely, providing online non-downloadable webinars, videos, and training workshops in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
Produits et services
Employment recruiting services; business consultation in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion; promoting public interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion for managers and executives; providing business information via a website and online platforms for the promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; providing a website featuring educational information in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion Business training in the field of workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); Providing group coaching and in-person learning forums in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion; educational services, namely, conducting training in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion and distribution of training materials in connection therewith; education services, namely, providing online non-downloadable webinars, videos, and training workshops in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion
54.
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DECREASE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS) LOOKUP TIME FOR AIRBORNE CLIENTS
Methods and apparatus to decrease DNS lookup times for mobile clients are disclosed. An example DNS cache peering system includes a mobile DNS cache; a mobile DNS server configured to, when an IP address for a URL is not found in the DNS cache, send a DNS lookup request for the URL; a ground-based DNS server to receive the DNS lookup request from the mobile DNS server, and send, in response, a DNS lookup response including the IP address for the URL to the mobile DNS server; and a ground-based DNS peer engine server configured to capture the DNS lookup response, and multicast DNS information from the DNS lookup response to a plurality of mobile DNS peer engine clients, wherein the plurality of mobile DNS peer engine clients are configured to store the DNS information in respective ones of a plurality of mobile DNS caches.
H04L 61/4511 - Répertoires de réseauCorrespondance nom-adresse en utilisant des répertoires normalisésRépertoires de réseauCorrespondance nom-adresse en utilisant des protocoles normalisés d'accès aux répertoires en utilisant le système de noms de domaine [DNS]
H04L 61/58 - Mise en antémémoire d'adresses ou de noms
H04L 61/4552 - Mécanismes de recherche entre plusieurs répertoiresSynchronisation des répertoires, p. ex. méta-répertoires
H04W 4/06 - Répartition sélective de services de diffusion, p. ex. service de diffusion/multidiffusion multimédiaServices à des groupes d’utilisateursServices d’appel sélectif unidirectionnel
(1) Wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive voice, video, and data within the aircrafts, between the aircrafts, between the aircrafts and the ground, and between the ground and the aircrafts; wireless broadband and narrowband communication services to interconnect users, located onboard an aircraft, with users located onboard another aircraft, to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft with users and destinations on the ground, to interconnect users and destinations on the ground with users onboard the aircrafts, and to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft; wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to access entertainment content.
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Mobile communicator and method of communicating data with a mobile communicator
A method and system facilitate communication between a constellation of satellites and a mobile platform-mounted mobile communicator. The method and system may include the use of a first antenna suited for operation using a first frequency band in a first geographic region and a second antenna suited for operation using either the first or a second frequency band in a second geographic region. The method and system may use a controller to determine which antenna to activate based on one or more of a geographic indicator or a signal indicator. The system used by the method to facilitate the communication may have one or more enclosures over the antennas and controller for mounting to a mobile platform.
H01Q 1/27 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les corps mobiles
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
H01Q 1/42 - Enveloppes non intimement mécaniquement associées avec les éléments rayonnants, p. ex. radome
H01Q 3/24 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier l'orientation, par commutation de l'énergie fournie, d'un élément actif rayonnant à un autre, p. ex. pour commutation du lobe
H01Q 3/26 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la phase relative ou l’amplitude relative et l’énergie d’excitation entre plusieurs éléments rayonnants actifsDispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante
H01Q 21/22 - Réseaux d'unités d'antennes, de même polarisation, excitées individuellement et espacées entre elles les unités d'antennes du réseau étant excitées d'une façon non uniforme en amplitude ou en phase, p. ex. réseau à prises ou réseau bidirectionnel
H01Q 21/28 - Combinaisons d'unités ou systèmes d'antennes sensiblement indépendants et n’interagissant pas entre eux
H01Q 25/02 - Antennes ou systèmes d'antennes fournissant au moins deux diagrammes de rayonnement fournissant des diagrammes de somme et de différence
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Providing inflight voice and text communication services via the Internet Downloadable mobile application for making and receiving inflight phone calls and messages via the Internet
58.
BEAM POINTING FINE TUNING FOR VEHICLE-BASED ANTENNAS
e.ge.g., of a base station or satellite). A second beam may be implemented to detect or determine a better pointing angle for the first beam, thereby "fine tuning" the pointing angle for the first beam. Specifically, the second beam may be "swept" through a range of pointing angles while a signal parameter representing signal quality or strength is measured, detected, or calculated at each pointing angle. The values for the signal parameter may be evaluated to identify a desired value and the pointing angle at which the desired value was obtained. The first beam may be reoriented or repointed at the desired pointing angle, and one or more nodes of vehicle-based communication system may communicate with an external network via the first beam.
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04B 7/08 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station de réception
A first beam is implemented, from a set of vehicle-based antennas, for current or future communication with a ground-based or satellite-based network via an external antenna (e.g., of a base station or satellite). A second beam may be implemented to detect or determine a better pointing angle for the first beam, thereby “fine tuning” the pointing angle for the first beam. Specifically, the second beam may be “swept” through a range of pointing angles while a signal parameter representing signal quality or strength is measured, detected, or calculated at each pointing angle. The values for the signal parameter may be evaluated to identify a desired value and the pointing angle at which the desired value was obtained. The first beam may be reoriented or repointed at the desired pointing angle, and one or more nodes of vehicle-based communication system may communicate with an external network via the first beam.
H04W 36/00 - Dispositions pour le transfert ou la resélection
H04W 16/28 - Structures des cellules utilisant l'orientation du faisceau
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
An example system includes an in-vehicle content-delivery system (CDS) on a vehicle storing a library of content, and a content server including a content portal. The content portal may receive a request for a customized content manifest from the CDS, identify the vehicle, identify a customized content manifest, and provide the customized content manifest to the CDS. The customized content manifest may include a list of content customized for an itinerary and/or the vehicle, and wherein the customized content manifest differs from another content manifest customized for a different itinerary and/or a different vehicle. The CDS may remove first content from the library of content when the first content is not included in the list of content, and load second content to the library of content when the second content is included in the list of content and not already present in the library of content.
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
H04N 21/433 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p. ex. opération de stockage en réponse à une requête de pause ou opérations de cache
H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p. ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans le disque dur interne
61.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY LOADING CONTENT ONTO IN-VEHICLE CONTENT-DELIVERY SYSTEMS
An example system includes an in-vehicle content-delivery system (CDS) on a vehicle storing a library of content, and a content server including a content portal. The content portal may receive a request for a customized content manifest from the CDS, identify the vehicle, identify a customized content manifest, and provide the customized content manifest to the CDS. The customized content manifest may include a list of content customized for an itinerary and/or the vehicle, and wherein the customized content manifest differs from another content manifest customized for a different itinerary and/or a different vehicle. The CDS may remove first content from the library of content when the first content is not included in the list of content, and load second content to the library of content when the second content is included in the list of content and not already present in the library of content.
H04W 4/44 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication entre véhicules et infrastructures, p. ex. véhicule à nuage ou véhicule à domicile
Wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive voice, video, and data within the aircrafts, between the aircrafts, between the aircrafts and the ground, and between the ground and the aircrafts; Wireless broadband and narrowband communication services to interconnect users, located onboard an aircraft, with users located onboard another aircraft, to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft with users and destinations on the ground, to interconnect users and destinations on the ground with users onboard the aircrafts, and to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft; Wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to access entertainment content
Wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to transmit and receive voice, video, and data within the aircrafts, between the aircrafts, between the aircrafts and the ground, and between the ground and the aircrafts; Wireless broadband and narrowband communication services to interconnect users, located onboard an aircraft, with users located onboard another aircraft, to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft with users and destinations on the ground, to interconnect users and destinations on the ground with users onboard the aircrafts, and to interconnect users located onboard an aircraft; Wireless broadband and narrowband communication services onboard aircrafts to enable users to access entertainment content
64.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE SERVICE LEVELS FOR AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT CONNECTIVITY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS BASED UPON SSIDS
Methods and systems to provide service levels for aircraft in-flight connectivity network systems based on service set identifiers (SSIDs) are disclosed. A disclosed method includes providing a first wireless access point having a first SSID; providing a second wireless access point having a second, different SSID; segregating users by providing instructions regarding which of the first and second SSIDs to use to access services; tagging first data received via the first SSID with a first differentiated services code point (DSCP) value; tagging second data received via the second SSID with a second, different DSCP value; and handling the first and second data with different service levels based upon the first and second DSCP values.
Methods and systems to provide service levels for aircraft in-flight connectivity network systems based on service set identifiers (SSIDs) are disclosed. A disclosed method includes providing a first wireless access point having a first SSID; providing a second wireless access point having a second, different SSID; segregating users by providing instructions regarding which of the first and second SSIDs to use to access services; tagging first data received via the first SSID with a first differentiated services code point (DSCP) value; tagging second data received via the second SSID with a second, different DSCP value; and handling the first and second data with different service levels based upon the first and second DSCP values.
H04W 40/02 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipageInstallations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
H04W 40/04 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base des ressources nodales sans fil
H04W 72/29 - Canaux de commande ou signalisation pour la gestion des ressources entre un point d’accès et un dispositif contrôleur de point d’accès
H04W 76/12 - Établissement de tunnels de transport
66.
On-board self-healing network for delivery of vehicle passenger-consumable content
A self-healing network on-board a vehicle includes multiple wireless devices that are directly and communicatively interconnected via communications backbone(s). One of devices is collectively determined by the other devices to be a lead device of the network, and therefore establishes a wireless link (e.g., an only wireless link) communicatively connecting any of the self-healing network devices to other devices/servers on-board the vehicle and external to the network. Passenger-consumable content may be delivered between any device of the self-healing network and the other on-board, external devices via the lead wireless device, its established wireless link, and the communications backbone(s). Any wireless device of the self-healing network may serve as a hot spare for the lead wireless device, so that the self-healing network may automatically reconfigure to mitigate and recover from faults, e.g., by automatically forming multiple, mutually exclusive sub-self-healing networks, each of which has its own cooperatively selected lead wireless device.
G06F 15/16 - Associations de plusieurs calculateurs numériques comportant chacun au moins une unité arithmétique, une unité programme et un registre, p. ex. pour le traitement simultané de plusieurs programmes
H04L 69/40 - Dispositions, protocoles ou services de réseau indépendants de la charge utile de l'application et non couverts dans un des autres groupes de la présente sous-classe pour se remettre d'une défaillance d'une instance de protocole ou d'une entité, p. ex. protocoles de redondance de service, état de redondance de protocole ou redirection de service de protocole
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons
H04L 65/61 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet
A method of communicating with multiple satellites includes allocating, based on one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites. The method also includes commanding one or more transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites via the allocated subsets of antenna resources, and re-allocating, based on a detected change to at least one of the one or more conditions, at least one antenna resource to a respective another different satellite. The method also includes commanding the one or more transceivers to maintain the simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites using the re-allocated at least one antenna resource.
Communication systems and methods for routing data selectively via unicast paths and multicast paths are disclosed. An example communication system includes a satellite ground station having a multicast server configured to: access a receive signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measured for a forward link (FL) between a satellite and a satellite modem; select one of a unicast mode or a multicast mode for the FL based upon the receive SNR; and configure the FL in the selected one of the unicast mode or the multicast mode.
H04W 4/06 - Répartition sélective de services de diffusion, p. ex. service de diffusion/multidiffusion multimédiaServices à des groupes d’utilisateursServices d’appel sélectif unidirectionnel
H04B 17/336 - Rapport signal/interférence ou rapport porteuse/interférence
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
Systems and methods are provided to re-authenticating an electronic device. The systems and methods (1) receive from an electronic device, a request to access a local access network on-board a vehicle, the request including a device identifier of the electronic device; (2) query, using the device identifier, an access profile assigned to the electronic device to determine that the electronic device has previously been authenticated during a first communication session, wherein the access profile is assigned to the electronic device based upon an indication of a user selection received from the electronic device; (3) monitor network usage associated with the electronic device during a second communication session; and (4) automatically re-authenticate the electronic device based on the monitoring.
Systems and methods are provided to re-authenticating an electronic device. The systems and methods (1) receive from an electronic device, a request to access a local access network on-board a vehicle, the request including a device identifier of the electronic device; (2) query, using the device identifier, an access profile assigned to the electronic device to determine that the electronic device has previously been authenticated during a first communication session, wherein the access profile is assigned to the electronic device based upon an indication of a user selection received from the electronic device; (3) monitor network usage associated with the electronic device during a second communication session; and (4) automatically re-authenticate the electronic device based on the monitoring.
Techniques for delivering data or information onto a vehicle and for delivering data off of a vehicle include a data distribution system having multiple interfaces that are fixedly connected to the vehicle, and that provide access to multiple types of data bearers connected to external networks. A bearer selector engine may select a particular data bearer for delivery of data based on a set of selection criteria, which may be indicated in a set of selection rules on-board the vehicle. The selection criteria may be based on bearer characteristics, data characteristics, vehicle operating state and/or other current conditions, priority, a feature or service, and/or user preference. Using one or more on-board networks, data may be generated by an on-board originating device and routed for external delivery, or external data may be delivered to an on-board destination device. Data delivery may occur while the vehicle is en route.
H04W 48/18 - Sélection d'un réseau ou d'un service de télécommunications
H04W 76/15 - Établissement de connexions à liens multiples sans fil
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
A dynamic satellite load balancing system measures geographic position and travel information of in-flight aircraft in a fleet of aircraft equipped to establish in-flight connectivity services from a plurality of satellite beams. The in-flight aircraft include an on-board satellite map program with satellite map parameters to indicate which satellite beam of a group of available satellite beams is the most desirable based on the in-flight aircraft's geographic location. The system selects in-flight aircraft, determines load balanced satellite map parameters for the selected aircraft, and transmits the load balanced satellite map parameters to the aircraft to assemble load balanced satellite map programs to relieve wireless data communication saturation conditions on one or more of the satellite beams. The dynamic satellite load balancing system may transmit the load balanced satellite map parameters over an existing satellite data connection to make up-to-date adjustments to the communications load among the group of available satellite beams.
Multimedia content may be delivered to content consumer devices via a content-delivery network. Encrypted content and cryptography keys for decrypting the content may be distributed from a data center to various nodes of the content-delivery network, each node acting as a semi-independent content-delivery system. Each content-delivery system is capable of delivering received content to end-users and implementing a key-management scheme to facilitate secure content-delivery and usage tracking, even when the content-delivery system is disconnected from the data center. In other words, the disclosed systems and methods facilitate the operation of nodes which may operate in “autonomous mode” when disconnected from a larger content-delivery network, thus maintaining content-delivery capabilities despite having little if any connectivity to external networks.
H04W 4/46 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication de véhicule à véhicule
H04W 4/48 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication dans le véhicule
H04W 12/0431 - Distribution ou pré-distribution de clésMise en accord de clés
H04L 65/612 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet pour monodiffusion [unicast]
G06F 21/30 - Authentification, c.-à-d. détermination de l’identité ou de l’habilitation des responsables de la sécurité
H04L 43/10 - Surveillance active, p. ex. battement de cœur, utilitaire Ping ou trace-route
74.
Multiple modem communication system and method for a mobile platform
A system, method, and device to enable communication between a first and second satellite station and a controller of a mobile platform. The controller includes a processor, a first modem facilitating communication with the first satellite station via a first frequency over a first communication link, and a map of the one or more networks of satellite stations including the second satellite station. The controller utilizes the map of the one or more networks of satellite stations to determine the second satellite station for communicating with the controller. A second modem is coupled to the controller and facilitates communication with the second satellite station via a second frequency over a second communication link, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a time to handoff communication with the mobile communicator from the first communication link to the second communication link.
Antennas used aboard vehicles to communicate with satellites or ground stations may have complex antenna patterns, which may vary as the vehicle moves throughout a given coverage area. Techniques are disclosed for dynamically adjusting the instantaneous power fed to an antenna system to ensure that the antenna transmits at the regulatory or coordinated effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) spectral limit. The antenna may transmit, in accordance with vehicle location and attitude, steerable beam patterns at different scan and skew angle combinations, causing variations in antenna gain and fluctuations in the transmitted EIRP. Using on-board navigational data, an antenna gain and ESD limit may be calculated for a particular scan and skew angle, which may be used to adjust power fed to the antenna such that the antenna transmits substantially at maximum allowable EIRP as the steerable beam pattern is adjusted.
H01Q 3/28 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la phase relative ou l’amplitude relative et l’énergie d’excitation entre plusieurs éléments rayonnants actifsDispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante faisant varier l'amplitude
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
G01S 19/02 - Détails des installations de contrôle terrestres ou spatiales
H01Q 3/26 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la phase relative ou l’amplitude relative et l’énergie d’excitation entre plusieurs éléments rayonnants actifsDispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante
H04W 16/28 - Structures des cellules utilisant l'orientation du faisceau
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
76.
Link service profile for predictive service control for providing communication services to mobile devices on a vehicle
Systems and methods for modifying application performance in view of link conditions are provided. An example method includes predicting respective link rates of at least one link of a plurality of links that deliver data to and from a vehicle while the vehicle is moving from an origination point to a destination point. The predicting is based on historical link characteristics. The method further includes generating a link service profile of the vehicle based on the predicted respective link rates and a route of the vehicle. In addition, the method includes receiving a request for information related to the link service profile from a mobile device and transmitting, to the mobile device, an indication based on the link service profile, thereby causing a modification of a behavior of an application executing at the mobile device based on the link service profile.
Systems and methods for modifying application performance in view of link conditions are provided. An example method includes predicting respective link rates of at least one link of a plurality of links that deliver data to and from a vehicle while the vehicle is moving from an origination point to a destination point. The predicting is based on historical link characteristics. The method further includes generating a link service profile of the vehicle based on the predicted respective link rates and a route of the vehicle. In addition, the method includes receiving a request for information related to the link service profile from a mobile device and transmitting, to the mobile device, an indication based on the link service profile, thereby causing a modification of a behavior of an application executing at the mobile device based on the link service profile.
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
H04W 4/02 - Services utilisant des informations de localisation
H04W 40/12 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base de la qualité d'émission ou de la qualité des canaux
78.
Systems and methods to control access in air-to-ground networks operating in unlicensed spectrum
Techniques for controlling or managing uplink access of a UE to a base station using unlicensed spectrum includes signaling an indication of different uplink access constraints so the UE connects to the base station when the UE and/or the uplink direction between the UE and the base station meet the uplink access constraints. The indication may be broadcast in a reference or synchronization signal, e.g., by utilizing unused or undesignated bits. Uplink access constraints may include a threshold distance of UEs from the base station, interference in the uplink direction (which may differ from interference in the downlink direction), etc. Based on the indicated constraints, the UE may determine whether or not to consider the base station as a candidate serving cell for wireless network access. The UE may be an in-flight aircraft and the base station may be a logical cell of a network that provides in-flight connectivity services.
H04W 48/04 - Restriction d'accès effectuée dans des conditions spécifiques sur la base des données de localisation ou de mobilité de l'utilisateur ou du terminal, p. ex. du sens ou de la vitesse de déplacement
Techniques for controlling or managing uplink access of a UE to a base station using unlicensed spectrum includes signaling an indication of different uplink access constraints so the UE connects to the base station when the UE and/or the uplink direction between the UE and the base station meet the uplink access constraints. The indication may be broadcast in a reference or synchronization signal, e.g., by utilizing unused or undesignated bits. Uplink access constraints may include a threshold distance of UEs from the base station, interference in the uplink direction (which may differ from interference in the downlink direction), etc. Based on the indicated constraints, the UE may determine whether or not to consider the base station as a candidate serving cell for wireless network access. The UE may be an in-flight aircraft and the base station may be a logical cell of a network that provides in-flight connectivity services.
H04W 48/12 - Distribution d'informations relatives aux restrictions d'accès ou aux accès, p. ex. distribution de données d'exploration utilisant un canal de commande descendant
H04W 48/04 - Restriction d'accès effectuée dans des conditions spécifiques sur la base des données de localisation ou de mobilité de l'utilisateur ou du terminal, p. ex. du sens ou de la vitesse de déplacement
H04W 48/06 - Restriction d'accès effectuée dans des conditions spécifiques sur la base des conditions de trafic
80.
Mesh network based automated upload of content to aircraft
The Automated Content Upload System networks a plurality of aircraft together when they are parked at the gates of an airport. Communications among the aircraft are guided by a Content Manager, resident at or near the airport, which maintains data representative of InFlight Entertainment Content presently stored on each aircraft and the list of scheduled InFlight Entertainment Content available on each aircraft. The Content Manager guides the exchange of InFlight Entertainment Content among the aircraft, as well as from the Content Manager to the aircraft, to automatically distribute InFlight Entertainment Content to the aircraft efficiently and timely. This process includes the ability to multicast data from the Content Manager to multiple aircraft in a single transmission, obtaining content delivery efficiency, populating multiple aircraft via a single transmission from the Content Manager. Furthermore, the Content Manager can supplement this process via transmissions to the aircraft in flight over the Air-To-Ground link.
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
H04H 20/62 - Dispositions spécialement adaptées à des applications spécifiques, p. ex. aux informations sur le trafic ou aux récepteurs mobiles à la radiodiffusion locale, p. ex. la radiodiffusion en interne aux systèmes de transport, p. ex. dans les véhicules
H04H 60/80 - Dispositions caractérisées par des systèmes de transmission autres que ceux utilisés pour la radiodiffusion, p. ex. Internet caractérisées par des sites de départ ou des sites de destination caractérisées par la transmission entre appareils terminaux
Systems and methods are provided to optimize bandwidth usage associated with a local network. As part of the bandwidth optimization techniques, an authentication entity may receive an indication of an access profile selected by a user of an electronic device. The authentication entity may assign the access profile to the electronic device. Accordingly, when the electronic device transmits data, a network regulation entity may process the traffic in accordance with the access profile. To this end, the network regulation entity may correspond communication sessions within the traffic to an application. The network regulation entity may then query the access profile to determine a priority for each application. When the traffic exceeds a threshold byte volume, the network regulation entity may queue lower priority communication sessions. By processing the traffic based upon a user-indicated access profile, compliance with network neutrality principles may be maintained.
Systems and method for establishing a connection between a vehicle and a base station are provided. The base station sectors are divided into subsector respectively associated with a narrowbeam antenna. To determine the vehicle location without the use of a complementary network, the base station and the vehicle may associate each subsector with a respective set of radio access preamble sequences. Accordingly, the location of the vehicle can be determined based on the particular radio access preamble sequence included in the synchronization messaging. Additionally or alternatively, the base station may be configured to sequentially activate the narrowbeam antennas to detect a which narrowbeam is active when the vehicle responds to a message communicated over the narrowbeams.
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p. ex. gestion de la mobilité
Methods and apparatus to decrease DNS lookup times for mobile clients are disclosed. An example DNS cache peering system includes a mobile DNS cache; a mobile DNS server configured to, when an IP address for a URL is not found in the DNS cache, send a DNS lookup request for the URL; a ground-based DNS server to receive the DNS lookup request from the mobile DNS server, and send, in response, a DNS lookup response including the IP address for the URL to the mobile DNS server; and a ground-based DNS peer engine server configured to capture the DNS lookup response, and multicast DNS information from the DNS lookup response to a plurality of mobile DNS peer engine clients, wherein the plurality of mobile DNS peer engine clients are configured to store the DNS information in respective ones of a plurality of mobile DNS caches.
Systems and method for establishing a connection between a vehicle and a base station are provided. The base station sectors are divided into subsector respectively associated with a narrowbeam antenna. To determine the vehicle location without the use of a complementary network, the base station and the vehicle may associate each subsector with a respective set of radio access preamble sequences. Accordingly, the location of the vehicle can be determined based on the particular radio access preamble sequence included in the synchronization messaging. Additionally or alternatively, the base station may be configured to sequentially activate the narrowbeam antennas to detect a which narrowbeam is active when the vehicle responds to a message communicated over the narrowbeams.
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p. ex. gestion de la mobilité
H04W 76/27 - Transitions entre états de commande de ressources radio [RRC]
H04W 76/11 - Attribution ou utilisation d'identifiants de connexion
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons
Systems and methods are provided for opportunistic load balancing across one or more communication links supported by one or more base stations. As part of the opportunistic load balancing process, a load balancer may measure a performance metric and an idle capacity metric for the one or more communication links. In some embodiments, the load balancer may directionally measure the performance metric and the idle capacity metric. Based on the measured metrics, the load balancer may determine a candidate base station for a network socket. The load balancer may then establish the network socket with the candidate base station. As a result, the load balancer may help alleviate network congestion.
H04W 36/22 - Exécution d'une resélection à des fins spécifiques pour gérer le trafic
H04W 36/30 - La resélection étant déclenchée par des paramètres spécifiques par des données de mesure ou d’estimation de la qualité des liaisons
H04W 36/36 - Contrôle de resélection par un équipement d'abonné ou un équipement terminal
H04W 40/04 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base des ressources nodales sans fil
H04W 40/12 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base de la qualité d'émission ou de la qualité des canaux
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Providing an incentive program for customers through enhanced customer support services, maintenance services, discounts, and exclusive access to areas and events Maintenance and repair of telecommunications networking hardware, apparatus, and instruments Maintenance of computer software
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On-board self-healing network for delivery of vehicle passenger-consumable content
A self-healing network on-board a vehicle includes multiple wireless devices that are directly and communicatively interconnected via communications backbone(s). One of devices is collectively determined by the other devices to be a lead device of the network, and therefore establishes a wireless link (e.g., an only wireless link) communicatively connecting any of the self-healing network devices to other devices/servers on-board the vehicle and external to the network. Passenger-consumable content may be delivered between any device of the self-healing network and the other on-board, external devices via the lead wireless device, its established wireless link, and the communications backbone(s). Any wireless device of the self-healing network may serve as a hot spare for the lead wireless device, so that the self-healing network may automatically reconfigure to mitigate and recover from faults, e.g., by automatically forming multiple, mutually exclusive sub-self-healing networks, each of which has its own cooperatively selected lead wireless device.
G06F 15/16 - Associations de plusieurs calculateurs numériques comportant chacun au moins une unité arithmétique, une unité programme et un registre, p. ex. pour le traitement simultané de plusieurs programmes
H04L 69/40 - Dispositions, protocoles ou services de réseau indépendants de la charge utile de l'application et non couverts dans un des autres groupes de la présente sous-classe pour se remettre d'une défaillance d'une instance de protocole ou d'une entité, p. ex. protocoles de redondance de service, état de redondance de protocole ou redirection de service de protocole
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons
H04L 65/61 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet
Systems and methods for detecting and reducing signal interference affecting wireless communication with a mobile vehicle includes generating an interference signature based on a correlation multiple signal-quality characteristics of a desired target-signal that is received at an antenna assembly attached to the mobile vehicle, and adjusting the orientation of the antenna assembly based on a change or degradation in the interference signature to thereby improve wireless communication with the vehicle.
H01Q 3/10 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne utilisant un mouvement mécanique de l'ensemble d'antenne ou du système d'antenne pour faire varier deux coordonnées de l'orientation pour produire un balayage conique ou en spirale
H04B 17/12 - SurveillanceTests d’émetteurs pour l’étalonnage d’antennes d’émission, p. ex. de l’amplitude ou de la phase
H04B 17/336 - Rapport signal/interférence ou rapport porteuse/interférence
H01Q 3/24 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier l'orientation, par commutation de l'énergie fournie, d'un élément actif rayonnant à un autre, p. ex. pour commutation du lobe
Techniques, systems, devices, and methods for utilizing a mobile communicator for communicating with multiple satellites, e.g., simultaneously over an interval of time, are disclosed. The mobile communicator is disposed on a vehicle, and the multiple satellites may be disposed in different satellite constellations operating in different orbits. The mobile communicator establishes multiple communication links to the multiple satellites by utilizing only the set of antenna resources provided by a single antenna platform or array. Subsets of the antenna resources are dynamically apportioned and adapted, e.g., while the vehicle travels, to establish and maintain different communication links to different satellites via different spatial channels and their respective air interfaces to thereby maintain optimal satellite communicative connectivity. On-board connectivity services for personal electronic devices and/or other on-board applications may be supported by the disclosed techniques.
Systems and methods may provide connectivity to client electronic devices in a wireless communication network aboard aircraft or in another environment. During initial client device association with the wireless network, captive browser use at the client device may be minimized by directing the device to a fully-capable browser. Upon association, subsequent captivity probes transmitted by the client device may be detected and handled so as to prevent undesired re-launching of the captive browser at the client device.
Systems and methods may provide connectivity to client electronic devices in a wireless communication network aboard aircraft or in another environment. During initial client device association with the wireless network, captive browser use at the client device may be minimized by directing the device to a fully-capable browser. Upon association, subsequent captivity probes transmitted by the client device may be detected and handled so as to prevent undesired re-launching of the captive browser at the client device.
An aircraft-mounted mobile communicator for communicating with one or more satellites or base stations is disclosed. The aircraft-mounted mobile communicator includes a radome structure and one or more antenna elements embedded within or proximate to a shell of the radome structure that maximizes an aperture of the one or more antenna elements, wherein the one or more antenna elements are configured to operate over one or more frequency bands.
H01Q 1/42 - Enveloppes non intimement mécaniquement associées avec les éléments rayonnants, p. ex. radome
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
H01Q 1/40 - Éléments rayonnants recouverts avec, ou enrobés d'une matière protectrice
H01Q 1/48 - Moyens de mise à la terreÉcrans de terreContrepoids
H01Q 3/36 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la phase relative ou l’amplitude relative et l’énergie d’excitation entre plusieurs éléments rayonnants actifsDispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante faisant varier la phase par des moyens électriques avec des déphaseurs variables
Antennas used aboard aircraft to communicate with satellites or ground stations may have complex antenna patterns, which may vary as the aircraft moves throughout a given coverage area. Techniques are disclosed for dynamically adjusting the instantaneous power fed to an antenna system to ensure that the antenna transmits at the regulatory or coordinated effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) spectral limit. The antenna may transmit, in accordance with aircraft location and attitude, steerable beam patterns at different scan and skew angle combinations, causing variations in antenna gain and fluctuations in the transmitted EIRP. Using on-board navigational data, an antenna gain and ESD limit may be calculated for a particular scan and skew angle, which may be used to adjust power fed to the antenna such that the antenna transmits substantially at maximum allowable EIRP as the steerable beam pattern is adjusted.
H01Q 3/28 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la phase relative ou l’amplitude relative et l’énergie d’excitation entre plusieurs éléments rayonnants actifsDispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante faisant varier l'amplitude
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
G01S 19/02 - Détails des installations de contrôle terrestres ou spatiales
H01Q 3/26 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la phase relative ou l’amplitude relative et l’énergie d’excitation entre plusieurs éléments rayonnants actifsDispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante
H04W 16/28 - Structures des cellules utilisant l'orientation du faisceau
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
Systems and methods are provided to authenticating an electronic device with a wireless network using a presence-based authentication process. As part of the presence-based authentication process, an authentication entity may receive a registration message from an electronic device. The authentication entity may respond to the registration message by transmitting an authentication challenge associated with providing access to the wireless network and/or network feature thereof. If the electronic device provides a successful response to the authentication challenge, then the authentication entity may authenticate the electronic device to utilize the wireless network and/or network feature thereof.
G06F 21/00 - Dispositions de sécurité pour protéger les calculateurs, leurs composants, les programmes ou les données contre une activité non autorisée
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
Communication systems and methods for routing data selecting via unicast paths and multicast path are disclosed. An example communication system includes: a satellite; a satellite modem configured to operate within a movable vehicle, wherein the satellite modem is configured to communicatively couple with the satellite, and wherein the satellite modem is configured to convey data, received from the satellite over a forward link (FL), to a user device within the vehicle; and a satellite ground station having a multicast server, wherein the multicast server is configured to select one of a unicast mode or a multicast mode for the FL based upon a measured receive signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) associated with the satellite modem, wherein the satellite communicates with the satellite modem over the FL in the selected one of the unicast mode or the multicast mode.
H04W 4/06 - Répartition sélective de services de diffusion, p. ex. service de diffusion/multidiffusion multimédiaServices à des groupes d’utilisateursServices d’appel sélectif unidirectionnel
H04B 17/336 - Rapport signal/interférence ou rapport porteuse/interférence
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p. ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
A method and system facilitate communication between a constellation of satellites and a mobile platform-mounted mobile communicator. The method and system may include the use of a first antenna suited for operation using a first frequency band in a first geographic region and a second antenna suited for operation using either the first or a second frequency band in a second geographic region. The method and system may use a controller to determine which antenna to activate based on one or more of a geographic indicator or a signal indicator. The system used by the method to facilitate the communication may have one or more enclosures over the antennas and controller for mounting to a mobile platform.
H01Q 1/27 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les corps mobiles
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
H01Q 1/42 - Enveloppes non intimement mécaniquement associées avec les éléments rayonnants, p. ex. radome
H01Q 3/24 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier l'orientation, par commutation de l'énergie fournie, d'un élément actif rayonnant à un autre, p. ex. pour commutation du lobe
H01Q 3/26 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la phase relative ou l’amplitude relative et l’énergie d’excitation entre plusieurs éléments rayonnants actifsDispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante
H01Q 21/22 - Réseaux d'unités d'antennes, de même polarisation, excitées individuellement et espacées entre elles les unités d'antennes du réseau étant excitées d'une façon non uniforme en amplitude ou en phase, p. ex. réseau à prises ou réseau bidirectionnel
H01Q 21/28 - Combinaisons d'unités ou systèmes d'antennes sensiblement indépendants et n’interagissant pas entre eux
H01Q 25/02 - Antennes ou systèmes d'antennes fournissant au moins deux diagrammes de rayonnement fournissant des diagrammes de somme et de différence
Techniques, systems, devices, and methods for utilizing a mobile communicator for communicating with multiple satellites, e.g., simultaneously over an interval of time, are disclosed. The mobile communicator is disposed on a vehicle, and the multiple satellites may be disposed in different satellite constellations operating in different orbits. The mobile communicator establishes multiple communication links to the multiple satellites by utilizing only the set of antenna resources provided by a single antenna platform or array. Subsets of the antenna resources are dynamically apportioned and adapted, e.g., while the vehicle travels, to establish and maintain different communication links to different satellites via different spatial channels and their respective air interfaces to thereby maintain optimal satellite communicative connectivity. On-board connectivity services for personal electronic devices and/or other on-board applications may be supported by the disclosed techniques.
A dynamic satellite load balancing system measures geographic position and travel information of in-flight aircraft in a fleet of aircraft equipped to establish in-flight connectivity services from a plurality of satellite beams. The in-flight aircraft include an on-board satellite map program with satellite map parameters to indicate which satellite beam of a group of available satellite beams is the most desirable based on the in-flight aircraft's geographic location. The system selects in-flight aircraft, determines load balanced satellite map parameters for the selected aircraft, and transmits the load balanced satellite map parameters to the aircraft to assemble load balanced satellite map programs to relieve wireless data communication saturation conditions on one or more of the satellite beams. The dynamic satellite load balancing system may transmit the load balanced satellite map parameters over an existing satellite data connection to make up-to-date adjustments to the communications load among the group of available satellite beams.
Novel techniques for pooling the available transmit power of a beam across the subcarriers that are or that are scheduled to be in use (and not across all available subcarriers) are disclosed. The scheduled subcarriers may be located in the same or different carriers of a modulation transmitter modulation system, and the pooled transmit power may be allocated or distributed across the scheduled subcarriers of the beam. Modulation symbols or resource elements may be transmitted in accordance with allocated, per-subcarrier power budgets, thereby maximizing the SNIR of signals that are transmitted in the beam via the scheduled subcarriers. Additionally, the allocation of the pooled transmit power to various subcarriers may continuously and/or dynamically vary over time, e.g., based on traffic demands, interference characteristics, etc., as well as based on subsequent scheduling of subcarriers to transmit subsequent modulation symbols or resource elements.
H04W 52/34 - Gestion du TPC, c.-à-d. partage de la quantité limitée de puissance entre les utilisateurs ou les canaux ou encore les types de données, p. ex. charge des cellules
H04L 5/00 - Dispositions destinées à permettre l'usage multiple de la voie de transmission
H04W 16/14 - Dispositions de partage du spectre de fréquence
H04W 52/24 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] le TPC étant effectué selon des paramètres spécifiques utilisant le rapport signal sur parasite [SIR Signal to Interference Ratio] ou d'autres paramètres de trajet sans fil
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Systems and methods for detecting satellite-based communication interference
Systems and methods for detecting and reducing signal interference affecting wireless communication with a mobile vehicle includes generating an interference signature based on a correlation multiple signal-quality characteristics of a desired target-signal that is received at an antenna assembly attached to the mobile vehicle, and adjusting the orientation of the antenna assembly based on a change or degradation in the interference signature to thereby improve wireless communication with the vehicle.
H01Q 3/10 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne utilisant un mouvement mécanique de l'ensemble d'antenne ou du système d'antenne pour faire varier deux coordonnées de l'orientation pour produire un balayage conique ou en spirale
H04B 17/12 - SurveillanceTests d’émetteurs pour l’étalonnage d’antennes d’émission, p. ex. de l’amplitude ou de la phase
H04B 17/336 - Rapport signal/interférence ou rapport porteuse/interférence
H01Q 3/24 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier l'orientation, par commutation de l'énergie fournie, d'un élément actif rayonnant à un autre, p. ex. pour commutation du lobe
