Patent · US Expired

Device for allowing the use in an aircraft of radiocommunication means

US6269243A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1998
Grant dateJul 31, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for allowing the use in an aircraft (A) of a personal radiocommunication means (R), in particular a mobile telephone. According to the invention, said device (1) comprises a first antenna (2) outside the aircraft (A), a second antenna (3) inside the aircraft (A) and a transponder (4) which comprises a first electromagnetic wave (OE) transmission and reception system coupled to the first antenna (2), a second electromagnetic wave (oe) transmission and reception system coupled to the second antenna (3), a central unit and means of authority for compelling the radiocommunication means (R) to operate at reduced power.

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