Aircraft cockpit telephony
US6650897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for interface of the passenger telephone communication system that is installed in many commercial aircraft with the flight crew communication console to allow the flight crew to originate and receive telephone communication over the passenger telephone communication system through their existing flight communication interface. That flight communication interface may be a headset with integral speaker and microphone, or it may be a cockpit speaker and hand microphone. A keypad or other similar hardware is also interfaced with the flight crew communication so that the flight crew may enter and transmit telephone numbers from the flight deck without disconnecting from their existing flight communication interface.
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