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Apparatus and method for providing live display of aircraft flight information

US6792340B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 2002
Grant dateSep 14, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 1, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G5/56
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing live display of aircraft flight information collects airline flight information from an airline reservation system and obtains aircraft location information based on secondary surveillance radar interrogation using dual frequencies. A central server integrates the airline flight information with the aircraft location information to produce aircraft flight information and provides live display of the aircraft flight information at an airline terminal.

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