Dynamic adaptation of trigger thresholds to manage when data messages are transmitted

US8639401B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Louis J. Bailey · Covington, US
• Ryan D. Hale · Kent, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 20, 2011
• Grant date: Jan 28, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 20, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G5/55
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for remotely setting a value for a trigger threshold variable used by a processor unit onboard an aircraft to determine if and when a data message should be transmitted from the aircraft. The method comprises the following steps performed by a computer: (a) obtaining data representing a flight plan or flight trajectory of the aircraft and flight information; (b) obtaining data representing business considerations; (c) computing a value of the trigger threshold variable as a function of at least the flight plan or flight trajectory data and the business considerations data; and (d) constructing a trigger threshold data message containing the computed value of the trigger threshold variable.