Patent ID: 11955015
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A flight data aggregation system for a plurality of aircraft, the flight data aggregation system comprising:
one or more portable electronic devices that each monitor flight data from one of the plurality of aircraft, wherein the one or more portable electronic devices include a plurality of sensors that monitor the flight data associated with one of the plurality of aircraft, wherein an individual portable electronic device is configured to:
receive the flight data collected during an insight event, wherein the insight event includes one of the following: landing distance, out, OOOI times, takeoff distance, phase of flight, a congested taxiway, flight level change, holding, height loss during the climb phase of flight, lavatory use, de-icing or anti-icing status, runway surface conditions, GPS spoofing or jamming events, and crew punctuality and location tracking;
monitor the plurality of sensors for one or more parameters;
compare one or more parameters with a predetermined trend representing a change in value of the one or more parameters, wherein the predetermined trend signifies the insight event is presently occurring;
determine the one or more parameters follow the predetermined trend;
in response to determining the one or more parameters follow the predetermined trend, determine the insight event is presently occurring upon the corresponding aircraft; and
in response to determining that the insight event is presently occurring, transmit the flight data associated with the insight event;

one or more central computers in electronic communication with the individual portable electronic device, wherein each central computer includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing data into one or more databases and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes each of the one or more central computers to:
receive the flight data associated with the insight event from the individual portable electronic device; and
determine one or more overall flight data patterns based on the flight data associated with the insight event received from the portable electronic device and historical data stored in the one or more databases, wherein the historical data represents previously collected flight data associated with insight events that occurred upon the plurality of aircraft.