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

Claim 16:
17. A method for aggregating flight data for a plurality of aircraft by one or more portable electronic devices, the method comprising:
monitoring, by an individual portable electronic device, flight data from a corresponding aircraft, wherein the one or more portable electronic devices each include a plurality of sensors that monitor the flight data from the corresponding aircraft;
determining, by the individual portable electronic device, that an insight event indicating an incident of significance is presently occurring upon the corresponding aircraft, wherein the insight event indicates an incident of significance is presently occurring upon the corresponding aircraft, and 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;
transmitting, by the individual portable electronic device, the flight data collected during the insight event to one or more central computers;
receiving, by the one or more central computers, the flight data collected during the insight event from the individual portable electronic device; and
determining, by the one or more central computers, one or more overall flight data patterns based on the flight data collected during the insight event and historical data stored in one or more databases, wherein the historical data represents previously collected flight data associated with insight events that occurred upon the plurality of aircraft, and wherein the individual portable electronic device determines the insight event by:
monitoring the plurality of sensors of the individual portable electronic device for one or more parameters;
comparing, by the individual portable electronic device, 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;
determining the one or more parameters follow the predetermined trend; and, in response to determining the one or more parameters follow the predetermined trend, determining the insight event is presently occurring upon the corresponding aircraft.