Patent ID: 9475590
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B64F,G07C,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of implementing a maintenance schedule for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, the method comprising: displaying, by a computing element of the maintenance system, a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft on a selected communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals, wherein the selected communication terminal is a control terminal; assigning, by the control terminal, a maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be performed by a user on a component of the aircraft to another communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals by causing an indication of the maintenance test to be displayed on the another communication terminal; assigning, by the control terminal, another maintenance test of the maintenance tests to be performed by at least one of the user or another user on another component of the aircraft to a further communication terminal of the multiple communication terminals by causing an indication of the another maintenance test to be displayed on the further communication terminal; sequentially assigning the another maintenance test to the further communication terminal after the maintenance test is identified as being completed on the another communication terminal; and upon completion of the maintenance tests, displaying a maintenance routine completion on the control terminal.