Patent ID: 9232345
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for close proximity vehicular data transmission, comprising: detecting, by a processor onboard a vehicle, a predetermined condition for activating a short range radio frequency (RF) transceiver onboard the vehicle, wherein the onboard short range RF transceiver is configured to transmit and receive signals within a limited distance from the onboard short range RF transceiver; activating, by the processor, the onboard short range RF transceiver in response to at least detecting the predetermined condition, wherein the vehicle is an aircraft and wherein activating the onboard short range RF transceiver comprises activating the onboard short range RF transceiver in response to detecting a weight on wheels condition of the aircraft; establishing a communications link between the onboard short range RF transceiver and a predetermined mobile communications device assigned to a particular crew member; and transmitting vehicular data from the onboard short range RF transceiver to the predetermined mobile communications device.