Patent ID: 9655073
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04B,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of sending communications from a server to electronic devices aboard an aircraft, the method comprising: determining that an electronic device has previously completed a registration with the server, the electronic device connected to an on-board communications network of the aircraft, the registration indicating an aircraft registration that uniquely identifies the aircraft, wherein as part of the registration the server updates a location of the electronic device with a home location register (HLR); after the at least one electronic device completes the registration, connecting to the HLR that stores an international mobile station identity (IMSI) of the electronic device registered with the server; identifying, by a processor, (1) the aircraft registration and (2) the IMSI associated with the electronic device; determining information associated with the aircraft; generating, by the processor, a text-based message comprising at least a portion of the information associated with the aircraft; transmitting the text-based message to the on-board communications network for delivery to the electronic device according to the IMSI; generating a usage report indicating a number of text-based messages collectively received by the electronic device and at least one additional electronic device of the electronic devices aboard the aircraft; and providing the usage report to a transport services provider associated with the aircraft.