Patent ID: 6529706
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
An aircraft satellite system for distributing a direct broadcast satellite Internet service from an Internet to an aircraft comprising:the aircraft further comprising a direct broadcast satellite receiver system, back-channel communications system equipment, and an aircraft computer network said aircraft computer network further comprising: a serial data bus connected to the direct broadcast satellite receiver system for distributing the Internet service; an aircraft network server connected to the serial data bus for receiving the Internet service; a modem connected to the aircraft network server for sending and receiving data on the back-channel communications system equipment; and a client computer connected to the aircraft network server for browsing the Internet, entering URL requests, and receiving Internet service; a direct broadcast satellite said direct broadcast satellite transmitting the direct broadcast satellite Internet service to the direct broadcast satellite receiver system in the aircraft; a direct broadcast satellite ground station for transmitting the direct broadcast satellite Internet service to the direct broadcast satellite; and a wireless back-channel communications system for providing an interactive Internet service for the aircraft computer network using a unique ID for a client computer URL request said back-channel communications system further comprising a back-channel ground station for communicating with the aircraft wherein the back-channel communications system receives data from the modem comprising URL requests from the client computer and sends the URL request data to the back-channel ground station.