Patent ID: 7908042
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: G07C,G08G,H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus, said method comprising: wirelessly communicating download data for a selected one of said avionics units from the data communication apparatus to an aircraft data services link in the aircraft, without adding any additional identifying information to said download data; using a processor in communication with the aircraft data services link to determine, from said download data, that said download data is to be received by said selected avionics unit; and using the processor to automatically control a switch to select one of a plurality of communication paths to different, independent avionics units, in response to said download data, that places the aircraft data services link in communication with said selected avionics unit in response to said download data; and electronically communicating said download data from said data communication apparatus, through said selected communication path established by said switch, to said selected avionics unit.