Patent ID: 8239575
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for interfacing multiple aviation related communication systems and capable of bidirectional communication, comprising the steps of: receiving incoming aviation related information from a plurality of transmitting parties, the parties associated with one or more aviation related communication systems, the one or more aviation communication systems transmitting information using a plurality of different formats, said incoming aviation related information being in a plurality of different formats; determining a format of said incoming aviation related information from a plurality of possible formats of said incoming aviation related information from said plurality of transmitting parties; identifying at least one receiving party; determining a plurality of different outgoing formats of outgoing aviation related information for said at least one receiving party; transforming said incoming aviation related information into at least one format required of said outgoing aviation related information; and transmitting said outgoing aviation related information to said at least one receiving party; wherein at least one transmitting party may be one of said receiving parties in a subsequent aviation related information exchange, such that bidirectional communications may be accomplished.