Patent ID: 9095001
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of management of a wireless device in an aircraft using a processor of the device, comprising: configuring the wireless device by: automatically transitioning the wireless device using the processor from a normal mode to a disabled mode during aircraft takeoff; setting a first period of time based on parameters related to the aircraft takeoff; automatically transitioning the wireless device using the processor from the disabled mode to an airborne mode when the aircraft reaches cruise altitude and after expiry of the first period of time; automatically transitioning the wireless device using the processor from the airborne mode to the disabled mode during aircraft descent; setting a second period of time after transitioning the wireless device from the airborne mode to the disabled mode; and automatically transitioning the wireless device using the processor from the disabled mode to the normal mode after the aircraft has landed and after the expiry of the second period of time, the normal mode being a state of the device wherein both the device and a transmitter of the device are activated, the airborne mode being a state of the device wherein the device is activated and the transmitter is deactivated, and the disabled mode being a state of the device wherein both the device and the transmitter are deactivated.