Patent ID: 8340067

Claim:
A system for wirelessly transferring content between aircraft of a plurality of aircraft, the system comprising: a first local controller positioned on a first aircraft of the plurality of aircraft; a respective second local controller positioned on each of the other aircraft of the plurality of aircraft; wherein: each aircraft of the plurality of aircraft is positioned on the ground within a boundary of an airport; the airport is located outside a wireless range of all regional controllers, global controllers, repeaters, and base stations that form a GateSync system for distributing content to the plurality of aircraft whereby the plurality of aircraft cannot receive content from the GateSync system while positioned within the boundary of the airport; the first local controller operates to: establish wireless communication with one or more of the second local controllers; identify content assigned to but not available on the first local controller and the one or more second local controllers, the content assigned by an administrator; detect content available on the first local controller and the one or more second local controllers; control transfer of content between the first local controller and the one or more second local controllers such that the first local controller and the one or more second local controllers receive at least some assigned content that is available.