Patent ID: 8606508

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: receiving a stream of electronic messages containing flight tracking information at a first server; selecting a subset of messages of said stream associated with a particular flight using a computer processor connected to said server; transmitting using a server at least a portion of said subset of messages over a digital network at a first rate as determined by the number of position reports per unit time; identifying, from said subset of messages, at least one dynamic characteristic of said particular flight selected from the group consisting of at gate, taxi, takeoff, cruising, speed, banking, altitude change, holding pattern and turn using a computer processor connected to said server; altering said first rate based on said at least one dynamic characteristic to establish a lower second rate as determined by the number of position reports per unit time, using a computer processor connected to said server; and transmitting using a server at least a second portion of said subset of messages over said digital network at said second rate by excluding from transmission data which has not been determined to be erroneous but which is merely in excess of that required to meet said lower second rate.