Patent ID: 6907635

Claim:
A method of remotely controlling a passenger boarding bridge from an aircraft having a doorway, comprising: providing an input signal via a control module disposed aboard the aircraft to at least one transmitter, the at least one transmitter also disposed aboard the aircraft; transmitting a first electromagnetic signal forming a beacon and a second electromagnetic signal for providing control signal information using the at least one transmitter, the control signal information relating to the provided input sianal, and the beacon for indicating an origin thereof, a location of said origin for use in aligning the passenger boarding bridge with the doorway of the aircraft, the location being a known location within the aircraft; receiving the beacon and the second electromagnetic signal using at least one receiver disposed at a location remote from the at least one transmitter; and, displacing an aircraft docking end of the passenger boarding bridge in dependence upon the received beacon and the control signal information, wherein the at least one receiver is not disposed on the aircraft.