Inventors:
Roger R Brinkley - Woodinville WA, US
Timothy M Mitchell - Seattle WA, US
Jerry L Price - Sammamish WA, US
David R Lee - Renton WA, US
Assignee:
The Boeing Company - Chicago IL
International Classification:
G01C 23/00, G06F 17/00
US Classification:
701 3, 701 2, 701120, 455 66, 455 98, 4554121, 4554141, 455419, 4554262, 455431, 455899, 342 29, 342 33, 342 36
Abstract:
A method for wirelessly communicating data between a plurality of avionics units on an aircraft and a data communication apparatus. The method includes wirelessly communicating download data for one avionics unit from the data communication apparatus to an aircraft data services link in the aircraft; automatically switching a communication path from the aircraft data services link to the avionics unit responsive to the download data; and electronically communicating the download data from the data communication apparatus to the avionics unit via the automatically switched communication path.