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2003 Grant Number: 6845302 Grant Date: 18.01.2005 Publication Kind : B2

IPC: G06F 7/00 G05D 1/00 G PHYSICS 06 COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or con tent of the data handled G PHYSICS 05 CONTROLLING; REGULATING D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1 Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air, or spa ce vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot Applicants: Inventors: Moretto Jose Paul Agents: The Maxham Firm Priority Data: 10353141 27.01.2003 US 60354412 07.02.2002 US Title: (EN) Airliner irreversible-control anti-hijack system Abstract: (EN) Directed toward universal commercial-airliner application as an air/ground-lifes aving function, this cost-effective retrofitable system enables airliner-pilots to conveniently actuate an inconspicuous AIRCIA /enable-switch, thereby instantly di sabling onboard flight-commands to render the airliner's guidance-system irretri evably placed into total reliance upon its existing autopilot-system in RF-commu nication with encrypted remote ground/air-intercept personnel. Acting to virtual ly confound any criminal-attempt by a hijacker to commandeer an airliner, the ai rliner thus becomes flown only as directed by an authorized remote/flight-contro l station in cooperation with the airliner's remotely-reprogrammed onboard avion ics-system, automatically vectoring the airliner to land safely via the existing avionics/autopilot-system at a designated airport. The AIRCIA -system is initiall y verified for flight-worthiness operation upon every routine preflight/check-li st procedure, its master ECU/restore-switch being accessible externally of the a ircraft-interior. Support-system options include SmartCard-interfacing, and autom atic is engagement of AIRCIA -system in event of natural-cause pilot-incapacitatio n, and ATI(automatic/tranquil-Infusion) which introduces tranquilizing-gas into the airliner's entire interior. ====================================================================== http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US41415239

Application Number: 10919169 Application Date: 16.08.2004 Publication Number: 20060032978 Publication Date: 16.02.2006 Grant Number: 7840317 Grant Date: 23.11.2010 Publication Kind : B2

IPC: G06F 17/00 G06F 19/00 G PHYSICS 06 COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 17 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions G PHYSICS 06 COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 19 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications Applicants: MATOS JEFFREY A MILDE JR KARL F Inventors: Matos Jeffrey A. Milde, Jr. Karl F. Agents: Milde, Jr. Karl F. Eckert Seamans Cherin &; Mellott, LLC Priority Data: Title: (EN) Method and system for controlling a hijacked aircraft Abstract: (EN) A method and apparatus for controlling the flight of an aircraft in the event of an in-flight emergency is disclosed. The apparatus includes: (a) a remote flight control, located separate and apart from said aircraft, for remote flight control of said aircraft by a remote human pilot; (b) an onboard manual flight control on the aircraft for manual flight control o f the aircraft by an onboard human pilot; (c) an onboard autopilot on the aircraft for automatic flight control of the air craft; (d) a device for detecting an in-flight emergency on board the aircraft, when th e onboard pilot is incapable of properly manually flying said first aircraft due to an attack upon the aircraft or its occupants, including its onboard human pi lots, or due to any other incapacity of the onboard human pilots, and producing an in-flight emergency signal in response thereto; and (e) an onboard remote piloting device on the aircraft for receiving the in-fligh t emergency control signal and control signals from said remote flight control d evice and allowing the control of the aircraft by the remote human pilot and pre venting flight control by any person on board the aircraft. ===============================================================

http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2012060942 WO2012060942) AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFT IN THE EVENT OF FLIGHT CREW INCAP ACITY

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pub. No.: WO/2012/060942 International Application No.: PCT/US2011/0531 14 Publication Date: 10.05.2012 International Filing Date: 23.09.2011 IPC: G05D 1/00 (2006.01), B64D 45/00 (2006.01) G PHYSICS 05 CONTROLLING; REGULATING D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1 Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air, or spa ce vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot B PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING 64 AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS D EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT S OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS 45 Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for Applicants: THE BOEING COMPANY [US/US]; 100 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illi nois 60606-2016 (US) (For All Designated States Except US). RIGHI, Luigi P. [US/US]; (US) (For US Only). TALBOT, Mark A. [US/US]; (US) (For US Only). WELLBROOK, Gregory M. [US/US]; (US) (For US Only) Inventors: RIGHI, Luigi P.; (US). TALBOT, Mark A.; (US). WELLBROOK, Gregory M.; (US) Agent: FIELDS, Kevin G; The Boeing Company P.O. Box 2515 MC 110-SD54 Seal Beach , California 90740-1515 (US) Priority Data: 12/939,216 04.11.2010 US Title (EN) AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFT IN THE EVENT OF FLIGHT CREW INCAPAC ITY (FR) COMMANDE AUTOMATIQUE D'UN ARONEF INTERVENANT EN CAS D'INCAPACIT DU PERSONNEL NAVIGANT Abstract: (EN)A method for automatic control of an aircraft in event of flight crew incapa

city may include determining any incapacity of the flight crew. The method may a lso include providing a message requiring acknowledgement from the flight crew i n response determining incapacity of the flight crew. The method may additionall y include commanding an auto pilot to control the aircraft in response to not re ceiving acknowledgement from the flight crew. (FR)L'invention concerne un procd de commande automatique d'un aronef en cas d'inca pacit du personnel navigant qui peut inclure une fonction visant dterminer son inc apacit. Le procd peut en outre inclure la fourniture d'un message demandant en rpons e un accus de rception des pilotes pour dterminer l'incapacit du personnel navigant. Le procd peut en outre inclure l'action de commander un autopilote de prendre le contrle de l'aronef si l'accus de rception du personnel navigant n'est pas reu. Designated States: AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW) Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM) European Patent Office (EPO) (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR , GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE , SI, SK, SM, TR) African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, G N, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Publication Language: English (EN) Filing Language: English (EN) ==================================================================== US20130246574) Onboard Electronic Distribution System

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IPC: H04L 29/08 H ELECTRICITY

04 ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 29 Arrangements, apparatus, circuits or systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04L1/-H04L27/136 02 Communication control; Communication processing 06 characterised by a protocol 08 Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure Applicants: THE BOEING COMPANY THE BOEING COMPANY Inventors: Kimberly Greg A. Fuchs Ludwin Gould Todd William McLain Fred J. Morgan Christopher J. Priority Data: Title: (EN) Onboard Electronic Distribution System Abstract: (EN) A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for trans ferring information with an aircraft. A connection is established between an onb oard electronic distribution system executing in an aircraft data processing sys tem in the aircraft and an on ground component. Responsive to a request for a co mmand from the on ground component, the command for execution is identified. The identified command is sent to the onboard electronic distribution system from a n on ground component. A transaction identifier is assigned to the command. A tr ansaction associated with the command is maintained on the onboard electronic di stribution system and the on ground component using the transaction identifier. An uplink is initiated by the on ground component. An aircraft software part is sent to the onboard electronic distribution system from the on ground component to perform the uplink. A status of a transfer of the aircraft software part on g round component is stored. ============================================================== http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US40599614 US08589020) Updating identity information in aircraft network data processing s ystems

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http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US95638706 Application Number: 13306528 Application Date: 29.11.2011 Publication Number: 08589020 Publication Date: 19.11.2013 Grant Number: 08589020 Grant Date: 19.11.2013 Publication Kind : B1

IPC: G06F G21C G06F

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G PHYSICS 01 MEASURING; TESTING M TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCT URES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 17 Testing of vehicles G PHYSICS 06 COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 7 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or con tent of the data handled G PHYSICS 21 NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING C NUCLEAR REACTORS 17 Monitoring; Testing G PHYSICS 06 COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 11 Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring 30 Monitoring Applicants: Angus Ian Gareth The Boeing Company Venema Steven Craig Inventors: Angus Ian Gareth Venema Steven Craig Agents: Yee & Associates, P.C. Priority Data: Title: (EN) Updating identity information in aircraft network data processing s ystems Abstract: (EN) A method and apparatus for updating identity information in an aircraft network data processing system on an aircraft. A data processing device is connected to the aircraft network data processing system. Updated identity information and a digital signature for the updated identity information are received by the aircr aft network data processing system from the data processing device. The aircraft network data processing system determines whether the digital signature is corr ect and whether the updated identity information is newer than current identity information stored in persistent storage in the aircraft network data processing

system. Responsive to determinations that the digital signature is correct and that the updated identity information is newer than the current identity informa tion, the updated identity information is stored in the persistent storage in th e aircraft network data processing system. ================================================================= US6675076) System, autopilot supplement assembly and method for increasing auto pilot control authority

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IPC: G05D 1/08 G05D 1/00 B64C 13/22 G PHYSICS 05 CONTROLLING; REGULATING D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1 Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air, or spa ce vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot 08 Control of attitude, i.e. control of roll, pitch, or yaw G PHYSICS 05 CONTROLLING; REGULATING D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 1 Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air, or spa ce vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot B PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING 64 AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS C AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 13 Control systems or transmitting systems for actuating flying-control surfaces , lift-increasing flaps, air brakes, or spoilers 02 Initiating means 16 actuated automatically, e.g. responsive to gust detectors 22 readily revertible to personal control

Applicants: The Boeing Company Inventors: Moody, Larry A. Agents: Alston & Bird LLP Priority Data: 10277572 21.10.2002 US Title: (EN) System, autopilot supplement assembly and method for increasing aut opilot control authority Abstract: (EN) A system is provided for increasing autopilot control authority in a vehicle, su ch as aircraft including mechanical control systems. The system includes an auto pilot system, a control element and an autopilot supplement assembly. The autopi lot system can automatically control the vehicle by applying a variable autopilo t force to control surfaces. The control element can control the vehicle by appl ying a variable control force to control surfaces, where the control force acts counter to the autopilot force. The autopilot supplement assembly can measure th e control force and, in turn, determine a variable supplemental force. Thereafte r, the autopilot supplement assembly can apply the supplemental force to the con trol surfaces such that the sum of the supplemental force and the autopilot forc e is greater than the control force. Thus, the system may provide the benefits o f systems that require full control authority to vehicles such as aircraft that include mechanical control systems.