US 11,711,238 B2
Methods for operator control unit and payload communication
Stevyn Pompelio, Morris Township, NJ (US)
Filed by Stevyn Pompelio, Morris Township, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/896,129.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/864,551, filed on Jun. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0403822 A1, Dec. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 12/40052 (2013.01) [H04L 12/40084 (2013.01); H04L 12/40117 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of communication between at least one payload and a platform, comprising:
physically coupling the at least one payload to a platform so that a surface of the at least one payload is in contact with a surface of the platform;
providing power to the at least one payload via the platform;
periodically sending an identification message from the at least one payload to the physically coupled platform via a serial bus;
decoding the identification message with the platform and sending a response message to the at least one payload;
requesting access to one or more ethernet busses supplied by the platform;
enabling the one or more ethernet busses only after confirmation of a proper identification message;
sending a Qt Modeling Language (QML) file from the at least one payload to an operator control unit, the QML file defining user and logical interface requirements;
sending an Extensible Markup Language (XML) service definition from the at least one payload to the operator control unit;
parsing the XML service definitions; and
generating Human Machine Interface (HMI) mapping and button drawings for each of the at least one payload.