US 12,230,143 B1
Continuous remote maintenance and monitoring of radio equipment in an air traffic management environment
Paul Christopher Riley, Oklahoma City, OK (US); Eli Velazquez, Jr., Oaklohoma City, OK (US); Jessica Anne Horner, Warr Acres, OK (US); and Tyler Joseph Darr, Saint Joseph, OK (US)
Assigned to The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City Airport, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/785,175.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/552,713, filed on Feb. 13, 2024.
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 5/0004 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for remotely monitoring communications equipment, comprising:
at least one communications remote monitoring panel (CRMP) operatively coupled to a plurality of radios, the at least one CRMP configured for transmitting and receiving messages comprising queries for information relating to radio functionality to and information responsive to the queries for information from the plurality of radios using one of a plurality of communication specifications, comprising a first communication specification and a second communication specification different from the first communication specification,
wherein a first of the plurality of radios is configured to communicate using the first communication specification and a second of the plurality of radios is configured to communicate using the second communication specification, and
wherein the at least one CRMP is further configured to determine, for each of at least the first radio and the second radio, an applicable communication specification, from the plurality of communications specifications, for communicating with the first radio and second radio, and to transmit the messages to the first radio and the second radio using an applicable communication specification.