US 11,949,558 B2
Method and system for automatic configuration of a communications interface for a specialized data network of an aircraft
Víctor Mario Leal Herrera, Querétaro (MX); Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth, Caledonia, MI (US); and Jason Chung-Jo Ling, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/152,975.
Application 18/152,975 is a continuation of application No. 17/081,240, filed on Oct. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,558,256.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/926,809, filed on Oct. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0164031 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/08 (2022.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 67/141 (2022.01); H04L 69/329 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0876 (2013.01) [B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04L 69/329 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program configured to cause a computer to execute a method of automatic configuration of a communications interface of an aircraft data network, the method of automatic configuration comprising:
connecting an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) to the aircraft data network, the aircraft data network being one of a set of data networks defined by a communications data library defining a corresponding set of communications data library configurations;
attempting to open communication ports of the aircraft data network based on one of the set of communications data library configurations, defining a selected communications interface;
in response to attempting to open communication ports, receiving data from the aircraft data network;
determining, by a controller module, if the selected communications interface can interpret the received data; and
upon successful interpretation of the received data, operate the communications interface of the EFB in accordance with the selected communications interface.