US 11,995,994 B2
Method and system for connecting one or more applications of an electronic device to one or more avionics systems
Victor Mario Leal Herrera, Querétaro (MX); Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth, Caledonia, MI (US); MacKenzie Dylan Cumings, Wyoming, MI (US); and Daniel Ross DeVette, Kentwood, MI (US)
Assigned to GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/148,060.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/962,387, filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0225175 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 8/60 (2018.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 5/0021 (2013.01) [B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G06F 8/60 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/003 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0075 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A method of authorizing an application of an electronic device to communicate with at least one avionics system, the method comprising;
initiating an authorization process between the electronic device and the at least one avionics system;
receiving, in the electronic device, a specialized data key authorizing a receiving of data from the at least one avionics system;
storing the specialized data key in memory associated with an operating system (OS);
requesting, by the application of the electronic device, the specialized data key from the systems;
in response to being authorized by the avionics system, receiving data in the authorized application from the at least one avionics system;
generating, by a second application, one of a system or an Operating System (OS)-based request to interact with the at least one avionics system;
and in response to generating the request to interact with the at least one avionics system, generating a request to acquire the specialized data key from the OS.