US 11,783,714 B2
Method and system for synchronizing a flight management system with an external device
Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth, Caledonia, MI (US); Freda Mae Diemer, Wyoming, MI (US); and Thomas Craig Clinger, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Assigned to GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/682,729.
Prior Publication US 2021/0142681 A1, May 13, 2021
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01)
CPC G08G 5/0039 (2013.01) [G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); H04W 72/21 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An avionics system for an aircraft, the avionics system comprising:
a flight management system (FMS); and
an electronic flight bag (EFB) having a processor and communication link, and configured to:
generate at least one specialized message including multiple labels within the specialized message;
transmit at least one specialized header frame to a data network, the at least one specialized header frame including identification information relating to an impending transmission of a set of conforming data frames;
generate the set of conforming data frames, wherein each of the set of conforming data frames is indicated as one of the sets of conforming data frames by a single bit indicator relating the respective conforming data frame to the specialized header frame; and
transmit at least a subset of the set of conforming data frames to the data network;
wherein the FMS is configured to:
receive a transmission of data from the EFB;
attempt to load a portion of the transmission into a flight plan of the FMS;
determine if the load was successful;
generate a status message related thereto;
periodically output groups of data including a sequence number and a status message related to the sequence number; and
operate the aircraft according to the flight plan.