US 12,150,061 B2
Aviation connectivity gateway module for remote data offload
Matt Dondoneau, Horace, ND (US); Johan Wiig, Billancourt (FR); Ross Eickhoff, Fargo, ND (US); Andy Stromme, Billings, MT (US); Justin Koob, Harwood, ND (US); Bradley T. Cyr, Duluth, MN (US); Austin Matthew Murch, Esko, MN (US); and David Andrew Rathbun, Hermantown, MN (US)
Assigned to Cirrus Design Corporation
Filed by Cirrus Design Corporation, Duluth, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/134,975.
Application 18/134,975 is a continuation of application No. 17/104,500, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,659,490.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/941,443, filed on Nov. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0254772 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/42 (2018.01); H04W 36/26 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 76/22 (2018.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/0235 (2013.01) [H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 4/42 (2018.02); H04W 36/26 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 76/22 (2018.02); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aviation connectivity gateway module for remotely offloading aircraft data from avionics of an aircraft, the avionics including a plurality of sensors, the aviation connectivity gateway module comprising:
a processor configured to receive a remote wake-up command when the avionics are in a powered off state and the aircraft is not flying, the remote wake-up command indicating an invocation to wake up and power on the avionics to obtain sensor readings from the sensors; and
a first communication element configured to communicatively couple the processor to the avionics when the processor receives the remote wake-up command;
a second communication element configured to communicatively couple the processor to a remote computing device; and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
power on the avionics when the processor receives the remote wake-up command;
obtain the aircraft data from the avionics when the avionics have been powered on; and
transmit the aircraft data to the remote computing device via the second communication element so as to remotely acquire aircraft data when the avionics are in the powered off state and the aircraft is not flying.