System and method for transmitting differential weather information to an in-flight aircraft

Systems and methods are provided for transmitting updated weather data to an in flight aircraft, The aircraft transmits a request for updates to a ground system that determines if the data has changed since the last transmission and transmits only the changed data. Data may be tailored to pilot pref...

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Hauptverfasser: REDNER, TRIP, BRABHAM, DAVID ALLEN, AGARWAL, ANAND, PAYASAM, SATYABHASKAR
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Zusammenfassung:Systems and methods are provided for transmitting updated weather data to an in flight aircraft, The aircraft transmits a request for updates to a ground system that determines if the data has changed since the last transmission and transmits only the changed data. Data may be tailored to pilot preferences or to pilot requests for data representing a predetermined history. REQUEST -202 FOR DELTA DATA WEATHER DATA -- 204 AND PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION "DATA NO DATA YES FETCH 208 212 UNCHANGED" CHANGED? DELTA DATA -UPLINK