Abstract: A mobile device for communicating with aircraft related systems, a device system comprising a plurality of such mobile devices, a system comprising such a mobile device and one or more aircraft related systems, and an aircraft comprising such a device system. According to a device embodiment, a mobile device comprises: a system interface via which the device is connectable to aircraft-related systems including one or more onboard systems provided onboard an aircraft and one or more off-board systems; and a control unit operable in a first mode to communicate, via the system interface, with the one or more onboard systems and operable in a second mode to communicate, via the system interface, with the one or more off-board systems.

Abstract: A wearable device for operating one or more aircraft related systems, a device system comprising a plurality of such wearable devices, a system comprising such a wearable device and one or more aircraft related systems, and an aircraft comprising such a device system. The wearable device comprises: a user interface configured to receive a user input and to output information corresponding to the received user input; a system interface to connect the wearable device to the aircraft related systems; and a control unit configured to communicate with the aircraft related systems via the system interface to operate at least one of the aircraft related systems and to receive information from at least one of the aircraft related systems. The user interface is further configured to output the information received from the at least one of the aircraft related systems.

Abstract: A mobile device for communicating with aircraft related systems, a device system comprising a plurality of such mobile devices, a system comprising such a mobile device and one or more aircraft related systems, and an aircraft comprising such a device system. According to a device embodiment, a mobile device comprises: a system interface via which the device is connectable to aircraft-related systems including one or more onboard systems provided onboard an aircraft and one or more off-board systems; and a control unit operable in a first mode to communicate, via the system interface, with the one or more onboard systems and operable in a second mode to communicate, via the system interface, with the one or more off-board systems.

Abstract: A wearable device for operating one or more aircraft related systems, a device system comprising a plurality of such wearable devices, a system comprising such a wearable device and one or more aircraft related systems, and an aircraft comprising such a device system. The wearable device comprises: a user interface configured to receive a user input and to output information corresponding to the received user input; a system interface to connect the wearable device to the aircraft related systems; and a control unit configured to communicate with the aircraft related systems via the system interface to operate at least one of the aircraft related systems and to receive information from at least one of the aircraft related systems. The user interface is further configured to output the information received from the at least one of the aircraft related systems.

Abstract: Operating assemblies and installed components of a vehicle are represented by representational objects such as icons, graphic images and symbols on a touch-sensitive display screen. A matrix with matrix fields defined by the intersection of rows and columns is superimposed on the objects on the display screen. A rectangular region of the matrix is selected by touching two corner points, for example. All of the objects located in matrix fields that are entirely within, or at least partially within, or at least partially within or bordering on the selected rectangular region, are selected. Once the group of objects is selected, the entire group of the operating assemblies and installed components of the vehicle represented by the selected group of objects is operated or actuated simultaneously together as a group.

Abstract: Operating assemblies and installed components of a vehicle are represented by representational objects such as icons, graphic images and symbols on a touch-sensitive display screen. A matrix with matrix fields defined by the intersection of rows and columns is superimposed on the objects on the display screen. A rectangular region of the matrix is selected by touching two corner points, for example. All of the objects located in matrix fields that are entirely within, or at least partially within, or at least partially within or bordering on the selected rectangular region, are selected. Once the group of objects is selected, the entire group of the operating assemblies and installed components of the vehicle represented by the selected group of objects is operated or actuated simultaneously together as a group.

Abstract: Digital data in the form of a light signal is to be transmitted through an optical network of optical waveguides joined together at passive node points. The node points split or branch off the light signal from a primary waveguide into secondary or branch waveguides. The passive node points include special coupling surfaces respectively a coupling body including a flat surface and a prismatic structure arranged at the junction or head end of the secondary waveguide. The respective coupling surface or coupling body achieves an exactly defined maximum reflection of the light in the primary waveguide, i.e. constrains a major proportion of the light within the primary waveguide. Thus, maximum light power is maintained and transmitted along the primary waveguide, and at each node point a defined minimum light power is coupled into the respective secondary waveguides.