Abstract: The present invention proposes an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) architecture and process, in which priority aircraft and ADS-B IN and radar traffic information are included in the transmission of data through the telemetry communications to a remote ground control station. The present invention further proposes methods for displaying general aviation traffic information in three and/or four dimension trajectories using an industry standard Earth browser for increased situation awareness and enhanced visual acquisition of traffic for conflict detection. The present invention enable the applications of enhanced visual acquisition of traffic, traffic alerts, and en-route and terminal surveillance used to augment pilot situational awareness through ADS-B IN display and information in three or four dimensions for self-separation awareness.

Abstract: The present invention proposes an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) architecture and process, in which priority aircraft and ADS-B IN traffic information are included in the transmission of data through the telemetry communications to a remote ground control station. The present invention further proposes methods for displaying general aviation traffic information in three and/or four dimension trajectories using an industry standard Earth browser for increased situation awareness and enhanced visual acquisition of traffic for conflict detection. The present invention enable the applications of enhanced visual acquisition of traffic, traffic alerts, and en-route and terminal surveillance used to augment pilot situational awareness through ADS-B IN display and information in three or four dimensions for self-separation awareness.

Abstract: The invention is a process for prioritizing messages from a first computer system having at least one computer connected to a first edge router to be sent to a second computer system having at least one computer connected to a second edge router, the process includes the steps of: 1) providing priority status from the at least one first computer to the at the first edge router; 2) determining the priority status of the message by the first edge router; 3) prioritizing the sending of the message by the first edge router; 4) encrypting the priority status prior to sending the message to the at least one second computer a the selected priority status; and 5) upon receiving the encrypted message, the second edge router decrypts the priority status of the message and sends it to the at least one second computer at the selected priority status.