Abstract: The application discloses a message transmission device for transmitting an SMS message of a mobile device from an aircraft to a ground system. The device comprising an onboard antenna which is connected to a base transceiver station for receiving the SMS message from the mobile device, means for forwarding the message to a mobile switching centre onboard the aircraft and means for emulating status messages. Furthermore, the message transmission device comprises means for transferring the status messages to the mobile device, a splitter for splitting the message into data packets and means for transmitting the data packets to the ground system.

Abstract: A method (49) for synchronizing flight information that comprises a step of connecting airborne components (21) of a flight information system (10) and ground-based components (24) of the flight information system (10), a step of comparing flight data stored with the airborne components (21) and content stored with the ground-based components (24), and a step of synchronising (66, 69) the airborne components (21) and the ground-based components (22).

Abstract: According to the application, a method for transmitting an encrypted aircraft related message is disclosed. A message is provided at one of a ground computer system or an aircraft computer system. The aircraft related message is arranged into data packets and at least one of the data packets is encrypted with an encryption key to obtain at least one encrypted data packet. The at least one encrypted data packet is transmitted from a sender to a recipient, wherein the sender is one of the ground computer system or the aircraft computer system, the recipient is the other one of the ground computer system or the aircraft computer system. The at least one encrypted data packet is received by a computer system of the recipient. A step of deciding whether the message is intended for the recipient's computer system is provided. The step of deciding comprises an attempt to decrypt the at least one encrypted data packet with an decryption key, and the decryption attempt comprises analyzing of the message content.

Abstract: The application discloses an aeronautical input/output device (70) for flight task management which comprises a display unit (90) with a housing (97), and a keyboard unit (91) which is adapted to communicate with the display unit (90). The housing (97) comprises a keyboard stowage area (87) for receiving the keyboard unit (91) into the keyboard stowage area (87), and the keyboard unit (91) is detachable from or attachable to the display unit (90). Furthermore, the input/output device (70) comprises a biometric identification means with a biometric sensor (83) and an interface to a database, the database comprising an authorized users list (24). Therein, the biometric sensor (83) is provided on a casing of the aeronautical input/output device. A locking device (85, 98, 99, 101, 103) is provided for detachably fastening the keyboard unit (91) to the display unit (90) and is configured to unlock in response to a predetermined signal of the biometric identification means.

Abstract: An aircraft computer system comprises an electronic flight bag computer and at least two server computers which are linked via a databus in a network configuration. The electronic flight bag computer and the at least two server computers are linked via respective control lines. At least one of the server computers is configured to change between an electronic flight bag mode and an in-flight entertainment mode in response to receiving a pre-determined signal via the control line. At least one of the server computers comprises at least two network switches and is configured to activate one of the at least two network switches and to deactivate the other one of the at least two network switches in response to the pre-determined signal via the control line.

Abstract: According to the application, a method for generating a flight route of an aircraft by an aircraft based computer system is disclosed. The method comprises the execution the following steps, which are executed by the aircraft based computer system. A mission specific data subset is received from a ground system. It is checked whether there are predefined routes from a departure airport to a destination airport. If it is determined that predefined route are available which are in accordance with over-flight permissions the predefined routes are used as a set of candidate routes for deriving a flight route. Otherwise, a set of proposed flight routes is generated which comprises at least one proposed flight route. Over-flight permissions are checked for the set of proposed flight routes. The steps of generating a set of proposed flight routes and of checking the over-flight permissions are repeated until at least one proposed flight route is found to be in accordance with the over-flight permissions.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an encoded aircraft related message comprises receiving an aircraft related text message for encoding, retrieving, based on the aircraft related text message, identity related data being related to the identity of a sender of the message or to the identity of a receiver of the message. The aircraft related text message is processed and an encoded message is generated using a text substitution process which is based on the identity related data. A destination message is derived from the encoded message, the destination message is arranged into at least one data packet, a data signal is generated from the at least one data packet and the data signal is transmitted between an aircraft and a ground based system.

Abstract: The application discloses a message transmission device for transmitting an SMS message of a mobile device from an aircraft to a ground system. The device comprising an onboard antenna which is connected to a base transceiver station for receiving the SMS message from the mobile device, means for forwarding the message to a mobile switching centre onboard the aircraft and means for emulating status messages. Furthermore, the message transmission device comprises means for transferring the status messages to the mobile device, a splitter for splitting the message into data packets and means for transmitting the data packets to the ground system.

Abstract: A Device for automatically evaluating an air traffic control message by an aircraft-based component of a flight information system is disclosed. The device comprises means for retrieving the air traffic control message from an aircraft-based system, means for parsing the text of the air traffic control message and means for storing text elements of the air traffic control message into a computer readable memory. Furthermore, it comprises means for retrieving a current flight data of an aircraft, means for determining if there is a mismatch between the stored text elements and the current flight data, the actual flight data comprising at least the current position of the aircraft and means for displaying one or more graphical elements on a moving map display if it is determined that there is a mismatch between the stored text elements and the current flight data.

Abstract: According to the application, a method for transmitting an encrypted aircraft related message is disclosed. A message is provided at one of a ground computer system or an aircraft computer system. The aircraft related message is arranged into data packets and at least one of the data packets is encrypted with an encryption key to obtain at least one encrypted data packet. The at least one encrypted data packet is transmitted from a sender to a recipient, wherein the sender is one of the ground computer system or the aircraft computer system, the recipient is the other one of the ground computer system or the aircraft computer system. The at least one encrypted data packet is received by a computer system of the recipient. A step of deciding whether the message is intended for the recipient's computer system is provided. The step of deciding comprises an attempt to decrypt the at least one encrypted data packet with an decryption key, and the decryption attempt comprises analyzing of the message content.

Abstract: A method (49) for synchronising flight information that comprises a step of connecting airborne components (21) of a flight information system (10) and ground-based components (24) of the flight information system (10), a step of comparing flight data stored with the airborne components (21) and content stored with the ground-based components (24), and a step of synchronising (66, 69) the airborne components (21) and the ground-based components (22).