Patents Assigned to WestJet Airlines Ltd.
  • Integrated communication and application system for aircraft
    Patent number: 10707951
    Abstract: A method of transferring aircraft data from an aircraft to a portable electronic device entails receiving at the portable electronic device the aircraft data from a data connection with an aircraft data source without writing data back to the aircraft or from a user interface while being capable of receiving aircraft data via the data connection and executing an application on the portable electronic device using the aircraft data to present new information about the aircraft or its operating environment that is not available for display on a cockpit display but which is displayable on the portable electronic device based on the aircraft data received by the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: WestJet Airlines Ltd.
    Inventor: David Hathaway
  • Integrated communication and application system for aircraft
    Patent number: 9973263
    Abstract: A method of transferring aircraft data from an aircraft to a portable electronic device entails receiving at the portable electronic device the aircraft data from a data connection with an aircraft data source without writing data back to the aircraft or from a user interface while being capable of receiving aircraft data via the data connection and executing an application on the portable electronic device using the aircraft data to present new information about the aircraft or its operating environment that is not available for display on a cockpit display but which is displayable on the portable electronic device based on the aircraft data received by the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: WestJet Airlines Ltd.
    Inventor: David Hathaway
  • Integrated communication and application system for aircraft
    Patent number: 9650153
    Abstract: A method of transferring aircraft data from an aircraft to a portable electronic device entails receiving at the portable electronic device the aircraft data from a data connection with an aircraft data source without writing data back to the aircraft or from a user interface while being capable of receiving aircraft data via the data connection and executing an application on the portable electronic device using the aircraft data to present new information about the aircraft or its operating environment that is not available for display on a cockpit display but which is displayable on the portable electronic device based on the aircraft data received by the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: WESTJET AIRLINES LTD.
    Inventor: David Hathaway
  • Integrated communication and application system for aircraft
    Patent number: 9260182
    Abstract: A method of transferring aircraft data from an aircraft to a portable electronic device entails receiving at the portable electronic device the aircraft data from a data connection with an aircraft data source without writing data back to the aircraft or from a user interface while being capable of receiving aircraft data via the data connection and executing an application on the portable electronic device using the aircraft data to present new information about the aircraft or its operating environment that is not available for display on a cockpit display but which is displayable on the portable electronic device based on the aircraft data received by the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: WestJet Airlines Ltd.
    Inventor: David Hathaway