Patents by Inventor Mary Ann T. Nakasone

Mary Ann T. Nakasone has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7519014
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-network aircraft communications are disclosed. In one embodiment, a communication system includes a communications module executing in an onboard computer in an aircraft. Applications executing on the onboard computer generate messages, which the communications module transmits over one of a plurality of broadcast networks including ACARS and IP based systems. The communications module selects which of the broadcast networks will carry a message according to a configuration file associated with the generating application. Messages may have a priority associated therewith, with low priority messages being stored and transmitted upon availability if a preferred broadcast network is unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David L. Allen, Mary Ann T. Nakasone, Edward J. Porisch, Kent Loving, Bruce K. Pollock