Patents
US 9318024 B1: MyFlight—An automated service for real-time aircraft position and communication status
- Granted
- 2016-04-19
- Filed
- 2013-10-04 application 14046402
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and systems for an automated real time cabin status and position reporting system with an application on a user mobile device for initiating a request for cabin status and position, an aircraft internet connection aboard the aircraft for receiving and transmitting the request with aircraft identification, and a ground network to receive the request and aircraft identification and return real time cabin status and position reports corresponding to aircraft identification. The ground network can use transceiver receiving real time aircraft flight information from third parties, a lookup table for matching received aircraft identification with subscribing aircraft configuration data, and a processing device for executing a set of instructions for matching received aircraft identification with subscribing aircraft configuration data, processing real-time flight information corresponding to aircraft identification and compiling cabin status and position reports from corresponding aircraft configuration data and incoming real time flight information.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160419.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satcom Direct, Inc. 18 patents | US company or organization | Melbourne, FL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Natwick | Melbourne, FL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Rudloff | Satellite Beach, FL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08G | Traffic control systems | G08G5/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B7/18506 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/029 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC signed 2025-03-03 | HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 70457/681 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC signed 2025-03-03 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BALTIMORE, MD | 70392/19 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-01 | Name change Change of name | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. signed 2024-11-25 | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC MELBOURNE, FL | 70373/60 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-10-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NATWICK, JASON T. signed 2013-10-04 RUDLOFF, BRIAN A. signed 2013-10-04 | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. SATELLITE BEACH, FL | 31349/915 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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