US Patent Application 17804103. MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES PROXIMATE AIRCRAFT simplified abstract
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MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES PROXIMATE AIRCRAFT
Organization Name
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
Inventor(s)
Michael Prise of Kirkland WA (US)
MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES PROXIMATE AIRCRAFT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17804103 titled 'MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES PROXIMATE AIRCRAFT
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes technology that disables mobile device communications to prevent interference with aircraft equipment.
- The technology disables C-Band communications of devices when they are near an aircraft or airport.
- A signal beacon is sent to devices to automatically disable the C-Band frequency band.
- Devices that cannot react to the signal can disable frequency bands or switch to airplane mode based on received notifications or sensed condition data.
- Motion detection, location data, and elevation data can determine if a device is on an aircraft and take appropriate action.
- Elevation data can detect if a device is below a certain ceiling elevation and disable specific frequency bands.
Original Abstract Submitted
The disclosed technology is directed towards disabling mobile device communications when such communications can possibly interfere with aircraft equipment. Examples include disabling the C-Band communications of devices when proximate an aircraft and/or airport. A signal beacon can be sent to devices, and as one example, devices capable of C-Band communications can be configured to automatically disable this frequency band. Devices that cannot react to this signal can disable frequency band(s)/switch to airplane mode in other ways, including based on received notifications, or based on sensed condition data. For example, motion detection, possibly combined with location data and/or elevation data, can determine whether a device is aboard an aircraft that is taxiing, preparing for takeoff, taking off, preparing for landing or landing. Elevation data can detect when a device is below some defined ceiling elevation, to take action with respect to disabling one or more predetermined frequency bands.
