US008490074B2

(12) Ulllted States Patent

Young et al.
(54) AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART LIBRARY
. .

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(45) Date of Patent:
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_ _ _

(Commued)
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Pnor Pubhcatlon Data

Assistant Examiner * Junchun Wu

US 2009/0138516 A1

May 28, 2009

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Yee & Associates, PC.

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ABSTRACT

(60) Provisional application No. 60/990,471, ?led on Nov. 27, 2007_

(51)
(52)
(58)

A Computer implemented method> apparatus and Computer program product for managing aircraft software parts. An
aircraft software part is received at a library. The received part is stored in the library with other aircraft software parts. A

Int_ C]_ G061: 9/44 us CL

(200601)

user interface is provided to manipulate the aircraft software

parts. Responsive to receiving a user input from the user
interface to uplink a Selected aircraft Software PaIT to a target

USPC ........................................................ .. 717/167

Field of Classi?cation Search

USPC ........................................................ .. 717/167

aircraft data processing system, a command is created to send

the selected part to an aircraft in which the target aircraft data

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in a queue in the storage in the library. The uplink command
is distributed to a proxy server application in response to a

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AIRCRAFT

AIRPLANE SYSTEMS

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108

AIRLINE
INTRANET \

LlBRARY

SERVER

COMPUTER

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FIG 2

,/
502\ RECEIvE AND STORE PARTS

504\ DISTRIBUTE COMMANDS

506 / DISTRIBUTE PARTS
508 / RECEIvE DOWNLINK DATA

FIG. 5
300
302\ RECEIvINC MODULE

304\
PROXY SERvER

LIBRARY
SOFTWARE

306/
310/

APPLICATION

MAINTENANCE TOOL

\308

ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

FIG. 3

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UPLINK COMMAND

/ 602

600

DOWNLINK COMMAND f 604

DELETE COMMAND

700

606

\
<Cmd xm|ns="http://www.boeing.com/787/obeds">

FIG. 6

<Msg|d>kmad09ce87i6ef3c</Msgld>_/~ 702 <Type>up|ink</Type>_/~ 704 <System>C|S-MS</System>_/~ 706 <AppId>OSM</AppId>_/~ 708 <LinkLabe|>SMT</LinkLabe|>~\. T10 <ServerAddress>17224.10.50</ServerAddress>'\- 712 <DataType>LSAP</DataType>-\- 714
<Resource type="LSAP">PNU 120 OJSDO</Res0urce>-\- 716 </Cmd>

FIG. 7
800 802 804 806

\
GROUND SYSTEM CONNECT MAKE COMMAND

\
OBEDS

/
FTS

/
LRU

UPLINK
RE UEST

M2
M3 CHECK

SOQURCE
MAKE CRATE

/
M4

: SIGNATURE

AVAILABLE :

lRATE

PLINK

VALIDATE

REQUEST
TRANSFER
STATUS

M5
/ =

AIRCRAFT
SOFTWARE PART _ M6

7/

\
M7

FIG. 8

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800

802

804

806

\
GROUND SYSTEM
C0NNECT

\
OBEDS

/
FTS

/
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N1

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= DATA

N4
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N5 = 5,0255%

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N6

ADD

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N7
800 802

FIG. 9
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CRATE
CRATE : AND SIGN

05

06

FIG. 10

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I100\

STORE AN AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART IN A LIBRARY

@)
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IDENTIFY AN AIRCRAFT FOR THE AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART TO FORM AN IDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT

I
1104/
SEND THE AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART TO A PROXY SERVER APPLICATION

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SEND THE AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART TO AN ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION 1106/ SYSTEM ON THE IDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT

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1200\
1202\

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CRATE TOOL RECEIVES A CRATE

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CRATE TOOL VALIDATES AND UNPACKS THE CRATE

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CRATE TOOL VALIDATES THE SIGNATURE FOR THE PART

I
1206/
CRATE TOOL INSPECTS CRATE CONTENTS

I
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CRATE TOOL PLACES THE AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART IN A LIBRARY

CRATE TOOL SIGNS AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE 1208/ PART WITH AIRLINE SIGNATURE

1210/

FIG. 12

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@)
PROXY SERVER APPLICATION RECEIVES AND PROCESSES QUEUED COMMANDS
II

1302\

PROXY SERVER APPLICATION CONNECTS TO THE ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ON THE AIRCRAFT
II

1304\

PROXY SERVER APPLICATION AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERS COMMANDS FOR AIRCRAFT TO THE ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
II

1306/

ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM READS COMMANDS AND EXECUTES COMMANDS

II

1308/

ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM VERIFIES CRATED COMMANDS

II

1310/

ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RETURNS STATUS OF THE TRANSFER

I END )
FIG. 13

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1 400
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PROXY SERvER APPLICATION

CONNECTS TO ONBOARD

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

1402\

PROXY SERvER APPLICATION RECEIVES DOWNLINK OF DATA

PROXY SERvER APPLICATION PLACES DOWNLINK DATA IN A LOCAL INVENTORY

1404/

PROXY SERvER APPLICATION

1406 / SENDS ESQNL'I'BLI'R'XTREATA To

;
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
TOOL CONNECTS TO ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM /1 600

F1G 14

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL

RECEIvES DOWNLINK OF DATA [1602 FROM ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
TOOL PLACES DATA IN /

1604

LOCAL INvENTORY

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL DISCONNECTS FROM

ONBOARD ELECTRONIC
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

\1606

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL CONNECTS TO NETWORK \1608

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL SENDS DOWNLINK DATA TO THE LIBRARY

\1610

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SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL CONNECTS TO NETWORK

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SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL RETRIEVES 1502\ A SET OF UPLINK COMMANDS AND CRATES WITH AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PARTS

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1504\
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL DISCONNECTS FROM THE NETWORK

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II

1508
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SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERS THE SET OF UPLINK COMMANDS TO ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

1518-\ SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL RECEIVES

SELECTION OF AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART

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1520/
SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL ISSUES UPLINK COMMAND TO ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

1510/

ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM READS THE SET OF COMMANDS AND RECEIVES THE SET OF CRATES

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1512/
ONBOARD ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM VERIFIES THE SET OF CRATES

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SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TOOL RETURNS STATUS

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1702 \ USER INTERFACE

1700

SYSTEM

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1900
QUEUE
COMMANDS

1902
QUEUE
COMMANDS

1904
QUEUE
COMMANDS

/ 1906

/ 190a

\ 1910

2002 ,/
CRATE

FIG. 19

AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE
PART

Delete Command:
//A list of file name to be deleted String[] tileNames; \_ 2102

\
2000

//Or a list of part ID to be deleted

FIG- 20

//A longlist of partlds;\, airplane ID receiving command

2100 <

long [] airplaneIds;\_21O6
//A list of device ID to serve the command

long [] devicelds;\ 2108

//the destination system to receive the command

long sysAppId;\_211l0
//device ID that request the command.

String user; x211 2

Uplink Command:
//part ID this command include

long partId;\2202

FIG. 22
2200<

//A list of airplane ID receiving command

long [] airplaneldshdzzo?r
//A list of device ID to serve the command

long [] deviceIds;-\ 2206

//the destination system to receive the command

long sysAppld;-\ 2208

//device ID that request the command.

String user;_\_ 2210

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'

Downlink Command:

//Airplane downlink report data type

long -\_

//A list of airplane ID receiving command

long [] airplanelds;-\_230Ar
2300<
//A list of device ID to serve the command

long [] deviceldsx 2306

//the destination system to receive the command

long sysAppld; x2308

//device ID that request the command.
String user; \ 2310

FIG. 23
2400
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Upltnk Commands @

2408

It Reset

Refresh I Dispatch||
SMT(s)
[I All [I None
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% Command Dispatcher

Proxy Server(s)
|:| All [I None

2406
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SMT Seattle

SMT super

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241 4

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% Parts Vault
53>} Maintenance

Part Item XXX-Z-AOOO-OlOO |Z| IP 0wner@2420 Product Status

2426

2428

Q System Services
% Reports

Aptgizuzblze STD
2 42 4 _/t XXXBZ -A000-0l 00

Cert. Expiration Date

FIG. 24

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2700\

RECEIVE AN AIRCRAFT
SOFTWARE PART

@)

2702
METADATA FOR
AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART CORRECT

2730 /
GENERATE ERROR

2704\

REGISTER A TEMPORARY
ENTRY IN DATABASE

I
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STRUCTURE IN FILE SYSTEM
2708 "

RECEIPT OF AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE

2710

PART COMPLETE

/
UPDATE PROGRESS IN DATABASE

AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE
PART INTEGRAL? 2714
CRATE AIRCRAFT

SAVIENFFIILLEEFSRASQEAAEINTS
/ 2712 |

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SOFTWARE PART

CRATING

NO

SUCC ?SS u

F L

2718
MARK PART AS

GENERATE ERROR \2724

FROM DATABASE
REMOVE ENTRY

2720/ COMPLETE III DATABASE

SAVE CRATED PART

\2720

2722/

IN FILE SYSTEM

REMUVE SfVED DATA \2728

C_@

FIG. 27

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2800 \

RECE|vE USER REQUEST

@
REFCREC'? EESILEEST
QUERY FOR COMMANDS DATABASE

3000

TO CREATE A COMMAND
\ |DENT|FY A COMMAND 1 TYPE

/
/

2804 \ GENERATE A LIST OF PARAMETERS AND POSSIBLE VALUES

2806 \ SELECTIVELY PRESENT USER LIST AND VALUES

1 RECE'VE RESULT
CREATE COMMAND DATA STRUCTURE

/3004

\ 3006

RECE|vE USER |NPUT

RETURN COMMAND DATA

2308 /
2810 /
2812 /

SELECT'Nf VALUES

STRUCTURE T0 DEVICE \ 3008

VALIDATE CONTEXT OF PARAMETERS

1
CREATE A SET OF COMMANDS
SAvE THE SET OF COMMANDS IN THE DATABASE

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RECE|vE A REQUEST FOR A f 3100 COMMAND FROM A DEv|CE

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QUERY DATABASE
FOR COMMAND

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RECEIVE RESULTS

/3104

1 CREATE A COMMAND FILE \3106 CRATE THE COMMAND FILE \3108

SEND A|RCRAFT
2904 / SOFTWARE PARTS

1
RETURN CRATE

TO THE DEVICE

\311()

FIG. 29

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3300\ RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF

COMMAND EXECUTION

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3302\ LOOK UP COMMAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED GROUP

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3304\ MARK AND DEQUEUE
COMMAND

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DEQUEUE ALL OTHER

3306/ COMMANDS IN GROUP

3200
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REOE|vE REQUEST FOR

AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE

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PART FROM DEVICE 3202\ QUERY DATABASE FOR

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AlRcRAFT SOFTWARE PART

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3204 RETRIEVE CRATED
\ AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART FROM THE FILE SYSTEM

I
RETR|EvE METADATA

3206 /

FROM DATABASE

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3208/
PERFORM INTEGRITY CHECK AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE PART VALID?

3210
v

RETURN CRATED AIRCRAFT 3212 / SOFTWARE PART TO DEVICE

RETURN ERROR MESSAGE