US 11,817,935 B2
Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) device having coarse and fine accuracy flight position data and associated methods
Shawn H. Gallagher, Melbourne, FL (US); Eric J. Salyers, Grant, FL (US); Timothy Huggins, Cocoa Beach, FL (US); Ivica Kostanic, West Melbourne, FL (US); Edward Paulsen, Indialantic, FL (US); and Daniel Schwinn, Melbourne Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to SKYSTREAM LLC, Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed by SKYSTREAM LLC, Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,325.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/050,131, filed on Jul. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0013016 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/00 (2021.01); H04W 12/10 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04W 8/02 (2009.01); H04W 16/18 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01); H04W 72/56 (2023.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 7/18508 (2013.01) [G01S 13/878 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); H04B 7/15542 (2013.01); H04B 7/1855 (2013.01); H04B 7/18502 (2013.01); H04B 7/18506 (2013.01); H04B 7/18517 (2013.01); H04B 7/18519 (2013.01); H04B 7/18532 (2013.01); H04B 7/18541 (2013.01); H04B 7/18571 (2013.01); H04B 7/18584 (2013.01); H04B 7/18591 (2013.01); H04W 8/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/009 (2019.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/10 (2013.01); H04W 16/18 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 40/24 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/56 (2023.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) device to be carried by an aircraft comprising:
an ADS-B controller and an ADS-B radio frequency (RF) transmitter coupled thereto and configured to
determine aircraft actual flight position data comprising aircraft actual altitude data and aircraft actual surface position data,
generate aircraft coarse accuracy flight position data based upon the aircraft actual flight position data,
generate aircraft fine accuracy flight position data based upon the aircraft actual flight position data, the aircraft fine accuracy flight position data having a greater accuracy than the aircraft coarse accuracy flight position data,
transmit aircraft flight identification data, and
transmit aircraft flight position data comprising the aircraft coarse accuracy flight position data and the aircraft fine accuracy flight position data.