Cloud Electronic Flight Strip System Reduces Setup Complexity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional flight strip systems, both physical and electronic, face challenges such as high setup and maintenance costs, limited scalability, and lack of flexibility in adapting to different aerodrome requirements and user permissions.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based electronic flight strip system that allows for customization according to aerodrome preferences, improved connectivity and access security, and reduced setup costs by hosting the system remotely. The system includes a pre-configured instantiation that can be served over a network for display and user interaction, with features like dynamic data fields and interactive elements based on aircraft location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an on-premises local server is used to host the electronic flight strip system, then the system can be customized according to aerodrome preferences, but the setup and maintenance costs increase and the installation time extends
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based intermediary service that hosts the electronic flight strip system, eliminating the need for on-premises servers. The cloud provider acts as an intermediary that manages infrastructure, security, and maintenance, while allowing aerodromes to access the system remotely. This resolves the contradiction by providing customization capabilities through cloud-configurable templates while reducing setup complexity and costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses pre-configured template copies of the electronic flight strip system that can be rapidly deployed in the cloud. Instead of building systems from scratch on each aerodrome's local server, the system copies proven configurations and customizes them as needed. This enables customization while reducing setup time and infrastructure complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a single instantiation of the electronic flight strip system is shared between multiple users without authentication, then the system is simpler to operate, but security and auditing capabilities are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into user-specific instantiations within a shared cloud environment. Each user or aerodrome receives a dedicated, authenticated access point to their customized flight strip system. This segmentation provides security and auditing capabilities while maintaining ease of operation through automated authentication and personalized interfaces.
3Reliability
If traditional paper flight strips are used, then the system is simpler and more reliable, but information cannot be easily updated, erased, or searched
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical paper strip system with an electronic digital system. Paper strips are substituted with electronic displays and data processing capabilities, enabling easy updates, searches, and modifications while maintaining the legal record function. The electronic system provides superior productivity in information management while preserving the reliability of accurate record-keeping through digital integrity controls.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a computer implemented method for providing an electronic flight strip system over a network, the method comprising: receiving and authenticating a remote user login request; identifying a pre-configured electronic flight strip system instantiation associated with the remote user; and, serving the pre-configured electronic flight strip system instantiation for display and user interaction on a remote display for managing aircraft movements using electronic flight strips on a digital flight board.