| 摘要 |
Data content that is to be utilized, as a whole, at a target device on-board a vehicle is apportioned for delivery onto the vehicle via multiple forward links, each of which is included in a different frequency band and/or used a different protocol. A mapping or selection of a specific portion of the data content for a specific forward link may based on a data content type of the specific portion, as well as on other dynamic or static criteria. The target device may operate on the subsets of the data content as it receives each subset. Thus, time critical/foundational portions of the data content may be delivered using a faster forward link, larger elements of the data content may be delivered using a higher-bandwidth forward link, and/or portions of the data content requiring a higher degree of accuracy may be delivered using a more robust forward link, for example. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of distributively delivering content to devices being transported by vehicles, comprising:
obtaining, at an hybrid communications distributor disposed in a terrestrial location, content that is to be delivered to a device, the device being a mobile computing device that is temporarily being transported by a vehicle that is in-flight; selecting, at a processor of the hybrid communications distributor, a first portion of the content, the selection based on a type of data included in the first portion; selecting, by the processor of the hybrid communications distributor and based on the type of data included in the first portion of the content, at least one of a first forward link included in a first wireless communication link supported by a first frequency band or a second forward link included in a second wireless communication link supported by a second frequency band; causing, by the hybrid communications distributor, a first transmission to be sent to the in-flight vehicle using the first forward link, the first transmission including the first portion of the content; and causing, by the hybrid communications distributor, a second transmission to be sent to the in-flight vehicle using the second forward link, the second transmission including a second portion of the content. |
