Methods and devices for automated loading of software, in an apparatus such as an aircraft, including the updating of the associated documentation

摘要

The invention in particular has as an object methods and devices for automated loading of software, in a piece of equipment such as an aircraft, comprising the updating of the associated documentation. After having received an indication relating to a modification of a software application, a command making it possible to perform the required updating automatically is transmitted to a piece of equipment comprising this software application. In response, an indication relating to the execution of the command is received and a report of execution of the command is transmitted to the manufacturer in order to allow it to update the documentation of the piece of equipment accordingly.

主权项

1. A computer method for automated updating of at least one software application, in a piece of equipment associated with an aircraft, including updating of a documentation associated with the piece of equipment, the updating of the at least one software application being controlled by a computer system of an airline company, separate from the piece of equipment, according to at least one indication relating to a modification of the at least one software application, received from another computer system of a manufacturer of the piece of equipment separate from the computer system of the airline company and of the piece of equipment, the documentation being updated by the manufacturer according to the updating of the at least one software application performed in the piece of equipment, the method comprising:
receiving, by the computer system of the airline company, the at least one indication relating to the modification of the at least one software application; transmitting, by the computer system of the airline company, to the piece of equipment at least one command instructing to perform automatically the updating of the at least one software application; receiving, by the computer system of the airline company, from the piece of equipment a report of execution, wherein the report of execution comprises at least one indication relating to the execution of the at least one command; transmitting, by the computer system of the airline company, to the piece of equipment a validation message to confirm the execution of the at least one command; receiving from the piece of equipment, after the transmitting of the validation message, a validated report of execution of the at least one command, wherein the validated report of execution allows the manufacturer to update the documentation of the piece of equipment according to the modification at the piece of equipment; transmitting, by the computer system of the airline company, in response to the receiving of the validated report of execution from the piece of equipment, the validated report of execution to the another computer system of the manufacturer; receiving, by the computer system of the airline company after the transmitting of the validated report of execution of the at least one command, the updated documentation related to the validated report of execution and corresponding to the modification at the piece of equipment, from the another computer system of the manufacturer; and transmitting, by the computer system of the airline company, the updated documentation related to the validated report of execution and corresponding to the modification at the piece of equipment, to the aircraft that is associated with the piece of equipment.