Research On Airline Cabin Internet Access Technology Development Based On Patent Information Analysis

With the rapid development of the global air transport industry and the continuous improvement of information technology level, more and more airlines provide passengers with cabin internet access service, the technical service allows passengers to enjoy internet service at an altitude of myriameter, which not only adds a little fun to the journey, but also provides business passengers with an office and communication convenience specially, and providing airline cabin internet access service has become an important means to seize the passengers resources. In China, only a handful of airlines can provide this service on several flights, isolated information resources phenomenon of flying aircrafts within Chinese territory still exist, the technology development in China is lagging behind.Through research the patent development of airline cabin internet access technology, analysis the high quality patents in this field, find the key technology solutions, focus on the enterprises which have strong research and innovation capacity in this field, that can provide valuable competitive intelligence for our Chinese enterprises and related research institutions, build upon international advanced technology, solve the key technical problem, develop intellectual property rights owned by itself, provide a convenient and fast internet service for our airline passengers as soon as possible, and make our related enterprises to occupy a space in the fierce global competition.In this paper, we made airline cabin internet access technology as the research object, analysis based on patent data and made derwent innovations index as the main data source. Use patent information analysis, social network analysis, weighted method of simple additivity and SWOT analysis as main methods. This paper does the research on airline cabin internet access technology development based on patent information analysis.Firstly, this paper research on airline cabin internet access technology development in the world. Retrieve related patent of airline cabin internet access technology from the derwent innovations index, predict the technology life cycle by using the technology life cycle theory and Logistic model. The patent of this technology developed since 1982 has experienced a technology germination stage and a technology growth stage, and is currently in the technology mature stage. By the selection of evaluation index of patent quality, and given the weight, according to the predicted results of the patent technology life cycle, evaluate the quality of patents applying in germination stage, growth stage and mature stage respectively, find out the high quality patents in each stage, and analysis the two technical solution of airline cabin internet access technology including satellite-based technology and the technology based on ground base station. Use the patent information analysis method, evaluate the research and innovation capacities of major participating institutions in the airline cabin internet access technology from multiple perspectives. Analysis found that aircraft manufacturers represented by Boeing, airline cabin internet access facilitators represented by Aircell, aviation electronic equipment manufacturers and onboard entertainment service providers represented by Panasonic, Thales and Rockwell Collins are the participants which have high research and innovation capacities in this field.Secondly, this paper research on airline cabin internet access technology development in China. We analyze respectively from the time series of patent application, the type and legal status of patents, the patentee distribution, the key research direction of patents and other aspects. Analysis found that China started late, the patents quantity is small and quality is not optimistic in this field. At the same time, there is a lack of leading participants. Research and development have yet been on scale. The overall development situation is not so satisfactory.Lastly, based on the above analysis of patent information, we analyze the advantages, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the airline cabin internet access technology development in China. Then establish a SWOT model, find problems existing in the current development of airline cabin internet access technology in China through the SWOT analysis, and give corresponding solutions.