ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,503, issued on Aug. 11.

"Triggered data streaming" was invented by Eduardo M. Carro (Sarasota, Fla.) and Darshan Gandhi (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A triggered data streaming system captures audio from an aircraft and generates an audio signal. Once the system obtains a trigger indicating a potential emergency on the aircraft, the system streams the audio signal to an external destination outside of the aircraft. The trigger may be an external trigger received from outside the aircraft or an internal trigger generated from sensors within the aircraft."

The patent was filed on Oct. 12, 2023, under Application...