Vertical profile display including weather icons
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, weather information; and
generating, by the processor, a vertical profile display based on the weather information, wherein the vertical profile display comprises a plurality of weather icons, a first weather icon of the plurality of weather icons indicating a first type of weather condition for a first volume of space at a first altitude and a second weather icon of the plurality of weather icons indicating a second type of weather condition for a second volume of space at a second altitude, wherein the first type of weather condition is different than the second type of weather condition, wherein the first weather icon is visually distinct from the second weather icon, the first weather icon having a visual characteristic that is based on the first type of weather condition and the second weather icon having a visual characteristic that is based on the second type of weather condition, wherein the visual characteristic of the first weather icon is different than the visual characteristic of the second weather icon, and wherein generating the vertical profile display comprises positioning the first weather icon within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the first altitude and positioning the second weather icon within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the second altitude,wherein generating the vertical profile display further comprises determining, by the processor, an altitude band around a flight path of an aircraft, wherein the vertical profile display further comprises a vertical profile view of the flight path, an indication of primary weather located within the altitude band, and an indication of secondary weather located outside of the altitude band, wherein the indication of the secondary weather is visually distinct from the indication of the primary weather.
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Abstract
A vertical profile display includes weather information for an aircraft. In some examples, the vertical profile display includes one or more weather icons, each weather icon indicating a weather condition for a volume of space at a particular altitude. Each weather icon is displayed within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the altitude of the weather condition indicated by the particular weather icon.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, weather information; and generating, by the processor, a vertical profile display based on the weather information, wherein the vertical profile display comprises a plurality of weather icons, a first weather icon of the plurality of weather icons indicating a first type of weather condition for a first volume of space at a first altitude and a second weather icon of the plurality of weather icons indicating a second type of weather condition for a second volume of space at a second altitude, wherein the first type of weather condition is different than the second type of weather condition, wherein the first weather icon is visually distinct from the second weather icon, the first weather icon having a visual characteristic that is based on the first type of weather condition and the second weather icon having a visual characteristic that is based on the second type of weather condition, wherein the visual characteristic of the first weather icon is different than the visual characteristic of the second weather icon, and wherein generating the vertical profile display comprises positioning the first weather icon within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the first altitude and positioning the second weather icon within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the second altitude, wherein generating the vertical profile display further comprises determining, by the processor, an altitude band around a flight path of an aircraft, wherein the vertical profile display further comprises a vertical profile view of the flight path, an indication of primary weather located within the altitude band, and an indication of secondary weather located outside of the altitude band, wherein the indication of the secondary weather is visually distinct from the indication of the primary weather. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a display; and a processor configured to; receive weather information, generate a vertical profile display based on the weather information, and present the vertical profile display via the display, wherein the vertical profile display comprises a plurality of weather icons, a first weather icon of the plurality of weather icons indicating a first type of weather condition for a first volume of space at a first altitude and a second weather icon of the plurality of weather icons indicating a second type of weather condition for a second volume of space at a second altitude, wherein the first type of weather condition is different than the second type of weather condition, wherein the first weather icon is visually distinct from the second weather icon, the first weather icon having a visual characteristic that is based on the first type of weather condition and the second weather icon having a visual characteristic that is based on the second type of weather condition, wherein the visual characteristic of the first weather icon is different than the visual characteristic of the second weather icon, wherein the first weather icon is positioned within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the first altitude, and wherein the second weather icon is positioned within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the second altitude, wherein the processor is configured to generate the vertical profile display by at least determining an altitude band around a flight path of an aircraft, wherein the vertical profile display further comprises a vertical profile view of the flight path, an indication of primary weather located within the altitude band, and an indication of secondary weather located outside of the altitude band, wherein the indication of the secondary weather is visually distinct from the indication of the primary weather. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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receive weather information; and generate a vertical profile display based on the weather information, wherein the vertical profile display comprises a plurality of weather icons, a first weather icon of the plurality of weather icons indicating a first type of weather condition for a first volume of space at a first altitude and a second weather icon of the plurality of weather icons indicating a second type of weather condition for a second volume of space at a second altitude, wherein the first type of weather condition is different than the second type of weather condition, wherein the first weather icon is visually distinct from the second weather icon, the first weather icon having a visual characteristic that is based on the first type of weather condition and the second weather icon having a visual characteristic that is based on the second type of weather condition, wherein the visual characteristic of the first weather icon is different than the visual characteristic of the second weather icon, and wherein the instructions cause the processor to generate the vertical profile display by at least positioning the first weather icon within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the first altitude and positioning the second weather icon within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the second altitude, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to generate the vertical profile display comprise instructions that, when executed, further cause the processor to determine an altitude band around a flight path of an aircraft, wherein the vertical profile display further comprises a vertical profile view of the flight path, an indication of primary weather located within the altitude band, and an indication of secondary weather located outside of the altitude band, wherein the indication of the secondary weather is visually distinct from the indication of the primary weather.
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