Touch screen instrument panel
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information and receiving commands for piloting an aircraft, comprising:
- displaying a real-time external view captured by a camera mounted to the aircraft on a single touch-screen instrument panel; and
overlaying one or more real-time interactive navigational displays over the real-time external view, such that a user maintains a heads-up view while piloting the aircraft.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for a touch-screen interface panel (TSIP) of an aircraft. The TSIP may communicate with one or more aircraft systems. In other words, the TSIP is configured to display information of one or more aircraft systems. For example, the TSIP may receive a request for weather information. In response, the TSIP receives weather information from a weather system and displays it via the TSIP screen. In another example, the TSIP may display warnings or alerts that are detected by an aircraft warning system, maintenance system, or the like. Furthermore, information that may have typically been looked up physically or called in to a tower may now be provided via the TSIP by the interfacing of the TSIP with the systems maintaining the information. For example, a charts database may communicate with the TSIP and the information thereof displayed via the TSIP.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information and receiving commands for piloting an aircraft, comprising:
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displaying a real-time external view captured by a camera mounted to the aircraft on a single touch-screen instrument panel; and overlaying one or more real-time interactive navigational displays over the real-time external view, such that a user maintains a heads-up view while piloting the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A heads-up display for an aircraft, comprising:
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a touch-screen instrument panel comprising a single interactive display; a real-time external view provided by a camera mounted to the aircraft, the real-time external view substantially spanning the single interactive display; and a computer having a non-transitory memory for storing software instructions and a processor for executing the software instructions, the computer enabling; at least one user interface overlaying the real-time external view to display flight or aircraft information and to receive indications for piloting the aircraft and managing the flight and aircraft information; and a navigational display overlaying a feature visible in the real-time external view. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An aircraft instrument panel for piloting an aircraft, comprising:
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a touch screen displaying a real-time external view captured by a forward-facing camera, the real-time external view substantially spanning the touch screen; and a computer having a non-transitory memory for storing software instructions and a processor for executing the software instructions, the computer overlaying at least one user interface over the real-time external view for displaying flight or aircraft information and receiving commands by touch input, thereby enabling a user to maintain a heads-up view while piloting the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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