Avionics picture-in-picture display
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1. A system, comprising:
- a display;
at least one processor coupled with the display and with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to;
access and prioritize first avionics data for display, the first avionics data comprising a flight plan map;
prioritize the flight plan map into two or more hierarchical levels, a first hierarchical level further subdivided into at least a low-priority category including a portion of VOR radial not associated with a direction of travel and a mid-priority category including portion of VOR radial associated with a current direction of travel;
provide the first avionics data to the display to render a first picture, the first picture comprising a graphical user interface;
generate second avionics data associated with a second picture based on one or more user inputs received at a first portion of the graphical user interface, the second avionics data comprising data corresponding to a widget generated from a third-party application with reference to a definition file received from the third-party application;
provide the second avionics data to the display to render the second picture and present the second picture within a second portion of the graphical user interface based upon the prioritizing and the second avionics data; and
de-render the second picture after a defined duration,wherein;
the second portion at least partially overlays a low priority portion of the first picture, the low priority portion of the first picture defined by the prioritization, and avoid the mid-priority category of the flight plan map; and
the second portion has a prioritization value higher than the low priority portion.
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Abstract
A display interfacing system and an automated graphics system enable presentation of a second picture within a first picture of an avionics display. The first picture provides broad information pertaining to navigating an aircraft vehicle within a specified region. The broad information may include a flight plan map, and the specified region may be navigated using a VOR radial displayed on the flight plan map. The second picture provides clarifying information about an aspect of the first picture. Interaction with the second picture may also provide clarifying information about an aspect of the second picture.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a display; at least one processor coupled with the display and with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to; access and prioritize first avionics data for display, the first avionics data comprising a flight plan map; prioritize the flight plan map into two or more hierarchical levels, a first hierarchical level further subdivided into at least a low-priority category including a portion of VOR radial not associated with a direction of travel and a mid-priority category including portion of VOR radial associated with a current direction of travel; provide the first avionics data to the display to render a first picture, the first picture comprising a graphical user interface; generate second avionics data associated with a second picture based on one or more user inputs received at a first portion of the graphical user interface, the second avionics data comprising data corresponding to a widget generated from a third-party application with reference to a definition file received from the third-party application; provide the second avionics data to the display to render the second picture and present the second picture within a second portion of the graphical user interface based upon the prioritizing and the second avionics data; and de-render the second picture after a defined duration, wherein; the second portion at least partially overlays a low priority portion of the first picture, the low priority portion of the first picture defined by the prioritization, and avoid the mid-priority category of the flight plan map; and the second portion has a prioritization value higher than the low priority portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A display interface, comprising:
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an automated graphics system (AGS), the AGS in communication with a flight management system (FMS) and configured to receive a flight plan and first graphical data for the flight plan from the FMS; and at least one processor with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to; access, parse and prioritize the first graphical data for display; prioritize the flight plan into two or more hierarchical levels, a first hierarchical level further subdivided into at least a tow-priority category including a portion of VOR radial not associated with a direction of travel and a mid-priority category including portion of VOR radial associated with a current direction of travel; provide the first graphical data and the flight plan as a graphical user interface to a display; receive one or more user inputs associated with a first portion of the graphical user interface; generate second graphical data based on the one or more user inputs; provide the second avionics data to the display to present the second picture within a second portion of the graphical user interface based upon the prioritizing and the second avionics data, and avoid the mid-priority category of the flight plan, the second avionics data comprising data corresponding to a widget generated from a third-party application with reference to a definition file received from the third-party application; move a cursor to the second portion; de-render the second picture when the cursor is moved out of the second portion; wherein; the second portion at least partially overlays a low priority portion of the first picture, the low priority portion of the first picture defined by the prioritization; and the second portion has a prioritization value higher than the low priority portion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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accessing and prioritizing, by at least one processor, first avionics data for display, prioritizing comprising assigning a priority value to each avionics datum in the first avionics data, the first avionics data comprising a flight plan map; prioritizing, by the at least one processor, the flight plan map into two or more hierarchical levels, a first hierarchical level further subdivided into at least a low-priority category including a portion of VOR radial not associated with a direction of travel and a mid-priority category including portion of VOR radial associated with a current direction of travel; providing, by the at least one processor, the first avionics data to a display to render a first picture, the first picture comprising a graphical user interface; generating, by the at least one processor, second avionics data associated with a second picture based on one or more user inputs received at a first portion of the graphical user interface, the first portion at least partially comprising a low priority portion including avionics data having a low priority value, the second avionics data comprising data corresponding to a widget generated from a third-party application with reference to a definition file received from the third-party application; providing, by the at least one processor, the second avionics data to the display to render the second picture and present the second picture having a higher priority value than the low priority portion within a second portion of the graphical user interface, at least partially overlaying the low priority portion, based upon the prioritizing and the second avionics data, and avoiding the mid-priority category of the flight plan map; move a cursor to the second portion; and de-render the second picture when the cursor is moved out of the second portion or after a given duration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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