Touch sensitive input and display arrangement for controlling and monitoring aircraft cabin systems
First Claim
1. An arrangement for monitoring the status of and controlling the functions of aircraft cabin systems selected from a cabin information system, a cabin audio system, a cabin video system, a cabin lighting system, a cabin air conditioning system, a cabin smoke detector system, an aircraft door monitoring system, and a water supply and wastewater system, wherein said arrangement comprises a user interface panel comprising a liquid crystal display screen and a touch sensitive surface input arrangement superimposed at least partly over said display screen, wherein said user interface panel includes a basic layout including a general display area of said display screen and a plurality of touch input keys respectively labeled with system or function identifying symbols, wherein said arrangement further comprises a first system menu associated with a first one of said cabin systems and a second system menu associated with a second one of said cabin systems, wherein said first system menu can be selectively displayed on said general display area whereby said first system menu shows status information and operating functions of said first cabin system and allows a user to select and control said operating functions of said first cabin system via said touch sensitive surface input arrangement, and wherein said second system menu can be selectively displayed on said general display area whereby said second system menu shows status information and operating functions of said second cabin system and allows a user to select and control said operating functions of said second cabin system via said touch sensitive surface input arrangement.
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Abstract
A monitoring and control device includes a touch sensitive LCD screen, with a basic layout including a display area and touch sensitive keys depicted with associated system and function symbols. A main menu or any one of plural system menus can be selectively displayed in the display area. The system menus relate to cabin systems such as audio, lighting, and water systems. The selected system menu displays status information and touch input keys for the user to monitor the status and to select and control the operation of the system. The main menu is a top level window providing essential information regarding all of the cabin systems and allows a user to select any one of the system menus. The device is compact, user-friendly, and adaptable to various system requirements by mere software reprogramming. The displays and input keys are all virtual elements generated by software.
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17 Claims
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1. An arrangement for monitoring the status of and controlling the functions of aircraft cabin systems selected from a cabin information system, a cabin audio system, a cabin video system, a cabin lighting system, a cabin air conditioning system, a cabin smoke detector system, an aircraft door monitoring system, and a water supply and wastewater system,
wherein said arrangement comprises a user interface panel comprising a liquid crystal display screen and a touch sensitive surface input arrangement superimposed at least partly over said display screen, wherein said user interface panel includes a basic layout including a general display area of said display screen and a plurality of touch input keys respectively labeled with system or function identifying symbols, wherein said arrangement further comprises a first system menu associated with a first one of said cabin systems and a second system menu associated with a second one of said cabin systems, wherein said first system menu can be selectively displayed on said general display area whereby said first system menu shows status information and operating functions of said first cabin system and allows a user to select and control said operating functions of said first cabin system via said touch sensitive surface input arrangement, and wherein said second system menu can be selectively displayed on said general display area whereby said second system menu shows status information and operating functions of said second cabin system and allows a user to select and control said operating functions of said second cabin system via said touch sensitive surface input arrangement.
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