Device to track and recall multiple variables

• US 20050201212A1
• Filed: 09/27/2004
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Flight Vitals Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Flight Vitals Incorporated
• Inventors: Greenstein, Marc Howard
• Granted Patent: US 7,450,116 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/24.10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1662 Details related to the integrated keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/905 Display device with housing structure

Abstract

An apparatus for storing, displaying and recalling data, includes a display field for displaying data, a memory for storing said data, a keypad for entering the data into the memory, and a field button associated with the display field for initiating entry of the data into the apparatus. The field button is adjacent to the display field. A recall button for recalling stored data and for causing the recalled stored data to appear on the display field is also provided adjacent to the display field.

Claims

1. An apparatus for storing, displaying and recalling data, comprising:

a display field for displaying data;

a memory for storing said data;

a keypad for entering said data into said memory;

a field button associated with said display field for initiating entry of said data into said apparatus, wherein said field button is adjacent to said display field; and

a recall button for recalling stored data and for causing said recalled stored data to appear on said display field.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus comprises four display fields for displaying four different types of data, respectively, and wherein four recall buttons are provided for each of said four display fields, respectively, and wherein four field buttons are provided for each of said four display fields respectively.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said four display fields display altitude, magnetic heading, radio frequency and transponder code, respectively.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an on/off backlight switch for switching backlighting on/off said display and/or said numeric keypad.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an on/off switch for activating said apparatus.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a power source.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a portable mounting device for removably mounting said apparatus.

8. A method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device, comprising:

supplying power to the device;

activating a first field button for initiating entry of a first data type into the device; and

entering initial data of said first data type via a keypad into the device, wherein said initial data of said first data type is displayed on a first display field upon entry of said initial data, wherein said initial data of said first data type is stored in a memory of the device, and wherein said first field button is disposed adjacent to said first display field.

9. The method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device according to claim 8, further comprising:

activating a first recall button for causing said initial data of said first data type stored in said memory to be displayed on said first display, wherein said first recall button is disposed adjacent to said first display field.

10. The method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device according to claim 8, further comprising:

activating a second field button for initiating entry of a second data type into the device; and

entering initial data of said second data type via a keypad into the device, wherein said initial data of said second data type is displayed on a second display field upon entry of said second data type, wherein said initial data of said second data type is stored in said memory of the device, and wherein said second field button is disposed adjacent to said second display field.

11. The method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device according to claim 10, further comprising:

activating a second recall button for causing said initial data of said second data type stored in said memory to be displayed on said second display field, wherein said second recall button is disposed adjacent to said second display field.

12. The method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device according to claim 8, further comprising:

activating said first field button for initiating a new entry of said first data type into the device; and

entering updated data of said first data type via a keypad into the device, wherein said updated data of said first data type is displayed on said first display field upon entry of said updated data, wherein said updated data of said first data type is stored in said memory of the device, and wherein said first field button is disposed adjacent to said first display field.

13. The method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device according to claim 12, further comprising:

activating a first recall button for causing said updated data of said first data type stored in said memory to be displayed on said first display field, activating said first recall button again for causing said initial data of said first data type stored in said memory to be displayed on said first display field.

14. The method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device according to claim 12, further comprising:

activating said first field button for initiating a new entry of said first data type into the device; and

entering additional updated data of said first data type via a keypad into the device, wherein said additional updated data of said first data type is displayed on said first display field upon entry of said updated data, wherein said additional updated data of said first data type is stored in said memory of the device, and wherein said first field button is disposed adjacent to said first display field.

15. The method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device according to claim 14, further comprising:

activating a first recall button for causing said additional updated data of said first data type stored in said memory to be displayed on said first display field, activating said first recall button again for causing said updated data of said first data type stored in said memory to be displayed on said first display field, and activating said first recall button again for causing said initial data of said first data type stored in said memory to be displayed on said first display field.

16. The method of storing, displaying and recalling data on a portable device according to claim 8, wherein said device includes four display fields for displaying four different types of data, four field buttons disposed adjacent to said four display fields, respectively, and four recall buttons disposed adjacent to said four display fields, respectively.