Method and apparatus for entering a flight plan into an aircraft navigation system
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1. An apparatus for entering a flight plan into an aircraft navigation system, said apparatus comprising:
- an acoustic sampler adapted for sampling a microphone signal and generating an acoustic signal;
a waypoint identifier adapted for generating an identified waypoint from said acoustic signal and said flight plan; and
a navigation interface adapted for incorporating said identified waypoint into said flight plan and for transmitting and receiving navigation data to and from said aircraft navigation system.
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An apparatus for entering a flight plan into an aircraft navigation system, the apparatus comprising: an acoustic sampler adapted for sampling a microphone signal and generating an acoustic signal; a waypoint identifier adapted for generating an identified waypoint from the acoustic signal and the flight plan; and a navigation interface adapted for incorporating the identified waypoint into the flight plan and for transmitting and receiving navigation data to and from the aircraft navigation system.
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1. An apparatus for entering a flight plan into an aircraft navigation system, said apparatus comprising:
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an acoustic sampler adapted for sampling a microphone signal and generating an acoustic signal;
a waypoint identifier adapted for generating an identified waypoint from said acoustic signal and said flight plan; and
a navigation interface adapted for incorporating said identified waypoint into said flight plan and for transmitting and receiving navigation data to and from said aircraft navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for entering a flight plan into an aircraft navigation system, said method comprising the acts of:
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sampling a microphone signal;
generating an acoustic signal from said microphone signal;
generating an identified waypoint from said acoustic signal and said flight plan;
incorporating said identified waypoint into said flight plan; and
transmitting and receiving navigation data to and from said aircraft navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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