Systems and methods for handling the display and receipt of aircraft control information
First Claim
1. A system for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
- a display medium coupleable to a flight manager, the flight manager being configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft functions at a future time during flight of the aircraft; and
a display controller coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator activatable element at the display medium and update information presented at the display medium when the operator activates the operator activatable element.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for handling aircraft control information are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a display medium coupleable to a flight manager, with the flight manager configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft functions at a future time during flight of the aircraft. The system can further include a display controller coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator activatable element at the display medium and update information presented at the display medium when the operator activates the operator activatable element. For example, the operator activatable element can include an icon presented at a computer display screen, and can be activated by a keystroke.
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48 Claims
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1. A system for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
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a display medium coupleable to a flight manager, the flight manager being configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft functions at a future time during flight of the aircraft; and
a display controller coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator activatable element at the display medium and update information presented at the display medium when the operator activates the operator activatable element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
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a flight manager configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft function at a future time;
a display medium operatively coupled to the flight manager to display information corresponding to the instructions;
a display controller operatively coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator activatable icon and a control icon at the display medium;
a tracking device operatively coupled to the display medium to move the control icon; and
whereinthe display controller is configured to update the information presented at the display medium when the operator aligns the control icon with the operator activatable element and activates the tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An aircraft, comprising:
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a fuselage portion;
a wing portion depending from the fuselage portion;
a flight deck;
a display medium housed at the flight deck and coupleable to a flight manager, the flight manager being configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft behavior at a future time; and
a display controller coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator activatable element at the display medium and update information presented at the display medium when the operator activates the operator activatable element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
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display means coupleable to a flight manager, the flight manager being configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft behavior at a future time; and
control means coupled to the display means to present at least one operator activatable element at the display medium and update information presented at the display medium when the operator activates the operator activatable element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable medium having contents configured to carry out a method for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
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presenting at a display medium at least one operator activatable element; and
in response to receiving a signal input by the operator and corresponding to an activation of the operator activatable element, changing at least a portion of information presented at the display medium, the information corresponding to instructions for automatically controlling aircraft functions at a future time during flight of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
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presenting at a display medium at least one operator activatable element; and
in response to receiving a signal input by the operator and corresponding to an activation of the operator activatable element, changing at least a portion of information presented at the display medium, the information corresponding to instructions for automatically controlling functions of the aircraft at a future time during flight of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
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presenting information at a display medium, the information corresponding to instructions for flying a plurality of flight segments with at least one of the instructions to be executed at a future time during aircraft flight;
presenting at the display medium at least one operator selectable element;
receiving a signal input by the operator and corresponding to a selection of the operator selectable element; and
based on the signal input by the operator, changing at least a portion of the information presented at the display medium. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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46. A computer-implemented method for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
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presenting information at a display medium, the information corresponding to instructions for flying a plurality of flight segments with at least one of the instructions to be executed at a future time;
receiving a proposed update for the information from an operator via a keypad;
presenting the proposed update at a preview field of the display medium;
presenting at the display medium at least one operator selectable icon corresponding to an active field of the display medium;
receiving a signal input by an operator and corresponding to a selection of the operator selectable icon when the operator manipulates a tracking device to move a control icon into alignment with the operator selectable icon and activates the tracking device; and
based on the signal input by the operator, updating the active field presented at the display medium to include the proposed update. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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