Method and system for processing and displaying real-time aircraft data

• US 20050267653A1
• Filed: 10/20/2004
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Matsushita, Patrick A., Dietiker, Rolf P.
• Application Number:
  US10/969,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20050267653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/14
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station

Abstract

A method and system for processing real-time data for an in transit aircraft is provided. The method includes, determining if the real-time data is current; extracting elements from the real-time data based on an entity that owns the aircraft; assigning a display code to display aircraft status; and providing a link to a display image allowing access to aircraft status using a computer network. An image code determines the type of image used to display aircraft status and a display code determines an image attribute for displaying the aircraft status. The system includes a processing module for determining if the real-time data is current; extracting elements from the real-time data based on an entity that owns the aircraft; assigning a display code to display aircraft status; and providing a link to a display image allowing access to aircraft status using a computer network.

Claims

1. A method for processing real-time data for an in transit aircraft, comprising:

determining if the real-time data is current;

extracting elements from the real-time data based on an entity that owns the aircraft;

assigning a display code to display aircraft status; and

providing a link to a display image allowing access to aircraft status using a computer network.

2. The method of claim 1, determining if the aircraft owner and/or operator is a government entity.

3. The method of claim 2, extracting status information for a government aircraft.

4. The method of claim 1, extracting status and position information for a non-government aircraft.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein an image code determines the type of image used to display aircraft status.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a display code determines an image attribute for displaying the aircraft status.

7. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable process steps for a process for use in a computer system for processing real-time data for an in transit aircraft, comprising:

executable code for determining if the real-time data is current;

executable code for extracting elements from the real-time data based on an entity that owns the aircraft;

executable code for assigning a display code to display aircraft status; and

executable code for providing a link to a display image allowing access to aircraft status using a computer network.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, further comprising:

executable code for determining if aircraft owner and/or operator is a government entity.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising:

executable code for extracting status information for a government aircraft.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, further comprising:

executable code for extracting status and position information for a non-government aircraft.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein an image code determines the type of image used to display aircraft status.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein a display code determines an image attribute for displaying the aircraft status.

13. A system for processing real-time data for an in transit aircraft, comprising:

processing module for determining if the real-time data is current;

extracting elements from the real-time data based on an entity that owns the aircraft;

assigning a display code to display aircraft status; and

providing a link to a display image allowing access to aircraft status using a computer network.