User-configurable electronic flight bag

• US 20050288831A1
• Filed: 06/23/2004
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Lusardi, Robert Allen, Crockard, Scott Myles
• Granted Patent: US 7,769,501 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/3
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 23/00 Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration

Abstract

An electronic flight bag for use aboard an aircraft during flight is disclosed. The electronic flight bag includes an electronic storage device which acts as a container for storing various user-configurable flight-related objects, such as flight routes as defined by way-points, airport information that includes approach routes, associated fight charts or other desired charts, temporary flight restrictions, and weather information as well as any other user-defined data objects associated with the flight. For example, the electronic flight bag may be used in corporate aircraft and may include one or more data objects that relate to the corporate policies with respect to flights. The data objects may also include time-sensitive data and contain time flags that can be updated by way of a communication link during flight. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the data objects are user-configurable so that a user can include virtually all information that is relevant to a particular flight.

Claims

1. An electronic flight bag for use in an aircraft comprising:

a system for selecting various user defined data objects associated with one or more flights; and

a system for storing said user selected data objects in an electronic container for use during a flight.

2. The electronic flight bag as recited in claim 1, further including a system for modifying one or more of said user defined data objects.

3. The electronic flight bag as recited in claim 2, further including a system for storing said modified user defined data objects.

4. The electronic flight bag as recited in claim 1, wherein said data objects include data relating to Notams.

5. The electronic flight bag as recited in claim 1, wherein said data objects include data relating to temporary flight restrictions.

6. The electronic flight bag as recited in claim 1, wherein said data objects include data relating to weather data for a flight.

7. The electronic flight bag as recited in claim 1, wherein said data objects include data relating to electronic text pages.

8. The electronic flight as recited in claim 1, wherein said data objects include data relating to flight planning data.

9. The electronic flight bag as recited in claim 1, wherein said data objects include data relating to route data.