Systems and methods for crew interaction and coordination using portable electronic data storage and display devices
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating crew interaction and coordination, comprising:
- at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices positioned remotely from one another, each of which includes;
a data storage unit;
a data display unit;
a user interface;
a data input/output interface; and
a data processor that processes at least one of user inputs received through the user interface and automated inputs received through the data input/output interface to select data stored in the data storage unit and display the selected data on the data display unit; and
a data transfer device that links the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices to form a data communications link between the data input/output interfaces of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices, wherein information regarding data selected at a first of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices is transmitted to and received by at least a second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices, and the received information is processed by the data processor in the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices so that the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices automatically displays data recovered from the data storage unit of the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices.
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Abstract
To facilitate crew coordination and interaction using portable electronic data storage and display devices, automated and interactive capabilities allow any of several crew members to forward information regarding a page of data which the crew member has selected using the user interface of his or her portable electronic data storage and display device to the portable electronic data storage and display device of any other crew member or all other crew members particularly those who, due to task loading, may be unable to immediately employ the data manipulation and control functions resident in their own portable electronic data storage and display device. Data thus displayed is available for independent or interactive manipulation as though it had been locally rather than remotely selected.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating crew interaction and coordination, comprising:
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at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices positioned remotely from one another, each of which includes;
a data storage unit;
a data display unit;
a user interface;
a data input/output interface; and
a data processor that processes at least one of user inputs received through the user interface and automated inputs received through the data input/output interface to select data stored in the data storage unit and display the selected data on the data display unit; and
a data transfer device that links the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices to form a data communications link between the data input/output interfaces of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices, wherein information regarding data selected at a first of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices is transmitted to and received by at least a second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices, and the received information is processed by the data processor in the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices so that the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices automatically displays data recovered from the data storage unit of the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for facilitating crew interaction and coordination, comprising:
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receiving via a user interface of at least one transmitting portable electronic data storage and display device a selection of data to be displayed on at least one receiving portable electronic data storage and display device positioned remotely from the at least one transmitting portable electronic data storage and display device without direct user interface with the receiving portable electronic data storage and display device;
transmitting information, other than the data itself, regarding the data to be displayed on the at least one receiving portable electronic data storage and display device from the at least one transmitting portable electronic data storage and display device to the at least one receiving portable electronic data storage and display device through a data communications device;
processing the transmitted information in the at least one receiving portable electronic data storage and display device to select from the data storage unit of the at least one receiving portable electronic data storage and display device data to be displayed on a display unit of the at least one receiving portable electronic data storage and display device; and
displaying the selected data on the display unit of the at least one receiving portable electronic data storage and display device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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