Cockpit display system
First Claim
1. A cockpit display system for displaying aircraft controls and instrumentation, the display system comprising:
- an input device for receiving input from an aviator;
a sensor for sensing a proximity of an aviator'"'"'s finger or hand to the input device; and
a display for displaying a graphical representation of the input device when the sensor senses that the aviator'"'"'s finger or hand is proximate to the input device.
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Abstract
A cockpit display system has a display, such as a multi-function display (MFD) for displaying a graphical representation of an input device when a sensor senses that an aviator'"'"'s finger is proximate to the input device. The display graphically depicts in real-time the position of the aviator'"'"'s finger relative to the buttons of the input device. The aviator'"'"'s finger can be depicted by an icon, shading or highlighting. When the aviator lightly touches a button, the graphical representation of that button can for example be highlighted, shaded or colored. Furthermore, when the button is firmly depressed, the graphical representation of that button can change color or shading. The aviator can thus operate any awkwardly located input device by simply reaching toward the input device and then guiding his finger to the correct button by looking at the graphical representation of the input device.
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52 Claims
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1. A cockpit display system for displaying aircraft controls and instrumentation, the display system comprising:
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an input device for receiving input from an aviator;
a sensor for sensing a proximity of an aviator'"'"'s finger or hand to the input device; and
a display for displaying a graphical representation of the input device when the sensor senses that the aviator'"'"'s finger or hand is proximate to the input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A display system comprising:
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an input device for receiving input from a user;
a sensor for sensing a position of a user'"'"'s finger relative to the input device and for generating a signal when the position of the user'"'"'s finger relative to the input device is closer than a predetermined proximity threshold; and
a display for displaying a graphical representation of the input device in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. The display system as claimed 22 in claim wherein the display is a multi-function display (MFD).
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34. A method for displaying an input device on a display to enable a user to ergonomically operate the input device while looking at a graphical representation of the input device on the display, the method comprising steps of:
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sensing a user'"'"'s finger or hand;
displaying the graphical representation of the input device on the display when the user'"'"'s finger or hand is sensed to be in contact with, or proximate to, the input device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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