System and method for distributively displaying terminal procedure data
First Claim
1. A flight deck display system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a processor adapted to receive terminal procedure data representative of an airport terminal procedure that is normally illustrated on a terminal procedure chart and operable, upon receipt of the terminal procedure data, to supply terminal procedure image rendering display commands; and
a plurality of flight deck display devices, each flight deck display device coupled to receive selected ones of the terminal procedure image rendering display commands and operable, in response thereto, to render terminal procedure images representative of portions of the airport terminal procedure that are normally illustrated on the terminal procedure chart.
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Abstract
A display system and method for an aircraft selectively distributes and displays terminal procedure data. The system includes a processor and a display device. The processor is adapted to receive terminal procedure data representative of an airport terminal procedure that is normally illustrated on a terminal procedure chart and is operable, upon receipt of the terminal procedure data, to supply terminal procedure image rendering display commands. Each of the plurality of flight deck display devices is coupled to receive selected ones of the terminal procedure image rendering display commands and is operable, in response thereto, to render a terminal procedure image representative of a portion of the airport terminal procedure that is normally illustrated on the terminal procedure chart.
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19 Claims
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1. A flight deck display system for an aircraft, comprising:
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a processor adapted to receive terminal procedure data representative of an airport terminal procedure that is normally illustrated on a terminal procedure chart and operable, upon receipt of the terminal procedure data, to supply terminal procedure image rendering display commands; and
a plurality of flight deck display devices, each flight deck display device coupled to receive selected ones of the terminal procedure image rendering display commands and operable, in response thereto, to render terminal procedure images representative of portions of the airport terminal procedure that are normally illustrated on the terminal procedure chart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A flight deck display system for an aircraft, comprising:
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one or more terminal procedure data sources configured to supply the terminal procedure data representative of an airport terminal procedure that is normally illustrated on a terminal procedure chart;
a processor adapted to selectively receive terminal procedure data from the terminal procedure data source and operable, upon receipt of the terminal procedure data, to supply terminal procedure image rendering display commands; and
a plurality of flight deck display devices, each flight deck display device coupled to receive selected ones of the terminal procedure image rendering display commands and operable, in response thereto, to render terminal procedure images representative of portions of the airport terminal procedure that are normally illustrated on the terminal procedure chart. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of displaying airport terminal procedure data, comprising the steps of:
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processing terminal procedure data that are representative of an airport terminal procedure that is normally illustrated on a terminal procedure chart; and
selectively displaying on a plurality of display devices terminal procedure images representative of portions of the airport terminal procedure that are normally illustrated on the terminal procedure chart. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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