AIRCRAFT AVIONIC SYSTEM HAVING A PILOT USER INTERFACE WITH CONTEXT DEPENDENT INPUT DEVICES
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1. An aircraft avionic system having a pilot user interface, said system comprising:
- a display screen;
a video processor driving said display screen; and
a plurality of context dependent input devices, wherein operation of one of said input devices causes said processor to display a rotary selection list on said display screen, said rotary selection list including a menu of selectable options, each capable of effecting a change in said avionic system when highlighted and wherein subsequent operation of said one of said input devices causes a different one of said selectable options to be highlighted.
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Abstract
An avionics system having a pilot user interface, and method of interfacing with a pilot, includes providing a display screen and a video processor driving the display screen. A plurality of context dependent input devices is provided. Operation of at least one of the input devices may cause the processor to display a rotary selection list on the display screen. The rotary selection list includes multiple potential selections, each capable of effecting a change in the avionic system when highlighted. At least one of the input devices may be made up of at least one rotary knob. The processor displays a context dependent label for the rotary knob.
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1. An aircraft avionic system having a pilot user interface, said system comprising:
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a display screen; a video processor driving said display screen; and a plurality of context dependent input devices, wherein operation of one of said input devices causes said processor to display a rotary selection list on said display screen, said rotary selection list including a menu of selectable options, each capable of effecting a change in said avionic system when highlighted and wherein subsequent operation of said one of said input devices causes a different one of said selectable options to be highlighted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An aircraft avionic system having a pilot user interface, said system comprising:
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a display screen; a video processor driving said display screen; and a plurality of context dependent input devices, at least one of said input devices comprising at least one rotary knob, said processor adapted to drive said display screen to display a context dependent label for said at least one rotary knob and said processor adapted to drive said display screen to display a parameter of said avionic system, wherein rotation of said at least one rotary knob edits at least a portion of said parameter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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