FLIGHT DECK COMMUNICATION AND DISPLAY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A flight deck communication and display system for displaying a modified flight plan, the system comprising:
- a processor adapted to receive (i) data representative of a current aircraft flight plan and (ii) a textual message representative of the modified flight plan and operable, in response thereto, to supply a flight plan display command, and a modified flight plan display command, and comparing the textual clearance message signals with factors affecting at least one of aircraft safety and efficiency to supply an alert message display command; and
a display coupled to receive the flight plan display command, the modified flight plan display command, the alert message display command and operable, in response thereto, to substantially simultaneously display (i) an image representative of the current aircraft flight plan, (ii) the textual clearance message, (iii) the modified flight plan, and (iv) an alert message indicating whether there are any safety or efficiency concerns related to the textual air traffic modified flight plan.
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Abstract
A flight deck communication and display system (100) for displaying a modified flight plan transmitted to an aircraft (224) is described including a processor (104) adapted to receive (i) data representative of a current aircraft flight plan (218, 228) and (ii) a textual message representative of the modified flight plan (218′, 228′) and operable, in response thereto, to supply a flight plan display command, and a modified flight plan display command, and comparing the textual clearance message with factors affecting aircraft safety to supply an alert message display command (204). A display (108) coupled to receive the flight plan display command, the modified flight plan display command, the alert message display command is operable, in response thereto, to substantially simultaneously display (308) (i) an image representative of the current aircraft flight plan, (ii) the textual clearance message, (iii) the modified flight plan, and (iv) an alert message indicating whether there are any safety concerns related to the textual air traffic modified flight plan.
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20 Claims
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1. A flight deck communication and display system for displaying a modified flight plan, the system comprising:
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a processor adapted to receive (i) data representative of a current aircraft flight plan and (ii) a textual message representative of the modified flight plan and operable, in response thereto, to supply a flight plan display command, and a modified flight plan display command, and comparing the textual clearance message signals with factors affecting at least one of aircraft safety and efficiency to supply an alert message display command; and a display coupled to receive the flight plan display command, the modified flight plan display command, the alert message display command and operable, in response thereto, to substantially simultaneously display (i) an image representative of the current aircraft flight plan, (ii) the textual clearance message, (iii) the modified flight plan, and (iv) an alert message indicating whether there are any safety or efficiency concerns related to the textual air traffic modified flight plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of displaying a modified flight plan on a flight deck display, the method comprising:
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processing data representative of a current aircraft flight plan; processing a textual message representative of the modified flight plan; comparing the textual message with factors affecting at least one of aircraft safety and aircraft efficiency; substantially simultaneously displaying, on the flight deck display, an image representative of the current aircraft flight plan and an image of the modified flight plan; and presenting a message indicating whether the modified flight plan impacts the at least one of aircraft safety and aircraft efficiency, the presentation of the message being selected from the group consisting of an aural message, a message displayed on the flight deck display, and a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A flight deck communication and display system for displaying a modified flight plan, the system comprising:
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a processor comparing a modified flight plan with factors affecting at least one of aircraft safety and efficiency; and a display coupled to the processor and operable to simultaneously display (i) a current flight plan, (ii) the modified flight plan, and (iii) a textual alert message indicating whether there are any safety or efficiency concerns determined by the comparison of the modified flight plan with factors affecting at least one of aircraft safety and efficiency. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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