DISPLAYING AIR TRAFFIC SYMBOLOGY BASED ON RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
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1. A method for displaying aircraft symbology on a display, comprising:
- displaying a first symbol for a first aircraft in a predetermined format;
processing data related to flight conditions of the first aircraft and a second aircraft;
determining a format for the display of a second symbol for the second aircraft based on the processed data; and
displaying the second symbol in accordance with the determined format.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for displaying aircraft symbology. The method includes displaying (302, 502, 702, 902, 1002) a symbol (202) for a first aircraft in a predetermined format, processing (304, 504, 704, 904, 1004) data related to flight conditions of the first aircraft and a second aircraft, determining (306, 506, 706, 906, 1006) a format for the display of the second aircraft based on the processed data, and displaying (308, 508, 708, 908, 1008) a symbol (212, 214, 216, 412, 416, 612, 614, 616, 812, 814, 816) for the second aircraft in accordance with the determined format.
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1. A method for displaying aircraft symbology on a display, comprising:
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displaying a first symbol for a first aircraft in a predetermined format; processing data related to flight conditions of the first aircraft and a second aircraft; determining a format for the display of a second symbol for the second aircraft based on the processed data; and displaying the second symbol in accordance with the determined format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for displaying aircraft symbology on a display, comprising:
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displaying a first symbol for a first aircraft in a predetermined format; processing data related to flight conditions of the first aircraft and a second aircraft, the flight conditions selected from the group consisting of at least one of the difference in altitude between the first and second aircraft, distance between the first and second aircraft, distance between the second aircraft and the flight plan route of the first aircraft, rate of closure between the first and second aircraft, and the size of the second aircraft; determining a format for a second symbol for the second aircraft based on the processed data of both the first and second aircraft; and displaying the second symbol for the second aircraft in accordance with the determined format. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for displaying aircraft symbology for a base aircraft and a plurality of obstacle aircraft, comprising:
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a processor for processing data related to flight conditions of the base aircraft and the plurality of obstacle aircraft and determining a format for the display of each of the plurality of obstacle aircraft based on the processed data for each of the plurality of obstacle aircraft; and a display for displaying a symbol for each of the plurality of obstacle aircraft in accordance with the determined format, and a predetermined symbol for the first aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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