Multi-stage label
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to an air traffic controller, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying, on a video display, a symbol representative of a position of an aircraft and a first stage of a multi-stage label comprising information relating to said aircraft; and
displaying, on said video display, a second stage of said multi-stage label comprising additional information relating to said aircraft when a user-controlled cursor is brought into a vicinity of said multi-stage label;
wherein said first stage of said multi-stage label occupies a smaller footprint on said video display than said second stage.
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Abstract
An aspect of the present invention provides a method for providing information to an air traffic controller. The method comprises the steps of: displaying, on a video display, a symbol representative of a position of an aircraft and a first stage of a multi-stage label comprising information relating to the aircraft (210); and displaying, on the video display, a second stage of the multi-stage label comprising additional information relating to the aircraft when a user-controlled cursor is brought into a vicinity of the multi-stage label (220). The first stage of the multi-stage label occupies a smaller footprint on the video display than the second stage. Additional stages of the multi stage label may also be displayed in response to user action (e.g. rotation of a scroll wheel of a computer mouse or other pointing device). Each stage of the multi-stage label may be locked in place, or pinned, through selection of part of the label, via a mouse click or similar action.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to an air traffic controller, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying, on a video display, a symbol representative of a position of an aircraft and a first stage of a multi-stage label comprising information relating to said aircraft; and displaying, on said video display, a second stage of said multi-stage label comprising additional information relating to said aircraft when a user-controlled cursor is brought into a vicinity of said multi-stage label; wherein said first stage of said multi-stage label occupies a smaller footprint on said video display than said second stage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. A computer system for providing information to an air traffic controller, said computer system comprising:
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a video display for displaying information; at least one input device for inputting information; and a computer module comprising memory for storing data and instructions and at least one processor coupled to said memory, said video display and said at least one input device; wherein said computer system is programmed to; display, on said video display, a symbol representative of a position of an aircraft and a first stage of a multi-stage label comprising information relating to said aircraft; and display, on said video display, a second stage of said multi-stage label comprising additional information relating to said aircraft when a user-controlled cursor is brought into a vicinity of said multi-stage label using said at least one input device; wherein said first stage of said multi-stage label occupies a smaller footprint on said video display than said second stage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. A computer program product comprising a computer software program for providing information to an air traffic controller, said computer program product comprising:
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computer program code for displaying, on a video display, a symbol representative of a position of an aircraft and a first stage of a multi-stage label comprising information relating to said aircraft; and computer program code for displaying, on said video display, a second stage of said multi-stage label comprising additional information relating to said aircraft when a user-controlled cursor is brought into a vicinity of said multi-stage label; wherein said first stage of said multi-stage label occupies a smaller footprint on said video display than said second stage. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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