DEVICE FOR RECONFIGURING A TASK PROCESSING CONTEXT

• US 20100162255A1
• Filed: 12/14/2009
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thales SA
• Original Assignee: Thales SA
• Inventors: De Brito, Gabrielle, Francois, Gilles, Guilley, Fabien
• Granted Patent: US 8,443,368 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/103
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

The present invention pertains to the field of onboard flight management systems embedded in aircraft. The invention relates to a reconfiguration device (1) for reconfiguring a task processing context.

The reconfiguration device (1) according to the invention notably comprises:

• • a module for managing the tasks to be carried out (2), performing a sorting of the tasks according to a priority criterion;
  • a module for managing a current task (3), managing the state of progress of the current task;
  • a module for managing a context (4), saving contexts relating to the current task, to a highest priority task and restoring one of the contexts saved on order of an operator.

The present invention notably finds its application in the management of tasks for piloting an aircraft, for example the management of tasks originating from a system for managing alerts and procedures.

Claims

1. Device for reconfiguring a processing context for tasks to be carried out by an operator, comprising:

a first module for managing tasks to be carried out;

a second module for managing a current task;

a third module for managing contexts;

the said module for managing tasks;

performing a sorting according to an order of priority of the tasks to be carried out;

transmitting to the third module for managing contexts the highest priority task to be processed;

transmitting to the second module for managing a current task, a task selected by the operator by means of a first interface (7), from among the tasks to be carried out;

the said module for managing a current task;

updating a state of progress of processing of the current task as a function of progress information entered by the operator by means of a second interface;

transmitting the updated state of progress to the third context management module;

the said module for managing contexts;

storing in a first database the current task, the state of progress of the current task, a processing context for the current task;

storing in the first database the highest priority task, a state of progress of the highest priority task, a processing context for the highest priority task;

restoring the highest priority task, the state of progress of the highest priority task, the processing context for the highest priority task to the module for managing the current task.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein:

the module for managing current tasks transmits the current task to the third context management module;

the context management module;

saves a current task to be restored, the state of progress of the current task to be restored, the context of the current task to be restored, on an order from the operator transmitted by means of a third interface to the module for managing a context;

restores, on order of the operator transmitted to the context management module by means of a fourth interface, the saved task, the state of progress of the saved task, the context of execution of the saved task.

3. Device according to claim 1, wherein a processing context comprises a configuration of a set of tools for carrying out a task, the said tools being interfaces of systems external to the device according to the invention.

4. Device according to claim 3, wherein the interfaces of the external systems transmit their configuration to the module for managing contexts, the said module for managing contexts storing the configurations received in context data associated with the current task.

5. Device according to claim 1, wherein the tasks managed by the module for managing tasks originate from systems external to the device according to the invention.

6. Device according to claim 1, comprising a first means for displaying the sorted tasks, transmitted to the first display means by the module for managing the tasks.

7. Device according to claim 1, comprising, a second display means presenting to the operator the task currently being carried out and its state of progress, the current task and its state of progress being transmitted to the second display means by the module for managing the current task.

8. Device according to claim 1, wherein the module for managing tasks sorts the tasks by using a sorting criterion modifiable by a user.

9. Device according to claim 1, wherein the context manager restores a context by configuring the external systems.

10. Device according to claim 1, wherein the module for managing the current task stores the state of progress of the current task in a second database.