METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING INFORMATION IN AN AIRCRAFT

• US 20110196881A1
• Filed: 09/10/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Operations (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV)
• Inventors: Deleris, Yannick, Broquet, Alexandre, Pascal, Fabien
• Granted Patent: US 8,751,512 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/752
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 23/00 Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0021 located in the aircraft

Abstract

The object of the invention is in particular a method and a device for managing information in an aircraft, comprising at least one device for restituting information for the crew and a plurality of equipment items adapted to transmit information items capable of being restituted on the restitution device. After a plurality of information items from the said plurality of equipment items has been acquired and a context has been determined (300) according to a predetermined model, the said plurality of information items is filtered (320) according to at least one rule, the said at least one rule being associated with the said context for selection of at least one information item. At least one selected information item is then restituted on the restitution device.

Claims

1. A method for managing information in an aircraft, the said aircraft comprising at least one device for restituting information for the crew and a plurality of equipment items adapted to transmit information items capable of being restituted on the said at least one restitution device, this method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

acquiring a plurality of information items from the said plurality of equipment items;

determining (300) a context, the said contact corresponding to an instantiation of a predetermined hierarchical context model;

filtering (320) the said plurality of information items according to at least one rule for selecting at least one information item from the said plurality of information items, the said at least one rule being associated with the said context and being applicable to all of the elements that depend on a node of the said model to which the said rule is applied, the level of the said elements in the said hierarchical model being lower than that of the said node; and

restituting the said at least one selected information item.

2. A method according to claim 1, additionally comprising the following steps:

arranging information items among a plurality of selected information items; and

restituting (335) the said information items arranged according to at least one guidance rule, the said at least one guidance rule being related to the said context for selecting at least one information item.

3. A method according to the preceding claim, additionally comprising a step of modifying the said filtration of the said plurality of information items and/or of the said arrangement of information items among a plurality of information items selected according to at least one predetermined guidance rule and according to the said context determined according to at least one characteristic of the said aircraft.

4. A method according to any one of the preceding claims, according to which the said context is determined according to at least one characteristic of the said aircraft, at least one state of at least one equipment item of the said plurality of equipment items, at least one datum relating to the environment of the said aircraft and/or at least one datum relating to a user of the said method.

5. A method according to the any one of the preceding claims, additionally comprising a step of receiving an indication representative of the detection of at least one predetermined event, the said at least one rule being associated with the said indication.

6. A method according to the any one of the preceding claims, additionally comprising a step of modifying the format of the said at least one selected information item.

7. A computer program comprising instructions adapted to the employment of each of the steps of the method according to any one of the preceding claims when the said program is executed on a computer.

8. A device comprising means adapted to the employment of each of the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

9. An aircraft comprising the device according to the preceding claim.