DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING CRITICAL AND NON-CRITICAL INFORMATION, AND AIRCRAFT INCLUDING SUCH A DEVICE
First Claim
1. An information display device arranged to display information in an aircraft cockpit, the device comprising a first processor unit arranged to be connected to a unit supplying flight data such as the speed and the altitude of the aircraft, and a second processor unit arranged to be connected to an altitude database containing the coordinates of a mesh of a territory together with the associated altitudes, and to a photographic database containing the coordinates of the same mesh of the same territory together with associated photographs, the first processor unit also being connected to a display and to the second processor unit, the first processor unit and the second processor unit each comprising a computer and a memory, the computer of the second unit being arranged to construct a terrain rendering image on the basis of information from the altitude database and from the photographic database, and to transmit the image to the computer of the first processor unit, which is arranged to modify the image by incorporating therein information from the information source and to transmit the modified image to the display.
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Abstract
An information display device has a first processor unit and a second processor unit that are connected to at least one information source. The first processor unit is also connected to a display and to the second processor unit. The first processor unit and the second processor unit each include a computer and a memory. The computer of the second unit is arranged to construct an image for displaying on the display and to transmit it to the computer of the first processor unit, which is arranged to modify the image by incorporating therein information from the information source, and to transmit the modified image to the display. An aircraft fitted with such a device is also provided.
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- 1. An information display device arranged to display information in an aircraft cockpit, the device comprising a first processor unit arranged to be connected to a unit supplying flight data such as the speed and the altitude of the aircraft, and a second processor unit arranged to be connected to an altitude database containing the coordinates of a mesh of a territory together with the associated altitudes, and to a photographic database containing the coordinates of the same mesh of the same territory together with associated photographs, the first processor unit also being connected to a display and to the second processor unit, the first processor unit and the second processor unit each comprising a computer and a memory, the computer of the second unit being arranged to construct a terrain rendering image on the basis of information from the altitude database and from the photographic database, and to transmit the image to the computer of the first processor unit, which is arranged to modify the image by incorporating therein information from the information source and to transmit the modified image to the display.
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