SINGLE CLICK FIRE CONTROL AND VISUALIZATION FOR SMALL UNIT OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of providing fire support command and control for small unit operations, comprising:
- displaying on a graphical user interface of a computer system a geographical representation of a battle space using a map;
displaying on said map one or more strike asset icons representing strike assets which are geographically dispersed within said battle space;
displaying on said map at least one target icon representing a target within said battle space that has been selected based on a user input to said computer system;
receiving at said computer system a user input selectively identifying one of a plurality of desired effects upon said target, said desired effect specifying a target state to be achieved at the completion of a mission;
in a planning process involving at least one user input to said computer system, defining a fire solution by assigning one or more of said strike assets capable of engaging the target for carrying out the desired effect; and
graphically conveying fire mission planning information to said user on said graphical user interface during said planning process by selectively displaying one or more graphic elements, each having a predetermined meaning, in combination with said target icon, said fire planning information including at least one graphic element displayed on said map to selectively indicate which of said desired effects has been specified by said user input, which of said strike assets have been assigned to said target, and a relative portion of said desired effect which will be achieved based on the assigning of said one or more said strike assets.
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Abstract
A method for providing fire support command and control for small unit operations. The method involves displaying a geographical representation of a battle space using a map. One or more strike asset icons are displayed on the map, each representing strike assets which are geographically dispersed within the battle space. At least one target icon is also displayed on the map to represent a target within the battle space. In response to a user input identifying a desired effect upon the target, the system graphically conveys fire mission planning information to the user during an interactive mission planning process.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of providing fire support command and control for small unit operations, comprising:
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displaying on a graphical user interface of a computer system a geographical representation of a battle space using a map; displaying on said map one or more strike asset icons representing strike assets which are geographically dispersed within said battle space; displaying on said map at least one target icon representing a target within said battle space that has been selected based on a user input to said computer system; receiving at said computer system a user input selectively identifying one of a plurality of desired effects upon said target, said desired effect specifying a target state to be achieved at the completion of a mission; in a planning process involving at least one user input to said computer system, defining a fire solution by assigning one or more of said strike assets capable of engaging the target for carrying out the desired effect; and graphically conveying fire mission planning information to said user on said graphical user interface during said planning process by selectively displaying one or more graphic elements, each having a predetermined meaning, in combination with said target icon, said fire planning information including at least one graphic element displayed on said map to selectively indicate which of said desired effects has been specified by said user input, which of said strike assets have been assigned to said target, and a relative portion of said desired effect which will be achieved based on the assigning of said one or more said strike assets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing fire support command and control for small unit operations, comprising:
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displaying on a graphical user interface of a computer system a geographical representation of a battle space using a map; displaying on said map one or more strike asset icons representing strike assets which are geographically dispersed within said battle space; displaying on said map at least one target icon representing a target within said battle space that has been selected based on a user input to said computer system; receiving at said computer system a user input selectively identifying one of a plurality of desired effects upon said target, said desired effect specifying a target state to be achieved at the completion of a mission; graphically conveying fire mission planning information to said user on said graphical user interface during a mission planning process by selectively displaying one or more graphic elements, each having a predetermined meaning, in combination with at least one said target icon, said one or more graphic elements displayed on said map arranged to selectively indicate which of said desired effects has been specified by said user input, which of said strike assets have been assigned to said target, and a relative portion of said desired effect which will be achieved based on the assigning of said one or more said strike assets; and
;automatically determining if a proposed fire solution will result in any conflicts or errors; and in response to a user command, automatically communicating to said assigned strike assets mission data for implementing said fire mission. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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