Portable device to control simulated aircraft in air traffic control training system
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device for controlling a simulated aircraft in a training exercise executing in an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system having a simulator, said device comprising:
- a wireless communications interface for wirelessly communicating with said simulator adapted for wireless communications;
a display;
a memory for storing data and one or more computer programs;
a user input mechanism for receiving inputs;
a processor coupled to said memory, said user input mechanism, said display, and said wireless communications interface, said processor executing computer program code for displaying on said display information about an aircraft in a training exercise executing on said simulator and for receiving inputs to control said aircraft in said training exercise on said simulator, said displayed information and said received inputs being communicated between said simulator and said portable electronic device.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device (1410) for controlling a simulated aircraft in a training exercise executing in an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system having a simulator, a method of doing the same using a portable electronic device (1410), and a computer program product are disclosed. The device is capable of wirelessly communicating with the simulator (1420, 1430) also suitable adapted for wireless communications. The device (1410) comprises a display (2014), a memory (2006) for storing data and one or more computer programs, a user input mechanism (2002, 2070, 2071), and a processor (2005). The device (1410) displays on the display information about an aircraft in a training exercise executing on the simulator and receives inputs to control the aircraft in the training exercise on the simulator. The displayed information and the received inputs are communicated between the simulator and the portable electronic device (1410).
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20 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device for controlling a simulated aircraft in a training exercise executing in an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system having a simulator, said device comprising:
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a wireless communications interface for wirelessly communicating with said simulator adapted for wireless communications; a display; a memory for storing data and one or more computer programs; a user input mechanism for receiving inputs; a processor coupled to said memory, said user input mechanism, said display, and said wireless communications interface, said processor executing computer program code for displaying on said display information about an aircraft in a training exercise executing on said simulator and for receiving inputs to control said aircraft in said training exercise on said simulator, said displayed information and said received inputs being communicated between said simulator and said portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20)
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7. A method of controlling a simulated aircraft in a training exercise executing in an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system having a simulator, said method comprising:
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displaying on a display of said portable electronic device information about an aircraft in said training exercise executing on said simulator; receiving inputs using said portable electronic device to control said aircraft in said training exercise executing on said simulator; and wirelessly communicating said displayed information and said received inputs between said simulator and said portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for controlling using a portable electronic device a simulated aircraft in a training exercise executing in an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system having a simulator, said computer program comprising:
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computer program code means for displaying on a display of said portable electronic device information about an aircraft in said training exercise executing on said simulator; computer program code means for receiving inputs using said portable electronic device to control said aircraft in said training exercise executing on said simulator; and computer program code means for wirelessly communicating said displayed information and said received inputs between said simulator and said portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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