Adjustable Synthetic Vision
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a real-time view in an aircraft, the method comprising:
- providing a touch-screen display in an aircraft cockpit;
capturing a real-time view from a camera system mounted on the aircraft, the camera system being configured to capture the view such that the view captured can create a real-time display of the view in the cockpit;
enabling the selection of a plurality of values of synthetic vision, each value indicating an extent of overlay to be created over the real-time view created in on the display.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for displaying a real-time image in a cockpit of an aircraft. Use of a synthetic vision application is provided with a gradient-type feature such that a level of synthetic enhancements applied to an image may be adjusted to a synthetic vision application value that is less than 100 percent. The synthetic vision enhancement may be overlaid with the original image, according to the synthetic vision application value, to generate a modified image. Additional information may overlay the original image with the synthetic vision application such as a three-dimensional weather representation. The synthetic vision application may be used in conjunction with a high-definition camera to generate the original image. The modified image may be updated in real-time such that an updated view is continuously modified with an updated synthetic vision enhancement to provide accurate real-time views.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a real-time view in an aircraft, the method comprising:
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providing a touch-screen display in an aircraft cockpit; capturing a real-time view from a camera system mounted on the aircraft, the camera system being configured to capture the view such that the view captured can create a real-time display of the view in the cockpit; enabling the selection of a plurality of values of synthetic vision, each value indicating an extent of overlay to be created over the real-time view created in on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for displaying a real-time view within an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a display; a user interface associated with the display; a processor; and a memory having embodied thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause a computing device to perform a method for displaying the real-time view on the display within the aircraft, the method comprising; receiving through the interface an indication of a selected level of synthetic vision, wherein the level represents an extent to which a weather pattern will be superimposed over the real-time view, the real-time view remaining at least somewhat visible; generating, in response to the indication, a modified real-time view on the display where the modified real-time view includes a weather pattern which is superimposed over the at least somewhat visible real-time view. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more non-transitory computer-storage media having embodied thereon computer-usable instructions that, when executed, facilitate a method of displaying a real-time image on a display within an aircraft cockpit, the method comprising:
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presenting the real-time images across a substantial portion of a display; receiving through an interface associated with the display an indication to enable a synthetic vision; causing the display to overlay an at least partially transparent weather-related synthetic enhancement over the real-time image in response to the indication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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