Airspace management system and method
First Claim
1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving input radar information for at least one aircraft;
(b) selecting an alternate display mode other than a normal display mode;
(c) designating at least a portion of a display screen as an area for display of at least a portion of the received radar information in the selected alternate display mode; and
(d) displaying a radar plot of at least one aircraft for which input radar information is received, in the designated area of the display screen.
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Abstract
An airspace management system and method includes an alternate quick look mode display option which allows a user to designate a specific geographic region for display in a specified area on a display screen. Within this specified area, which can encompass a portion or all of the display screen, radar plot data is displayed for at least one aircraft for which input radar information is received. Symbols can be assigned to aircraft to differentiate friend and enemy aircraft; colors can be assigned to differentiate friend and enemy aircraft and plots; and radar-measured height information can optionally be displayed. In this quick look mode, near real-time positions for all aircraft within the quick look mode window are displayed, since selection of the quick look mode window bypasses normal time-consuming tracking information processing. Thus, a controller can view only essential plot and identification data in an aerial combat situation or to control an aircraft on a landing approach for example, with other portions of the display screen other than the quick look mode window, remaining unaffected. This airspace management system and method thereby combines the most useful attribute of an automated system, namely the automatic tracking of all aircraft, with the most useful attribute of a manual system, namely the near real time display of aircraft locations.
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Citations
42 Claims
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving input radar information for at least one aircraft; (b) selecting an alternate display mode other than a normal display mode; (c) designating at least a portion of a display screen as an area for display of at least a portion of the received radar information in the selected alternate display mode; and (d) displaying a radar plot of at least one aircraft for which input radar information is received, in the designated area of the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving input radar information for at least one aircraft; (b) selecting an optional display mode, other than a normal display mode; (c) designating an area of a display screen for display of at least a portion of the received radar information in the selected optional display mode; (d) designating a geographic region represented by the area designated in step (c); (e) displaying a radar plot for at least one aircraft for which input radar information is received, within the designated geographic region of step (d), in the designated area of the display screen; (f) processing radar tracking information for each aircraft for which input radar information is received, outside the designated geographic region of step (d); and (g) displaying processed radar tracking information in an area of the display screen other than the designated area of step (c). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An airspace management system comprising:
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first means for receiving input radar information for at least one aircraft; second means for processing radar tracking information from received input radar information; selection means for selecting at least one of a standard display mode and a quick look display mode, the received input radar information passing from the first means to said second means for processing upon selecting the standard display mode, and at least a portion of the received input radar information bypassing said second means upon selecting the quick look display mode; designation means for designating a geographic region, from which input radar information is received, and for designating an area of a display means for display of input radar information from the designated geographic region, upon selecting the quick display mode; and said display means displaying a radar plot, for at least one aircraft for which input radar information from the designated geographic region is received, in the designated area upon selecting the quick display mode, and displaying processed radar tracking information from the second means, for at least one aircraft for which input radar information outside the designated geographic region is received, in a display area other than the designated area. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An article of manufacture for use in a computer, comprising:
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first computer readable code means for causing the computer to receive a selection of an alternate display mode, other than a normal display mode; second computer readable code means for causing the computer to receive a designation, corresponding to at least a portion of a display screen, as an area for display of at least a portion of received radar information for at least one aircraft in the selected alternate display mode; and third computer readable code means for causing the computer to display a radar plot of received radar information of at least one aircraft in the designated area of the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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