Radio navigation emulating GPS system
First Claim
1. A conventional radio navigation emulating aircraft navigation apparatus comprising:
- a satellite based position determining system;
a data storage unit for storing latitude and longitude information corresponding to conventional navaids;
a processor coupled to said satellite based position determining system and said data storage unit, said processor for calculating position and navigation information for an aircraft using said latitude and longitude information corresponding to said conventional navaids and position information derived from said satellite based position determining system; and
a radio navaid emulating user interface coupled to said processor, said radio navaid emulating user interface for enabling a user to select a desired one of said conventional navaids.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a radio navigation emulating GPS device. In one embodiment, the radio navigation emulating GPS device receives an identifier associated with a conventional radio navaid. The present radio navigation emulating GPS device then retrieves latitude and longitude information corresponding to the received conventional radio navaid from a database. A satellite based position information system generates position information for the aircraft on which the present radio navigation emulating GPS device is disposed. The present radio navigation emulating GPS device then generates navigation information for the aircraft using the retrieved latitude and longitude information and the satellite based position information for the aircraft. The present radio navigation emulating GPS device then presents the navigation information in a manner which emulates the presentation of navigation information generated by a conventional radio navigation device. The entire emulation process is transparent to the user of the present radio navigation emulating GPS device.
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24 Claims
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1. A conventional radio navigation emulating aircraft navigation apparatus comprising:
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a satellite based position determining system; a data storage unit for storing latitude and longitude information corresponding to conventional navaids; a processor coupled to said satellite based position determining system and said data storage unit, said processor for calculating position and navigation information for an aircraft using said latitude and longitude information corresponding to said conventional navaids and position information derived from said satellite based position determining system; and a radio navaid emulating user interface coupled to said processor, said radio navaid emulating user interface for enabling a user to select a desired one of said conventional navaids. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; an address/data bus coupled to said processor; a satellite based position determining system coupled to communicate with said processor; a computer readable memory coupled to communicate with said processor, said processor for performing steps of; receiving at a conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus an identifier associated with a conventional navaid; retrieving latitude and longitude information corresponding to said received conventional navaid, said latitude and longitude information retrieved from a data storage unit of said conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus; generating satellite based position information for an aircraft coupled to said conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus; generating navigation information for said aircraft using said retrieved latitude and longitude information and said satellite based position information for said aircraft; and presenting said navigation information in a manner which emulates the presentation of navigation information generated by a conventional radio navigation device such that said navigation information is of use to a user familiar with a conventional radio navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. In a computer system, a method of emulating a conventional radio navigation system while using satellite based position information, said method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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receiving at a conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus an identifier associated with a conventional navaid; retrieving latitude and longitude information corresponding to said received conventional navaid, said latitude and longitude information retrieved from a data storage unit of said conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus; generating satellite based position information for an aircraft coupled to said conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus; generating navigation information for said aircraft using said retrieved latitude and longitude information and said satellite based position information for said aircraft; and presenting said navigation information in a manner which emulates the presentation of navigation information generated by a conventional radio navigation device such that said navigation information is of use to a user familiar with a conventional radio navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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12. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
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receiving at a conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus an identifier associated with a conventional navaid; retrieving latitude and longitude information corresponding to said received conventional navaid, said latitude and longitude information retrieved from a data storage unit of said conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus; generating satellite based position information for an aircraft coupled to said conventional radio navigation emulating apparatus; generating navigation information for said aircraft using said retrieved latitude and longitude information and said satellite based position information for said aircraft; and presenting said navigation information in a manner which emulates the presentation of navigation information generated by a conventional radio navigation device such that said navigation information is of use to a user familiar with a conventional radio navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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