Interfaces for planning vehicle routes
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1. A method carried out by a programmed computer for planning routes by a user in the presence of hazards, comprising;
- receiving data representing a proposed route for a vehicle;
receiving data representing hazards associated with the route, the hazards having a plurality of different types;
displaying geographic representations of the route data and the hazard data together in the same presentation, the different types of hazards being represented differently from each other; and
inputting specifications from the user for modifying the displayed representations of specified portions of the hazard data.
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Abstract
A system for producing vehicle routes such as aircraft flight plans in the presence of weather and other hazards defines static and moving hazards with polygons drawn on a display containing graphic hazard regions. Different hazard types and intensities are displayed differently. Both lateral and vertical geographic depictions are displayed, and hazards can be displayed temporally as well. Users input information and thresholds for hazards.
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1. A method carried out by a programmed computer for planning routes by a user in the presence of hazards, comprising;
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receiving data representing a proposed route for a vehicle;
receiving data representing hazards associated with the route, the hazards having a plurality of different types;
displaying geographic representations of the route data and the hazard data together in the same presentation, the different types of hazards being represented differently from each other; and
inputting specifications from the user for modifying the displayed representations of specified portions of the hazard data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medium containing program instructions for causing a suitably programmed digital computer to carry out a method for planning routes in the presence of hazards, the method comprising:
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receiving data representing a proposed route for a vehicle;
receiving data representing hazards associated with the route, the hazards having a plurality of different types;
displaying geographic representations of the route data and the hazard data together in the same presentation, the different types of hazards being represented differently from each other; and
inputting specifications from the user for modifying the displayed representations of specified portions of the hazard data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented system for planning routes in the presence of hazards, comprising:
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data representing a route for a vehicle;
data representing hazards with respect to the route, the hazards having a plurality of different types; and
an interface including a geographic display of the hazard data and the route data together in the same presentation the different types of hazards being represented differently from each other, and controls for manipulating the route data and the hazard data, and for inputting specifications for modifying the displayed representations of data associated with at least some of the hazards. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. Apparatus for manipulating a flight plan by a user, comprising:
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means for receiving data representing an aircraft route;
means for receiving data representing hazards with respect to the route;
means for a user to input specifications of area boundaries to be associated with the hazards; and
means for presenting geographic representations of the route data, the hazard data, and the boundaries. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer-implemented system for planning routes (410), in which data (110) associated with a route and data (120) associated with hazards are represented on an interface (130),
characterized in that the interface displays the route data and the hazard data together geographically (401, 402) and includes controls (450, 480) for manipulating the displayed route (410) and hazards (420).
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