Programmable cockpit upgrade system
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1. A programmable computing and display device for upgrading a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft, comprising:
- a plurality of processing units, wherein;
each processing unit includes a processor for executing one or more protocol stacks and a memory that stores the one or more protocol stacks, each protocol stack being logical instructions that embody control functionality of a control program for a system of the aircraft or operational functionality of an interactive, military-related program;
each processing unit includes a local interface that operatively couples the processor and the memory of the processing unit; and
each processing unit includes a network interface;
a network backbone operatively coupled to the network interface of each processing unit so as to establish a network among the processing units for the exchange of network data traffic;
at least one display to display video graphics resulting from the execution of one of the protocol stacks by a corresponding one of the processing units to a cockpit crew member; and
a modular assembly that retains the processing units, the network backbone and the display such that the network of processing units is contained inside the modular assembly.
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Disclosed is a programmable computing and display device for upgrading a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft. The programmable computing and display device includes a plurality of processing units; a network backbone that establishes a network among the processing units for the exchange of network data traffic; at least one display to display video graphics to a cockpit crew member; and a modular assembly that retains the processing units, the network backbone and the display.
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1. A programmable computing and display device for upgrading a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft, comprising:
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a plurality of processing units, wherein; each processing unit includes a processor for executing one or more protocol stacks and a memory that stores the one or more protocol stacks, each protocol stack being logical instructions that embody control functionality of a control program for a system of the aircraft or operational functionality of an interactive, military-related program; each processing unit includes a local interface that operatively couples the processor and the memory of the processing unit; and each processing unit includes a network interface; a network backbone operatively coupled to the network interface of each processing unit so as to establish a network among the processing units for the exchange of network data traffic; at least one display to display video graphics resulting from the execution of one of the protocol stacks by a corresponding one of the processing units to a cockpit crew member; and a modular assembly that retains the processing units, the network backbone and the display such that the network of processing units is contained inside the modular assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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