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Inflight weather service

  • US 7,612,688 B1
  • Filed: 03/10/2006
  • Issued: 11/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A weather briefing system, comprising:

  • an antenna;

    a receiver connected to said antenna; and

    a display device,wherein pilot weather reports are communicated via said antenna, formatted into a graphical representation comprising icons and colors, and displayed on said display device over a base map in accordance with a user selection,wherein at least one data set from said pilot weather reports is based on actual weather condition data collected at an aircraft in flight and reported for a specific altitude and geographic location, andwherein information is generated about alternate routes based on the actual weather condition data to provide a selection of adverse weather avoidance altitudes.

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