Method and device for displaying part of an airport on a viewing screen
First Claim
1. A method of displaying at least one part of an airport comprising a plurality of elements on a display field of a viewing screen,wherein the following series of successive steps is carried out in an automatic and repetitive manner:
- a) conducting a search for the elements of the airport which are displayed on said display field of the viewing screen;
b) for each of the elements found in step a), carrying out a check to verify whether it forms part;
of a first group for which a main anchoring point, associated with the element and situated on the latter, lies inside a label zone which is defined inside said display field of the viewing screen;
orof a second group, for which an associated main anchoring point is situated outside said label zone;
c) for all the elements of the second group, determining each time an auxiliary anchoring point which is situated at an intersection point between a central axis of said element and said label zone; and
d) for each of the elements found in step a), presenting on said display field of the viewing screen an associated label which comprises information relating to said element, the labels associated with said elements of the first group being situated at the corresponding main anchoring point, and the labels associated with said elements of the second group being situated at the corresponding auxiliary anchoring point.
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Abstract
A presentation device includes a searching device that searches for elements of an airport that are displayed on a display field of a screen. A verification device verifies, for each of the elements, whether the element forms part of a first group for which a main anchoring point is located inside a label zone or a second group for which the main anchoring point is located outside the label zone. A determining device determines, for the elements of the second group, a secondary anchoring point located at an intersection between an axis of the element and the label zone. For each element, a label for the element is presented on a screen. The labels associated with the first group are located at the main point and those associated with the second group are located at a secondary anchoring zone.
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1. A method of displaying at least one part of an airport comprising a plurality of elements on a display field of a viewing screen,
wherein the following series of successive steps is carried out in an automatic and repetitive manner: -
a) conducting a search for the elements of the airport which are displayed on said display field of the viewing screen; b) for each of the elements found in step a), carrying out a check to verify whether it forms part; of a first group for which a main anchoring point, associated with the element and situated on the latter, lies inside a label zone which is defined inside said display field of the viewing screen;
orof a second group, for which an associated main anchoring point is situated outside said label zone; c) for all the elements of the second group, determining each time an auxiliary anchoring point which is situated at an intersection point between a central axis of said element and said label zone; and d) for each of the elements found in step a), presenting on said display field of the viewing screen an associated label which comprises information relating to said element, the labels associated with said elements of the first group being situated at the corresponding main anchoring point, and the labels associated with said elements of the second group being situated at the corresponding auxiliary anchoring point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8)
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5. A device for displaying at least one part of an airport comprising a plurality of elements on a display field of a viewing screen, the device comprising:
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a search section that searches for the elements of the airport which are displayed on said display field of the viewing screen; a verification section that verifies, for each of the elements found by said searching section, whether it forms part; of a first group for which a main anchoring point, associated with the element and situated on the latter, lies inside a label zone which is defined inside said display field of the viewing screen;
orof a second group, for which an associated main anchoring point is situated outside said label zone; a determination section that determines each time, for all the elements of the second group, an auxiliary anchoring point which is situated at an intersection point between a central axis of said element and said label zone; and a presentation section that presents, on said display field of the viewing screen, an associated label which comprises information relating to said element, the labels associated with said elements of the first group being situated at the corresponding main anchoring point, and the labels associated with said elements of the second group being situated at the corresponding auxiliary anchoring point. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 9, 10)
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11. A method of displaying at least one part of an airport comprising a plurality of elements on a display field of a viewing screen,
wherein the following series of successive steps is carried out in an automatic and repetitive manner: -
a) conducting a search for the elements of the airport which are displayed on said display field of the viewing screen; b) for each of the elements found in step a), carrying out a check to verify whether it forms part; of a first group for which a main anchoring point, associated with the element and situated on the latter, lies inside a label zone which is defined inside said display field of the viewing screen;
orof a second group, for which an associated main anchoring point is situated outside said label zone; c) for all the elements of the second group, determining each time an auxiliary anchoring point which is situated at an intersection point between a central axis of said element and said label zone; d) for each of the elements found in step a), presenting on said display field of the viewing screen an associated label which comprises information relating to said element, the labels associated with said elements of the first group being situated at the corresponding main anchoring point, and the labels associated with said elements of the second group being situated at the corresponding auxiliary anchoring point; and e) if the angle between the central axis of an element and the horizontal is greater than a predetermined value, removing the presentation of the label corresponding to step d).
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