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Systems and methods for supplemental weather information presentation on a display

  • US 7,817,078 B2
  • Filed: 02/29/2008
  • Issued: 10/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for presenting supplemental weather information on a display in a craft, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at the craft, the supplemental weather information from a remote source;

    determining, at the craft, a location of the supplemental weather information relative to the craft;

    receiving weather information from an on-board radar system residing on the craft; and

    integrating, at the craft, the supplemental weather information with the weather information received from the on-board radar system,wherein the characteristic of the supplemental weather information is an altitude of the supplemental weather information, wherein the characteristic of the craft is an altitude of the craft,wherein the supplemental weather information is integrated with the weather information received from the on-board radar system in response to determining that the altitude of the supplemental weather information is within a threshold of the altitude of the craft, andwherein the supplemental weather information is excluded from the weather information received from the on-board radar system in response to determining that the altitude of the supplemental weather information is outside of the threshold of the altitude of the craft.

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