Methods and systems for displaying messages from a plurality of sources
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1. A flight deck display system for displaying text messages comprising:
- an alert generator embedded in a memory and executed on a processing device, said alert generator configured to receive message signals from a plurality of aircraft systems and to generate alert messages based on the received message signals; and
a flight deck display screen comprising a first screen portion that is controlled by software associated with said display system and a second screen portion that is separately controlled by said alert generator to display messages received from said alert generator.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a flight deck display system for displaying text messages are provided. The system includes an alert generator configured to receive message signals from a plurality of aircraft systems and to generate alert messages based on the received message signals, and a flight deck display screen that includes a screen portion that is separately controlled by the alert generator to display messages received from the alert generator.
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1. A flight deck display system for displaying text messages comprising:
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an alert generator embedded in a memory and executed on a processing device, said alert generator configured to receive message signals from a plurality of aircraft systems and to generate alert messages based on the received message signals; and a flight deck display screen comprising a first screen portion that is controlled by software associated with said display system and a second screen portion that is separately controlled by said alert generator to display messages received from said alert generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display system for an aircraft comprising:
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an alert generator embedded in a memory and executed on a processing device, said alert generator configured to receive message signals from a plurality of aircraft systems and to generate alert messages based on the received message signals; a flight deck display screen comprising a first screen portion that is controlled by software associated with said display system and a second screen portion that is separately controlled by said alert generator to display messages received from said alert generator; and a software tool embodied on a separate computer communicatively couplable to said alert generator, said software tool configured to modify logic in said alert generator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying messages on a flight deck display that includes a screen having a first portion controlled by the flight deck display and a second reserved portion of the screen controlled by a source external to the flight deck display, said method comprising:
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receiving at least one input of a measured quantity from a plurality of airplane components and subsystems; generating an alert signal using an alert generator, embedded in a memory and executed on a processing device, based on the at least one input and a predetermined logic rule, the alert generator including logic portioned from an airplane central computing function; generating at least one text message based on the generated alert signal; and transmitting the generated text message for display within the second reserved portion of the flight deck display screen. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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