Discrepancy reporting in electronic map applications

• US 8,095,302 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2008
• Issued: 01/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Wipplinger, Patrick, Lutz, André
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Dalena
• Application Number:
  US12/042,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20090228195A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,407 Days
• Field of Search: 701/200, 701/207, 701/208, 340/995.1, 340/995.14, 340/995.16, 340/995.18
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3856 Data obtained from user input

Abstract

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for proposing an update for a navigation chart displayed in an aircraft data processing system. A selection of a navigation object is received in the navigation chart through the aircraft data processing system. In response to receiving the selection, a set of attributes is presented for the navigation object, wherein each attribute can be selected containing a discrepancy. In response to receiving user input to change an attribute in the set of attributes, the attribute is changed using the user input. A discrepancy report is directly sent to the data provider via a datalink.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for identifying a discrepancy in a navigation chart displayed in an aircraft data processing system, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a navigation object in the navigation chart through the aircraft data processing system;

responsive to receiving the selection, presenting a set of attributes for the navigation object, wherein each attribute can be selected containing a discrepancy;

displaying the set of attributes for the navigation object;

receiving user input to change an attribute state in the set of attributes, wherein the user input comprises selection of a report discrepancy button; and

changing the attribute state using the user input.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

responsive to receiving a different type of selection of the navigation object prior to receiving the selection, marking the navigation object as having a discrepancy.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2 further comprising:

presenting a list of navigation objects in the navigation chart marked as having an associated discrepancy for the user input for the selection.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending all changed attributes to a remote data processing system.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending all changed state attributes after a flight has been completed.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user input to change the attribute comprises a textual description of a discrepancy in the navigation object.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to receiving the selection, storing a copy of a display of the navigation chart at a time the selection was received.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying the navigation chart using a moving map application executing on the aircraft data processing system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input to change an attribute comprises an elevation of the navigation object.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input to change an attribute comprises a frequency of the navigation object.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input to change an attribute comprises a latitude and longitude of the navigation object.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the set of attributes for the navigation object comprises displaying the set of attributes for the navigation object in a discrepancy indication window.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of displaying the set of attributes for the navigation object in a discrepancy indication window, overlays the window over the navigation chart.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the user input comprising selection of a report discrepancy button further comprises the report discrepancy button in the discrepancy indication window.

15. A computer implemented method for identifying discrepancies in a navigation chart, the computer implemented method comprising:

displaying the navigation chart on a display of a data processing system;

displaying a set of attributes for a navigation object in the navigation chart; and

responsive to a selected user input selecting the navigation object in the navigation chart, recording an indication of a discrepancy for the navigation object, wherein the user input comprises selection of a report discrepancy button.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 15 further comprising:

sending the indication to a source of the navigation chart.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein the recording step comprises:

presenting a set of attributes associated with the navigation object on the display; and

responsive to receiving a particular user input to change an attribute in a set of attributes, recording a change in the attribute as part of the indication.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein the recording step comprises:

marking the navigation object for later processing;

presenting the navigation object during later processing to form a presented navigation object; and

receiving user input identifying a discrepancy for the presented navigation object.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising:

responsive to the selected user input selecting the navigation object in the navigation chart, storing a copy of a portion of the navigation chart being displayed in the display at a time the selected user input was received.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein the displaying step comprises comprising:

displaying the navigation chart on the display of the data processing system using a moving map application.

21. The computer implemented method of claim 15, wherein the navigation chart is for one of an aircraft, a ship, and a spacecraft.

22. A data processing system comprising:

a bus;

a communications unit connected to the bus;

a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device includes computer usable program code; and

a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the computer usable program code to display a navigation chart on a display of a data processing system, display a set of attributes for a navigation object in the navigation chart, and record an indication of a discrepancy for the navigation object in response to a selected user input selecting the navigation object in the navigation chart, wherein the user input comprises selection of a report discrepancy button.

23. The data processing system of claim 22, wherein in executing the program code to record the indication of the discrepancy for the navigation object in response to the selected user input selecting the navigation object in the navigation chart, the processor executes the program code to present a set of attributes associated with the navigation object on the display;

and record a change in the attribute as part of the indication in response to receiving the user input to change an attribute in a set of attributes.

24. A computer program product for identifying discrepancies in a navigation chart, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium;

program code, stored on the computer readable medium, for displaying the navigation chart on a display of a data processing system;

program code, stored on the computer readable medium, for displaying a set of attributes for a navigation object in the navigation chart; and

program code, stored on the computer readable medium, responsive to a selected user input selecting the navigation object in the navigation chart, for recording an indication of a discrepancy for the navigation object, wherein the user input comprises selection of a report discrepancy button.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the program code, stored on the computer readable medium, responsive to the selected user input selecting the navigation object in the navigation chart, for recording the indication of the discrepancy for the navigation object comprises:

program code, stored on the computer readable medium, for presenting a set of attributes associated with the navigation object on the display; and

program code, stored on the computer readable medium, responsive to receiving a particular user input to change an attribute in a set of attributes, for recording a change in the attribute as part of the indication.

26. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the program code, stored on the computer readable medium, responsive to the selected user input selecting the navigation object in the navigation chart, for recording the indication of the discrepancy for the navigation object comprises:

program code, stored on the computer readable medium, for marking the navigation object for later processing;

program code, stored on the computer readable medium, for presenting the navigation object during later processing to form a presented navigation object; and

program code, stored on the computer readable medium, for receiving user input identifying a discrepancy for the presented navigation object.