Methods and systems for generating data link air traffic control center menus
First Claim
1. A method for generating a data link air traffic control center menu, the method comprising:
- associating each of a plurality of air traffic control center objects with at least one of a plurality of geographic areas, each of the air traffic control center objects representing an air traffic control center having a name, and each of the geographic areas having a name;
displaying the names of each of the geographic areas;
receiving a first input, the first input selecting one of the geographic areas, the selected geographic area including a plurality of geographic sub-areas, each of the geographic sub-areas having a name;
displaying the names of the geographic sub-areas;
receiving a second input, the second input selecting one of the geographic sub-areas, the selected geographic sub-area including one or more of the air traffic control centers;
displaying the names of the one or more air traffic control centers; and
receiving a third input, the third input selecting one of the air traffic control centers.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for generating a data link air traffic control center menu are provided. In one implementation, a method comprises associating individual air traffic control center objects with at least one geographic area. Each air traffic control center object represents an air traffic control center having a name, and each geographic area has a name. The method further includes displaying the names of each geographic area and receiving a first input. The first input selects one of the geographic areas having a plurality of geographic sub-areas, with each geographic sub-area having a name. The method further includes displaying the names of the geographic sub-areas and receiving a second input. The second input selects one of the geographic sub-areas including one or more air traffic control centers. The method further includes displaying the names of the air traffic control centers and receiving a third input. The third input selects one of the air traffic control centers.
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1. A method for generating a data link air traffic control center menu, the method comprising:
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associating each of a plurality of air traffic control center objects with at least one of a plurality of geographic areas, each of the air traffic control center objects representing an air traffic control center having a name, and each of the geographic areas having a name; displaying the names of each of the geographic areas; receiving a first input, the first input selecting one of the geographic areas, the selected geographic area including a plurality of geographic sub-areas, each of the geographic sub-areas having a name; displaying the names of the geographic sub-areas; receiving a second input, the second input selecting one of the geographic sub-areas, the selected geographic sub-area including one or more of the air traffic control centers; displaying the names of the one or more air traffic control centers; and receiving a third input, the third input selecting one of the air traffic control centers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for generating a data link air traffic control center menu, the method comprising:
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retrieving location data for a plurality of geographic areas; retrieving location data for a plurality of air traffic control centers; and determining which of the plurality of air traffic control centers are located within each geographic area by comparing the location data of the geographic areas with the location data for each of the plurality of air traffic control centers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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