Systems and methods for handling the display and receipt of aircraft control information
First Claim
1. A system for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
- a flight manager configured to receive and direct instructions for flying a plurality of flight segments with at least one of the instructions to be executed at a future time during aircraft flight;
a display medium operatively coupled to the flight manager to display information corresponding to the instructions;
a display controller operatively coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator selectable icon at the display medium;
an input device operatively coupled to the display medium and configured to receive a signal input by the operator and corresponding to a selection of the operator selectable element; and
whereinthe display controller is configured to change at least a portion of the information presented by the display medium based on the signal input by the operator.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for handling aircraft control information are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a display medium coupleable to a flight manager, with the flight manager configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft functions at a future time during flight of the aircraft. The system can further include a display controller coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator activatable element at the display medium and update information presented at the display medium when the operator activates the operator activatable element. For example, the operator activatable element can include an icon presented at a computer display screen, and can be activated by a keystroke.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for handling aircraft control information, comprising:
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a flight manager configured to receive and direct instructions for flying a plurality of flight segments with at least one of the instructions to be executed at a future time during aircraft flight; a display medium operatively coupled to the flight manager to display information corresponding to the instructions; a display controller operatively coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator selectable icon at the display medium; an input device operatively coupled to the display medium and configured to receive a signal input by the operator and corresponding to a selection of the operator selectable element; and
whereinthe display controller is configured to change at least a portion of the information presented by the display medium based on the signal input by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, control the computer system to handle aircraft control information, by a method comprising:
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presenting information at a display medium, the information corresponding to instructions for flying a plurality of flight segments with at least one of the instructions to be executed at a future time during aircraft flight; presenting at the display medium at least one operator selectable element; receiving a signal input by the operator and corresponding to a selection of the operator selectable element; and based on the signal input by the operator, changing at least a portion of the information presented at the display medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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