Aircraft uplink message response prompt
First Claim
1. A method for prompting an operator to reply to a first data link message before it expires, the method comprising:
- receiving the first data link message;
storing the first data link message;
starting a timer at an initial timer value when the first data link message is received;
determining whether a response to the first data link message has been input;
determining whether the timer will expire in less than a predefined amount of time;
requesting an input from the operator before the timer expires;
determining whether the input has been received since requesting the input;
determining whether the timer has expired before the input is received;
when the input is received before the timer expires, sending a second data link message; and
when the input is not received before the timer expires, setting a status for the first data link message to expired.
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Abstract
A method for prompting an operator to reply to a first data link message before it expires includes receiving the first data link message, storing the first data link message, starting a timer at an initial timer value when the first data link message is received, determining whether a response to the first data link message has been input, determining whether the timer will expire in less than a predefined amount of time, requesting an input from the operator before the timer expires, determining whether the input has been received since requesting input, and determining whether the timer has expired before the input is received. In cases where the input is received before the timer expires, a second data link message is sent. In cases where the input is not received before the timer expires, a status for the first data link message is set to expired.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for prompting an operator to reply to a first data link message before it expires, the method comprising:
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receiving the first data link message; storing the first data link message; starting a timer at an initial timer value when the first data link message is received; determining whether a response to the first data link message has been input; determining whether the timer will expire in less than a predefined amount of time; requesting an input from the operator before the timer expires; determining whether the input has been received since requesting the input; determining whether the timer has expired before the input is received; when the input is received before the timer expires, sending a second data link message; and when the input is not received before the timer expires, setting a status for the first data link message to expired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one human-machine interface device in operative communication with the processor and having at least one display device configured to display information to an operator and at least one input device configured to receive input from an operator; at least one communication device in operative communication with the processor and configured to send and receive data link messages; and at least one memory device in operative communication with the processor, the memory device comprising a computer readable medium having program instructions thereon for a method of prompting the operator to reply to a first data link message before it expires, the method including; receiving the first data link message; starting a timer when the first data link message is received; when an input has not been received at the at least one input device at a predefined time before the timer will expire, requesting the input at the at least one input device; and determining whether the input has been received via the at least one input device before the timer expires. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions adapted to perform a method for prompting an operator to reply to a first data link message before the first data link message expires, the method performed by a processor, the method comprising:
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receiving the first data link message; starting a timer when the first data link message is received; when the timer will expire in less than a predefined amount of time, requesting an input from the operator; determining whether the input is received before the timer expires; when the input is received before the timer expires, sending a second data link message; and when the input is not received before the timer expires, setting a status for the first data link message to expired. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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