Methods and systems for displaying an object having an associated beacon signal
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information on a display device associated with an aircraft, the method comprising:
- rendering a primary flight display on the display device, wherein the primary flight display comprises a synthetic perspective view of terrain for a region proximate a current location of the aircraft, and wherein the synthetic perspective view of terrain corresponds to a flight deck viewpoint;
receiving a locating signal for a target object, the locating signal being based at least in part on a beacon signal emitted by a distress radio beacon associated with the target object, the locating signal comprising identification information for the target object;
determining an object type for the target object based on the identification information; and
in response to the locating signal, rendering, in a portion of the primary flight display, a first symbology with a shape representative of the object type for the target object, wherein the first symbology is rendered in a manner that is influenced by the locating signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for displaying information on a display device associated with an aircraft. A method comprises rendering a synthetic perspective view of terrain on the display device, wherein the synthetic perspective view of terrain is based on a set of terrain data corresponding to a region proximate the aircraft. The method further comprises obtaining location data for a first object, wherein the location data is based at least in part on a beacon signal associated with the first object, and rendering a graphical representation of the first object on the display device. The graphical representation of the first object overlies the synthetic perspective view of terrain and is positioned in accordance with the location data.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information on a display device associated with an aircraft, the method comprising:
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rendering a primary flight display on the display device, wherein the primary flight display comprises a synthetic perspective view of terrain for a region proximate a current location of the aircraft, and wherein the synthetic perspective view of terrain corresponds to a flight deck viewpoint; receiving a locating signal for a target object, the locating signal being based at least in part on a beacon signal emitted by a distress radio beacon associated with the target object, the locating signal comprising identification information for the target object; determining an object type for the target object based on the identification information; and in response to the locating signal, rendering, in a portion of the primary flight display, a first symbology with a shape representative of the object type for the target object, wherein the first symbology is rendered in a manner that is influenced by the locating signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display system for an aircraft, the display system comprising:
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a display device; a communications system; a flight management system coupled to the communications system, the flight management system and the communications system being cooperatively configured to; obtain a locating signal for a target object, the locating signal being based at least in part on a beacon signal emitted by a distress radio beacon associated with the target object, the locating signal including identification information related to the target object based on a beacon identifier obtained from the beacon signal; and determine an object type for the target object based on the identification information; and a graphics system coupled to the flight management system and the display device, wherein the graphics system and the flight management system are cooperatively configured to; render a primary flight display on the display device, wherein the primary flight display comprises a synthetic perspective view of terrain for a region proximate a current location of the aircraft, and wherein the synthetic perspective view of terrain corresponds to a flight deck viewpoint; obtain location data for the target object based on the locating signal; and render, in a portion of the primary flight display, a first symbology with a shape representative of the object type, wherein the first symbology is positioned in accordance with the location data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for displaying information on a display device associated with an aircraft, the method comprising:
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rendering a synthetic perspective view of terrain on the display device, the synthetic perspective view of terrain being based on a set of terrain data corresponding to a region proximate the aircraft; obtaining location data for an object, the location data being based at least in part on a beacon signal emitted by a distress radio beacon associated with the object; determining an object type for the object based on a beacon identifier obtained from the beacon signal; and rendering a graphical representation of the object on the display device using a symbology with a shape representative of the object type, wherein the symbology overlies the synthetic perspective view of terrain and is positioned in accordance with the location data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for displaying information on a display device associated with an aircraft, the method comprising:
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rendering a primary flight display on the display device, wherein the primary flight display comprises a synthetic perspective view of terrain for a region proximate a current location of the aircraft, and wherein the synthetic perspective view of terrain corresponds to a flight deck viewpoint; receiving a locating signal for a target object, the locating signal being based at least in part on a beacon signal emitted by a ground based beacon associated with the target object, the locating signal comprising identification information for the target object; determining an object type for the target object based on the identification information; and in response to the locating signal, rendering, in a portion of the primary flight display, a first symbology with a shape representative of the object type for the target object, wherein the first symbology is rendered in a manner that is influenced by the locating signal.
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