Process for generating computer flight plans on the Internet
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1. A process of providing a navigation chart over a computer network for flight planning use by a pilot, comprising:
- storing at a server computer plural travel chart images of geographic areas at one or more magnifications, the travel chart images each shown in elevational profile view;
receiving by the server computer a request from a user of a client computer, the request including a selection of one of the travel chart images at a selected magnification and an indication of a plurality of travel navigation waypoints that have been selected by the user;
overlaying at the server computer the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected one of the travel chart images to form a selected composite travel navigation chart;
compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image; and
delivering the selected composite travel navigation chart image from the server computer to a browser on the client computer for flight planning use by a pilot.
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Abstract
A process for generating computer flight plans on the Internet with the elements of: a raw XY&Z database of chart data, a data base containing aircraft data, a software system to create VFR, IFR and Road charts, an Internet web site accessible by a Client computer, a software system which computes flight plans requested by the Client computer, a software system which allows for navigation data and aircraft editing by means of the Internet web site Client computer, and a software system which allows for outputting flight plans by means of the Internet web site Client computer.
A alternate embodiment includes wherein said elements include a local area network consisting of a service and number of local Client computers or an Intranet network which is connected by means other than wires such as infrared or radio signals. A preferred embodiment includes further comprising the step(s) of computing by means of a software systems a cross section of the flight plan and displaying same in a profile window in which the route is displayed relative to terrain elevation, obstruction elevation, airspace, weather and flight altitude.
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1. A process of providing a navigation chart over a computer network for flight planning use by a pilot, comprising:
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storing at a server computer plural travel chart images of geographic areas at one or more magnifications, the travel chart images each shown in elevational profile view; receiving by the server computer a request from a user of a client computer, the request including a selection of one of the travel chart images at a selected magnification and an indication of a plurality of travel navigation waypoints that have been selected by the user; overlaying at the server computer the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected one of the travel chart images to form a selected composite travel navigation chart; compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image; and delivering the selected composite travel navigation chart image from the server computer to a browser on the client computer for flight planning use by a pilot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A process of providing a navigation chart over a computer network for flight planning use by a pilot, comprising:
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storing at a server computer plural travel chart images of geographic areas at one or more magnifications, the travel chart images each shown in elevational profile view; receiving by the server computer a request from a user of a client computer, the request including a selection of one of the travel chart images at a selected magnification and an indication of a plurality of travel navigation waypoints that have been selected by the user; overlaying at the server computer the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected one of the travel chart images to form a selected composite travel navigation chart; overlaying at the server computer a route line along the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints; compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image; and delivering the selected composite travel navigation chart image from the server computer to the browser on the client computer for flight planning use by a pilot. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A process of providing a navigation chart over a computer network for flight planning use by a pilot, comprising:
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storing at a server computer plural travel chart images of geographic areas at one or more magnifications; receiving a request by a server computer from a user of a client computer, the request including a selection of one of the travel chart images at a selected magnification and an indication of a plurality of travel navigation waypoints that have been selected by the user, the request received by the server computer over the computer network; overlaying at the server computer the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected one of the travel chart images to form a selected composite travel navigation chart in response to the request; compressing at the server computer the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image; and delivering the selected composite travel navigation chart image from the server computer to a browser on the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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