Methods and systems for briefing aircraft procedures
First Claim
1. A method to provide procedure information associated with an aircraft procedure for operating an aircraft during execution of the aircraft procedure using an output device onboard an aircraft, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by the processing system, a briefing sequence for the aircraft procedure from a data storage element, the briefing sequence prescribing an order in which respective categories of the procedure information should be briefed, one or more of the respective categories including various possible criteria, wherein the briefing sequence includes previously selected criteria for the respective categories of the procedure information and the order corresponds to a sequence of selections previously made by a user;
automatically determining, by the processing system, when to begin briefing the aircraft procedure; and
after determining the aircraft procedure should be briefed, automatically providing, by the processing system via the output device, the selected criteria for the respective categories of the procedure information sequentially in the order prescribed by the briefing sequence.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for providing procedure information associated with an aircraft procedure onboard an aircraft. An exemplary method involves obtaining a briefing sequence for the aircraft procedure and providing the procedure information via the output device, wherein the procedure information is provided in accordance with the briefing sequence. When the output device is realized as an audio output device, the procedure information is sequentially provided auditorily via the audio output device. In one or more embodiments, the procedure information is sequentially indicated on a display device onboard the aircraft in concert with the auditorily provided procedure information.
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1. A method to provide procedure information associated with an aircraft procedure for operating an aircraft during execution of the aircraft procedure using an output device onboard an aircraft, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by the processing system, a briefing sequence for the aircraft procedure from a data storage element, the briefing sequence prescribing an order in which respective categories of the procedure information should be briefed, one or more of the respective categories including various possible criteria, wherein the briefing sequence includes previously selected criteria for the respective categories of the procedure information and the order corresponds to a sequence of selections previously made by a user; automatically determining, by the processing system, when to begin briefing the aircraft procedure; and after determining the aircraft procedure should be briefed, automatically providing, by the processing system via the output device, the selected criteria for the respective categories of the procedure information sequentially in the order prescribed by the briefing sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing procedure information associated with an aircraft procedure, the aircraft procedure comprising an action that may be undertaken by an aircraft at or in the vicinity of an airport, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a processing system, a briefing sequence for the aircraft procedure from a data storage element, wherein the briefing sequence prescribes an order in which respective categories of the procedure information should be briefed, one or more of the respective categories including various possible criteria or values, the briefing sequence including previously designated criteria or values for the respective categories of the procedure information and the order corresponding to a sequence of selections previously made by a user; obtaining, by the processing system, status information for the aircraft; automatically determining, by the processing system, when to begin briefing the aircraft procedure based on the status information; and sequentially providing, by the processing system, the designated criteria or values for the respective categories of the procedure information associated with the aircraft procedure via an audio output device onboard the aircraft automatically in response to determining the status information satisfies a briefing criterion, wherein the designated criteria or values are sequentially provided in the order prescribed by the briefing sequence. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
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an audio output device onboard the aircraft; a data storage element configured to maintain a briefing sequence for an aircraft procedure, the briefing sequence comprising an ordering of previously selected criteria for a plurality of categories of procedure information associated with the aircraft procedure for operating the aircraft during execution of the aircraft procedure, the ordering corresponding to a sequence of selections previously made by a user, one or more categories of the plurality of categories including various possible criteria; and a processing system coupled to the audio output device and the data storage element, wherein the processing system is configured to obtain the briefing sequence from the data storage element, automatically determine when to begin briefing the aircraft procedure, and sequentially provide signals indicative of the selected criteria to the audio output device in accordance with the ordering automatically after determining the aircraft procedure should be briefed, the signals resulting in auditory output provided by the audio output device that is indicative of the selected criteria in the ordering prescribed by the briefing sequence. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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