Flight planning system with bookmarking
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1. A method for managing vehicle information, the method comprising:
- displaying the vehicle information as an item on a display system for a vehicle, such that the vehicle information is for operating the vehicle, and displaying the item with an icon for receiving a user input selecting the item as belonging to a group of items of interest;
forming an item of interest by placing the item into the group of items of interest within an information management module in a computer system in response to receiving the user input selecting the icon with the item;
associating the item, and a location on a map for the item, with the group of items of interest;
changing a display of the icon, responsive to receiving at the icon the user input selecting the item into the group of items of interest, creating a changed icon;
displaying a number of items, each of the number of items being displayed in association with a number of graphical indicators on the display system, the number of graphical indicators comprising the changed icon identifying the number of items as being from the group of items of interest; and
displaying in a second area on the display system, in response to receiving a selection of a graphical indicator in the number of graphical indicators, a portion of the map containing the location.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing vehicle information. The vehicle information is displayed on a display system for a vehicle. The vehicle information is for operating the vehicle. An item in the vehicle information is placed in a group of items of interest in response to receiving a user input selecting the item from the vehicle information as an item of interest. A number of items in the group of items of interest is displayed in association with a number of graphical indicators on the display system. The number of graphical indicators identifies the number of items as a number of items of interest.
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1. A method for managing vehicle information, the method comprising:
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displaying the vehicle information as an item on a display system for a vehicle, such that the vehicle information is for operating the vehicle, and displaying the item with an icon for receiving a user input selecting the item as belonging to a group of items of interest; forming an item of interest by placing the item into the group of items of interest within an information management module in a computer system in response to receiving the user input selecting the icon with the item; associating the item, and a location on a map for the item, with the group of items of interest; changing a display of the icon, responsive to receiving at the icon the user input selecting the item into the group of items of interest, creating a changed icon; displaying a number of items, each of the number of items being displayed in association with a number of graphical indicators on the display system, the number of graphical indicators comprising the changed icon identifying the number of items as being from the group of items of interest; and displaying in a second area on the display system, in response to receiving a selection of a graphical indicator in the number of graphical indicators, a portion of the map containing the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing flight information for an aircraft, the method comprising:
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displaying the flight information for the aircraft as an item in a first area on a display system for the aircraft with an icon for receiving a user input selecting the item into a group of items of interest within an information management module; displaying a map in a second area on the display system, the map comprising at least one of;
an indication of a current location of the aircraft; and
an orientation of the aircraft in a location on the map corresponding to the current location;forming an item of interest by placing the item into the group of items of interest in response to receiving at the icon the user input selecting the item, and thereby associating the item, and a location on the map for the item, with the group of items of interest; displaying in the second area of the display system, in response to receiving a selection of a graphical indicator in a number of graphical indicators, a portion of the map containing the location; changing a display of the icon, responsive to receiving at the icon the user input selecting the item into the group of items of interest, creating a changed icon; displaying, in the first area, a number of items from the group of items of interest; and displaying, in the first area, in association with each of the number of items the number of graphical indicators, the number of graphical indicators comprising the changed icon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a display system for a vehicle; and an information management module in communication with the display system, wherein the information management module is configured to; display vehicle information in a first area on the display system as an item, wherein the vehicle information is for operating the vehicle; place the item in the vehicle information into a group of items of interest within the information management module in response to receiving a user input, at an icon displayed with the item, selecting the item from the vehicle information as an item of interest; associate the item, and a location on a map for the item, with the group of items of interest; display, in a second area of the display system, in response to receiving a selection of a graphical indicator in a number of graphical indicators, a portion of the map containing the location; and display a number of items in association with the number of graphical indicators comprising a changed display of the icon, such that the changed display of the icon identifies the number of items as being from the group of items of interest. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for managing flight information, the method comprising:
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displaying in a first area on a display, a number of graphical indicators in association with a number of items of flight information on a display device, the number of items of flight information being associated with a number of locations on a map, the map comprising at least one of;
an indication of a current location of an aircraft; and
an orientation of the aircraft in a location on the map corresponding to the current location; andresponsive to receiving a user input selecting a graphical indicator in the number of graphical indicators, displaying, in a second area on the display, at least a portion of the map, with a location in the number of locations displayed in a more prominent fashion than before receiving the user input, on the display device, in which the location is associated with the graphical indicator. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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