Adding weather icon to electronic flight strips
First Claim
1. A method operable in a computer system for displaying dynamically updated weather information for a vehicle, the computer system comprising a processor and a memory, the method comprising the unordered steps of:
- (a) storing in the memory a table defining, for a predetermined plurality of different weather conditions, a corresponding predetermined plurality of sets of visually distinguishable icon settings, wherein each weather condition corresponds to a corresponding respective set of icon settings, the respective set of icon settings defining the appearance of a first weather icon configured to appear on a display in operable communication with the processor, wherein at least a portion of the display comprises an air traffic controller display and wherein the first icon is disposed at least partially within an electronic flight strip (EFS) that is displayed on the air traffic controller display, wherein the appearance of the weather icon, by itself, is sufficient to convey at least one weather condition;
(b) receiving from a first database first information relating to a first travel path of a first vehicle;
(c) parsing the first information, using the processor, to determine at least a first geographic location along the first travel path;
(d) receiving from a second database, based at least in part on the at least first geographic location, a first set of recent weather data for the first geographic location;
(e) analyzing, using the processor, the first set of weather data to determine a weather condition and corresponding respective set of icon settings in the table that best match the first set of data;
(f) presenting the first icon on the display, the first icon having an appearance defined by the corresponding respective set of icon settings, wherein the appearance of the first icon is indicative of recent weather conditions at the first geographic location;
(g) dynamically checking, using the processor, for changes in the first set of recent weather data for the first geographic location; and
(h) dynamically updating the appearance of the first icon, during at least a portion of the travel by the first vehicle along its first travel path, to correspond to changes in the first set of weather data.
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Abstract
A method is provided, for displaying dynamically updated weather information for a vehicle using a computer system comprising a processor and a memory. A table is stored in the memory, the table defining, for a predetermined plurality of different weather conditions, a corresponding predetermined plurality of sets of visually distinguishable icon settings, wherein each weather condition corresponds to a corresponding respective set of icon settings, the respective set of icon settings defining the appearance of a first weather icon configured to appear on a display in operable communication with the processor, wherein the appearance of the weather icon, by itself, is sufficient to convey at least one weather condition. The appearance of the first icon is dynamically updated, during at least a portion of the travel by the vehicle along its travel path, to correspond to changes in the first set of weather data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method operable in a computer system for displaying dynamically updated weather information for a vehicle, the computer system comprising a processor and a memory, the method comprising the unordered steps of:
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(a) storing in the memory a table defining, for a predetermined plurality of different weather conditions, a corresponding predetermined plurality of sets of visually distinguishable icon settings, wherein each weather condition corresponds to a corresponding respective set of icon settings, the respective set of icon settings defining the appearance of a first weather icon configured to appear on a display in operable communication with the processor, wherein at least a portion of the display comprises an air traffic controller display and wherein the first icon is disposed at least partially within an electronic flight strip (EFS) that is displayed on the air traffic controller display, wherein the appearance of the weather icon, by itself, is sufficient to convey at least one weather condition; (b) receiving from a first database first information relating to a first travel path of a first vehicle; (c) parsing the first information, using the processor, to determine at least a first geographic location along the first travel path; (d) receiving from a second database, based at least in part on the at least first geographic location, a first set of recent weather data for the first geographic location; (e) analyzing, using the processor, the first set of weather data to determine a weather condition and corresponding respective set of icon settings in the table that best match the first set of data; (f) presenting the first icon on the display, the first icon having an appearance defined by the corresponding respective set of icon settings, wherein the appearance of the first icon is indicative of recent weather conditions at the first geographic location; (g) dynamically checking, using the processor, for changes in the first set of recent weather data for the first geographic location; and (h) dynamically updating the appearance of the first icon, during at least a portion of the travel by the first vehicle along its first travel path, to correspond to changes in the first set of weather data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for displaying dynamically updated weather information for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a display, at least a portion of the display comprising an air traffic controller display; a computer-readable storage device containing program code; and a processor in operable communication with the display and the computer-readable storage device, the processor configured to execute the program code to; (a) store in the computer-readable storage device a table defining, for a predetermined plurality of different weather conditions, a corresponding predetermined plurality of sets of visually distinguishable icon settings, wherein each weather condition corresponds to a corresponding respective set of icon settings, the respective set of icon settings defining the appearance of a first icon configured to appear on the air traffic controller display, wherein the appearance of the first icon, by itself, is sufficient to convey at least one weather condition and wherein the first icon is disposed at least partially within an electronic flight strip (EFS) that is displayed on the air traffic controller display; (b) receive from a first database first information relating to a first travel path of a first vehicle; (c) parse the first information to determine at least a first geographic location along the first travel path; (d) receive from a second database, based at least in part on the at least first geographic location, a first set of recent weather data for the first geographic location; (e) analyze the first set of weather data to determine a weather condition and corresponding respective set of icon settings in the table that best match the first set of data; (f) present the first icon on the display, the first icon having an appearance defined by the corresponding respective set of icon settings, wherein the appearance of the first icon is indicative of recent weather conditions at the first geographic location; (g) dynamically check for changes in the first set of recent weather data for the first geographic location; and (h) dynamically update the appearance of the first icon, during at least a portion of the travel by the first vehicle along its first travel path, to correspond to changes in the first set of weather data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 19, 20)
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17. A computer program product for displaying weather information associated with an aircraft, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for storing a table defining, for a predetermined plurality of different weather conditions, a corresponding predetermined plurality of sets of visually distinguishable icon settings, wherein each weather condition corresponds to a corresponding respective set of icon settings, the respective set of icon settings defining the appearance of a first icon configured to be disposed at least partially within an electronic flight strip (EFS) displayed on a display, wherein the appearance of the first icon, by itself, is sufficient to convey at least one weather condition; program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for receiving from a first database first information relating to a first flight path of a first aircraft; program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for parsing the first information to determine at least a first geographic location along the first flight path; program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for receiving from a second database, based at least in part on the at least first geographic location, a first set of recent weather data for the first geographic location; program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for analyzing the first set of weather data to determine a weather condition and corresponding respective set of icon settings in the table that best match the first set of data; program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for presenting the first icon to be disposed at least partially within the EFS on the display, the first icon having an appearance defined by the corresponding respective set of icon settings, wherein the appearance of the first icon is indicative of recent weather conditions at the first geographic location; program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for dynamically checking for changes in the first set of recent weather data for the first geographic location; and program code, stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, for dynamically updating the appearance of the first icon, during at least a portion of the travel by the flight along its first flight path, to correspond to changes in the first set of weather data. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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