Flight path discontinuities
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1. A method of adding or removing flight information discontinuities, the method comprising:
- accessing one or more flight objects on a computing device configured with an efficiency and operational flight object system operable to update a flight plan in real time, the one or more flight objects communicated via at least one network coupled to the computing device, the flight object comprising a software container containing flight plan information;
extracting, by the efficiency and operational flight object system, flight information from the one or more flight objects and identifying a flight plan in the flight information, the flight plan associated with a first subscriber;
automatically identifying, by the efficiency and operational flight object system, one or more discontinuities that can be added to the flight plan or removed from the flight plan;
receiving, by the efficiency and operational flight object system, an indication of a second subscriber for the flight plan; and
processing, by the efficiency and operational flight object system, the flight plan and generating flight information that adds or removes the one or more discontinuities, based at least in part on a communication protocol associated with the second subscriber.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for processing aircraft flight information and flight plan information are described. Specific techniques are described for managing flight data in real time, sharing flight data between a plurality of systems, dynamically managing flight information, generating flight plan information, providing flight plan information to a user, and closing flight plan discontinuities.
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1. A method of adding or removing flight information discontinuities, the method comprising:
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accessing one or more flight objects on a computing device configured with an efficiency and operational flight object system operable to update a flight plan in real time, the one or more flight objects communicated via at least one network coupled to the computing device, the flight object comprising a software container containing flight plan information; extracting, by the efficiency and operational flight object system, flight information from the one or more flight objects and identifying a flight plan in the flight information, the flight plan associated with a first subscriber; automatically identifying, by the efficiency and operational flight object system, one or more discontinuities that can be added to the flight plan or removed from the flight plan; receiving, by the efficiency and operational flight object system, an indication of a second subscriber for the flight plan; and processing, by the efficiency and operational flight object system, the flight plan and generating flight information that adds or removes the one or more discontinuities, based at least in part on a communication protocol associated with the second subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device configured to add or remove flight information discontinuities, the device comprising at least a processor and memory, the memory having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the device to at least:
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access one or more flight objects received via at least one network coupled to the computing device, the flight object comprising a software container containing flight plan information; identify a flight plan in the one or more flight objects; determine a subscriber for the flight plan; and generate flight information that adds or removes one or more discontinuities based on the flight plan and a communication protocol associated with the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising at least a processor and memory, the memory having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
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access one or more flight objects received via at least one network coupled to the computing device, the flight object comprising a software container containing flight plan information; extracting flight information from the one or more flight objects and identifying a flight plan in the flight information, the flight plan associated with a first subscriber; identifying one or more discontinuities that can be added to or removed from the flight plan; receiving an indication of a second subscriber for the flight plan; and processing the flight plan, generating flight information that includes or removes the one or more discontinuities, based at least in part on a communication protocol associated with the second subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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