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Touchscreen-enabled electronic devices, methods, and program products providing pilot handwriting interface for flight deck systems

  • US 9,530,318 B1
  • Filed: 07/28/2015
  • Issued: 12/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A digital pilot notepad utilized in conjunction with a flight deck system of an aircraft, the digital pilot notepad comprising:

  • an avionics interface over which alphanumeric input data is transmitted to the flight deck system;

    a touchscreen device; and

    a controller operably coupled to the avionics interface and to the touchscreen device, the controller configured to;

    digitally capture a handwritten pilot note written on the touchscreen device by a pilot;

    convert the handwritten pilot note to alphanumeric input data in a format compatible with the flight deck system; and

    submit the alphanumeric input data to the flight deck system over the avionics interface.

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