Aircraft monitoring with improved situational awareness
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1. A method of monitoring an aircraft, the method comprising:
- displaying, by a computing system at a ground location, an image on a first display device at the ground location, the image being associated with the aircraft and the image including a graphical representation of a region identified by an external system overlying a graphical representation of terrain;
displaying, on the first display device, a graphical representation of a modified flight path for the aircraft on the image overlying the graphical representation of terrain;
capturing the image displayed on the first display device, resulting in a captured image including the graphical representation of the region overlying the graphical representation of terrain and the graphical representation of the modified flight path, the captured image corresponding to a displayed state of the image at the time of the capturing; and
communicating the captured image including the graphical representation of the region to the aircraft, wherein the captured image is displayed on a second display device onboard the aircraft.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring an aircraft. An exemplary method involves capturing, by a computing system at a ground location, a flight tracking image associated with the aircraft that is displayed on a first display device at the ground location, and communicating the captured flight tracking image to the aircraft for display on a second display device onboard the aircraft.
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1. A method of monitoring an aircraft, the method comprising:
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displaying, by a computing system at a ground location, an image on a first display device at the ground location, the image being associated with the aircraft and the image including a graphical representation of a region identified by an external system overlying a graphical representation of terrain; displaying, on the first display device, a graphical representation of a modified flight path for the aircraft on the image overlying the graphical representation of terrain; capturing the image displayed on the first display device, resulting in a captured image including the graphical representation of the region overlying the graphical representation of terrain and the graphical representation of the modified flight path, the captured image corresponding to a displayed state of the image at the time of the capturing; and communicating the captured image including the graphical representation of the region to the aircraft, wherein the captured image is displayed on a second display device onboard the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19)
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12. A method of monitoring an aircraft, the method comprising:
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capturing, by a computing system at a ground location, a map displayed on a first display device at the ground location, the map including a graphical representation of a region identified by an external system and a graphical representation of a modified flight path for the aircraft, wherein capturing the map results in a captured image including the graphical representation of the region and the graphical representation of the modified flight path and corresponding to the displayed state of the map at the time of the capturing; obtaining, by the computing system via a user input device at the ground location, textual information pertaining to the captured image; communicating the captured image to the aircraft for display on a second display device onboard the aircraft; and communicating the textual information to the aircraft for display on the second display device in association with the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions or data stored thereon executable by a processing system to:
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display, on a first display device at a ground location coupled to the processing system, a map associated with an aircraft; obtain information from an external system coupled to the processing system; display a graphical representation of the information obtained from the external system on the map; display a graphical representation of a modified flight path for the aircraft on the map; capture the map displayed on the first display device, resulting in a captured image that corresponds to a displayed state of the map at the time of capturing and includes the graphical representation of the information and the graphical representation of the modified flight path overlying a graphical representation of terrain; and communicate the captured image including the graphical representation of the information overlying the graphical representation of terrain to the aircraft for display on a second display device onboard the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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