Efficient retrieval of aviation data and weather over low bandwidth links
First Claim
1. A method of selectively displaying an image representative of a weather condition in relation to an aircraft, the method comprising:
- selecting, on a display screen, a display area to display weather data based on the location of the aircraft;
selecting a weather condition to display in the display area from among a plurality of potential weather conditions;
transmitting to an external weather data source the selected display area and the selected weather condition;
determining, at the external weather data source, that a weather condition from among the plurality of potential weather conditions is detected outside the selected display area and that the weather condition detected outside the selected display area is relevant to the aircraft based on a flight path of the aircraft and a severity of the weather condition detected outside the selected display area;
receiving, from the external weather data source, weather data representative of the selected weather condition for the selected display area and representative of the weather condition detected outside the selected display area and determined to be relevant to the aircraft, the weather data including location data for the weather conditions; and
displaying the image representative of the selected weather condition within the selected display area and the weather condition determined to be relevant to the aircraft outside the selected display area, the image based on the received weather data.
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Abstract
A method of selectively displaying an image representative of a weather condition in relation to an aircraft includes selecting, on a display screen, a display area to display weather data based on the location of the aircraft, selecting a weather condition to display from among a plurality of weather conditions, determining if any weather conditions are available to be displayed outside the selected display area and if the weather conditions should be displayed outside the selected display area based on the location of the aircraft and the severity of the non-selected weather conditions, receiving, from a weather data source, weather data representative of the selected weather condition with respect to the selected display area, and receiving weather data representative of weather conditions that should be displayed outside the selected display area, the weather data including location data for the weather conditions, and displaying the image representative of the selected weather condition within the selected display area and the weather conditions that should be displayed outside the selected display area, the image based on the received weather data.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of selectively displaying an image representative of a weather condition in relation to an aircraft, the method comprising:
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selecting, on a display screen, a display area to display weather data based on the location of the aircraft; selecting a weather condition to display in the display area from among a plurality of potential weather conditions; transmitting to an external weather data source the selected display area and the selected weather condition; determining, at the external weather data source, that a weather condition from among the plurality of potential weather conditions is detected outside the selected display area and that the weather condition detected outside the selected display area is relevant to the aircraft based on a flight path of the aircraft and a severity of the weather condition detected outside the selected display area; receiving, from the external weather data source, weather data representative of the selected weather condition for the selected display area and representative of the weather condition detected outside the selected display area and determined to be relevant to the aircraft, the weather data including location data for the weather conditions; and displaying the image representative of the selected weather condition within the selected display area and the weather condition determined to be relevant to the aircraft outside the selected display area, the image based on the received weather data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An aircraft weather radar system, comprising:
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a processor; a display; and memory coupled to the processor and containing program instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; select a display area to display weather data based on the location of an aircraft; select a weather condition to display within the selected display area from among a plurality of potential weather conditions; determine that a weather condition from among the plurality of potential weather conditions is detected outside the selected display area and that the weather condition detected outside the selected display area is relevant to the aircraft based on a flight path of the aircraft and a severity of the weather condition detected outside the selected display area; receive, from an external weather data source, weather data representative of the selected weather condition for the selected display area and representative of the weather condition detected outside the selected display area and determined to be relevant to the aircraft, the weather data including location data for the weather conditions; and display an image representative of the selected weather condition within the selected display area and the weather condition determined to be relevant to the aircraft outside the selected display area, the image based on the received weather data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An aircraft weather radar system, comprising:
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a processor; a display; and memory coupled to the processor and containing program instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; transmit to an external weather data source a selected display area to display weather products, the weather products selected from a plurality of available weather products offered by the external weather data source; receive weather data from the external weather data source, including weather data representative of the selected weather products for the selected display area and weather data for the selected weather products available outside the selected display area, the weather data including location data for the weather products; and display the selected weather products in the selected display area and display the selected weather products available outside the selected display area, wherein the weather products displayed in the selected display area are separately identified from the weather products displayed outside the selected display area, and wherein the selected display area automatically and simultaneously changes location based on movement of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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