System and method for monitoring a communication channel and displaying information

• US 9,922,569 B2
• Filed: 02/03/2016
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Bilek, Jan, Lacko, Ivan, Vasek, Jiri
• Primary Examiner(s): Lieu, Julie
• Application Number:
  US15/014,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20170221369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 23/00 Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0008 with other aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0021 located in the aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0047 Navigation or guidance aids for a single aircraft details of equipment G08G5/0017
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0078 for monitoring traffic from the aircraft radar or analogous systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0091 for monitoring atmospheric conditions radar or analogous systems specially adapted for meteorological use G01S13/95; meteorology G01W
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring a communication channel and displaying information. A signal is received via the communication channel and signal information is extracted from the signal. The signal information is monitored for a predetermined indicator. Selected information is extracted from the signal information when the predetermined indicator is detected in the signal information and then displayed.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a communication channel and displaying information comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a signal via the communication channel;

a processor configured to extract signal information from the signal;

a monitoring device configured to monitor the signal information for a predetermined indicator, extract selected information from the signal information when the predetermined indicator is detected in the signal information, and prioritize the selected information based upon the detected predetermined indicator; and

a display configured to display the selected information,

wherein the predetermined indicator includes an ownership call sign and a relevant keyword.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display a symbol corresponding to the predetermined indicator.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the selected information includes a location and the display is configured to display the symbol at the location on a map.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected information includes an identifier associated with a source of the selected information.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal is received via an air traffic control radio channel.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to extract the signal information with speech recognition to generate a transcription of communications transmitted over the communication channel, and the display is configured to display the transcription.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the transcription is a communication history thread of all communications transmitted over the communication channel.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device is configured to prioritize the selected information based upon a flight path.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying a symbol corresponding to the predetermined indicator.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying the symbol on a map at a location extracted from the selected information.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying an identifier associated with a source extracted from the selected information.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the signal is received via an air traffic control radio channel.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

extracting a transcription of communications transmitted over the communication channel using speech recognition; and

displaying the transcription.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the transcription is a communication history thread of all communications transmitted over the communication channel.

16. The method of claim 8, further comprising prioritizing the selected information based upon a flight path.

9. A method for monitoring a communication channel and displaying information, comprising:

receiving a signal via the communication channel;

extracting signal information from the signal;

monitoring the signal information for a predetermined indicator, the predetermined indicator including an ownership call sign and a relevant keyword;

extracting selected information from the signal information when the predetermined indicator is detected in the signal information;

prioritizing the selected information based upon the detected predetermined indicator; and

displaying the selected information.