System and method for advance warning of severe weather for general aviation aircraft
First Claim
1. A method for informing a user of atmospheric condition changes, said method comprising:
- retrieving a first value using a computer system, the first value corresponding to a first altitude of an aircraft;
retrieving a second value using the computer system, the second value corresponding to a second altitude of the aircraft, wherein the second value is a calculated pressure that is calculated using a true altitude and wherein the first value is a barometric pressure used for calculating the first altitude;
computing a value change using the first value and the second value; and
notifying the user in response to the value change.
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Abstract
A system and method for advanced warning of severe weather for general aviation aircraft is presented. An aircraft includes an onboard weather tracker which monitors atmospheric condition changes. The weather tracker uses data from an onboard barometric altimeter and a GPS device to calculate air pressure changes in order to identify when the aircraft is flying into a low-pressure zone. The weather tracker uses the air pressure'"'"'s rate of change and the aircraft'"'"'s speed to determine the criticality of a situation and appropriately notifies a pilot. The weather tracker provides the pilot with local airport information and alternative flight pattern information per the pilot'"'"'s request.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for informing a user of atmospheric condition changes, said method comprising:
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retrieving a first value using a computer system, the first value corresponding to a first altitude of an aircraft;
retrieving a second value using the computer system, the second value corresponding to a second altitude of the aircraft, wherein the second value is a calculated pressure that is calculated using a true altitude and wherein the first value is a barometric pressure used for calculating the first altitude;
computing a value change using the first value and the second value; and
notifying the user in response to the value change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for informing a user of atmospheric condition changes, said method comprising:
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retrieving a first value using a computer system, the first value corresponding to a first altitude of an aircraft;
retrieving a second value using the computer system, the second value corresponding to a second altitude of the aircraft;
computing an altitude change using the first value and the second value;
retrieving an aircraft speed;
retrieving one or more user preferences;
determining whether to display a notification message to the user based upon the altitude change, the aircraft speed, and at least one of the user preferences; and
notifying the user, wherein the notifying includes displaying a notification message in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory accessible by the processors;
one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors; and
a weather tracking tool to notify a user of atmospheric condition changes, the weather tracking tool including;
means for retrieving a first value from the memory, the first value corresponding to a first altitude of an aircraft;
means for retrieving a second value from the memory, the second value corresponding to a second altitude of the aircraft, wherein the second value is a calculated pressure that is calculated using a true altitude and wherein the first value is a barometric pressure used for calculating the first altitude;
means for computing a value change using the first value and the second value; and
means for notifying the user using a display in response to the value change. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory accessible by the processors;
one or more nonvolatile storage devices accessible by the processors; and
a weather tracking tool to notify a user of atmospheric condition changes, the weather tracking tool including;
means for retrieving a first value from the memory, the first value corresponding to a first altitude of an aircraft;
means for retrieving a second value from the memory, the second value corresponding to a second altitude of the aircraft;
means for computing an altitude change using the first value and the second value;
means for retrieving an aircraft speed;
means for retrieving one or more user preferences;
means for determining whether to display a notification message to the user based upon the altitude change, the aircraft speed, and at least one of the user preferences; and
means for notifying the user, wherein the notifying includes displaying a notification message in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer program product stored on a computer operable media for notifying a user of atmospheric condition changes, said computer program product comprising:
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means for retrieving a first value using a computer system, the first value corresponding to a first altitude of an aircraft;
means for retrieving a second value using the computer system, the second value corresponding to a second altitude of the aircraft, wherein the second value is a calculated pressure that is calculated using a true altitude and wherein the first value is a barometric pressure used for calculating the first altitude;
means for computing a value change using the first value and the second value; and
means for notifying the user in response to the value change. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product stored on a computer operable media for notifying a user of atmospheric condition changes, said computer program product comprising:
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means for retrieving a first value using a computer system, the first value corresponding to a first altitude of an aircraft;
means for retrieving a second value using the computer system, the second value corresponding to a second altitude of the aircraft;
means for computing an altitude change using the first value and the second value;
means for retrieving an aircraft speed;
means for retrieving one or more user preferences;
means for determining whether to display a notification message to the user based upon the altitude change, the aircraft speed, and at least one of the user preferences; and
means for notifying the user, wherein the notifying includes displaying a notification message in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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