| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340974000 |
Attitude
| 15 |
| 340972000 |
Runway presentation
| 13 |
| 340979000 |
Heading (includes deviation from desired course)
| 9 |
| 340973000 |
Indicator of at least four flight parameters (altitude, speed, etc.)
| 8 |
| 340977000 |
Altitude | 5 |
| 20100090869 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPICTING VISUALLY PREDOMINANT FEATURES ON A FLIGHT DISPLAY - The system for presenting visual features to a pilot of an aerial vehicle contains a flight display. The flight display includes a display screen, a programmable device, an input device, and a memory. A plurality of visual features is contained in the memory. A plurality of feature characteristics is contained in the memory. Each of the feature characteristics is linked to at least one of the features. An environmental device communicates with the input device. The environmental device inputs an approximately present environmental condition of the aerial vehicle to the input device. The programmable device compares the approximately present environmental condition to the feature characteristics to determine which of the features stored in the memory to display on the flight display. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110169666 | GRAPHICAL DISPLAY FOR MUNITION RELEASE ENVELOPE - A method and module for displaying a munition release envelope. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20090140885 | Optical System for Detecting and Displaying Aircraft Position and Environment During Landing and Takeoff - A system and method uses light signals to detect and display the position of an airborne vehicle, such as a helicopter, during takeoff or landing or low speed, low altitude operation. A transmitter on the vehicle emits light signals while an optical receiver retrieves reflected light signals. Using light detection and ranging techniques, various parameters, such as altitude, ground speed and relative wind, are calculated based on the Doppler shift within the reflected light signals. The signals are transmitted in three different directions to facilitate the measurements of different Doppler shifts. The parameters are also displayed on a screen or other visual device within the vehicle. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20120038493 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME DATA LOGGING OF AN ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for performing efficient, inexpensive data logging of aircraft sensor data. An example system on board an aircraft includes a plurality of data sources that provide sensor data associated with a plurality of avionic components, a line replaceable processing unit that is in signal communication with the plurality of data sources via one or more databuses, a wireless router connected to the line replaceable processing unit via a data cable and a portable data unit in wireless data communication with the wireless router. The wireless router receives at least a portion of the sensor data from the line replaceable processing unit and sends the received sensor data to the portable data unit. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120133529 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE OVERLAID IMAGES TO A PILOT OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT - Embodiments for displaying first and second images to a pilot of an aircraft are presented. The embodiments include, but are not limited to, obtaining a first image signal and a second image signal, commanding a display unit to display a first image on a display screen corresponding to the first signal, and computing an image moving velocity of the first image. The method further comprises estimating an image flow velocity for the second image based on the second image signal and comparing the image moving velocity of the first image to the image flow velocity of the second image. After the comparison, the display unit is commanded to display the second image overlaid on the first image, and commanding the display unit to establish an intensity of the second image within a predefined range based upon the comparison. | 05-31-2012 |
| 340978000 |
Speed | 2 |
| 20110241902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TRACKING AND DISPLAY - Systems and methods are provided for automated collection and analysis of aircraft flight data. In accordance with one aspect, a system for collecting flight data associated with an aircraft is provided to transmit collected flight data to a remote system for storage and processing. In accordance with another aspect, a remote system utilizes received aircraft location data to determine whether an aircraft flight incident has occurred, and to alert appropriate emergency services. In accordance with another aspect, a remote system analyzes received aircraft flight data and quantitatively evaluates performance of a pilot. In yet another aspect, a system is provided for graphical and textual display of collected aircraft flight data and pilot performance evaluation data. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20080198041 | METHOD OF PROCESSING TOPOGRAPHIC DATA IN REAL TIME IN AN AIRCRAFT, IN ORDER TO DISPLAY SAID DATA - The field of the invention is that of the display in map form of an operating zone of an aircraft on a screen, and more particularly a method of processing topographic data of this operating zone of an aircraft in real time, based on a calculation of radials (R) centred on a reference point (O) defining an angular segment of topographic data. According to the invention, the method includes a subdivision of the operating zone to be mapped into a plurality of angular segment sections, each forming an individual zone ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 340980000 |
Indicator visible in pilot's line of sight through windscreen | 1 |
| 20100039295 | GUIDING AND TAXIING ASSISTANCE OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A DEDICATED SYMBOLOGY - The invention pertains to optoelectronic devices for aiding the guidance and taxiing of aircraft, comprising a so-called head-up collimator allowing the presentation of information in the pilot's visual field. It applies notably to large-size civil aircraft of the Boeing 747 or Airbus A380 type. The optoelectronic device comprises means for calculating a deviation factor for the actual trajectory of said aircraft relative to a theoretical trajectory on said traffic way, means for generating symbols and at least one head-up collimator comprising means for displaying and superimposing said symbols on the outside landscape. The deviation factor is calculated on the basis of an angle (PÂ′G) and that the means for generating symbols generate a symbol representing said deviation factor, so as to be superimposed on said traffic way. | 02-18-2010 |
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| 20090195413 | LANDING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT - A landing assistance device and method for an aircraft. According to the invention, based on the landing procedure rules attached to the runway ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100148990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING TERMINAL PROCEDURE DATA - A flight deck display system is provided for selectively displaying terminal procedure data. The flight deck display system comprises at least one display device, a terminal procedure data source, and a processor coupled to the at least one display device and the terminal procedure data source. The processor is configured to selectively retrieve the terminal procedure data from the terminal procedure data source based on at least one terminal procedure parameter and display the retrieved terminal procedure data on the at least one display device. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20090121900 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING PART OF AN AIRPORT ON A VIEWING SCREEN - The invention concerns a device ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20130033387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND ANALYZING TEXT-BASED MESSAGES IN AN AIRCRAFT - A system for receiving controller pilot data link communications (CPDLC) in an aircraft comprises a radio for receiving CPDLC messages transmitted by a plurality of remote radio systems; a processing system for determining which of the CPDLC messages are intended for a target remote radio system; and a display for displaying the CPDLC messages intended for the target remote radio system in association with an identifier for the target remote radio system. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130113636 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC CONTROL - An apparatus for automatically applying meteorological information includes a meteorological information classifying unit configured to automatically classify various types of meteorological information discriminately depending on their formats; and a meteorological information parsing unit configured to perform parsing to cut meteorological information classified by the meteorological information classifying unit. Further, the apparatus includes a meteorological information verifying unit configured to verify a syntax error and semantic content with respect to the meteorological information; and a meteorological message generating unit configured to generate a meteorological message by extracting only items required for air control from the meteorological information. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a meteorological message transmission unit configured to transmit the meteorological message generated by the meteorological message generating unit to a controller working position (CWP) system that performs air control. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130120166 | AIRCRAFT MONITORING WITH IMPROVED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS - 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. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20120032817 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIDING TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND/OR PILOTS - Gaze based systems and methods are used to aid traffic controllers and/or pilots. A gaze line of an eye of the user viewing the display is tracked using an eyetracker. An intersection of the gaze line of the eye with the display is calculated to provide continuous feedback as to where on the display the user is looking A trace of the gaze line of the eye is correlated with elements of a situation. The user's awareness of the situation is inferred by verifying that the user has looked at the elements of the situation. In an embodiment, the user is notified of the situation when it is determined that the user has not looked at the elements of the situation for a predetermined period of time. The notification is automatically removed once it is determined that the user has looked at the elements of the situation. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20110102198 | AIRCRAFT CONTROL CABIN WITH AVIONICS DISPLAY DEVICE - This aircraft control cabin comprises an avionics display device with multiple fixed screens ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20100271239 | Method for compiling and displaying atmospheric uncertainty information - A method of displaying on a display ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100283637 | Cloud Image Replacement for Terrain Display - A method and apparatus for displaying an image of terrain obtained from a position above the terrain. An image of an object is detected in the image of the terrain for an object that is positioned between the terrain and the position above the terrain. The detected image of the object is replaced in the image of the terrain with replacement image data. For example, the replacement image data may be image data for the terrain below the object. The image of the terrain with the replacement image data may be displayed. The method and apparatus may be used to replace images of clouds in images of the surface of the earth below an aircraft with image data for the surface of the earth below the clouds. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110187563 | METHODS FOR REMOTE DISPLAY OF AN ENHANCED IMAGE - A method is provided for providing remote display of an enhanced image. The method receives data from the image source, creates an enhanced image with the received data, and transmits the enhanced image via a wireless link to a display device capable of displaying the enhanced image. The method may create the enhanced image by stitching image data from at least two image sources having different fields of view, fusing image data from at least two image sources having different image modalities, or combining image data from at least one image source with synthetic image data. The method may also modify at least one transmission characteristic based on a bandwidth of the wireless link. The transmission characteristic may be selected from the group comprising field of view, frame rate, resolution, and compression. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20100090868 | AIRCRAFT DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY ARRANGEMENTS - An aircraft cockpit display arrangement having a primary instrument display region for positioning in front of at least one pilot. The primary instrument display region has a wide screen format panel display and duplicated redundant display drive electronics configured to present both primary flight information and navigational display information on the same screen. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100102992 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF WEATHER - Systems and methods are operable to capture images of weather along a portion of a flight path of an aircraft, and are operable to wirelessly communicate information corresponding to the captured images to the aircraft. An exemplary embodiment has at least one camera pointed in a direction corresponding to a portion of the flight path of the aircraft and configured to capture images of weather in proximity to the portion of the flight path, and has a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate images captured by the at least one camera. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20090027232 | RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a radio-frequency communication system ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100201546 | Device for the Temporary Presentation of Data on a Viewing Screen - The general field of the invention is that of the viewing devices used for the management of complex systems. The viewing device comprises the following functionalities:
| 08-12-2010 |
| 20080316058 | Systems and Methods for Handling the Display and Receipt of Aircraft Control Information - Methods and systems for handling aircraft control information are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a display medium coupleable to a flight manager, with the flight manager configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft functions at a future time during flight of the aircraft. The system can further include a display controller coupled to the display medium to present at least one operator activatable element at the display medium and update information presented at the display medium when the operator activates the operator activatable element. For example, the operator activatable element can include an icon presented at a computer display screen, and can be activated by a keystroke. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080246633 | Display System for an Aircraft - The invention concerns a display system for an aircraft. The display system ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080252489 | DISPLAY GENERATION SYSTEM - A display generation system that is able to generate display signals for an underlay image with at least one embedded safety pattern and display images for an overlay image. The display generation system and method are able to determine whether there are any anomalies or graphical errors when an overlay display generated by the system or generated by some other system is displayed simultaneously with the underlay image with the embedded safety pattern. The display generation system uses the embedded safety pattern to detect the occurrence of anomalies in the simultaneous display and uses information from its own generated overlay image to detect graphical errors in the simultaneous display. Flight display systems for aircraft can use the display generation system and method of the present invention to display an underlay image depicting geographical scenery in the vicinity of the aircraft while on the ground, during takeoff or in flight. The underlay image is displayed simultaneously with an overlay image depicting standard graphics of a flight display system. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090051570 | TRAFFIC DISPLAY SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING OFF-SCALE TRAFFIC IN THE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A aircraft traffic display system, aircraft including the display system and a method of displaying aircraft and vehicle traffic in the display system. The system includes an ownship location finder determining ownship location and maps, including airport maps stored in map storage. A traffic information collector collecting information on airport and other traffic. A local display displays ownship on a moving map at a selected range and all airport traffic within range, or a filtered subset thereof. An off-scale traffic processor monitors off-scale traffic beyond the selected range and identifies of-interest off-scale traffic. The local display also provides an indication of any of interest off-scale traffic. The indication may visibly indicate status (e.g., air or ground) of respective said off-scale traffic and may include traffic specific information. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090243895 | WIRELESS AIRCRAFT SENSOR NETWORK - A method and apparatus in a sensor network in an aircraft for collecting data about the aircraft. The sensor network in the aircraft collects the data about the aircraft. The sensor network comprises a set of wireless sensors attached to a first set of locations for the aircraft, a set of wireless routers attached to a second set of locations for the aircraft, and a set of gateways connected to an aircraft data processing system. The set of wireless routers is capable of receiving the data in wireless signals transmitted by the set of wireless sensors. The set of gateways is capable of receiving data in the wireless signals from the set of wireless routers to form received data and is capable of transmitting the received data into the aircraft data processing system. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090115636 | FUELAGE INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a fuselage information display panel of an aircraft for displaying a display section arranged vertically and horizontally provided for each of a plurality of different information items. The display section changes color according to the contents of the displayed information (e.g., whether the displayed information identifies normal or abnormal operation). | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100182165 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING SYMBOLOGIES ON AN AIRCRAFT - The display system ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20080231473 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING THE FIELD OF VIEW OF A THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY ON A TWO DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - An aircraft display system is provided that is configured to render a perspective display having a field of view. The aircraft display system includes a monitor and a processor coupled to the monitor. The processor is configured to generate a map display on the monitor. The map display indicates the value of at least one parameter of the field of view of the perspective display. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090109065 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING FORECASTS ON A NAVIGATION PLAN - The invention applies particularly to the method and device for displaying forecasts on the flight plan of an aircraft. The method according to the invention consists in representing the craft by a first symbol in its current position and by a second symbol in its future position, in modifying the position of the second symbol on the navigation plan in order to change it to a future position, in displaying on the viewing screen the first symbol and at the same time the second symbol representing the craft on the navigation plan in a future position and in displaying on the viewing screen the navigation data at the instant of the future position of the craft. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100302074 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING A THRUST DISSYMMETRY OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING - A method and a device for detecting a thrust dissymmetry of an aircraft during a landing are disclosed. The detection device ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110121999 | Automatic Reminder Function - Technologies are described herein for providing an automatic reminder function. The technologies are adapted to receive a definition of a reminder as an occurrence or are non-occurrence of an event and to receive operationally relevant data from a system data device. The technologies then determine whether the operationally relevant data indicates that the reminder is triggered by the occurrence or non-occurrence of the event. Responsive to determining whether the operationally relevant data indicates that the reminder is triggered by the occurrence or non-occurrence of the event, the technologies issue the reminder through instrumentation on an aircraft. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110018742 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING AN IMAGE ON A SCREEN OF AN AIRCRAFT - In one aspect of the method for displaying an image on a screen of a cockpit of an aircraft, control means:
| 01-27-2011 |
| 20110001636 | Method and System for Highlighting an Image Representative of a Flight Parameter of an Aircraft - A method and system for highlighting a parameter image representative of a flight parameter of an aircraft to a user in a multi-parameter aircraft instrument display, such as a flat panel display. An electronic instrument display is configured to present parameter images, at least one of which includes a first indicator configured to indicate a specific value (e.g., a target value) for a flight parameter and a second indicator configured to indicate an actual flight parameter value that changes according to variations in the flight parameter. A graphics rendering controller is configured to generate the parameter images and to enlarge a portion of the parameter image when the actual flight parameter value is within a predetermined range from the target value. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110018741 | Mechanical latch locking detection sensors - The invention provides a sensor for determining when a latch for securing an engine cowl on an aircraft is secured by detecting the proximity of a latch hook and a latch pin. The sensor includes a resonant circuit configured and adapted to transmit a status signal when the latch is in a secured state. The sensor also includes a means for conveying status information of the latch to a location remote from the latch based on the status signal, the conveying means being operably connected to the resonant circuit. The invention also provides a method of determining when a latch is open or secured by detecting the proximity of a latch hook and a latch pin. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100148991 | DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION - A display system for dynamically displaying aircraft flight information. The system includes a processor, memory, and a display. The processor is capable of communicating with the memory, the display, and a system environment of the aircraft. The processor is configured to display a flight map for the aircraft on the display, to evaluate state variable(s) dynamically representing state(s) in the aircraft system environment, and dynamically modify the flight map based at least in part on the evaluation. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110001637 | METHOD FOR INDICATING A NOISE LEVEL OF A ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT - A method for displaying a noise level (L | 01-06-2011 |
| 20120200433 | AIRPORT TAXIWAY COLLISION ALERTING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for alerting a flight crew if a taxiing collision condition exists. An exemplary system on a host vehicle determines one or more first protection zones around other vehicles on the ground based on the received information about the other vehicles, determines a second protection zone around the host vehicle based on the stored information about the host vehicle and the sensor information and generates an alert, if any of the first protection zones occupies at least a portion of the same geographic area as the second protection zone. The received information includes position, ground speed, vehicle type information and heading or track information. The protection zones include a width dimension that is based on vehicle size information, a base length dimension that is based on the size information, and a variable component of the length dimension that is based on the ground speed. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20090231164 | MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of conveying missed approach procedures to a pilot are provided. The system and method include rendering a graphic representation of at least one leg of the missed approach procedure on a display. A determination is made as to whether the aircraft is at least substantially flying the at least one leg of the missed approach procedure. At least one visual characteristic of the rendered graphic is selectively varied based on the determination of whether the aircraft is at least substantially flying the at least one leg of the missed approach procedure. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110133960 | AIRCRAFT VERTICAL SPEED INSTRUMENT DEVICE WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DESIGN ASPECTS - The present invention provides a unique and novel device for indicating flight information to a pilot or co-pilot of an aircraft. The present invention is adapted to fit into an existing aircraft instrument panel at the location of, for example, a VSI instrument, and provides a digital display capable of providing a vast array of information to a pilot or co-pilot without the need to mechanically retrofit the instrument panel or replace safety-critical critical instruments. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20100066566 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING AN AIRCRAFT'S POSITION - An aircraft display system ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100194600 | SELF REGULATING POWER CONDITIONER FOR ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS - A monitoring system for an aircraft. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100194601 | Device for Presenting and Selecting Data on a Display Screen - The general field of the invention is that of display devices for the management of systems comprising at least means of generating and displaying information concerning the system and a designator. The devices according to the invention are such that: | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110148666 | USER INTERFACE PASSIVE HAPTIC FEEDBACK SYSTEM - A user interface system includes a user interface and a plurality of torsion bars. The user interface is configured to rotate, from a null position, about two perpendicular rotational axes. The plurality of torsion bars are coupled to the user interface and include two or more torsion bars disposed along a first one of the rotational axes and two or more torsion bars disposed along a second one of the rotational axes. Each torsion bar is configured to selectively supply a feedback force to the user interface that opposes the rotational direction and that varies as a function of the control position and the rotational direction. The system provides for the setting and adjustment of a preload force to the user interface, for retaining the set preload force, for passively returning the user interface to its null position, and for preventing each passive mechanism from introducing additional force into adjacent vectors. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20100026523 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WITH FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT DISPLAY REPORTS - An aircraft system includes a visual display system; a printer; and a flight management system coupled to the visual display system and the printer. The flight management system includes a processor and a plurality of data sources coupled to the processor. The processor includes a crew interface module coupled to the plurality of data sources, a display driver coupled to the crew interface module and the visual display system, and a printer driver coupled to the crew interface module and the printer. The crew interface module is configured to generate a report from data from the data sources and to send the report to the visual display system via the display driver. The visual display system is configured to receive the report and to display the report. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100026524 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR AIDING IN THE CONCEPTION OF TEXTS FOR A PILOT OR A CONDUCTOR - The method for aiding in the design of a text to be displayed to a user is provided with: | 02-04-2010 |
| 20080198040 | Indicator For Piloting An Aircraft, Designed To Provide A Power Parameter Of At Least One Turboprop Engine Of Said Aircraft - The invention concerns a piloting indicator ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100283636 | MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCHES FOR A DISPLAY - Momentary multi-state/mode information switches, (e.g., all, some, or no information), and control switches (e.g., on, auto, off), are disclosed in accordance with an embodiment. In one implementation, ‘some’ information display involves intermediate ‘filtered’ or otherwise processed levels of information, that may dynamically change as a function of time, position, circumstance, or other logic. In addition, state or mode information may be selected manual or could be selected utilizing more sophisticated automatic state/mode changes. In a corresponding/similar implementation, ‘auto’ control involves the use/processing of ownship and traffic information that may dynamically change as a function of time, position, circumstance, or other logic. The benefits of such switches are increased functionality within the same switch space as a conventional on-off momentary pushbutton switch. The switches also support new types of situational awareness displays and aircraft system control in addition to allowing for the manual control of such displays and systems. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20090058682 | AIRCRAFT DATA NETWORK ACCESS FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method for providing aircraft data link network access for personal electronic devices is disclosed. The method comprises processing communications data for a personal electronic device operating within an aircraft, translating the processed data as a communications management function of the aircraft, and routing the translated data between the personal electronic device and at least one external sub-network of an aircraft data link network. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20120075124 | DATALINK MESSAGE PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are provided for prioritizing incoming datalink messages. When a datalink message is received in an aircraft, it is parsed into individual information elements. The relevance of the received datalink message is then assessed from the individual information elements. The received datalink message is then categorized into one of a plurality of playback priority categories, based on the assessed relevance of the received datalink message. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120262306 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMPROVING OR INCREASING INFORMATION CONCERNING, PARTICULARLY, RUNWAY CONDITIONS AVAILABLE TO PILOTS OF LANDING AIRCRAFT - Addressed are systems and methods for providing to pilots of landing aircraft real-time (or near real-time) information concerning runway conditions and aircraft-stopping performance to be encountered upon landing. The systems and methods contemplate using more objective data than utilized at present and providing the information in automated manner. Information may be obtained by using conventional ground-based runway friction testers or, advantageously, by using air-based equipment such as (but not limited to) unmanned aerospace vehicles (UAVs). | 10-18-2012 |
| 20110273316 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING THE DISPLAY PARAMETERS OF SCREENS IN AN AIRCRAFT COCKPIT - The invention relates to the field of display management of display devices of an aircraft cockpit and particularly to a method of synchronizing display parameters of the display devices and associated monitoring system. The invention includes a method for synchronizing at least one display parameter, such as a luminance parameter, through a series of simple controls of a centralized means of control of the levels of the display parameter. The invention also provides a monitoring system including individual means of monitoring the display parameters and a centralized control means. The invention applies, for example, to instrument panels of aircraft having a plurality of viewing units. | 11-10-2011 |
