Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090199205 | CONFIGURABLE GRAPHICS VIRTUAL MACHINE BASED DISPLAY SYSTEM - A graphics virtual machine display system for an aircraft is provided. The graphics virtual machine display system includes a registry. An initialization block is in communication with the registry for instantiating a graphics widget. A rendering block is in communication with the initialization block for rendering the graphics widget. An event handling block is in communication with the registry for accepting an event associated with the graphics widget. | 08-06-2009 |
20100039436 | METHOD FOR INTERMIXING GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS USING DISPLAY INTERMIX SERVER FOR COCKPIT DISPLAYS - Methods and apparatus are provided for intermixing graphics layers and graphics applications using a display intermix server. A method is provided for intermixing a first graphics application having a first graphics layer and a second graphics application having a second graphics layer. The method comprises streaming a first graphics command from the first graphics application to a first memory location, where the first graphics command corresponds to the first graphics layer. The method also comprises streaming a second graphics command from the second graphics application to a second memory location, where the second graphics command corresponds to the second graphics layer. The method further comprises ordering the first graphics command and the second graphics command based on a priority scheme for the first graphics layer and the second graphics layer. The method further comprises providing ordered graphics commands to a rendering interface. | 02-18-2010 |
20130006511 | SELECTABLE DISPLAY OF AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC ON TRACKS - A method of displaying aircraft traffic information on a display element of a host aircraft begins by displaying a lateral display and an in-trail procedure (ITP) display. The lateral display includes representations of tracks corresponding to flight path constraints, the host aircraft, and neighboring aircraft, wherein the host aircraft and the neighboring aircraft are displayed in alignment with the tracks. The ITP display includes representations of flight levels including a current flight level of the host aircraft. The method continues by receiving a command that indicates selection of one of the displayed tracks. In response to the command, the ITP display is rendered to display representations of neighboring aircraft traveling on the selected track, in the absence of neighboring aircraft traveling on tracks other than the selected track. | 01-03-2013 |
20140039734 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING WEATHER INFORMATION ALONG A FLIGHT PATH - A display system for an aircraft is provided. The system includes a processing unit configured to receive weather information associated with a flight path of a flight plan and to generate display commands based on the weather information. The flight plan includes a first waypoint associated with a first altitude. The system further includes a display device coupled with the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the weather information. The weather information includes first weather information for the first altitude and second weather information at a second altitude, different from the first altitude. | 02-06-2014 |
20140240242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH A TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE UTILIZING A HOVER GESTURE CONTROLLER - A system and method are provided for employing a hover gesture controller to reduce inadvertent interactions with a touch screen. The hover gesture controller recognizes the user's interaction intentionality before physical contact is made with the touch screen. This reduces inadvertent user interactions and offloads a portion of computation cost involved in post touch intentionality reorganization. The hover gesture controller utilizes a touch screen interface onboard an aircraft coupled to a processor and configured to (a) detect a weighted hover interaction; and (b) compare the weighted hover interaction to a threshold value to determine if a subsequent touch is acceptable. | 08-28-2014 |
20150019048 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DISPLAYS HAVING AN ADAPTIVE COMBINED VISION SYSTEM - A method for providing a display to a flight crew of an aircraft includes the steps of providing a synthetic image comprising a first field of view forward of a direction of travel of the aircraft and providing a sensory image overlaying at least a first portion of the synthetic image. The sensory image includes a second field of view forward of the direction of travel of the aircraft. At least a portion of the first field of view and a portion of the second field of view overlap one another. The sensory image is centered within the synthetic image with respect to a horizontal axis. The method further includes moving the sensory image so as to overlay at least a second portion of the synthetic image such that the sensory image is no longer centered with respect to the horizontal axis within the synthetic image. | 01-15-2015 |
20150045994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGHLIGHTING AN AREA ENCOMPASSING AN AIRCRAFT THAT IS FREE OF HAZARDS - A system and method display a hazard free area around an aircraft that is modified to alert a pilot if a threshold distance between a detected object and the aircraft is reached. The modification may include, for example, altering the size of the hazard free area and its color. Additional information that may be displayed includes distance to the object, width of the hazard free area, stopping distance of the aircraft, and a route to avoid the object. | 02-12-2015 |
20150100311 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING ACCENT INDUCED SPEECH IN AN AIRCRAFT COCKPIT UTILIZING A DYNAMIC SPEECH DATABASE - A system and method for recognizing speech on board an aircraft that compensates for different regional dialects over an area comprised of at least first and second distinct geographical regions, comprises analyzing speech in the first distinct geographical region using speech data characteristics representative of speech in the first distinct geographical region, detecting a change in position from the first distinct geographical region to the second geographical region, and analyzing speech in the second distinct geographical region using speech data characteristics representative of speech in the second distinct geographical region upon detecting that the aircraft has transitioned from the first distinct geographical region to the second distinct geographical region. | 04-09-2015 |