Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100118147 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY STREAMING VIDEO DATA BASED ON A TRIGGERING EVENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for displaying streaming video on a display device of a control unit associated with a surveillance module. A method comprises buffering a video data stream captured by the surveillance module to obtain a buffered video data stream and displaying a first segment of the buffered video data stream in a viewing area on the display device. The first segment corresponds to content captured at a first time. The method continues by receiving a notification signal from the unmanned vehicle that is indicative of a triggering event, and in response to the notification signal, displaying a second segment of the buffered video data stream in the viewing area. | 05-13-2010 |
20100228418 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO WITH IMPROVED SPATIAL AWARENESS - Methods and systems are provided for displaying a video data stream captured by a surveillance module associated with an aerial vehicle during execution of a flight plan. A method comprises displaying a timeline corresponding to the video data stream on a display device associated with the aerial vehicle and displaying a first indicator on the timeline. In accordance with one embodiment, the first indicator corresponds to a first waypoint of the flight plan, wherein the first indicator is positioned on the timeline such that the first indicator corresponds to a first segment of the video data stream at a first time. The first time is based at least in part on a position of the aerial vehicle. | 09-09-2010 |
20100286859 | METHODS FOR GENERATING A FLIGHT PLAN FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE BASED ON A PREDICTED CAMERA PATH - Methods are provided for generating a flight plan for an aerial vehicle equipped with a surveillance module by using a control unit having a display device. A method comprises graphically identifying, on a map displayed on the display device, a desired target for the surveillance module. A flight plan generated based on the desired target such that a predicted camera path for the surveillance module overlaps the desired target. | 11-11-2010 |
20100305778 | ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC OPERATION - A method is provided for semi-automatic operation of a portable control device for a remote-controlled, unmanned vehicle. The method includes the steps of monitoring parameters of an operational environment of the portable control device, switching from a manual operation mode to a semi-automatic operation mode in response to occurrence of predetermined criteria within the operational environment, and presenting a semi-automatic operation graphical user interface to a user of the portable control device. The semi-automatic operation graphical user interface includes a reduced set of user interfaces for the semi-automatic operation mode presented by the portable control device. | 12-02-2010 |
20110106590 | WEIGHTED ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE WORKLOADS OF TEAM MEMBERS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTION OF AN OPERATION - A system is provided for assessing cognitive workloads of a team that is responsible for carrying out a designated operation having a plurality of execution phases. The system includes a processing architecture configured to carry out processor-executable instructions, a processor-readable medium accessible by the processing architecture, and processor-executable instructions stored on the processor-readable medium. When executed by the processor architecture, the processor-executable instructions cause the processor architecture to obtain workload data indicative of cognitive workloads of members of the team during the course of the designated operation. For each of the plurality of execution phases, the system generates weighted workload scores for participating members of the team, the weighted workload scores being generated from the workload data and from a respective set of weighting values. The respective set of weighting values includes individual weighting values for each of the participating members of the team. For each of the plurality of execution phases, the system presents the weighted workload scores for the participating members of the team in a human-interpretable format. | 05-05-2011 |
20120075119 | WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT SYTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are provided for facilitating workload management. The system processes first sensor data to estimate the current cognitive state of a first person, and processes second sensor data to estimate the current cognitive state of a second person. Information representative of the estimates of the current cognitive states of the first person and the second person is simultaneously rendered on a display device. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075123 | DYNAMIC TASK AND ADAPTIVE AVIONICS DISPLAY MANAGER - A system and method are provided for intelligently managing the avionics display, information, and controls to more evenly distribute pilot task loads and/or automatically configure/reconfigure displays during flights. | 03-29-2012 |
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 |
20120078448 | MIXED-INTIATIVE TRANSFER OF DATALINK-BASED INFORMATION - A system and method are provided for transferring datalink-based information into an aircraft flight management system. When a datalink message is received in an aircraft, it is parsed into individual information elements. The operational impact of the received datalink message on the aircraft is determined from the individual information elements. A method of supplying pilot feedback regarding the received datalink message is determined from the determined operational impact. The pilot feedback regarding the received datalink message is supplied using the determined method. At least selected portions of the individual information elements are selectively transferred into the aircraft flight management system (FMS). | 03-29-2012 |
20120078449 | AUTOMATICALLY AND ADAPTIVELY CONFIGURABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically and adaptively configuring a system for a user. User data that includes information representative of temporal and contextual user preferences, behaviors, habits, biases, idiosyncrasies, and tendencies associated with system settings and configurations are loaded into the system. The system is then configured based on the user data. User-initiated operations of the system are continuously monitored to model user performance. The user data are continuously updated based on the modeled user performance, and the system is continuously and automatically reconfigured based on the updated user data. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078495 | AIRCRAFT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are provided for improving aircraft pilot situational awareness. When datalink messages and/or automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data and/or various other data are received in the aircraft, the received data are processed to generate a spatial and temporal situational model for the aircraft. At least a portion of the spatial and temporal situational model is rendered on a display device within the aircraft. | 03-29-2012 |
20120259803 | MULTIPLE TWO-STATE CLASSIFIER OUTPUT FUSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for providing more than two levels of classification distinction of a user state are provided. The first and second general states of a user are sensed. The first general state is classified as either a first state or a second state, and the second general state is classified as either a third state or a fourth state. The user state of the user is then classified as one of at least three different classification states. | 10-11-2012 |
20130214941 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DISPLAY - A display system and method for providing a display. A display system includes a computer processor, the computer processor being configured to receive information from a plurality of sensors. The computer processor is further configured to detect an abnormal situation, based on information received from the plurality of sensors. The display system further includes a database including abnormal situation response procedures in operable communication with the processor, wherein the database is configured to provide the processor with the abnormal situation response procedures upon the detection of an abnormal situation. The display system further includes a display device in operable communication with the processor, wherein the display device is configured to display information from the sensors regarding the abnormal situation and the abnormal situation response procedures. | 08-22-2013 |
20140204115 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY AND DYNAMICALLY VARYING THE FEEDBACK TO ANY OPERATOR BY AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM - A system and method for adaptively operating an automated system is provided. one or more of a state of the automated system and a state of an operator of the automated system is estimated, in a processor and, based on one or both of the estimated state of the automated system and the estimated state of the operator, the interaction between the automated system and the operator is varied. The interaction may be varied by at least one or more of rendering, on one or more displays, data representative of one or more automated processes being implemented in the automated system, generating aural sounds representative of one or more automated processes being implemented in the automated system, and generating, in the automated system, feedback requests that require the operator to supply one or more inputs to the automated system. | 07-24-2014 |