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20100161339 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A VEHICULAR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH VOICE COMMAND CAPABILITY - Methods and systems for operating an avionics system with voice command capability are provided. A first voice command is received. A first type of avionics system function is performed in response to the receiving of the first voice command. A second voice command is received. A second type of avionics system function that has a hazard level higher than that of the first type of avionics system function is performed in response to the receiving of the second voice command only after a condition is detected that is indicative of a confirmation of the request to perform the second type of avionics function. The avionics system may also have the capability to test whether or not the voice command feature is functioning properly. | 06-24-2010 |
20100199124 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECONFIGURING INPUT DEVICES - A system includes an input device having first and second input members configured to be activated by a user. The input device is configured to generate activation signals associated with activation of the first and second input members, and each of the first and second input members are associated with an input function. A processor is coupled to the input device and configured to receive the activation signals. A memory coupled to the processor, and includes a reconfiguration module configured to store the input functions assigned to the first and second input members and, upon execution of the processor, to reconfigure the input functions assigned to the input members when the first input member is inoperable. | 08-05-2010 |
20100321572 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION - A system includes a first accelerometer and a second accelerometer that are coupled to a processor. The processor is configured to receive input from the accelerometers, calculate a displacement of the first accelerometer and a displacement of the second accelerometer, and refresh a video display unit as a function of the displacement of the first accelerometer and the displacement of the second accelerometer. | 12-23-2010 |
20110187651 | TOUCH SCREEN HAVING ADAPTIVE INPUT PARAMETER - A method is provided for modifying input parameters of a touch panel in response to movement of the panel due to vibrations, turbulence, or a āGā force. The method includes sensing movement of a touch panel, the touch panel having a display region requiring a touch to indicate an input defined by the parameter, a threshold of the sensed movement being above which a user may be prevented from physically providing an accurate touch input due to the movement, and modifying the parameter based on the sensed movement being above the threshold. Feedback may be provided and modified in response to the parameter being satisfied by the touch. | 08-04-2011 |
20110199202 | NEAR-TO-EYE TRACKING FOR ADAPTIVE OPERATION - A method and a system are provided for adaptive vehicle operation. The method includes the steps of sensing a position and an orientation of a near-to-eye display device worn by the vehicle operator, determining a direction of gaze of the vehicle operator in response to the position and the orientation of the near-to-eye display device, and selectively generating an alert signal in response to the direction of gaze of the vehicle operator. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202351 | Audio system and method for coordinating tasks - A system includes a hands free mobile communication device. Software stored on a machine readable storage device is executed to cause the hands free mobile communication device to communicate audibly with a field operator performing field operations. The operator receives instructions regarding operations to be performed. Oral communications are received from the operator and are processed automatically to provide further instructions in response to the received oral communications. | 08-18-2011 |
20110267280 | TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SCREEN OBJECTS - A touch screen and method are provided for adjusting the positioning of touch sensing objects in response to the position of the application of one or more touches. The touch screen, includes, but is not limited to a display face including an object, the display face configured to display a symbol associated with the object, and circuitry defining the object and configured to sense the position of at least one touch on at least a portion of the object. A touch screen controller is configured to adjust the object in response to the position of the at least one touch. | 11-03-2011 |
20120140070 | NEAR-TO-EYE HEAD DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A near-to-eye (NTE) display allows an operator of an apparatus, such as a pilot of an aircraft, to see a conformal video presentation of the view outside the apparatus. Significant objects outside are converted into a conformal video view. An accelerator measures movement and rate of movement of the NTE display positioned on the operator's head, and if the movement and rate exceed a threshold, either ceases the continued display, removes, or deemphasizes the conformal image, for the period of the delay in order to eliminate any jerky or jittery motion of the displayed conformal image, which may be distracting, irritating, or headache inducing to the pilot. | 06-07-2012 |
20120176495 | System to improve face image acquisition - A process to capture in-focus face images of a subject looking at a display unit. The system alters the content of the display to get the subject to move into the optimal focus position for a camera. If the subject is farther from the camera than an optimal distance, the displayed content is altered to cause the subject to move closer to the display unit. If the subject is closer to the display unit than an optimal distance, the displayed content is altered to cause the subject to move further away from the display unit. If the subject is at an optimal distance, the displayed content is maintained or corrected. An image of the subject's face is acquired, and the image is processed. | 07-12-2012 |
20120194415 | DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - Devices, methods, and systems for displaying an image are described herein. One or more device embodiments include a user interface configured to display an image, a motion sensor configured to sense movement of the device, and a processor configured to convert the movement of the device to a corresponding movement of the display of the image. | 08-02-2012 |
20120194692 | TERMINAL OPERATIVE FOR DISPLAY OF ELECTRONIC RECORD - There is set forth herein a terminal having an input device. The terminal can be hand held. In one embodiment the terminal can be operative for determining a direction of movement of the terminal by processing of signals generated by the input device. The terminal can further be operative for moving a portion of an electronic record displayed on a display of the terminal responsively to the determining of a direction of movement of the terminal. | 08-02-2012 |
20130120124 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT AUDITORY SIGNAL DETECTION - Methods and apparatus are provided for producing an auditory alert that comprises sonic properties to an equipment operator wearing an auditory headset prior to the presentation of the auditory alert to the operator. The method comprises measuring an at-ear ambient noise spectrum, determining frequencies within the at-ear ambient noise spectrum that have relative minimum intensities and enhancing the magnitude of the determined relative minimum intensities. The method then generates the auditory alert incorporating the enhanced relative minimum intensities. | 05-16-2013 |
20130201178 | SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A VIEWABLE THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY CURSOR - An apparatus and method are provided for creating a virtual hole between a user's eye point and a cursor through a viewed three dimensional object. The user may select with the cursor an object on the other side of, or within, the three dimensional object without translating or rotating the three dimensional object. | 08-08-2013 |
20140136442 | AUDIO SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING TASKS - A system includes a hands free mobile communication device. Software stored on a machine readable storage device is executed to cause the hands free mobile communication device to communicate audibly with a field operator performing field operations. The operator receives instructions regarding operations to be performed. Oral communications are received from the operator and are processed automatically to provide further instructions in response to the received oral communications. | 05-15-2014 |
20140244246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING ACCENT INDUCED SPEECH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - A system and method is provided for detecting errors in a speech transmission system. A first audio stream is comprised of a plurality of words, upon which a plurality of independent voice-to-text conversions are performed. If it is determined that at least one of the plurality of independent voice-to-text conversions is error free, a text-to-voice conversion of the at least one error-free voice-to-text conversion is performed to create a second audio stream. | 08-28-2014 |
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20090308923 | CLOSE-AIR-SUPPORT ASSISTANT - A system includes a signal interface configured to receive first data from at least one onboard system of at least one aircraft, a display, and a processing device. The processing device is configured to render to the display a graphical representation of a target location, determine from the first data and render to the display a graphical illustration of a position of the at least one aircraft, and determine, from information describing munitions carried by the at least one aircraft, and render to the display a graphical illustration of a blast radius associated with munitions deliverable by the at least one aircraft to the target location. | 12-17-2009 |
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20100066566 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING AN AIRCRAFT'S POSITION - An aircraft display system ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100125412 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED SYMBOLOGY - A see-through display system includes a processing unit configured to receive data representative of geo-referenced symbology and terrain data, to compare the geo-referenced symbology to the terrain data, and to generate display commands associated with the geo-referenced symbology based on the terrain data. The system further includes a display device coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands from the processing unit and to display the geo-referenced symbology. | 05-20-2010 |
20100161257 | Battery wireless link - An apparatus and method for wireless communication with a battery. A sensed condition associated with the battery is provided to a microcontroller which relays this information to a wireless module for communication with a host device or remote receiver. | 06-24-2010 |
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 |