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US 10,455,384 B2Granted
Vehicle system and method for indicating available communication channels
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsRobert L. Steed, Larry L. Lewis, Elizabeth A. Riddington
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Abstract
An aircraft system including an aircraft and an electronic instrument on the aircraft, the electronic instrument including a wireless connectivity interface providing wireless communication over at least one communication channel and a display, wherein the display provides a visual indication of an availability of the communication channel.
Claims22
A vehicle system comprising:
- a vehicle;
- and
- an electronic instrument on said vehicle, said electronic instrument comprising:
- a wireless connectivity interface providing wireless communication over at least a first communication channel over which the wireless communication is transmitted from the wireless connectivity interface and a second communication channel over which the wireless communication is transmitted from the wireless connectivity interface;
- and
- a display comprising a visual indication comprising at least a first icon corresponding to the first communication channel and a second icon corresponding to the second communication channel,
- wherein the first icon has a first state having a first visual appearance being indicative that the first communication channel is not capable of transmitting the wireless communication, a second state having a second visual appearance being indicative that the first communication channel is capable of transmitting the wireless communication but not actually transmitting the wireless communication, and a third state being indicative that the first communication channel is capable of transmitting the wireless communication and actually transmitting the wireless communication, wherein the second visual appearance of the second state is different from the first visual appearance of the first state, and wherein the third visual appearance of the third state is difference from the first visual appearance of the first state and the second visual appearance of the second state,
- wherein the second icon has a first state having a first visual appearance being indicative that the second communication channel is not capable of transmitting the wireless communication, a second state having a second visual appearance being indicative that the second communication channel is capable of transmitting the wireless communication but not actually transmitting the wireless communication, and a third state being indicative that the second communication channel is capable of transmitting the wireless communication and actually transmitting the wireless communication, wherein the second visual appearance of the second state is different from the first visual appearance of the first state, and wherein the third visual appearance of the third state is difference from the first visual appearance of the first state and the second visual appearance of the second state.
5 more elements
A method for indicating available communication channels on a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic instrument comprising a display, said electronic instrument having wireless connectivity over a plurality of communication channels;
- ascertaining which communication channels of said plurality of communication channels are available, wherein an available communication channel is capable of transmitting wireless communication;
- ascertaining which communication channels of said plurality of communication channels are in-use, wherein an in-use communication channel is actually transmitting wireless communication;
- visually indicating on said display which of said communication channels are available and which of said communication channels are unavailable by displaying an icon corresponding to each of said available communication channels and by removing from said display an icon when a communication channel associated therewith becomes unavailable;
- and
- visually indicating on said display which of said available communication channels are in-use and which of said available communication channels are not in-use by emphasizing said icons corresponding to each of said in-use communication channels.
3 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for indicating available communication channels on a vehicle, wherein when executed by an electronic instrument having at least one processor, a display, and wireless connectivity over a plurality of communication channels, the computer-executable instructions cause the electronic instrument to:
- ascertain which communication channels of said plurality of communication channels are available, wherein an available communication channel is capable of transmitting wireless communication;
- ascertain which communication channels of said plurality of communication channels are in-use, wherein an in-use communication channel is actually transmitting wireless communication;
- visually indicate on said display which of said communication channels are available and which of said communications channels are unavailable by displaying an icon corresponding to each of said available communication channels and by removing from said display an icon when a communication channel associated therewith becomes unavailable;
- and
- visually indicate on said display which of said available communication channels are in-use and which of said available communication channels are not in-use by emphasizing said icons corresponding to each of said in-use communication channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.