Systems and methods for providing radio transcription text in a limited display area

A method for displaying message content from an air traffic controller (ATC) conversation on an aircraft display device, the method comprising:

• receiving extracted message content from a plurality of messages originating from one or more entities outside of the aircraft;
• generating a ticker tape graphical element having a first panel and a second panel for display as an overlay over a primary display on the aircraft display device, each of the first panel and the second panel having a first state and a second;
• signaling the aircraft display device to display the ticker tape graphical element as an overlay over a portion of the primary display on the aircraft display device;
• displaying a recording button, message content for a most recently received message, and a bookmark selection button in a main panel of the first panel when the first panel is in the first state;
• displaying the recording button in the main panel of the first panel, expanding the first panel to include one or more subsidiary panels adjacent to the main panel, and displaying message content for up to a first predetermined number of a most recently received plurality of messages in the one or more subsidiary panels of the first panel when the first panel is in the second state;
• displaying a pointer icon in the main panel that indicates that the one or more subsidiary panels are being displayed adjacent to the main panel when the first panel is in the second state;
• displaying message content for up to a first predetermined number of a most recently received plurality of messages in one or more subsidiary panels of the first panel when the first panel is in the second state;
• displaying message content for up to a second predetermined number of a most recently received plurality of bookmarked messages in a bookmark main panel of the second panel when the second panel is in the first state;
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• displaying message content for up to a third predetermined number of a most recently received plurality of bookmarked messages in one or more bookmark subsidiary panels when the second panel is in the second state.

A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions that when executed by a controller for a flight deck system in an aircraft is configurable to cause the controller to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving extracted message content from a plurality of messages originating from one or more entities outside of the aircraft;
• generating a ticker tape graphical element having a first panel and a second panel for display as an overlay over a primary display on an aircraft display device, each of the first panel and the second panel having a first state and a second;
• signaling the aircraft display device to display the ticker tape graphical element as an overlay over a portion of the primary display on the aircraft display device;
• displaying a recording button, message content for a most recently received message, and a bookmark selection button in a main panel of the first panel when the first panel is in the first state;
• displaying the recording button in the main panel of the first panel, expanding the first panel to include one or more subsidiary panels adjacent to the main panel, and displaying message content for up to a first predetermined number of a most recently received plurality of messages in the one or more subsidiary panels of the first panel when the first panel is in the second state;
• displaying a pointer icon in the main panel that indicates that the one or more subsidiary panels are being displayed adjacent to the main panel when the first panel is in the second state;
• displaying message content for up to a second predetermined number of a most recently received plurality of bookmarked messages in a bookmark main panel of the second panel when the second panel is in the first state;
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• displaying message content for up to a third predetermined number of a most recently received plurality of bookmarked messages in one or more bookmark subsidiary panels when the second panel is in the second state.