# US 12,214,898 B2 · Crew alerting systems and methods for mobile platforms

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- Number: US 12,214,898 B2
- Document ID: US12214898B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/515,381
- Filed: 2023-11-21
- Published: 2024-03-14
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-03
- Assignees: Bombardier Inc.
- Applicants: Bombardier Inc.
- Inventors: Benoit Ouellette
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214898B2

## CPC

- B64D 45/00: Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for
- B64D 43/00: Arrangements or adaptations of instruments
- G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083)
- B64D 2045/007: {Indicators or signs in the cabin, e.g. exit signs or seat numbering}
- B64D 2045/0085: {Devices for aircraft health monitoring, e.g. monitoring flutter or vibration}
- B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Systems, devices and methods for alerting a crew of an aircraft or other mobile platform of a relevant condition associated with the aircraft are disclosed. One exemplary method comprises receiving data indicative of an existence of the relevant condition associated with the aircraft; receiving data indicative of a substantially real-time value of a dynamic parameter associated with the relevant condition; and displaying an awareness-enhancing indication associated with the relevant condition in a display area of the crew alerting system of the aircraft. The awareness-enhancing indication comprises a textual message and a supplemental indication indicative of the substantially real-time value of the dynamic parameter associated with the relevant condition. In various embodiments, the supplemental indication may be textual or graphical. The supplemental indication may also be indicative of a target value of the dynamic parameter.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for alerting a crew of a mobile platform of relevant conditions associated with the mobile platform using a display area of a crew alerting system of the mobile platform, the method comprising:
receiving data indicative of an existence of the relevant conditions associated with the mobile platform;
receiving data indicative of substantially real-time values of dynamic parameters respectively associated with the relevant conditions, each dynamic parameter being indicative of an evolution of a corresponding one of the relevant conditions; and
displaying a plurality of awareness-enhancing indications respectively associated with the relevant conditions in the display area of the crew alerting system of the mobile platform, each awareness-enhancing indication comprising a textual message and a supplemental indication indicative of one of the substantially real-time values of the dynamic parameters displayed together as a single line item in the display area, the display area comprising a plurality of line items together forming a stack of awareness-enhancing indications, an order of the awareness-enhancing indications in the stack being chronological or quasi-chronological, or based on a criticality of the relevant conditions, at least one of the supplemental indications also being indicative of a target value of a corresponding one of the dynamic parameters.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method as defined in claim 1, comprising:
receiving subsequent data indicative of an updated one of the substantially real-time values of the dynamic parameters; and
causing a corresponding one of the supplemental indications to be updated based on the subsequent data.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the textual message and the supplemental indication of each awareness-enhancing indication are displayed together laterally adjacent one another.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the at least one of the supplemental indications is indicative of a difference between a corresponding one of the substantially real-time values of the dynamic parameters and a corresponding one of the target values of the dynamic parameters.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the at least one of the supplemental indications dynamically indicates a change in a corresponding one of the substantially real-time values of the dynamic parameters relative to a corresponding one of the target values of the dynamic parameters.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the target values of the dynamic parameters are indicative of a conclusion of the relevant conditions.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of the supplemental indications comprises a graphical indication.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of the supplemental indications comprises a textual indication.