# US 12,217,610 B2 · UAM corridor visual indication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,217,610 B2 - Document ID: US12217610B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/213,057 - Filed: 2023-06-22 - Published: 2024-08-22 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2023-02-16 - Assignees: Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Applicants: Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Inventors: Shivashankar Maddanimath Veerayya - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12217610B2 ## CPC - G08G 5/26: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations - G08G 5/21: located onboard the aircraft - G08G 5/51: for control when on the ground, e.g. taxiing or rolling - G08G 5/54: for approach or landing - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract A system for graphical indication of a corridor is disclosed. The system may include a display and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive corridor position data of a corridor and aircraft position data indicative of a position of an aircraft. The processor may also be configured to determine a relative distance of the aircraft in relation to the corridor based on the corridor position data and the aircraft position data. The processor may further be configured to display a corridor graphic associated with the corridor based on the relative distance. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for graphical indication of a corridor comprising: a display of a primary flight display (PFD) configured to be used onboard an aircraft; and a processor configured to be operable to: display a map; receive corridor position data of a corridor, wherein the corridor position data comprises dimensions of the corridor, wherein the corridor comprises an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) corridor; receive aircraft position data indicative of a position of the aircraft; determine a relative distance of the aircraft in relation to the corridor based on the corridor position data and the aircraft position data; and display, via the display of the PFD, a corridor graphic comprising at least one visual symbol inside a boundary associated with the corridor, wherein, based on the relative distance of the aircraft in relation to the corridor, the corridor graphic is configured to be dynamically mapped to the map, wherein the dynamic mapping of the corridor graphic to the map is configured to be performed in at least one of: three-dimensional space or two-dimensional space. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to: calculate the aircraft is in an imminent occupation state based on the relative distance, wherein the imminent occupation state is indicative that the aircraft is on a trajectory predicted to cause an occupation of the aircraft with the corridor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the processor is further operable to: display, when the aircraft is calculated to be in the imminent occupation state, numerical text indicative of the relative distance of the aircraft to the corridor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to: calculate the aircraft is in a current occupation state based on the relative distance, wherein the current occupation state is indicative that the aircraft is currently occupying the corridor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the corridor graphic comprises at least one corridor label text. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the corridor graphic includes a visual symbol of an aircraft on each side of a corridor label text. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the corridor graphic includes a horizontal alignment of the visual symbol of the aircraft on each side of the corridor label text. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the corridor graphic comprises a colored background configured to change color when the position of the aircraft is inside the corridor. ### Claim 9 A method comprising: displaying a map; receiving corridor position data of a corridor, wherein the corridor position data comprises dimensions of the corridor, wherein the corridor comprises an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) corridor; receiving aircraft position data indicative of a position of an aircraft; determining a relative distance of the aircraft in relation to the corridor based on the corridor position data and the aircraft position data; and displaying, via a display of a primary flight display (PFD) onboard an aircraft, a corridor graphic comprising at least one visual symbol inside a boundary associated with the corridor, wherein, based on the relative distance of the aircraft in relation to the corridor, the corridor graphic is dynamically mapped to the map, wherein the dynamic mapping of the corridor graphic to the map is performed in at least one of: three-dimensional space or two-dimensional space. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising calculating the aircraft is in an imminent occupation state based on the relative distance, wherein the imminent occupation state is indicative that the aircraft is on a trajectory predicted to cause an occupation of the aircraft with the corridor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying, when the aircraft is calculated to be in the imminent occupation state, numerical text indicative of the relative distance of the aircraft to the corridor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising calculating the aircraft is in a current occupation state based on the relative distance, wherein the current occupation state is indicative that the aircraft is currently occupying the corridor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying at least one corridor label text in the corridor graphic. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying a visual symbol of an aircraft on each side of a corridor label text in the corridor graphic. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying a horizontal alignment of the visual symbol of the aircraft on each side of the corridor label text in the corridor graphic. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying a colored background in the corridor graphic configured to change color when the position of the aircraft is inside the corridor.