Smart scratchpad datalink chicklets

An avionics device, comprising:

• at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive a first datalink message transmitted from at least one ground station;
• and
• a human-machine interface comprising a display screen coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the human-machine interface is configured to display a first panel of a plurality of panels on the display screen, wherein each panel of the plurality of the panels is associated with at least one function, wherein each panel in the plurality of the panels displayed on the display screen at a same time are associated with a corresponding subject in a plurality of subjects, wherein the first panel displays information associated with the corresponding subject;
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate a datalink label, wherein the datalink label corresponds to the first datalink message, wherein the datalink label is configured to be generated in a shared panel of the plurality of panels of the display screen, wherein the shared panel is different from the first panel and displayed independent of the first panel, wherein the shared panel is configured to display textual user input including letters and numbers input into the avionics device by a vehicle operator, wherein in response to receiving the textual user input corresponding to the shared panel, the at least one processor is configured to:
• determine one or more parameters correlated with the textual user input;
• and
• generate one or more input panels that include the one or more parameters;
• wherein the human-machine interface is configured to display the one or more input panels on a portion of the display screen;
• wherein the human-machine interface is configured to display the datalink label on the shared panel, wherein the shared panel is a panel shared between two or more functions across two or more subjects,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive a selection of the datalink label, and, in response to receiving the selection, the at least one processor is configured to generate a sub-panel that includes a representation of the first datalink message,
• wherein the human-machine interface is configured to display the sub-panel within the first panel.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a datalink message from at least one ground station;
• generating a datalink label in response to receiving the datalink message, wherein the datalink label is displayed on a shared panel of a display screen, wherein the shared panel is a panel shared between two or more functions across two or more subjects, wherein a plurality of panels are displayed on the display screen, wherein each panel of the plurality of the panels is associated with at least one function and each panel in the plurality of panels displayed on the display screen at a same time are associated with a corresponding subject in a plurality of subjects, wherein the shared panel is displayed independent of first panel, wherein the shared panel is configured to display textual user input including letters and numbers input into an avionics device by a vehicle operator;
• receiving the user input corresponding to the shared panel;
• in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the shared panel:
• determining one or more parameters correlated with the user input;
• and
• generating one or more input panels that include the one or more parameters, wherein human-machine interface is configured to display the one or more input panels on a portion of the display screen;
• receiving a selection of the datalink label displayed on the shared panel;
• and
• in response to receiving the selection of the datalink label, generating a sub-panel representation of the datalink message, wherein the sub-panel representation is displayed on the display screen within the first panel.