Methods for displaying aircraft procedure information
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsBlake Wilson, Jary Engels, Ivan Sandy Wyatt, Roger W. Burgin
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Abstract
Methods are provided for presenting procedure information for an airport on a display device onboard an aircraft. A method comprises displaying a map on a display device and displaying a briefing panel overlying a portion the map. The briefing panel includes a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is associated with a type of procedure information for the airport.
Claims20
A method for presenting procedure information for an airport on a display device associated with an aircraft, the method comprising:
- displaying a map on the display device;
- and
- displaying a briefing panel overlying a portion the map, wherein the briefing panel includes a plurality of segments, each segment being associated with a type of procedure information for the airport.
A method for displaying an instrument procedure for an airport, the method comprising:
- rendering a navigational map on a display device associated with an aircraft;
- and
- rendering a plurality of menu segments overlying a portion the navigational map, each menu segment being associated with a type of instrument procedure information for the airport.
A display system onboard an aircraft comprising a display device having rendered thereon a navigational map comprising:
- a graphical representation of terrain corresponding to a location of the aircraft;
- and
- a briefing panel overlying the graphical representation of the terrain, wherein the briefing panel includes instrument approach procedure information for a landing location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.