Methods and systems for generating data link air traffic control center menus
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsThomas F. McGuffin, Thomas D. Judd, Randy Durand
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Abstract
Methods and systems for generating a data link air traffic control center menu are provided. In one implementation, a method includes calculating a distance between each of a plurality of air traffic control centers and an aircraft during flight. The method further includes displaying a sorted list of the plurality of air traffic control centers, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft. The method further includes receiving an input, the input selecting one of the air traffic control centers.
Claims19
A method for generating a data link air traffic control center menu, the method comprising:
- calculating a distance between each of a plurality of air traffic control centers and an aircraft during flight;
- displaying a sorted list of the plurality of air traffic control centers, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft;
- and
- receiving an input, the input selecting one of the air traffic control centers.
A computer program product comprising program instructions, embodied on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, the program instructions cause at least one processor to:
- calculate a distance between each of a plurality of air traffic control centers and an aircraft during flight;
- display a sorted list of the plurality of air traffic control centers, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft;
- and
- receive an input, the input selecting one of the air traffic control centers.
A system onboard an aircraft, comprising:
- at least one memory device;
- at least one processor in operative communication with the memory device, the at least one processor configured to calculate a distance between each of a plurality of air traffic control centers and the aircraft during flight;
- at least one display device configured to display a sorted list of the plurality of air traffic control centers, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft;
- and
- at least one input device configured to receive an input selecting one of the air traffic control centers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.