# US 2014/0195139 A1 · Audio Monitor and Event-Conflict Signaling System > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195139 A1 - Document ID: US20140195139A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/148,321 - Filed: 2014-01-06 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08 - Assignees: The MITRE Corporation - Applicants: The MITRE Corporation - Inventors: Elida C. Smith; Herbert T. King; Robert M. Tarakan; Hunter Kopald; Shuo Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195139A1 ## CPC - G08G 5/22: located on the ground - G08G 5/26: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations - G08G 5/52: for take-off - G08G 5/55: for a single aircraft - 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 Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for an audio monitoring and event-conflict signaling system. An embodiment operates by receiving airport audio communication originating from an airport control tower (ATCT) of an airport with one or more runways or a flight deck of an aircraft. The system determines one or more keywords corresponding to a runway event affecting operations of a particular runway of the airport. The system detects, within the airport audio communication, a conflict comprising a correspondence between the airport audio communication and one or more of the keywords, and notifies the ACT of the conflict. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer implemented method comprising: receiving airport audio communication originating from one of an air traffic control tower (ATCT) of an airport with one or more runways or a flight deck of an aircraft; determining one or more keywords corresponding to a runway event affecting operations of a particular runway of the airport; detecting, within the airport audio communication, a conflict comprising a correspondence between the airport audio communication and one or more of the keywords, wherein the conflict indicates that an aircraft has been cleared to use the particular runway associated with the runway event; and notifying the ATCT of the conflict. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the airport audio communication is between the ATCT and the flight deck of the aircraft either landing at or taking off from the airport. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the notifying comprises notifying an air traffic controller of the ATCT of the conflict. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises: detecting the conflict based on a detection of a combination of two or more keywords within a specified time interval or word interval. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the keywords include an identification of the particular runway affected by the event. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the keywords include keywords associated with the ATCT clearing an aircraft to use the particular runway affected by the event. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the runway event includes a closure of use of the particular runway. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the notification comprises at least one of a visual, audio, kinesthetic, or other notification. ### Claim 9 A system, comprising: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to: receive airport audio communication originating from one of an air traffic control tower (ATCT) of an airport with one or more, runways or a flight deck of an aircraft; determine one or more keywords corresponding to a runway event affecting operations of a particular runway of the airport; detect, within the airport audio communication, a conflict comprising a correspondence between the airport audio communication and one or more of the keywords, wherein the conflict indicates that an aircraft has been cleared to use the particular runway associated with the runway event; and notify the ATCT of the conflict. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the airport audio communication is between an air traffic controller of the ATCT and a flight deck of an aircraft either landing at or taking off from the airport. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the notifying comprises notifying one of the ATCT or the flight deck of the conflict. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein at least one processor configured to detect is further configured to: detect the conflict based on a detection of a combination two or more keywords within a specified time interval or word interval. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the keywords include an identification of the particular runway affected by the event. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the keywords include keywords associated with the an air traffic controller of the ATCT clearing an aircraft to use the particular runway affected by the event. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the runway event includes a closure of use of the particular runway. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the notification comprises at least one of a visual, audio, kinesthetic or other notification. ### Claim 17 A tangible computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising: receiving airport audio communication originating from one of an air traffic control tower (ATCT) of an airport with one or more runways or a flight deck of an aircraft; determine one or more keywords corresponding to a runway event affecting operations of a particular runway of the airport; detecting, within the airport audio communication, a conflict comprising a correspondence between the airport audio communication and one or more of the keywords, wherein the conflict indicates that an aircraft has been cleared to use the particular runway associated with the runway event ; and notifying the ATCT of the conflict. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer-readable device of claim 17, wherein the airport audio communication is between an air traffic controller of the ATCT and a flight deck of an aircraft either landing at or taking off from the airport. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer-readable device of claim 18, wherein the notifying comprises notifying the ATCT of the conflict. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The computer-readable device of claim 17, the detecting operations further comprising: detecting the conflict based on a detection of a combination two or more keywords within a specified time interval or word interval.