System and method for displaying context sensitive notes
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsThea L. Feyereisen, Ivan Sandy Wyatt
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for indicating to a crewmember of a vehicle, for example a pilot of an aircraft, of an upcoming event. The method comprises displaying a route of the vehicle, the route including a plurality of waypoints; designating one of the waypoints, or designating a non-navigational waypoint, for the indication; and providing an indication when arriving at the designated waypoint or non-navigational waypoint. The indication preferably comprises a note displayed on a navigation screen showing the route of flight.
Claims20
A method of alerting a crew member of a vehicle of the approach to one of a plurality of waypoints, comprising:
- displaying on a display a navigational map of the waypoints and a list of the plurality of waypoints;
- designating one of the waypoints;
- and
- providing an indication when arriving at the waypoint.
A system for alerting a crew member of an aircraft of the arrival at one of a plurality of waypoints, comprising:
- a display configured to display a navigational map of the waypoints and a list of the waypoints;
- an input device configured to designate one of the waypoints in response to an input by the crew member;
- and
- an indication device configured to provide an indication when arriving at the waypoint on the navigational map.
A system of alerting a user of the arrival at one of a plurality of temporal spaced events, the system comprising:
- a display configured to display a navigational map of the events and a list of the events;
- an input device configured to designate one of the events as selected by the user;
- and
- wherein the display is further configured to provide an indication when arriving at the event on the navigational map.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.