US 2026/0104790 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLIGHT NAVIGATION USER INTERFACE

Abstract

Systems and methods for entry of navigation coordinate data in a flight navigation platform with a graphical user interface are provided. One method comprises determining an anchored reach region of a touch-screen display; displaying, on the touch-screen display, one of a plurality of data entry keyboards, each keyboard comprising a keyboard selection key; and responsive to a user input via said key, selectively displaying another one of the plurality of data entry keyboards, said keyboards comprising an alphanumeric data keyboard and a condensed coordinate data keyboard. Another method comprises displaying, on a touch-screen display, a condensed coordinate data keyboard for entry of navigation coordinate data, said keyboard comprising an arrangement selection key; and responsive to a user input via said key, altering, on the touch-screen display, a key arrangement of the condensed coordinate data keyboard between a left justified arrangement of keys and a right justified arrangement of keys.

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Dependent claims

A method for entry of navigation coordinate data in a flight navigation platform with a graphical user interface, using one or more processors in communication with a touch-screen display, the method comprising:

displaying, on the touch-screen display, one of a plurality of data entry keyboards, the plurality of data entry keyboards comprising:
an alphanumeric data keyboard comprising first letter keys arranged in a QWERTY configuration and number keys arranged in a horizontal row above an uppermost horizontal row of the QWERTY configuration, wherein each of the number keys is horizontally aligned with a letter key of the uppermost horizontal row;
and
a condensed coordinate data keyboard comprising the number keys arranged in a grid configuration, second letter keys comprising letters N, S, E, and W linearly arranged adjacent to the grid configuration, and symbol keys comprising navigation coordinate symbols for plus, minus, degrees, minutes, and seconds,
wherein each of the plurality of data entry keyboards further comprises a keyboard selection key;
and
responsive to a user input received via the keyboard selection key, selectively displaying, on the touch-screen display, another one of the plurality of data entry keyboards.

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A system for entry of navigation coordinate data in a flight navigation platform, the system comprising:

one or more processors;
a touch-screen display communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
and
a memory storing instructions that are operative, upon execution by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to:
display, on the touch-screen display, a condensed coordinate data keyboard having cardinal direction keys, number keys of only digits zero through nine, symbol keys comprising navigation coordinate symbols for plus, minus, degrees, minutes, and seconds, and an arrangement selection key;
and
responsive to a user input received via the arrangement selection key, dynamically alter, on the touch-screen display, a key arrangement of the condensed coordinate data keyboard between a left justified arrangement of keys and a right justified arrangement of keys, wherein the right justified arrangement positions the number keys on a right portion of the touch-screen display and the left justified arrangement positions the number keys on a left portion of the touch-screen display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for flight navigation user interface

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