Methods and systems for generating data link air traffic control center menus
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsThomas F. McGuffin, Thomas D. Judd, Randy T. 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.
Claims20
A method of organizing and presenting a plurality of air traffic control centers in a hierarchal manner using a computer system to support connection to a selected air traffic control center using a radio communication device to establish a data communication link, 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 to a user, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft;
- receiving an input from the user, the input selecting one of the air traffic control centers;
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- sending a logon message to the selected air traffic control center via a radio communication device to establish a data communication link between the radio communication device and the selected air traffic control center.
A computer program product comprising program instructions for organizing and presenting a plurality of air traffic control centers in a hierarchal manner to support connection to a selected air traffic control center using a radio communication device to establish a data communication link, 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 to a user, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft;
- and
- receive an input from a user, the input selecting one of the air traffic control centers;
- and
- send a logon message to the selected air traffic control center via a radio communication device to establish a data communication link between the radio communication device and the selected air traffic control center.
A system onboard an aircraft for organizing and presenting a plurality of air traffic control centers in a hierarchal manner to support connection to a selected air traffic control center using a radio communication device to establish a data communication link, 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 to a user, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft;
- at least one input device configured to receive an input selecting one of the air traffic control centers from a user;
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- at least one radio communication device configured to send a logon message to the selected air traffic control center to establish a data communication link between the radio communication device and the selected air traffic control center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.