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US 8,786,486 B1Granted
System and method for providing weather radar status
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsSteven Sperling, Daniel L. Woodell, Roy E. Robertson, Nathanael A. Meyer, Gregory J. Koenigs
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media relating to providing weather data generated by a weather radar system of an aircraft are provided. A method comprises transmitting scan status data indicating that a weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system to a display device. The display device is configured to display an indication that the weather cell is currently being scanned after receiving the scan status data.
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A method of providing weather data generated by a weather radar system of an aircraft, the method comprising:
- providing scan status data indicating that a weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system to a display device,
- wherein the display device is configured to display an indication that the weather cell is currently being scanned after receiving the scan status data,
- providing second scan status data indicating that a second weather cell was previously scanned by the weather radar system, wherein the display device is configured to display an indication that the second weather cell was previously scanned after receiving the second scan status data, and
- providing third scan status data after a predetermined time period from a time at which the second weather cell was scanned by the weather radar system has elapsed, wherein the display device is configured to remove the indication that the second weather cell was previously scanned after receiving the third scan status data.
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A method of providing weather data generated by a weather radar system of an aircraft, the method comprising:
- providing scan status data indicating that a weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system to a display device,
- wherein the display device is configured to display an indication that the weather cell is currently being scanned after receiving the scan status data, wherein the display device is configured to display a first indicator associated with the weather cell after receiving the scan status data indicating that the weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system, and wherein the method further comprises providing scan status data configured to cause the display device to display:
- a second indicator associated with the weather cell after the weather cell has been selected to be scanned using the weather radar system, and
- a third indicator associated with the weather cell after the weather radar system has finished scanning the weather cell.
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A system comprising:
- a processing circuit configured to provide first scan status data or a first scan status signal indicating that a weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system to a display device, wherein the display device displays an indication that the weather cell is currently being scanned after the processing circuit provides the first scan status data or first scan status signal, wherein the processing circuit is configured to provide second scan status data or a second scan status signal to the display device indicating that a second weather cell was previously scanned by the weather radar system, wherein the display device displays an indication that the second weather cell was previously scanned the processing circuit provides the second scan status data or the second scan status signal, wherein the processing circuit is configured to provide third scan status data or a third scan status signal after a predetermined time period from a time at which the second weather cell was scanned by the weather radar system has elapsed, wherein the display device removes the indication that the second weather cell was previously scanned after the processing circuit provides the third scan status data or the third scan status signal.
A system comprising:
- a processing circuit configured to provide scan status data or a scan status signal indicating that a weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system to a display device and configured to cause the display the display device to display a first indicator associated with the weather cell indicating that the weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system, and wherein the processing circuit is further configured to provide the scan status data or the scan status signal configured to cause the display device to display:
- a second indicator associated with the weather cell after the weather cell has been selected to be scanned using the weather radar system, and
- a third indicator associated with the weather cell after the weather radar system has finished scanning the weather cell.
A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to implement a method comprising:
- transmitting first scan status data indicating that a weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system for displaying a first indication that the weather cell is currently being scanned;
- transmitting second scan status data after the weather radar system has finished scanning the weather cell for displaying a second indication that the scan of the weather cell has been completed;
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- transmitting third scan status data after a predetermined time period from a time at which the scan of the weather cell was completed has elapsed for removing the second indication.
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A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor method comprising:
- transmitting first scan status data indicating that a weather cell is currently being scanned by the weather radar system to a display device, wherein the display device displays a first indication that the weather cell is currently being scanned after receiving the first scan status data;
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- transmitting second scan status data after the weather radar system has finished scanning the weather cell, wherein the display device displays a second indication that the scan of the weather cell has been completed after receiving the second scan status data, and wherein the method further comprises transmitting third scan status data configured to cause the display device to display:
- a third indication associated with the weather cell after the weather cell has been selected to be scanned using the weather radar system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.