Methods and systems for automatic time keeping of electronic checklists

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11767126-B2
Application number	US-202016836330-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2020
Priority date	Apr 30, 2019
Publication date	Sep 26, 2023
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for automatic time keeping of an electronic checklist. One method may include: receiving a user and/or system input associated with a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic checklist; determining whether the user and/or system input triggers a timer event; in response to determining that the user and/or system input triggers the timer event, determining whether the timer event is a first type of timer event or a second type of timer event; in response to determining that the timer event is the first type of timer event, performing a first timer process; and in response to determining that the timer event is the second type of timer event, performing a second timer process.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for automatic time keeping of an electronic checklist for a vehicle system, the method comprising:
receiving at least one of a user and system input associated with a graphical user interface (GUI) of the electronic checklist, wherein the at least one of the user and system input is associated with executing the electronic checklist;
determining whether the at least one of the user and system input triggers a timer event;
in response to determining that the at least one of the user and system input triggers the timer event, determining whether the timer event is a first type of timer event or a second type of timer event;
in response to determining that the timer event is the first type of timer event, performing a sequential timer process; and
in response to determining that the timer event is the second type of timer event, performing a non-sequential timer process, wherein each of the sequential timer process and non-sequential timer process include measuring an elapsed time,
wherein the sequential timer process requires a user to wait until one or more conditions, associated with a timer function of the timer event of a task associated with the vehicle system, are satisfied before the user can continue executing the electronic checklist, and
the non-sequential timer process allows the user to continue executing the electronic checklist while the timer function tracks a timer for the task associated with the timer event.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the timer event is one or combinations of:
a user input on a task to start a timer of a timer function of the task;
a user input on a previous task or a linked task to start the timer of the timer function of the task;
a system input indicating a vehicle system received an input within/above/below a threshold of a value or is in a defined state for the task; or
a system input indicating a vehicle system received an input within/above/below a threshold of a value or is in a defined state for the previous task or linked task.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more conditions indicate an end of the timer function, and the one or more conditions include one or combinations of timer condition(s) or input condition(s).

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the timer ends or the one or more conditions are satisfied; and
in response to determining the timer has ended or the one or more conditions are satisfied, displaying a notice on the GUI.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising, before displaying the notice on the GUI:
determining whether the electronic checklist associated with the timer function is currently being displayed to the user or whether the user is completing the electronic checklist;
in response to determining that the electronic checklist is currently being displayed or the user is completing the electronic checklist, displaying the notice with a confirmation icon; and
in response to determining that the electronic checklist is not currently being displayed or the user is not completing the electronic checklist, displaying the notice with at least one of the confirmation icon and a link icon, the confirmation icon being selectable by a user input to indicate an affirmative recognition of the end of the timer function, the link icon being selectable by a user input to change the display to the GUI for the electronic checklist of the timer function.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequential timer process requires a user to wait by locking the GUI from further user inputs until one or more conditions, associated with a timer function of the timer event of a task, are satisfied before the user can continue executing the electronic checklist.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein allowing the user to continue executing the electronic checklist comprises allowing the GUI to accept inputs.

8. A system for automatic time keeping of an electronic checklist for a vehicle system, the system comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor executing the instructions to perform a process including:
receiving at least one of a user and system input associated with a graphical user interface (GUI) of the electronic checklist, wherein the at least one of the user and system input is associated with executing the electronic checklist;
determining whether the at least one of the user and system input triggers a timer event;
in response to determining that the at least one of the user and system input triggers the timer event, determining whether the timer event is a first type of timer event or a second type of timer event;
in response to determining that the timer event is the first type of timer event, performing a sequential timer process; and
in response to determining that the timer event is the second type of timer event, performing a non-sequential timer process, wherein each of the sequential timer process and non-sequential timer process include measuring an elapsed time,

wherein the sequential timer process requires a user to wait until one or more conditions, associated with a timer function of the timer event of a task associated with the vehicle system, are satisfied before the user can continue executing the electronic checklist, and
the non-sequential timer process allows the user to continue the electronic checklist while the timer function tracks a timer for the task associated with the timer event.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the timer event is one or combinations of:
a user input on a task to start a timer of a timer function of the task;
a user input on a previous task or a linked task to start the timer of the timer function of the task;
a system input indicating a vehicle system received an input within/above/below a threshold of a value or is in a defined state for the task; or
a system input indicating a vehicle system received an input within/above/below a threshold of a value or is in a defined state for the previous task or linked task.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more conditions indicate an end of the timer function, and the one or more conditions include one or combinations of timer condition(s) or input condition(s).

11. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining whether the timer ends or the one or more conditions are satisfied; and
in response to determining the timer has ended or the one or more conditions are satisfied, displaying a notice on the GUI.

12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising, before displaying the notice on the GUI:
determining whether the electronic checklist associated with the timer function is currently being displayed to the user or whether the user is completing the electronic checklist;
in response to determining that the electronic checklist is currently being displayed or the user is completing the electronic checklist, displaying the notice with a confirmation icon; and
in response to determining that the electronic checklist is not currently being displayed or the user is not completing the electronic checklist, displaying the notice with at least one of the confirmation icon and a link icon, the confirmation icon being selectable by a user input to indicate an affirmative recognition of the end of the timer function, the link icon being selectable by a user input to change the display to the GUI for the electronic checklist of the timer function.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the sequential timer process requires a user to wait by locking the GUI from further user inputs until one or more conditions, associated with a timer function of the timer event of a task,

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Conaway Cody Ryan
• Holder Barbara
• Crouch Steven Curtis

Classifications

• B64D43/00 Primary

  Arrangements or adaptations of instruments · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F9/4881

  Scheduling strategies for dispatcher, e.g. round robin, multi-level priority queues · CPC title

• G06F16/9024

  Graphs; Linked lists (G06F16/9027 takes precedence) · CPC title