User interfaces for mutually exclusive three dimensional flying spaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12205482-B2
Application number	US-202418602574-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2024
Priority date	Aug 23, 2018
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

Boundary information associated with a three-dimensional (3D) flying space is obtained, including a boundary of the 3D flying space. Location information associated with an aircraft is obtained, including a location of the aircraft. Information is presented based at least in part on the boundary information associated with the 3D flying space and the location information associated with the aircraft, including by presenting feedback in proportion to the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft. An intensity of the feedback increases in proportion to decreasing distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a communications interface that obtains boundary information associated with a flying space, including a boundary of the flying space, wherein the flying space is based at least on a flight route of an aircraft and the flying space dynamically changes based at least on a position of the aircraft within the flight route;
a processor that determines a distance between the boundary of the flying space and a location of the aircraft; and
a user interface that presents feedback in proportion to the determined distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft, wherein an intensity of the feedback increases in proportion to decreasing distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft.

2. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes one or more of the following: a virtual reality headset, a touchscreen display, or a display integrated into the aircraft.

3. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the user interface presents a speed limit associated with the flying space.

4. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the user interface presents a permitted direction of flight associated with the flying space.

5. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the user interface, in response to the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft not exceeding a threshold, outputs a correction direction which would cause the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft to increase.

6. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the user interface outputs, via a speaker, the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft.

7. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the user interface, in response to the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft not exceeding a threshold, outputs, via a speaker, a correction direction which would cause the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft to increase.

8. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the user interface, in response to the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft not exceeding a threshold, increases an amount of force feedback output by a force feedback input device.

9. The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the user interface presents a representation of the aircraft showing the location of the aircraft relative to the flying space.

10. A method, comprising:
obtaining boundary information associated with a flying space, including a boundary of the flying space, wherein the flying space is based at least on a flight route of an aircraft and the flying space dynamically changes based at least on a position of the aircraft within the flight route;
determining a distance between the boundary of the flying space and a location of the aircraft; and
presenting, in a user interface, feedback in proportion to the determined distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft, wherein an intensity of the feedback increases in proportion to decreasing distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft.

11. The method recited in claim 10 , wherein the user interface includes one or more of the following: a virtual reality headset, a touchscreen display, or a display integrated into the aircraft.

12. The method recited in claim 10 , further comprising presenting, in the user interface, a speed limit associated with the flying space.

13. The method recited in claim 10 , further comprising presenting, in the user interface, a permitted direction of flight associated with the flying space.

14. The method recited in claim 10 , wherein the user interface, in response to the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft not exceeding a threshold, outputs a correction direction which would cause the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft to increase.

15. The method recited in claim 10 , further comprising announcing, via a speaker, the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft.

16. The method recited in claim 10 , further comprising suggesting, via a speaker, a correction direction which would cause the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft to increase in response to the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft not exceeding a threshold.

17. The method recited in claim 10 , further comprising increasing an amount of force feedback output by a force feedback input device in response to the distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft not exceeding a threshold.

18. The method recited in claim 10 , further comprising presenting a representation of the aircraft showing the location of the aircraft relative to the flying space.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including a computer program product comprising computer instructions for:
obtaining boundary information associated with a flying space, including a boundary of the flying space, wherein the flying space is based at least on a flight route of an aircraft and the flying space dynamically changes based at least on a position of the aircraft within the flight route;
determining a distance between the boundary of the flying space and a location of the aircraft; and
presenting, in a user interface, feedback in proportion to the determined distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft, wherein an intensity of the feedback increases in proportion to decreasing distance between the boundary of the flying space and the location of the aircraft.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium recited in claim 19 , wherein the user interface includes one or more of the following: a virtual reality headset, a touchscreen display, or a display integrated into the aircraft.

Assignees

• Kitty Hawk Corp

Inventors

• Robertson Cameron
• Roetter Alex

Classifications

• G08G5/23

  Details of user output interfaces, e.g. information presented · CPC title

• G08G5/80

  Anti-collision systems · CPC title

• G08G5/74

  for monitoring terrain · CPC title

• G08G5/21

  located onboard the aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/59

  in accordance with predefined flight zones, e.g. to avoid prohibited zones · CPC title