Method for displaying a flight plan

US8965600B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8965600-B2
Application numberUS-201213558594-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 26, 2012
Priority dateJul 26, 2012
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A method for displaying a flight plan having at least one waypoint on a flight display of a flight deck of an aircraft having known flight constraints, including receiving a user input for a user-inputted waypoint and generating an alternative waypoint when the user-inputted waypoint is not suitable and displaying same.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of displaying a flight plan comprising at least one waypoint on a display of a flight deck of an aircraft having known flight constraints, the method comprising: receiving a user input, from a user input capture device, for a user-inputted waypoint; determining, by a controller, whether the user-inputted waypoint is suitable based on the known flight constraints; generating, by the controller, suitable alternative waypoint, different from the us…

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What does patent US8965600B2 cover?
A method for displaying a flight plan having at least one waypoint on a flight display of a flight deck of an aircraft having known flight constraints, including receiving a user input for a user-inputted waypoint and generating an alternative waypoint when the user-inputted waypoint is not suitable and displaying same.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kolbe Dashiell Matthews, Sugimoto Philip Dewing, Conrardy Peter Jacob, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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