Device and method for remote interaction with a display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9652127-B2
Application number	US-201314054338-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	Oct 17, 2012
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A mobile device for remote control and interaction with a screen of an aircraft cockpit display system is able to display at least one window including at least one control widget and/or at least one signal providing information concerning the status of an on-board system of the aircraft. This device is configured to download at least one window displayed on the screen so as to interact remotely with the interactive widget contained in the downloaded window by the said mobile control and interaction device and/or to display the signal providing information concerning the status of the aircraft's on-board system on the said mobile control and interaction device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile device for remote control and interaction with a display system of an aircraft cockpit including several screens able to display at least one window including at least one control widget and/or at least one signal providing information concerning the status of an on-board system of the aircraft, wherein the mobile device comprises:
a touchscreen; and
a computer configured, by virtue of a computer program recorded on a recording medium, to:
display an initial window downloaded from an initial screen of the said display system on the touchscreen of the mobile device;
download at least one window displayed on at least one of the screens of the said display system so as to interact remotely with the interactive widget contained in the downloaded window by the touchscreen and/or to display the signal providing the information concerning the status of the aircraft's on-board system on the touchscreen, wherein the at least one window displaces the initial window on the touchscreen of the mobile device and the at least one window remains displayed on the at least one of the screens of the said display system, and wherein the downloading of the window from the at least one of the screens to the touchscreen is controlled from the mobile device by a first sliding movement of a user's fingers on the touchscreen of the mobile device, wherein the first sliding movement is accomplished by using at least three fingers, and wherein the at least one screen is selected from the several screens based on position and orientation of the mobile device in the cockpit and a first direction of the first sliding movement; and
delete the at least one window from the touchscreen of the mobile device by a second sliding movement of the user's fingers on the touchscreen of the mobile device and, in response, restore the display of the initial window on the touchscreen of the mobile device, wherein the second sliding movement is accomplished by using the at least three fingers and is distinct from the first sliding motion;
wherein the computer is configured to transfer the downloaded window with at least one screen of the display system and at least one second mobile control and interaction device so as to interact remotely with the interactive widget contained in the said window from the said second mobile control and interaction device, and to display the signal providing information concerning the status of the aircraft's on-board system on the said second mobile control and interaction device.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , where the first direction of the first sliding movement is in a direction opposite the position of the at least one screen relative to the position and orientation of the mobile device in the cockpit.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the exchange of the downloaded window between the first mobile control and interaction device, the screen, and the second mobile control and interaction device is controlled by a second specific sliding movement, taking into account the initial and final relative positions of the display surfaces of the window in question.

4. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the said window is downloaded via a configuration man-machine interface giving access to all the configuration actions to download a window which may be displayed on the display system screen of an aircraft cockpit, or on a second mobile control and interaction device.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 , including at least one control enabling a cursor to be moved within a display window and also from one window to another.

6. The mobile device of claim 5 , including at least one device for activating an action predefined by a widget designated by the cursor.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is configured so that the actions of control or display are given by one or two fingers, and wherein the second sliding movement comprises a gesture in the shape of a letter.

8. The device of claim 1 , comprising non-virtual control buttons configured to give direct access for functions for managing screen configurations.

9. A method for remote interaction with a display system of an aircraft cockpit including multiple screens able to display at least one interaction window including at least one control widget and/or one signal providing information concerning the status of a system under control, the method comprising:
displaying, on a touchscreen of a mobile control and interaction device, an initial window downloaded from an initial screen of the said display system;
detecting, on the touchscreen of the mobile control and interaction device, a first sliding movement of a user's fingers on the touchscreen of the mobile control and interaction device, wherein the first sliding movement is accomplished by using at least three fingers;
in response to detecting the first sliding movement, transferring at least one window displayed on at least one of the said screens of the said display system to a mobile control and interaction device so as to interact, remotely, from the said mobile control and interaction device, with the interactive widget contained in the transferred window, and/or to display the signal providing information concerning the status of the aircraft's on-board system on the said mobile control and interaction device, wherein the at least one screen is selected from the multiple screens based on position and orientation of the mobile device in the cockpit and a first direction of the first sliding movement, wherein the at least one window displaces the initial window on the touchscreen of the mobile device and the at least one window remains displayed on the at least one of the screens of the said display system;
transferring the downloaded window with at least one screen of the display system and at least one second mobile control and interaction device so as to interact remotely with the interactive widget contained in the said window from the said second mobile control and interaction device, and displaying the signal providing information concerning the status of the aircraft's on-board system on the said second mobile control and interaction device; and
deleting the at least one window from the touchscreen of the mobile device by a second sliding movement of the user's fingers on the touchscreen of the mobile device and, in response, restoring the display of the initial window on the touchscreen of the mobile device, wherein the second sliding movement is accomplished by using the at least three fingers and is distinct from the first sliding motion.

10. The method of claim 9 , comprising exchanging the said downloaded window between the mobile control and interaction device, the screen and at least one second mobile control and interaction device.

11. A computer program recorded on a non-transitory recording medium, containing instructions that, when executed by computer, cause the computer to perform a method for remote interaction with a display system of an aircraft cockpit including multiple screens able to display at least one interaction window including at least one control widget and/or one signal providing information concerning the status of a system under control, the method comprising:
displaying, on a touchscreen of a mobile control and interaction device, an initial window downloaded from an initial screen of the said display system;
detecting, on the touchscreen of the mobile control and interaction device, a first sliding movement of a user's fingers on the touchscreen of the mobile control and interaction device, wherein the first sliding movement is accomplished by using at least three fingers;
in response to detecting the first

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Chatrenet Nicolas
• Petit Eric

Classifications

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G09G2380/12

  Avionics applications · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title