System for managing an avionic communications log

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9665645-B2
Application number	US-201514593037-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2015
Priority date	Jan 9, 2015
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

A system for managing a communications log of audio data transmissions received and/or transmitted by an ownship aircraft includes a display screen, a memory operable to store audio signals and data associated with audio data transmissions, and a processor coupled to the display screen and to the memory. The processor determines the transmission frequency and time of receiving each received audio data transmission and creates a plurality of discrete display messages that include text identifying the determined frequency and time of receiving each received audio data transmission. The processor causes the discrete display messages to be displayed on the display, where they are selectable for playback by a user. Once selected, the processor generates an audio reproduction of the stored audio signals associated with the selected discrete display messages.

First claim

Having thus described various embodiments of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following:

1. A system for managing a communications log of audio data transmissions received by an ownship aircraft, the system comprising:
a display screen;
a memory configured to store audio signals and data associated with audio data transmissions;
a first audio communications data input configured to be communicatively coupled to a first communications radio tuned to a first frequency and configured to receive audio signals associated with audio data transmissions from an external source; and
a processor coupled to the display screen, to the memory, and to the first audio communications data input, the processor configured to:
determine the first frequency and a time when the first communications radio received each audio data transmission,
determine a full textual representation of audible content in the audio signals,
identify one or more terms to be presented for each received audio data transmission from the full textual representation of the audible content,
create a plurality of discrete display messages associated with each received audio data transmission, the discrete display messages including text identifying the determined first frequency, the determined time of receiving each received audio data transmission, and the one or more identified terms for each received audio data transmission,
associate tag data with each audio data transmission and store the tag data in memory, and display the tag data including a tag leader graphic element attached to one side the discrete display message associated with the audio data transmission if the audio data transmission originates from the ownship aircraft, and the tag leader graphic element attached to other side of the discrete display message if the audio data transmission originates from the external source; and
cause the display screen to display the discrete display messages each with the tag leader graphic element indicating the audio data transmission origin;

wherein the discrete display messages displayed on the display screen are selectable by a user and the processor is further configured to generate an audio reproduction of the stored audio signals associated with the selected discrete display message for playback when the discrete display message is selected;
wherein the one or more identified terms to be presented are less than the full textual representation; and
wherein the selected discrete display message expands to display a full textual representation of the stored audio signal and an indication of the current playback position of the stored audio signal associated with the selected discrete display message being played back to a pilot.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a location determining component configured to determine a position of the ownship aircraft, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the source of each received audio data transmission based on the determined position and determined frequency.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a headset coupled with the processor, the headset including at least one speaker to align with a user's ear, wherein the generated audio reproduction of the stored audio signals is transmitted to the speaker for playback.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor interrupts the audio reproduction playback if a real-time radio communications transmission is received from the audio communications data input.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the generated audio reproduction is output to a first speaker of the headset and a real-time radio communication transmission received from the first audio communications data input is output to a second speaker of the headset.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a first audio communication data output configured to be communicatively coupled to the first communications radio and configured to output audio signals associated with audio data transmissions from an internal source, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the transmission frequency and time of transmitting each transmitted audio data transmission.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to create a plurality of discrete display messages including text identifying the determined frequency and time of receiving each transmitted audio data transmission.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second communications data input that is configured to be communicatively coupled to a second communications radio tuned to a second frequency.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag data further includes at least one of: a type of audio data transmission; a color code based on the type of audio data transmission; a tag lock to cause the display screen to pin the discrete display message; a station identifier; and a communications radio type.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first communications radio is a navigation radio and the first frequency is associated with a broadcast for weather information.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display screen includes a touch screen and the processor is configured to select a discrete display message displayed on the display screen based on a received touch input to the touch screen.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a type of audio data transmission communication and associate a color code for the discrete display messages corresponding to the determined audio data transmission communication type.

13. A system for managing a communications log of audio data transmissions received by an ownship aircraft, the system comprising:
a display screen including a plurality of discrete display messages;
a memory configured to store audio signals and data associated with audio data transmissions;
a first audio communications data input configured to be communicatively coupled to a first communications radio tuned to a first frequency and configured to receive audio signals associated with received audio data transmissions from an external source;
a first audio communication data output configured to be communicatively coupled to the first communications radio and configured to output audio signals associated with transmitted audio data transmissions; and
a processor coupled to the display screen, to the memory, to the first audio communications data input, and to the first audio communications data output, the processor configured to:
determine a full textual representation of audible content in the audio signals associated with received and transmitted audio data transmissions,
identify one or more terms to be presented for each received and transmitted audio data transmission from the full textual representation of audible content,
create a plurality of discrete display messages associated with each audio data transmission, the discrete display messages for received audio data transmissions including text identifying the one or more identified terms for each received audio data transmission and the discrete display messages for transmitted audio data transmissions including text identifying the one or more identified terms for each transmitted audio data transmission,
associate tag data with each audio data transmission and store the tag data in memory, and display the tag data including a tag leader graphic element attached to one side the discrete display message associated with the audio data transmission if the audio data transmission originates from the ownship aircraft and the tag leader gra

Assignees

• Garmin Int Inc

Inventors

• Hawley Terrance R

Classifications

• G06F16/683 Primary

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• G08G5/0013

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30743 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G08G5/0052

  Physics · mapped topic

• G08G5/0021

  Physics · mapped topic