Displaying and/or programming airplane systems based on clearances and/or instructions
US7848877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/26
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for receiving, by an airplane, one or more clearances and/or instructions from a control system via a data link between the control system and a system of the airplane, are described herein. The system of the airplane may then facilitate a user in accepting or rejecting at least one of the received one or more clearances and/or instructions, and if accepted, may load the clearance and/or instructions and/or adjust controls to correspond to the clearance and/or instructions. Further, the system of the airplane may be adapted to display at least instructions indicia of whether the received instructions are met to a user.
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