In-aircraft flight planning with datalink integration
US9280903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/34
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment an in-aircraft system that implements a flight planning module is provided. The flight planning module is configured to display on the display unit a pending flight plan and implement a first button associated with a display of the pending flight plan. The first button, if selected, directs the one or more processing units to convert the pending flight plan to a format for sending in a datalink message, and to cause the pending flight plan to be sent to a ground station in a downlink datalink message without human input to a message applications module, the message applications module including instructions to display information corresponding to datalink messages on a display unit and to maintain a message log of datalink messages.
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