Flight deck multifunction control display unit

USRE49067E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. · US

Inventors

• Sue McCullough · Phoenix, US
• Mark Pearson · Peoria, US
• Phillip Toews · Phoenix, US
• Charles Dairman · Buckeye, US
• Shane Lai · Scottsdale, US
• Hariharan Saptharishi · Madurai, IN
• Venkat Ramana Mummadi · Savanuru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 29, 2019
• Grant date: May 10, 2022
• Expiry date: May 29, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

Systems and methods for controlling a flight deck multifunction control display unit are disclosed. In various embodiments, the systems may comprise a flight management system or other MCDU driven devices, a command database that stores a plurality of voice commands and a plurality of multifunction control display unit commands. In various embodiments, each voice command is associated with one of the plurality of multifunction control display unit commands. The systems may further comprise a pilot voice interface configured to receive a voice command from a pilot and transmit the voice command to the multifunction control display unit. The multifunction control display unit can receive the voice command from the pilot voice interface and, in response, access the command database to identify a multifunction control display unit command in the command database that is associated with the voice command.