Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Joshua J Ehlinger

Angela N Dunlay

Steven L Kamada

Jeremy D Wills

John J Kassie

Jeffrey R Imig

Tony Adams

A computer system in an aircraft cockpit includes a touch sensitive input device with symbology replicated at a predetermined location of a heads-up display. The touch input symbology is generally organized for input selection via directional movement; and the system orients the input origin point based on the first point of contact for each new input. The system is adapted for written text recognition with the written text and recognized letters replicated on the heads-up display at a predetermined location.

No look touchscreen panel / CDU

A system may include a data network switch and an avionics computing device implemented in an aircraft. The avionics computing device may be configured to execute a protocol engine and an application. The avionics computing device may be further configured to receive first protocol buffer data from a source, the first protocol buffer data being packed data readable by the source. The avionics computing device may be further configured to, based on execution of the protocol engine, decode the first protocol buffer data into first structured data. The avionics computing device may be further configured to, based on execution of the protocol engine, encode second structured data as second protocol buffer data, the second protocol buffer data being packed data readable by a destination. The avionics computing device may be further configured to output the second protocol buffer data to the destination.

Protocol buffer avionics system

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Marion, IA, United States of America

Joshua J Ehlinger