Honeywell International Inc.

Kathryn Bates Hill

Thomas D Judd

Thomas F McGuffin

Divya Swarup Giriyappa Srinivasan

Scott Madaras

Bradley Fessler

Keith Hamilton Redner, Iii

Sarah Baird Weinhardt

Thomas F Mcguffin

A method and system for formatting datalink messages is disclosed. The method comprises providing a format style of parameters and/or portions of free text for a datalink message; sending the datalink message to a destination; decoding the datalink message at the destination for both content and format style information; sending the content and format style information to a display processor; and generating parameter or free text highlighting information on a display screen corresponding to the content and format style information.

Database driven approach to format text, color, and display of messages on various displays

A system to distribute an Aircraft Operations Communication (AOC) application is provided. The system includes communication components in a vehicle, and an AOC database. The communication components include one of: a Communication Management Unit (CMU); or a Communication Management Function (CMF); and at least one of: at least one electronic flight bag (EFB); and at least one cabin terminal. The AOC database includes an operational configuration for aircraft operations communication for the communication components in the vehicle. The AOC database is loaded into at least one of: the CMU, the CMF, the at least one EFB; the at least one cabin terminal; and a database device. The AOC database configures the operation of the communication components in the vehicle.

Systems and methods to distribute an aircraft operations communication (AOC) application to communication components in a vehicle

A system for managing multiple independent cockpit displays, comprising: first and second displays configured to receive input and display pages, the pages defined by parameters in a database; and a control system comprising a processor coupled to a memory storing the database, the processor configured to: receive a request to display a first page on the first display; retrieve a flag associated with the first page, the flag being a parameter in the database and indicating whether a page is safe or unsafe for simultaneous display and editing; retrieve group designators associated with the first page and a second page, the group designator being a parameter in the database, the group designator identifying related pages; and control display and editing of pages on the first display based on at least one of: the flag associated with the first page, and the group designators associated with the first and second pages.

Systems and methods for managing multiple independent datalink displays

A system for dynamic flight tracking of an aircraft comprises a ground center configured to communicate with a flight tracking application onboard an aircraft, wherein the flight tracking application is preloaded with default flight tracking preferences comprising a normal time rate interval for sending normal condition position reports to the ground center when a flight condition is normal; abnormal time rate intervals for sending abnormal condition position reports to the ground center when abnormal flight conditions are detected, with the abnormal time rate intervals less than the normal time rate interval; and abnormal flight condition criteria to determine which aircraft conditions to monitor for detecting abnormal flight conditions. The ground center receives flight tracking communications from the aircraft for monitoring flight conditions to determine if the aircraft is encountering abnormal flight conditions, and is operative to send an uplink request to the aircraft to change the default flight tracking preferences.

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Milton-Freewater, OR, United States of America

Kathryn Bates Hill