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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2019
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Barbara Holder, Deer Valley, AZ (US);
Stephen Whitlow, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Christopher Heine, Mesa, AZ (US);
Steven Crouch, Mesa, AZ (US);
Kelsey Keberle, Tempe, AZ (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A method for providing task management assistance in managing the flight path to the flight crew is provided. The method comprises: mining flight plan data and navigational data from an aircraft system; obtaining notification data items originating from systems external to the aircraft; determining an estimated flight time to reach each of the plurality of waypoints, course data items, and the upcoming conditions; causing a timeline graphical user interface (GUI) to be displayed on an aircraft display, wherein the timeline GUI is configured to display a timeline, waypoint graphical elements representative of the waypoints, course data item graphical elements representative of the other course data items, and notification data item graphical elements representative of the upcoming conditions; automatically analyzing the mined flight plan data and the notification data items to determine if deviation from the flight plan is suggested; and providing a notification of the suggested deviation from when deviation is suggested.