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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Anil Kumar Songa, Bangalore, IN;
Sadguni Venkataswamy, Bangalore, IN;
Siddaray Medegar, Bangalore, IN;
Suresh Bazawada, Bangalore, IN;
Candace Gunning, Phoenix, AZ (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A flight deck system and method in an aircraft for enhancing controller pilot datalink communication (CPDLC) operation is disclosed. The flight deck system includes a controller configured to: receive a CPDLC message having a CPDLC message type from a flight operation center (FOC) having an FOC name; retrieve an expected response time for the CPDLC message from an expected response time database containing expected response times for a plurality of CPDLC message types for FOCs; generate a timer function that causes the display of a timer (e.g., countdown timer) on an aircraft display device that has a set duration based on the expected response time; signal the aircraft display device to display the timer; monitor communications from flight crew for a response to the CPDLC message; and signal the aircraft display device to end the display of the timer when a communication has been detected within the set duration.