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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Pauly, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Matthew T. Smith, Marion, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ; G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ; G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for entering data into an avionics system which uses a large multi-functional display, with a graphical user interface, which is capable of direct data entry into pre-selected fields and further includes a scratch pad for temporarily storing data prior to entry into a later selected data field. The scratch pad is capable of receiving stacked data items as well as automatically distributing compound data items to their appropriate display fields.