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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:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Michael J. Gibbs, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Debi Van Omen, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Michael B. Adams, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Karl L. Chase, Glendale, AZ (US);
Daniel E. Lewis, Glendale, AZ (US);
Daniel E. Mccrobie, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Michael J. Gibbs, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Debi Van Omen, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Michael B. Adams, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Karl L. Chase, Glendale, AZ (US);
Daniel E. Lewis, Glendale, AZ (US);
Daniel E. McCrobie, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for entering data into a flight plan entry field which facilitates the display and editing of aircraft flight-plan data. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for entering multiple waypoint and procedure identifiers at once within a single a flight plan entry field. In another embodiment, the present invention provides for the partial entry of any waypoint or procedure identifiers, and thereafter relating the identifiers with an aircraft's flight management system to anticipate the complete text entry for display. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses a method to automatically provide the aircraft operator with selectable prioritized arrival and approach routing identifiers by a single manual selection. In another embodiment, the present invention is a method for providing the aircraft operator with selectable alternate patterns to a new runway.