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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Timothy J. Etherington, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Alex Postnikov, North Liberty, IA (US);
Thomas L. Vogl, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Etherington, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Alex Postnikov, North Liberty, IA (US);
Thomas L. Vogl, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/50 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of increasing situational awareness of terrain is disclosed. A representation of a terrain feature is generated from a source of stored data. A distance from a reference point to the terrain feature is determined. The representation of the terrain feature is attenuated if the distance from the reference point to the terrain feature is within a predetermined range. The representation of the terrain feature is displayed.