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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2006
Bethany L. Franko, Seattle, WA (US);
Domenic S. Giuntoli, Seattle, WA (US);
Nino Senoadi, Bothell, WA (US);
Calsee N. Robb, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean A. Munson, Little Silver, NJ (US);
Robert J. Bengtsson, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Bradley J. Mitchell, Snohomish, WA (US);
Henry V. Fletcher, Iii, Everett, WA (US);
Bethany L. Franko, Seattle, WA (US);
Domenic S. Giuntoli, Seattle, WA (US);
Nino Senoadi, Bothell, WA (US);
Calsee N. Robb, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean A. Munson, Little Silver, NJ (US);
Robert J. Bengtsson, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Bradley J. Mitchell, Snohomish, WA (US);
Henry V. Fletcher, III, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A flight portal apparatus for displaying a virtual view of a surface of the earth below an aircraft. The apparatus comprises a data processing system and a display device, connected to the data processing system, wherein the display device is positioned to generate a display that is substantially horizontal relative to a floor of an aircraft in a manner that simulates a portal in the aircraft. A camera system is connected to the data processing system, wherein the camera system generates video data of the surface of the earth below the aircraft. A user input system is connected to the data processing system. Video processing software executed by the data processing system receives video data from the camera system, identifies a location of the aircraft using a global positioning system, identifies a map from the location, overlays the map onto the video data to form display image data, and sends the display image data to the display device, wherein a virtual view of the surface of the earth below the aircraft is displayed on the display device.