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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
David A. Gribble, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jan M. Heeren, Fairfax, IA (US);
Tony B. Vander Velden, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Colin D. Reed, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Bryan C. Schultz, Marion, IA (US);
David L. Leedom, Center Point, IA (US);
David A. Gribble, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jan M. Heeren, Fairfax, IA (US);
Tony B. Vander Velden, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Colin D. Reed, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Bryan C. Schultz, Marion, IA (US);
David L. Leedom, Center Point, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
An enhanced flight display system for an aircraft, including primary display controls, a flight display, and processing elements. The primary display controls provide a primary capability for performing defined display functions. The flight display includes a touchscreen input device being partitioned into a plurality of fixed touch regions that are responsive to touch so as to provide a secondary capability for performing defined flight display functions. The processing elements are operatively associated with the primary display controls and the flight display for implementing the defined flight display functions in response to utilization of the primary display controls or the touch of one of the touch regions, wherein operation of the fixed touch regions is configured to be independent of the primary display controls. This system provides an intuitive, aircraft optimized touchscreen interface to an aircraft flight display with no or minimal display design changes.