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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2014
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Kristen L. Pulczinski, Hiawatha, IA (US);
Tyler R. Krogmeier, Robins, IA (US);
David J. Inman, Marion, IA (US);
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system for communicating between an operator of an aircraft and at least one entity may include a data-link device configured to transmit text messages from the operator of the aircraft to the at least one entity and configured to receive text messages transmitted by the at least one entity to the operator of the aircraft. The data-link device may include an input interface configured to permit the operator of the aircraft to compose the text messages to transmit to the at least one entity and a display module configured to display the text messages transmitted to the at least one entity and the text messages received from the at least one entity. The transmitted text messages and the received text messages may be displayed and chronologically listed in a message thread.