Systems and methods for providing mode awareness of a HUD display configuration
Inventors
CROUCH, Steven Curtis • FONTES, Brendan James • Parthasarathy, Sudarshan • Adhikarla, Vanshikrishna
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Publication Number
US-12638955-B2
Publication Date
2026-05-26
Expiration Date
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for determining display modules that are compatible with a display of an avionics system. For instance, a method may include receiving, by one or more processors, a plurality of presets from a database, wherein each of the plurality of presets corresponds to a display unit configuration for an avionics display, analyzing, by the one or more processors, each of the plurality of presets based on one or more constraints, wherein at least one of the one or more constraints includes a Heads-Up Display (HUD) status, based on the analyzing, determining, by the one or more processors, at least one compatible preset of the plurality of presets, and displaying, by the one or more processors, the at least one compatible preset.
Core Innovation
The invention determines display modules that are compatible with a display of an avionics system by receiving a plurality of presets from a database, where each preset corresponds to a display unit configuration for an avionics display. The method analyzes each preset based on one or more constraints, including at least one constraint that includes a Heads-Up Display (HUD) status. Based on the analyzing, at least one compatible preset of the plurality of presets is determined and displayed.
The invention further includes compatibility determination where constraints reflect aircraft and operating conditions, such as aircraft constraints including regulatory constraint, location constraint, internal constraint, system constraint, parking brake constraint, and Weight on Wheels (WOW) constraint. Presets are associated with phases of flight categories such as standard, initial, start, taxi, takeoff, cruise, descent, approach, departure, and arrival. Preset availability and component handling affect whether a compatible preset is found for display.
In a user interaction flow, the invention supports user selection of at least one compatible preset and then re-evaluates the selected preset using one or more updated constraints. The system determines whether the selected preset is not compatible with the updated constraints and provides a recommended preset that is compatible with the updated constraints. The disclosed functionality includes displaying and modifying display unit layouts, checking aircraft constraints, and saving approved preselect layouts associated with phases of flight categories.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims cover a computer-implemented method, a computer system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for determining compatible display unit configurations for an avionics system display. Across the independent claims, the inventive features focus on receiving presets from a database, analyzing presets using constraints that include HUD status, determining at least one compatible preset, and displaying it.
Receiving presets for avionics display configurations
Receiving a plurality of presets from a database, wherein each of the plurality of presets corresponds to a display unit configuration for an avionics display.
Analyzing presets using constraints including HUD status
Analyzing each of the plurality of presets based on one or more constraints, wherein at least one of the one or more constraints includes a Heads-Up Display (HUD) status.
Determining compatible presets from analyzed constraints
Based on the analyzing, determining at least one compatible preset of the plurality of presets.
Displaying the compatible preset
Displaying the at least one compatible preset.
Configuring instructions to perform compatibility determination functions
Processor-readable instructions stored in memory, which when executed by one or more processors configure the one or more processors to perform a plurality of functions including receiving presets, analyzing the presets based on constraints including HUD status, determining at least one compatible preset, and displaying the at least one compatible preset.
Providing a compatibility workflow with user selection and updated constraints
Receiving a user selection of at least one compatible preset, analyzing the selected preset against one or more updated constraints, determining the selected preset is not compatible with the updated constraints, and providing the user with a recommended preset that is compatible with the updated constraints.
Across the independent claims, compatibility is determined by analyzing database-provided avionics display presets against constraints that include HUD status, selecting at least one compatible preset, and displaying it. Additional independent-claim-associated narrowing includes a user-driven workflow in which updated constraints can render a selected preset not compatible and trigger a recommended compatible preset.
Stated Advantages
Documented Applications
Determining and displaying compatible avionics display unit configurations based on operational constraints that include Heads-Up Display (HUD) status, such as scenarios where HUD status changes between stowed/open and affects compatibility.
Handling user selection of presets by re-evaluating selected presets against updated constraints to detect incompatibility and provide a recommended compatible preset.
Supporting display unit layout checking and modification, including saving approved preselect layouts associated with phases of flight categories.
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