US 7,321,318 B2
Methods and systems for controlling the display of information at an aircraft flight deck
Jean M. Crane, Seattle, Wash. (US); David A. Green, Seattle, Wash. (US); and John Wiedemann, Seattle, Wash. (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, Ill. (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/815,034.
Prior Publication US 2005/0231390 A1, Oct. 20, 2005
Int. Cl. G01C 21/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 340—971  [340/973; 345/619; 345/649; 701/14; 715/861] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for displaying aircraft operations information onboard an aircraft, comprising:
receiving operations information;
presenting a first portion of the operations information over a first area of a display medium, the first area having a first size;
receiving a signal corresponding to an instruction to increase a fraction of the display medium occupied by the operations information; and
presenting at least the first portion of the operations information over a second area of the display medium, the second area having a second size greater than the first size and includes at least approximately the entire display area of the display medium.