Patent ID: 11881114
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method for communicating flight information to an electronic flight bag device (EFB), the method comprising:
querying a database, by a computing system, for one or more notification to airmen messages (NOTAMs) associated with one or more runways or taxiways of an airport;
selecting, by the computing system and from among the received NOTAMs, one or more NOTAMs that specify which corresponding runways or taxiways are or will be closed to aircraft traffic;
determining whether each selected NOTAM specifies an exception or particular conditions to the closing of the runway or the taxiway;
based on the selected NOTAM specifying particular conditions under which the corresponding runaway or taxiway is or will be closed, generating, by the computing system, overlay data that specifies a graphical representation indicative of the particular conditions under which the corresponding runway or taxiway is or will be closed;
based on the selected NOTAM not being associated with the exception or particular conditions, generating, by the computing system, overlay data that specifies a graphical representation indicative of a default closure for the runway or the taxiway; and
communicating, by the computing system, the overlay data associated with the selected NOTAMs to the EFB, wherein the graphical representation specified by the overlay data is configured to be overlayed on a map that depicts runways and taxiways, and that is configured to be presented by the EFB, wherein the graphical representation specified by the overlay data is configured to be overlayed on the map and over corresponding sections of the runway or taxiway.