Patent ID: 9476731
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B64D,G01C,G06T,G09B,G09G

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: a portable electronic display device handled by a user in an aircraft in flight receiving a user input selecting an atlas application, wherein the portable electronic display device has a global positioning system application installed in the portable electronic display device, the portable electronic display device determining a position of the portable electronic device using the global positioning system application in response to a plurality of signals received from satellites of a global positioning system, the portable electronic display device accessing an atlas database through the atlas application to obtain atlas data representative of a portion of the surface of the Earth under the airborne aircraft corresponding to the determined position of the portable electronic device, the portable electronic display device displaying a map of the portion of the surface of the Earth based on the accessed atlas data representative of the portion of the surface of the Earth under the aircraft corresponding to the determined position of the portable electronic device, and the portable electronic display device responsive to the user providing a user input selecting to zoom the displayed map of the portion of the surface of the Earth, and, in response thereto updating the position of the portable electronic device using the global positioning system application.