Patent ID: 9499278
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B64D,G01S,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A method of displaying areas of turbulent weather, comprising: processing data representative of weather conditions; displaying the weather conditions on a display; detecting turbulence; providing at least one first graphical element upon the display, wherein the first graphical element has a first size and a first location representing a size and a location of the turbulence at a first level, the first level being below a threshold; and providing at least one second graphical element upon the display, wherein the second graphical element has a second size and second location representing a size and a location of the turbulence at a second level, the second level being above the threshold, providing the at least one second graphical element comprising determining an initial size of the second graphical element based on a geographic area of the turbulence, determining whether to adjust the initial size of the second graphical element based on a minimum display size, and determining the second size of the second graphical element based on the minimum display size; wherein determining the second size based on the minimum display size comprises: wherein the second size is determined based on an inflation factor, wherein the inflation factor is a function of a peak turbulence within a given radius, a filtered peak turbulence within a given radius, a density of turbulence at the second level, or a number of turbulence detections which exceed the threshold within a given radius.