Patent ID: 9529429
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B64D,G06F,G09G

Claim Text:
1. A system for controlling a position of a movable object on a viewing device in an aircraft cockpit, said system being configured to be actuated by an operator, comprising: target zone determiner configured for determining, at least at one given moment, a position of a target zone on said viewing device toward which the operator's gaze is directed, a positioner configured for placing the object on the target zone of the viewing device, and an activation command, actuable between a released position and an activation position, the activation command being configured to generate, in the activation position, excluding the released position, an activation signal intended for the target zone determiner for determining the position of the target zone, to command a display by the positioner of said object on the target zone of the viewing device, the activation command being chosen from among: an activation command adapted for generating said activation signal to command said display over time interval comprised between the actuation and the release by said operator of said activation command, an activation command adapted for generating said activation signal to command said display during a time interval comprised between a first and second actuation by said operator of said activation command, and an activation command adapted for generating said activation signal to command position said object on the viewing device during a predefined time interval after point exertion of a force on said activation command by the operator.