Patent ID: 9729226
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G08G,H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A communication system for an aircraft to communicate with an outside assembly comprising: a receiver/sender configured to receive incoming text messages, received from the outside assembly, and to send outgoing text messages, sent to the outside assembly, the outside assembly being an air traffic control center or an approach control center; a display screen and a display manager, the display manager configured to display, on the display screen, a synthesis window showing a series of incoming text messages and/or outgoing text messages, each text message containing operating information about the aircraft, the display manager being configured to display, in the synthesis window, for at least one incoming text message and/or outgoing text message displayed in the synthesis window, an execution status indicator for an action to be performed remaining to be executed, associated with the incoming text message and/or the outgoing text message, the display manager being configured to display the execution status indicator in the synthesis window in addition to the operating information of the aircraft, the incoming text messages including instructions or authorizations from the outside assembly, the outgoing messages including requests and/or confirmations for evolution operations of the aircraft, the action to be performed including an action to be taken by a crew on the aircraft with respect to the evolution operations.