Patent ID: 9703476
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B64D,G06F

Claim:
1. A method for controlling an aircraft system, comprising: displaying an image, representing a control for the aircraft system, on a touch screen; continuously enhancing a hit accuracy characteristic of the image, via adjusting a touch recognition threshold of the image, via using instructions in a controller and based upon the controller receiving an altitude and a speed, of a system on an aircraft; receiving, on the touch screen, a first input, the touch screen configured for: transmitting the first input from the touch screen to an interface controller within the controller for an aircraft comprising the aircraft system; changing, based upon the first input, a state of the control to an active state and indicating activating the control via increasing a size of the image via program code in the interface controller communicating with the touch screen; subsequent to activating the control, the interface controller receiving a subsequent input to change the state of the control; and an aircraft system controller within the controller operating the aircraft system in a manner indicated by the state of the control.