Patent ID: 9665645
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06F,G08G

Claim:
1. A system for managing a communications log of audio data transmissions received by an ownship aircraft, the system comprising: a display screen; a memory configured to store audio signals and data associated with audio data transmissions; a first audio communications data input configured to be communicatively coupled to a first communications radio tuned to a first frequency and configured to receive audio signals associated with audio data transmissions from an external source; and a processor coupled to the display screen, to the memory, and to the first audio communications data input, the processor configured to: wherein the discrete display messages displayed on the display screen are selectable by a user and the processor is further configured to generate an audio reproduction of the stored audio signals associated with the selected discrete display message for playback when the discrete display message is selected; wherein the one or more identified terms to be presented are less than the full textual representation; and wherein the selected discrete display message expands to display a full textual representation of the stored audio signal and an indication of the current playback position of the stored audio signal associated with the selected discrete display message being played back to a pilot.