Patent ID: 7755516
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A traffic display system comprising: an ownship location finder determining ownship location; a map storage storing maps including maps of a plurality of airports; a traffic information collector collecting information on traffic in a selected area; a local display displaying a map section of one of said stored maps for said selected area, said map section being for a selected range and selected by ownship location, said local display further mapping ownship at said ownship location on said map section and mapping all traffic within said section at respective collected locations; and an off-scale traffic processor monitoring traffic external to said map section as off-scale traffic and identifying of interest said off-scale traffic, said local display providing on said map section an indication of said of interest off-scale traffic, wherein each displayed said indication of off-scale traffic includes traffic type, traffic identification (ID), position, heading, speed, thrust, in-air/on-ground status, vehicle center of gravity (CG), pilot eye reference point (ERP), and taxi route.