Patent ID: 8350753
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G01C,G01S,G08G,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying information on a display device associated with an aircraft, the method comprising: rendering a primary flight display on the display device, wherein the primary flight display comprises a synthetic perspective view of terrain for a region proximate a current location of the aircraft, and wherein the synthetic perspective view of terrain corresponds to a flight deck viewpoint; receiving a locating signal for a target object, the locating signal being based at least in part on a beacon signal emitted by a distress radio beacon associated with the target object, the locating signal comprising identification information for the target object; determining an object type for the target object based on the identification information; and in response to the locating signal, rendering, in a portion of the primary flight display, a first symbology with a shape representative of the object type for the target object, wherein the first symbology is rendered in a manner that is influenced by the locating signal.