Patent ID: 8612130
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: B64D,B64F,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying an airplane and indicating airplane type and version in connection with parking of the airplane at a gate or a stand, and connection of a passenger bridge ( 1 ) or a loading bridge to a door of an airplane, comprising: activating, by a computer system or a manual operation, a display ( 6 ) mounted in front of a pilot of the airplane, incorporating a touchless measurement device, for positioning and stopping the airplane at a predetermined position, said display ( 6 ) being caused to show to the pilot a position of the airplane ( 5 ) in relation to a stop point for the airplane, and to show to the pilot a current airplane type and version corresponding to the airplane; and receiving, at a directed antenna ( wherein the information signal ( wherein the directed antenna ( wherein at least an identification number of the airplane is automatically extracted from said information signal ( wherein information regarding the current airplane type and version based on the identification number is automatically obtained from a database (