Patent ID: 7777718
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: B64D,G09G

Abstract:
1. A flight portal apparatus for displaying a virtual view of a surface of the earth below an aircraft, the apparatus comprising: a data processing system; a display device, connected to the data processing system, wherein the display device is positioned substantially flush with a floor of the aircraft to generate a display that is substantially horizontal relative to the floor of the aircraft and substantially flush with the floor of the aircraft in a manner that simulates a portal in the aircraft; a camera system connected to the data processing system, wherein the camera system generates video data of the surface of the earth below the aircraft; a user interface connected to the data processing system; and video processing software stored in the data processing system, wherein the video processing software receives video data from the camera system, identifies a location of the aircraft using a global position system, identifies a map from the location, overlays the map onto the video data to form display image data, and sends the display image data to the display device, wherein a virtual view of the surface of the earth below the aircraft is displayed on the display device.