Patent ID: 8630790
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for processing flight information, performed by one or more processors, comprising: (a) obtaining data representing one or more elements of aircraft state data, a flight plan, a flight route, or one or both of current or intended trajectory for an aircraft flight, said data being obtained from one or more flight messages associated with said aircraft flight; (b) incorporating said obtained flight message data in a flight information object associated with said aircraft flight, said flight information object further comprising other flight information data representing elements of aircraft state data, a flight plan, a flight route, or one or both of current or intended trajectory for said aircraft flight; (c) comparing contents of data fields of said flight message data and contents in corresponding data fields of said flight information data stored in said flight information object; (d) identifying which contents of data fields of said flight message data are different than the contents in corresponding data fields of said flight information data; (e) determining which different contents of data fields of said flight message data represent updates to be amalgamated with said flight information data in said flight information object; and (f) amalgamating said different contents of data fields of said flight message data representing said updates in place of the contents in corresponding data fields of said flight information data in said flight information object.