Patent ID: 9046369
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for presenting information on a display device associated with an aircraft, the method comprising: obtaining, by a navigation system onboard the aircraft, a current location of the aircraft; displaying a navigational map in a viewing area on the display device, the navigational map having initial display settings including an initial center location, the navigational map including a graphical representation of terrain and a graphical representation of the aircraft positioned with respect to the initial center location to reflect the positioning of the terrain and the current location of the aircraft relative to the initial center location; displaying a menu bar within the navigational map, the menu bar having a plurality of selectable segments; in response to selection of a selectable segment of the plurality of selectable segments, displaying a list containing a plurality of categories of information, the plurality of categories including a category corresponding to procedures for aircraft actions that may be undertaken by the aircraft; identifying selection of the category from the list; and in response to identifying the selection of the category: