Patent ID: 6625537
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
An apparatus for assembling a flight plan, comprising:a memory configured to store data associated with a plurality of waypoints of the flight plan; a processor coupled to said memory, said processor configured to access said memory and retrieve data associated with a first waypoint and data associated with a second waypoint of said plurality of waypoints, said first waypoint corresponding to a first leg of the flight plan and said second waypoint corresponding to a second leg of the flight plan; and a display coupled to said processor, said display configured to produce a visual representation of the flight plan with a single waypoint designation at a single location for said first waypoint and said second waypoint using said data retrieved by said processor, said display further configured to produce a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for said single waypoint designation at said single location with a first leg identifier for said first leg and a second leg identifier other than said first leg identifier for said second leg.