Patent ID: 8244466

Claim:
A required time of arrival (RTA) performance graphic display system for a vehicle, said system comprising: a processor programmed to receive predetermined parameters associated with a required time of arrival; a first visual display communicatively coupled to said processor, said display comprising an RTA graphic comprising: a dial comprising an axis; a first marker indicative of a current estimated time of arrival (ETA) at a predetermined waypoint; a second marker indicative of a value of the RTA relative to the current ETA value and a selected RTA time tolerance value a first indication representing a first time the predetermined waypoint is attainable by the vehicle; a second indication representing a last time the predetermined waypoint is attainable by the vehicle; a third indication representing the uncertainty of the ETA in an early arrival direction; and a fourth indication representing the uncertainty of the ETA in a late arrival direction, and a second visual display communicatively coupled to said processor, said second display comprising a map mode graphic comprising: an RTA time box comprising a length indicative of a relative time between the first time and the last time; a vehicle symbol including an indicia corresponding to the current ETA; and an RTA symbol indicative of a time the vehicle is required to cross a predetermined waypoint.