Patent ID: 7834779

Claim:
A system for increasing visibility of flight information on a visual display, comprising: a flight management information unit, said flight management information unit operable to determine at least one of a current position, direction, pitch and path of an aircraft; a data storage unit, said data storage unit operable to store target data and terrain data; and a processing unit coupled to said flight management information unit, said processing unit operable to: receive said at least one of current position, direction, pitch and path of said aircraft; receive said target data and said terrain data; generate a first plurality of control signals for a visual display, said first plurality of control signals representing a flight control symbol for said visual display; generate a second plurality of control signals for said visual display, said second plurality of control signals representing a second symbol for said visual display, said second symbol associated with said pitch of said aircraft; generate a third plurality of control signals for said visual display, said third plurality of control signals representing a gap in said second symbol for said visual display, said gap associated with a position of said flight control symbol on said visual display; and generate said third plurality of control signals for said visual display so as to adjust a transparency of said gap and enhance a visibility of at least one of said target data and said terrain data on said visual display.