Patent ID: 8296060

Claim:
A method for assisting in navigation of an airplane on the ground at an airport, comprising: displaying a set of indications on a first display screen in the airplane, said set of indications comprising: an airport map which at least partially represents the airport; and an airplane symbol which illustrates a current position of the airplane at the airport and which is displayed on said airport map; receiving data, by a data reception unit in the airplane via a data transmission line, said data being generated by a control station of the airport and relating to a first path to be followed by the airplane at said airport; automatically presenting the received data, in graphic form, on said first display screen, wherein the received data is presented as a first plot on said airport map of said first path to be followed by the airplane; additionally automatically presenting said received data, in textual form, on a second display screen in the airplane, wherein said received data is presented as a textual form of said first path to be followed by the airplane on the second display screen; and rendering null and void the first path upon the following operations being carried out: a) a pilot of the airplane indicating, by a transmit unit, that necessary has not been received, or b) the pilot of the airplane transmitting, by the transmit unit, information to said control station acknowledging receipt of data representing a new path generated by the control station, wherein the new path is represented as a second plot on the first display screen.