Patent ID: 8082070

Claim:
A method for configuring a computer system for handling aircraft operator inputs, comprising: receiving configuration information based at least in part on user input from an end user and corresponding to a plurality of assistance messages, wherein individual assistance messages include at least one of a complying input and an instruction for creating a complying input; storing the plurality of assistance messages; and configuring the computer system to: receive an input from an aircraft operator at an aircraft flight deck; compare a characteristic of the input to at least one target value for the characteristic; if the characteristic of the input differs from the at least one target value for the characteristic by at least a threshold amount, display an assistance message selected from the plurality of assistance message to the aircraft operator, wherein displaying the assistance message comprises: determining whether the input fails to comply with the target value on a first basis or a second basis different from the first basis; providing a first assistance message if the input fails to comply with the target value for the characteristic on the first basis; and providing a second assistance message different than the first assistance message if the input fails to comply with the target value for the characteristic on the second basis.