Patent ID: 8116975

Claim:
A landmark information system in an aircraft, comprising: a landmark determination device; a plurality of aircraft windows each with at least one pane; and a control unit; wherein the at least one pane of each of the plurality of aircraft windows is coated with a translucent display that is coupled to the control unit which, for the purpose of presenting information, is equipped to supply electrical current in a targeted manner to the display such that at least a partially unimpeded view to the outside continues to be possible through the translucent display even while the information is presented on the display; wherein the landmark determination device is equipped to provide to the control unit the information that is to be displayed; wherein the information that is to be displayed involves geographic data relating to landmarks; and wherein the landmarks form part of a field of view of a viewer looking at the landscape through at least one of the plurality of aircraft windows; wherein the landmark determination device further comprises a field of view determination device to determine landmarks that may be seen through each of the plurality of aircraft windows for an individual visual presentation of the geographic data; and wherein a particular group of the plurality of aircraft windows is allocated to an individual display controller.