Patent ID: 8612130

Claim:
A method for identifying an airplane and indicating airplane type and version in connection with parking of the airplane at a gate or a stand, and connection of a passenger bridge ( 1 ) or a loading bridge to a door of an airplane, comprising: activating, by a computer system or a manual operation, a display ( 6 ) mounted in front of a pilot of the airplane, incorporating a touchless measurement device, for positioning and stopping the airplane at a predetermined position, said display ( 6 ) being caused to show to the pilot a position of the airplane ( 5 ) in relation to a stop point for the airplane, and to show to the pilot a current airplane type and version corresponding to the airplane; and receiving, at a directed antenna ( 16 ) positioned in connection to said display ( 6 ), an information signal transmitted by the airplane ( 5 ), wherein the information signal ( 17 ) is directed towards a stand at which the airplane is expected to arrive, wherein the directed antenna ( 16 ) is connected to a control system ( 18 ) of a docking system, wherein at least an identification number of the airplane is automatically extracted from said information signal ( 17 ), and wherein information regarding the current airplane type and version based on the identification number is automatically obtained from a database ( 14 ) in which identification numbers for airplanes are stored, and is transferred to the said control system ( 18 ) which is caused to automatically control said display ( 6 ) at the stand and to indicate, on the display, the current airplane type and version.