Patent ID: 8564536

Claim:
A method for automatic configuration of command keys of a device for control of an avionics display including a plurality of screens, each screen being configured to display one or more formats, the method comprising: selecting a screen from among the screens of the avionics display responsive to movement of a cursor to a desired screen; responsive to said selecting the screen based on the movement of the cursor to the desired screen: determining a set of formats that can be displayed on the selected screen, a current display format of the selected screen, and a display format of the command keys, assigning to the command keys functions that command the avionics display respectively regarding formats that are displayable on the selected screen, and displaying the command keys in the determined display format; updating one or more visualization aids associated respectively with the command keys to differentiate the command keys in terms of a current display format of the selected screen; and updating the visualization aids to visually identify the formats assigned respectively to the command keys.