Patent ID: 7458122

Claim:
A method of aligning an aircraft-engaging end of a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway disposed along a lateral surface of an aircraft, comprising: capturing an image of a first portion of the lateral surface using an imager disposed at a location remote from the aircraft; processing data relating to the image of the first portion of the lateral surface to identify a feature that is indicative of a location of the doorway; when a feature that is indicative of a location of the doorway is not identified, displaying the image of the first portion of the lateral surface to a user, the user located aboard the aircraft; receiving from the user an indication relating to the location of the doorway relative to the image of the first portion of the lateral surface; and, identifying a feature indicative of a location of the doorway in dependence upon the indication from the user and the data relating to the image of the first portion of the lateral surface.