Patent ID: 7477985

Claim:
A display system for an aircraft and a vehicle, comprising: a processor adapted to receive data representative of a position of the aircraft and operable, in response thereto, to supply one or more image rendering display commands; and a display device coupled to receive the image rendering display commands and operable, in response thereto, to simultaneously render: a lateral view image comprising (i) a first aircraft icon representing the position of the aircraft and (ii) one or more range rings indicating distances from the aircraft, and a vertical view image comprising (i) a second aircraft icon representing the position of the aircraft, (ii) one or more altitude lines, wherein each altitude line extends horizontally at least partially across the vertical view image and represents a vertical distance from the aircraft, and (iii) one or more vertical range lines extending vertically across at least a part of the vertical view image, each vertical range line corresponding with each range ring of the one or more range rings of the lateral situation image.