Patent ID: 8417397

Claim:
A method for displaying aircraft traffic information on a display element of a host aircraft, the method comprising: obtaining with instrumentation current flight status data of the host aircraft and current flight status data of neighboring aircraft located within a designated range relative to the host aircraft; obtaining with a processor a lateral display filter boundary relative to the host aircraft, the lateral display filter boundary comprising a first lateral boundary for a port side of the host aircraft and a second lateral boundary for a starboard side of the host aircraft, with each lateral boundary intersecting the designated range and dividing the designated range into a near portion between the lateral boundaries and a far portion beyond each respective lateral boundary; generating with the processor, based upon the current flight status data of the host aircraft and the current flight status data of the neighboring aircraft located within the designated range, image rendering commands corresponding to a plan view display for the host aircraft, the plan view display comprising graphical representations of the host aircraft and the neighboring aircraft located within the designated range; rendering the plan view display on the display element; analyzing with the processor the current flight status data of the neighboring aircraft located within the designated range to identify neighboring aircraft located in the near portion and in the far portion; generating with the processor, based upon the current flight status data of the host aircraft and the current flight status data of the neighboring aircraft located in the near portion, image rendering commands corresponding to a vertical situation display (VSD) for the host aircraft, the VSD comprising graphical representations of the host aircraft and the neighboring aircraft located within the near portion, and the VSD excluding graphical representations of neighboring aircraft located in the far portion; and rendering the VSD on the display element.