Sven David Aspen

7843469, Nov 30, 2010

Jul 21, 2006

11/490742

Sven Aspen - Sherwood OR, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G09G 5/02
G09G 5/00

345629, 345592

A method of overlaying information onto a view for electronic display. A scale of the view is determined. A significance of the overlay information is also determined. A display transparency of the overlay information is selected based on the determined scale and the determined significance. This method makes it possible for a pilot to view weather imagery overlaid on an electronically displayed map without having to switch back and forth between overlay and underlying map to see detail information when zooming in or out of the map.

8200416, Jun 12, 2012

Oct 10, 2006

11/548208

Sven D. Aspen - Sherwood OR, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G01C 21/00

701207, 701 4, 701 9, 701 14, 701120, 701456, 701457, 701460, 701300, 701301, 701302, 342 29, 340901, 340903, 340945, 340961, 340963, 340971, 3409951, 34099513, 34099519

Methods and systems for a displaying a moving map display for an aircraft is provided. The method includes determining a route of intended travel of the aircraft on the moving map display, determining a rank of relative importance of a plurality of aeronautical symbols displayed on the moving map display based on the determined route of intended travel, and de-emphasizing at least one navigation symbol with the moving map display based on the at least one navigation symbol determined rank.

8260545, Sep 4, 2012

Nov 20, 2009

12/622835

Sven D. Aspen - Sherwood OR, US
Kevin S. Schlatter - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Robert Henry - Castle Rock CO, US
Stephen A. Lewis - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Danny M. Price - Castle Rock CO, US
Robert Black - Colorado Springs CO, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G01C 21/32

701409, 701467, 701532, 701493, 701468, 701470, 340990, 34099518, 73178 R, 348113, 348116, 283 34, 283 35

A method is described for generating a navigation chart. The navigation chart includes a plurality of allocated areas corresponding to symbols for a plurality of chart features. The method includes identifying an unallocated area of the navigation chart proximate to a symbol for one chart feature of the plurality of chart features. A first label and a second label are determined for the one chart feature. The first label includes a plurality of feature attribute indicators, and the second label includes a subset of the plurality of feature attribute indicators. A label is selected from among the first label and the second label based on dimensions of the unallocated area. At least a portion of the unallocated area is allocated to the selected label, and the navigation chart is displayed.

8340837, Dec 25, 2012

Oct 11, 2006

11/548461

Sven D. Aspen - Sherwood OR, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G01C 23/00
G05D 1/00
G05D 3/00
G05D 1/06
G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00

701 3, 701 8

Methods and systems for displaying an en-route visible terrain display for an aircraft are provided. The method includes representing each pixel of a terrain display using a geographical location and an elevation above the location, each pixel further represented using at least one of a color value and a grayscale value, receiving a minimum elevation value, setting the at least one of a color value and a grayscale value of the pixels represented by an elevation value less than the received minimum elevation value to a uniform value, and displaying the en-route visible terrain display such that pixels representing terrain that includes an elevation value less than the minimum elevation value are displayed with the uniform value such that non-terrain-impacted, primary-navigation areas of the display are more easily readable.

8650499, Feb 11, 2014

Jul 21, 2006

11/490741

Sven Aspen - Sherwood OR, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G06F 3/00
G06F 9/00

715764, 715810, 715768, 715825

A method of managing the display of overlay information in one or more views. For each overlay item available for display in a current view, it is determined whether the available item has an item type currently selected for display. For each available item having a currently selected item type, the item is included for display in the current view and the type of the item is included for display in a legend. Omitted from the legend are any item type(s) for which no item is included for display in the current view. Overall ease of use of electronic displays can be improved and electronic flight box display screens can be de-cluttered.

20070146364, Jun 28, 2007

Sep 22, 2006

11/534589

Sven Aspen - Sherwood OR, US

G06T 15/50

345426000

Methods and systems for a display system for an aircraft are provided. The system includes a moving map display screen configured to display a shaded-relief terrain display representative of an area being traversed by the aircraft, and a light source representation providing shading to the shaded-relief terrain display wherein the light source representation is oriented from a predetermined direction with respect to the screen regardless of the orientation of the shaded-relief terrain display on the display screen.

20080114537, May 15, 2008

Nov 13, 2006

11/598534

Sven D. Aspen - Sherwood OR, US

G01C 21/20

701207, 701200

A method of facilitating the use of a navigational chart. The method is performed by a computer including a display and a rotary input device, e.g., a mouse wheel. A view of the navigational chart is provided on the display. Movement of the mouse wheel is detected. In response to the movement, the computer uses one or more geographical locations to identify one or more points on the chart, and pans the view in the display to center in the view at least one of the one or more points. This method provides an easy, intuitive way for a pilot or other user to follow a route in a charting application.

20080250423, Oct 9, 2008

Aug 2, 2007

11/833009

Larry Wayne Bush - Sherwood OR, US
Sven David Aspen - Sherwood OR, US
Luther Boorn - Sherwood OR, US
Randall E. Thieme - Newberg OR, US

G06F 9/44
G01C 21/20

719313, 701201, 703 6

A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for planning refueling. In one advantageous embodiment, the apparatus includes an air refueling plug-in application capable of calculating air refueling routes for a formation of aircraft and a plurality of plug-in applications. A framework capable of providing framework services to the air refueling plug-in application and the plurality of plug-in applications is present. The apparatus also includes a first interface for the air refueling plug-in application and the plurality of plug-in applications to receive the framework services from the framework. The apparatus also has a second interface for the air refueling plug-in application and plurality of plug-in applications to provide services from one plug-in application to another plug-in application. The first interface and the second interface are independent of the air refueling plug-in application and plurality of plug-in applications.