Garmin goodies?

[TangoWhiskey]

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20090115729.pdf

Filed last year; shows some sketches of what they have planned, specifically mentions integration of this cursor device with the G1000 and Garmin 530. I assume the handle design is to "steady" your hand during flight / turbulence?

 

[wpierce]

It's a mouse! Probably similar in function to the "roller ball" or "mouse" in the Dassault Falcon 7X. I like the handle, something you could keep your hand in place in turbulence.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

How about voice control of your G1000? Tune up frequencies by talking? In this document, they suggest the system would monitor your outbound communications, and when it hears ATC tell you to switch to "118.65", and you reply "118.65, good day", it either automatically does so or has it instantly queued up and ready for you to do so. Not spoken "COMMANDS", as much as monitoring command "interpreting" the likely intended result to reduce workload.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20070288129.pdf

 

[TangoWhiskey]

This is fun to explore. How about the system helping a non-pilot passenger when a pilot is incapacitated? Here's some of their ideas:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080039988.pdf

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Do they already have this in production, from a 2008 patent?

Notice how the airspace rings are bold or not bold (de-emphasized) depending on your altitude and whether or not that airspace is actually a factor for you at your current altitude.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080147320.pdf

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Do they already have this in production, from a 2008 patent?

Notice how the airspace rings are bold or not bold (de-emphasized) depending on your altitude and whether or not that airspace is actually a factor for you at your current altitude.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080147320.pdf

Yep, the marketing department has some catchy name for it and it's on some of the handhelds.