US 11,673,686 B2
Methods and apparatus for reducing anxiety during travel
Brian M. Dugan, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US)
Assigned to Dugan Patents, LLC, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US)
Filed by Brian M. Dugan, Sleepy Hollow, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/243,066.
Application 16/243,066 is a continuation of application No. 15/653,521, filed on Jul. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,196,154.
Application 15/653,521 is a continuation of application No. 14/056,900, filed on Oct. 17, 2013, granted, now 9,738,400, issued on Aug. 22, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/715,245, filed on Oct. 17, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2019/0144130 A1, May 16, 2019
Int. Cl. B64D 47/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 47/02 (2013.01) [G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); B64D 11/0015 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of generating a map of turbulence experienced during an airline flight on a passenger airline, comprising:
measuring acceleration information during the airline flight using a cellular telephone of an airline passenger on the airline flight, the acceleration information measured using one or more accelerometers of the cellular telephone;
obtaining position information indicating a location of the cellular telephone when the acceleration information was measured during the airline flight, wherein the position information includes seat information for the airline passenger;
determining a map of flight turbulence versus seat position experienced by the airline passenger during the airline flight based on the measured acceleration information and the position information; and
displaying the map of flight turbulence on the cellular telephone.