| CPC G02B 27/0101 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0141 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
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1. A system for providing a plurality of checklists to a pilot, the system comprising:
a housing enclosing a plurality of system components;
a power source;
a processor in electrical communication with the power source;
a database, in connection with the processor, the database configured for storing the plurality of checklists, a plurality of airplane profiles, and a plurality of event logs;
a wireless communication module configured to enable data transfer between the processor and a remote computing device;
an interface, in connection with the processor, wherein the interface is configured to receive input from a user related to the plurality of checklists and the plurality of airplane profiles;
a graphical display for displaying a first checklist of the plurality of checklists; and
an audio output means in connection with the processor configured to provide audio feedback;
wherein the processor is configured for:
executing a plurality of software instructions for managing and displaying the plurality of checklists related to each of the plurality of airplane profiles;
a first dial disposed on the housing and connected to the processor;
wherein, if the first dial is rotated, then the processor causes the graphical display to switch between a graphical representation of at least a first airplane profile of the plurality of airplane profiles and a graphical representation of at least a second airplane profile of the plurality of airplane profiles;
wherein, after the processor receives input, via the interface, of a selection of at least one of the first airplane profile and the second airplane profile, then, if the first dial is rotated, then the processor causes the graphical display to switch between a graphical representation of at least a first checklist of the plurality of checklists and a graphical representation of at least a second checklist of the plurality of checklists;
a second dial on the housing and connected to the processor;
wherein, if the second dial is rotated, then the processor causes the graphical display to switch between a graphical representation of at least a first task of a plurality of tasks and a graphical representation of a second task of the plurality of tasks;
the graphical display, being a touchscreen display, disposed on the housing in a horizontal manner;
wherein the processor is further configured to:
cause the graphical display to visually present a plurality of tasks from the first checklist;
wherein a first task of the plurality of tasks is displayed visually separate from an adjacent task of the plurality of tasks;
wherein each of the plurality of tasks from the first checklist is associated with a first indicator graphically representing an incomplete state and a second indicator graphically representing a completed state; and
change a visual representation of the first task from the first indicator to the second indicator when the touchscreen display receives a gesture input indicating that the first task has been completed; and
wherein the second dial is configured to be depressed, and wherein if (i) one or more tasks of the plurality of tasks on the graphical display is displaying the second indicator graphically representing the completed state and (ii) if the second dial is depressed, then the processor causes the one or more tasks of the plurality of tasks to be reset so that the graphical display shows the one or more tasks of the plurality of tasks as the first indicator graphically representing the incomplete state.
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