Patents by Inventor Patrick R. Wipplinger

Patrick R. Wipplinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9352850
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamically evaluating a quantity of context sensitive information used by an operator of an airborne mobile platform in performing an operational procedure involving said mobile platform, and determining, in real time, a sub-quantity of context sensitive information that pertains to only that sub-quantity of information required by said operator to execute said operational procedure. The sub-quantity of information is then displayed on a display in real time for the operator. The method and system significantly eases the cognitive workload of the operator by enabling the operator to focus on and digest only that sub-quantity of information that is pertinent to performing the operational procedure with the specific type of mobile platform being operated. In one embodiment the sub-quantity of information pertains to minima information for performing an aircraft landing approach operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Wiesemann, Patrick R. Wipplinger, Theodore B. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20150029045
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamically evaluating a quantity of context sensitive information used by an operator of an airborne mobile platform in performing an operational procedure involving said mobile platform, and determining, in real time, a sub-quantity of context sensitive information that pertains to only that sub-quantity of information required by said operator to execute said operational procedure. The sub-quantity of information is then displayed on a display in real time for the operator. The method and system significantly eases the cognitive workload of the operator by enabling the operator to focus on and digest only that sub-quantity of information that is pertinent to performing the operational procedure with the specific type of mobile platform being operated. In one embodiment the sub-quantity of information pertains to minima information for performing an aircraft landing approach operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Thorsten WIESEMANN, Patrick R. WIPPLINGER, Theodore B. THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 8798818
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamically evaluating a quantity of context sensitive information used by an operator of an airborne mobile platform in performing an operational procedure involving said mobile platform, and determining, in real time, a sub-quantity of context sensitive information that pertains to only that sub-quantity of information required by said operator to execute said operational procedure. The sub-quantity of information is then displayed on a display in real time for the operator. The method and system significantly eases the cognitive workload of the operator by enabling the operator to focus on and digest only that sub-quantity of information that is pertinent to performing the operational procedure with the specific type of mobile platform being operated. In one embodiment the sub-quantity of information pertains to minima information for performing an aircraft landing approach operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thorsten Wiesemann, Patrick R. Wipplinger, Theodore B. Thompson
  • Patent number: 8234066
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aircraft that may have a fuselage and a cockpit located within the fuselage. A display may be located within the cockpit, with the display being controlled by a display control system. The display control system may have a graphical user interface module that generates at least one of a primary display or a context display, and receives at least one user input, and an image control module. The image control module may generate primary display data for display on the primary display based on the at least one user input. The image control module may determine, based on the primary display data, whether the context display is displayed, and may automatically display the context display as an overlay in a corner portion of the primary display when the at least one user input causes a portion of information associated therewith to be unavailable for display on the primary display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick R. Wipplinger, Rick W. Ellerbrock, Thorsten Wiesemann
  • Publication number: 20110251786
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aircraft that may have a fuselage and a cockpit located within the fuselage. A display may be located within the cockpit, with the display being controlled by a display control system. The display control system may have a graphical user interface module that generates at least one of a primary display or a context display, and receives at least one user input, and an image control module. The image control module may generate primary display data for display on the primary display based on the at least one user input. The image control module may determine, based on the primary display data, whether the context display is displayed, and may automatically display the context display as an overlay in a corner portion of the primary display when the at least one user input causes a portion of information associated therewith to be unavailable for display on the primary display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick R. Wipplinger, Rick Ellerbrock, Thorsten Wiesemann
  • Patent number: 7966125
    Abstract: A method of controlling a display of geographical data to assist in the navigation of a mobile platform (such as a train, ship, aircraft or automobile) is provided. The method includes determining a map associated with the navigation of the mobile platform into or out of a terminal and generating a primary display based on the map. The primary display displays at least a portion of the map to assist in the navigation of the mobile platform. The method also includes generating a context display if the portion of the map displayed does not include all of the map. The context display includes the entire map with an indicator of the portion of the map displayed in context to the primary display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick R. Wipplinger, Rick W. Ellerbrock, Thorsten Wiesemann
  • Publication number: 20090093953
    Abstract: A method and system for dynamically evaluating a quantity of context sensitive information used by an operator of an airborne mobile platform in performing an operational procedure involving said mobile platform, and determining, in real time, a sub-quantity of context sensitive information that pertains to only that sub-quantity of information required by said operator to execute said operational procedure. The sub-quantity of information is then displayed on a display in real time for the operator. The method and system significantly eases the cognitive workload of the operator by enabling the operator to focus on and digest only that sub-quantity of information that is pertinent to performing the operational procedure with the specific type of mobile platform being operated. In one embodiment the sub-quantity of information pertains to minima information for performing an aircraft landing approach operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Thorsten Wiesemann, Patrick R. Wipplinger, Theodore B. Thompson