Patents by Inventor Tomas Marczi
Tomas Marczi 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).
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Patent number: 9911344Abstract: A camera-based obstacle detection system includes a first camera, a second camera, and one or more processors configured to acquire a first image from the first camera, acquire a second image from the second camera, determine a depth of an object based on a location of the object in the first image relative to a location of the object in the second image, and in response to the depth exceeding a threshold depth value, generate an alert.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Tomas Kabrt, George Papageorgiou, Jean-Luc Derouineau, Tomas Marczi, Michal Orlita
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Patent number: 9561865Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a location reference indicator (LRI) associated with an ownship icon are provided. In various embodiments, an airport moving map (AMM) is displayed, and the ownship icon is displayed in the AMM, where the ownship icon represents the ownship. A degree of zoom of the AMM is determined. In response to a determination that the degree of zoom is not within a range of center referenced threshold values, a first LRI is displayed that indicates that the icon representing the ownship is not to scale with other objects displayed in the AMM. In response to a determination that the degree of zoom is within the range of center referenced threshold values, a second LRI is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Tomas Marczi, Jan Flasar, Juliana Sevcikova, Christine Marie Haissig, Stephen Whitlow, Kevin J Conner, John Howard Glover
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Publication number: 20170025024Abstract: A camera-based obstacle detection system includes a first camera, a second camera, and one or more processors configured to acquire a first image from the first camera, acquire a second image from the second camera, determine a depth of an object based on a location of the object in the first image relative to a location of the object in the second image, and in response to the depth exceeding a threshold depth value, generate an alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Tomas Kabrt, George Papageorgiou, Jean-Luc Derouineau, Tomas Marczi, Michal Orlita
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Publication number: 20160236795Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a location reference indicator (LRI) associated with an ownship icon are provided. In various embodiments, an airport moving map (AMM) is displayed, and the ownship icon is displayed in the AMM, where the ownship icon represents the ownship. A degree of zoom of the AMM is determined. In response to a determination that the degree of zoom is not within a range of center referenced threshold values, a first LRI is displayed that indicates that the icon representing the ownship is not to scale with other objects displayed in the AMM. In response to a determination that the degree of zoom is within the range of center referenced threshold values, a second LRI is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Tomas Marczi, Jan Flasar, Juliana Sevcikova, Christine Marie Haissig, Stephen Whitlow, Kevin J Conner, John Howard Glover
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Patent number: 9318025Abstract: In some examples, a processor is configured to control a ground obstacle collision alerting system of an aircraft to deactivate delivery of ground obstacle collision alerts in response to determining the aircraft is in a designated ground area. In some examples, the processor is configured to determine the aircraft is in the designated ground area based on user input, based on a geographic location of the aircraft, or both. The processor is further configured to control the ground obstacle collision alerting system to automatically reactivate the delivery of the ground obstacle collision alerts in response to determining the aircraft is outside of the designated ground area. In some examples, the processor is configured to determine the aircraft is outside of the designated ground area based on a geographic location of the aircraft, a ground speed of the aircraft, or both.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Kevin J Conner, Tomas Marczi, Christine Marie Haissig, John Howard Glover
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Patent number: 9082299Abstract: Systems and methods for providing the crew of a vehicle with a potential collision alert. The alert is based on presumed flight-crew action and reaction times, ownship speed, and required distance to safely stop the ownship before intersection with traffic. An exemplary system located aboard an ownship includes a communication device that receives information from a ground traffic; a memory device that stores ownship information and predefined constants; and a processing device that determines a distance to the traffic when the traffic passes the ownship after the ownship stops at a estimated full-stop location, based on the received ownship information and the predefined constants, determines distance to the ground traffic vehicle, based on the determined point in time, and generates a potential collision alert if the determined distance is less than a predefined safe distance value. An exterior lighting device outputs a visual illumination after the potential collision alert is generated.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Tomas Kabrt, Tomas Marczi, J. Howard Glover, Matej Dusik
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Publication number: 20150170525Abstract: In some examples, a processor is configured to control a ground obstacle collision alerting system of an aircraft to deactivate delivery of ground obstacle collision alerts in response to determining the aircraft is in a designated ground area. In some examples, the processor is configured to determine the aircraft is in the designated ground area based on user input, based on a geographic location of the aircraft, or both. The processor is further configured to control the ground obstacle collision alerting system to automatically reactivate the delivery of the ground obstacle collision alerts in response to determining the aircraft is outside of the designated ground area. In some examples, the processor is configured to determine the aircraft is outside of the designated ground area based on a geographic location of the aircraft, a ground speed of the aircraft, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Kevin J Conner, Tomas Marczi, Christine Marie Haissig, John Howard Glover
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Publication number: 20140249736Abstract: Embodiments of the subject application provide methods and systems for an autonomous aircraft guiding mobile unit (GMU). The GMU includes one or more light modules, one or more processing units, and one or more data storage mediums. The one or more data storage mediums include instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to receive control messages from a traffic control ground station (TCGS), the control messages assigning the GMU to an aircraft and controlling movement of the GMU and its assigned aircraft, and to provide light commands to a pilot of the assigned aircraft with the one or more light modules, the light commands directing movement of the assigned aircraft during taxiing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2013Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Tomas Beda, Ondrej Koukol, Tomas Marczi
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Patent number: 8731811Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for completing and displaying a taxi clearance for an aircraft at an airport. One exemplary method involves receiving an input taxi clearance including a first taxi path of a plurality of taxi paths at the airport and a second taxi path of the plurality of taxi paths that succeeds the first taxi path in the input taxi clearance, and determining a plurality of possible taxi routes between the first taxi path and the second taxi path. The method continues by identifying an optimal taxi route from among the plurality of possible taxi routes, and graphically indicating that the taxi clearance for the aircraft includes the optimal taxi route between the first taxi path and the second taxi path.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Jan Bilek, Ondrej Pokorny, Tomas Marczi
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Patent number: 8660783Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying ownship deviation from assigned taxi-clearance in the area of taxiway intersection. An exemplary system provides alerts in the event of a significant deviation from the assigned clearance, but does not give unwanted alerts when the flight crew is performing normal turning maneuvers in the area of an intersection.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Tomas Marczi, Tomas Kabrt, Kevin J. Conner, John Howard Glover, Jan Bilek
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Publication number: 20130345906Abstract: Systems and methods for providing the crew of a vehicle with a potential collision alert. The alert is based on presumed flight-crew action and reaction times, ownship speed, and required distance to safely stop the ownship before intersection with traffic. An exemplary system located aboard an ownship includes a communication device that receives information from a ground traffic; a memory device that stores ownship information and predefined constants; and a processing device that determines a distance to the traffic when the traffic passes the ownship after the ownship stops at a estimated full-stop location, based on the received ownship information and the predefined constants, determines distance to the ground traffic vehicle, based on the determined point in time, and generates a potential collision alert if the determined distance is less than a predefined safe distance value. An exterior lighting device outputs a visual illumination after the potential collision alert is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Tomas Kabrt, Tomas Marczi, J Howard Glover, Matej Dusik
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Publication number: 20130342373Abstract: Systems and methods for providing the crew of an airplane or vehicle with a potential traffic-threat alert. When the alert is triggered is based on presumed flight-crew action and reaction times, ownship speed, and required distance to safely stop the ownship before intersection with traffic. An exemplary system located aboard an ownship includes a communication device that receives information from a ground traffic; a memory device that stores ownship information and predefined constants; and a processing device that determines a distance to the traffic when the traffic passes the ownship after the ownship stops at an estimated full-stop location, based on the received ownship information and the predefined constants, determines distance to the ground traffic vehicle, based on the determined point in time, and generates a potential collision alert if the determined distance is less than a predefined safe distance value. An output device outputs the generated potential collision alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Tomas Marczi, J. Howard Glover, Jan Bilek, Tomas Kabrt
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Publication number: 20130201037Abstract: A method and system are described for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircrew via the display of an air traffic control ground clearance, including displaying a symbol for each stage of the clearance and highlighting each symbol when the aircraft occupies that stage. A stage is highlighted when the aircraft is to hold short of that stage. Additional highlights may be included as an alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: J. Howard Glover, Jan Flasar, Stephen Whitlow, Tomas Kabrt, Tomas Marczi
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Publication number: 20130179060Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying ownship deviation from assigned taxi-clearance in the area of taxiway intersection. An exemplary system provides alerts in the event of a significant deviation from the assigned clearance, but does not give unwanted alerts when the flight crew is performing normal turning maneuvers in the area of an intersection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Tomas Marczi, Tomas Kabrt, Kevin J. Conner, John Howard Glover, Jan Bilek
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Publication number: 20130103297Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for completing and displaying a taxi clearance for an aircraft at an airport. One exemplary method involves receiving an input taxi clearance including a first taxi path of a plurality of taxi paths at the airport and a second taxi path of the plurality of taxi paths that succeeds the first taxi path in the input taxi clearance, and determining a plurality of possible taxi routes between the first taxi path and the second taxi path. The method continues by identifying an optimal taxi route from among the plurality of possible taxi routes, and graphically indicating that the taxi clearance for the aircraft includes the optimal taxi route between the first taxi path and the second taxi path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Jan Bilek, Ondrej Pokorny, Tomas Marczi