Abstract: An apparatus and method is described herein for providing a test, validation, and debug architecture. At a target or base level, hardware hooks (Design for Test or DFx) are designed into and integrated with silicon parts. A controller may provide abstracted access to such hooks, such as through an abstraction layer that abstracts low level details of the hardware DFx. In addition, the abstraction layer through an interface, such as APIs, provides services, routines, and data structures to higher-level software/presentation layers, which are able to collect test data for validation and debug of a unit/platform under test. Moreover, the architecture potentially provides tiered (multiple levels of) secure access to the test architecture. Additionally, physical access to the test architecture for a platform may be simplified through use of a unified, bi-directional test access port, while also potentially allowing remote access to perform remote test and debug of a part/platform under test.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is described herein for providing a test, validation, and debug architecture. At a target or base level, hardware (Design for Test or DFx) are designed into and integrated with silicon parts. A controller may provide abstracted access to such hooks, such as through an abstraction layer that abstracts low level details of the hardware DFx. In addition, the abstraction layer through an interface, such as APIs, provides services, routines, and data structures to higher-level software/presentation layers, which are able to collect test data for validation and debug of a unit/platform under test. Moreover, the architecture potentially provides tiered (multiple levels of) secure access to the test architecture. Additionally, physical access to the test architecture for a platform may be simplified through use of a unified, bi-directional test access port, while also potentially allowing remote access to perform remote test and de-bug of a part/platform under test.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and associated apparatus for generating digital map images of a uniform format. Bit-mapped map images corresponding to a printed map are obtained by scanning or other means. A bit-mapped map image is then cropped to select a map image corresponding to a desired geographic area, such as a one-degree by one-degree area. The boundaries of the selected map image are moved to shape the geographic area into a tessellated shape, such as a rectangle. The selected map image is then re-sized to contain a predetermined pixel area. The map image, now of a uniform format, is then stored with an identifier of a reference point and size of the geographic area represented by the map image. The identifier may be the name of a computer-readable file containing the map image.

Abstract: A navigation system includes a processor and bit-mapped earth surface map image data in a first data storage device accessed by the processor/, the processor displaying an image essentially filling a display area of a display screen and centered on any latitude and longitude supplied to the processor, the image having no discontinuities. The processor may receive latitude and longitude inputs from a user via a user input device, or from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver incorporated in the navigation system. The displayed map image may thus be centered at a desired longitude and latitude or at the longitude and latitude of the navigation system itself. The system may include a second data storage device for storing data from and providing data to the processor. Route information such as flight plan data may then be stored in the second data storage device.

Abstract: A navigation system includes a processor and bit-mapped earth surface map image data in a first data storage device accessed by the processor, the processor displaying an image essentially filling a display area of a display screen and centered on any latitude and longitude supplied to the processor, the image having no discontinuities. The processor may receive latitude and longitude inputs from a user via a user input device, or from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver incorporated in the navigation system. The displayed map image may thus be centered at a desired longitude and latitude or at the longitude and latitude of the navigation system itself. The system may include a second data storage device for storing data from and providing data to the processor. Route information such as flight plan data may then be stored in the second data storage device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and associated apparatus for generating digital map images of a uniform format. Bit mapped map images corresponding to a printed map are obtained by scanning or other means. A bit mapped map image is then cropped to select a map image corresponding to a desired geographic area, such as a one degree by one degree area. The boundaries of the selected map image are moved to shape the geographic area into a tessellated shape, such as a rectangle. The selected map image is then re-sized to contain a predetermined pixel area. The map image, now of a uniform format, is then stored with an identifier of a reference point and size of the geographic area represented by the map image. For example, the identifier may be the name of a computer-readable file containing the map image.