Patents by Inventor Fabien Fetzmann
Fabien Fetzmann 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: 8296060Abstract: A method and device for assisting in the navigation of an airplane on the ground at an airport employs a display unit for automatically presenting data relating to the path to be followed by the airplane at the airport in textual form on a display screen, and a display unit for automatically presenting this data in graphic form on a display screen, using a plot illustrating said path on an airport map.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Airbus Operations SASInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Isabelle La Vielle, Nicolas Gros
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Patent number: 8165810Abstract: A navigation system includes a display device displaying, on a cockpit pilot display unit, a set of indications including an aircraft symbol which illustrates the position of the aircraft and a map part which represents the airport and moves in relation to the aircraft symbol according to the current position of the aircraft in the airport, the aircraft symbol fixed on the cockpit pilot display unit in a centered position in a standard display. The system also has an actuating unit for deactivating the standard display to enable the aircraft symbol to be displaced on the cockpit pilot display unit, and an actuating unit for controlling a temporary displacement of the set of indications on the cockpit pilot display unit such that the aircraft symbol displayed moves away from the centered position.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Airbus Operations SASInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Armand Jacob, Stephane Collins
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Patent number: 7933714Abstract: A device includes a current position unit for determining a current position of a aircraft, a mapping database, a navigation system, a current heading unit for determining the current heading of the aircraft, and a display system for displaying on a viewing screen, at least a partial map of the airport and, thereon, an aircraft symbol which is positioned at the current position and which is oriented in accordance with the current heading.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Airbus FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Thierry Malaval, Stéphane Collins
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Patent number: 7848883Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) comprising means (2) for emitting periodically position data, means (3) for emitting inertial data, means (4) for determining the position of the mobile object upon each position data emission based thereon, and means (5) for determining the position of the mobile object between two successive emissions of position data, the time interval between two successive emissions being divided into time ranges of equal duration separated by intermediate times, the latter means (5) determining for each current intermediate time the position of the mobile object, based on its position at the preceding intermediate time and based on its movement during the time range delimited by the current and preceding intermediate times, movement which is calculated by means of the inertial date.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Airbus FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Thierry Malaval, Stéphane Collins
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Patent number: 7817065Abstract: The invention relates to a system with a device for determining the current position of the aircraft, a display device displaying, on a viewing screen an airport map, wherewith is associated a symbol illustrating the current position of the aircraft, an interface device enabling the display of the display device to be operated by an operator, a storage device storing a plurality of airport maps, a device for determining a reference point for each airport, whereof the map is stored in the storage device, and a selecting device which selects an airport map stored in the storage device so as to transmit same to the display device so that it can be displayed, and which comprises a device enabling an airport map to be automatically selected, based on the current position of the aircraft and as airport reference point.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Airbus FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Thierry Malaval
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Patent number: 7772992Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) comprising a set (2) of information sources for determining the active values of a plurality of parameter of an aeroplane, calculating means (3) for determining, by means of said active values, a first position corresponding to a position which is extrapolated from the nose of the aeroplane following a particular time interval from the current instant. The inventive device also comprises a database (5) provided with at least one pre-determined unauthorized zone of the airport, comparison means (6) for comparing said first position to said pre-determined unauthorized zone of the airport, and warning means (9) for emitting at least one warning signal if the first position is located in the unauthorized zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Airbus FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Stephane Collins
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Publication number: 20100121568Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) comprising means (2) for determining the current position of the aircraft, a mapping database (3), a navigation system (4), means (9) for determining the current heading of the aircraft, and a display system (6) for displaying on a viewing screen (8), a map at least partial of the airport and, thereon, an aircraft symbol which is positioned at said current position and which is oriented in accordance with the current heading.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2006Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: Airbus FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Thierry Malaval, Stéphane Collins
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Patent number: 7710261Abstract: A presentation device includes a searching device that searches for elements of an airport that are displayed on a display field of a screen. A verification device verifies, for each of the elements, whether the element forms part of a first group for which a main anchoring point is located inside a label zone or a second group for which the main anchoring point is located outside the label zone. A determining device determines, for the elements of the second group, a secondary anchoring point located at an intersection between an axis of the element and the label zone. For each element, a label for the element is presented on a screen. The labels associated with the first group are located at the main point and those associated with the second group are located at a secondary anchoring zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: AIRBUS FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Stephane Collins
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Publication number: 20090128405Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) comprising means (2) for emitting periodically position data, means (3) for emitting inertial data, means (4) for determining the position of the mobile object upon each position data emission based thereon, and means (5) for determining the position of the mobile object between two successive emissions of position data, the time interval between two successive emissions being divided into time ranges of equal duration separated by intermediate times, the latter means (5) determining for each current intermediate time the position of the mobile object, based on its position at the preceding intermediate time and based on its movement during the time range delimited by the current and preceding intermediate times, movement which is calculated by means of the inertial date.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: Airbus FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Thierry Malaval, Stephane Collins
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Publication number: 20090121900Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) comprising means (7) for searching for elements of the airport which are displayed on a display field of a screen (9), means (10) for verifying, for each of said elements, whether it forms part of a first group for which a main anchoring point is located inside a label zone or of a second group for which the main anchoring point is located outside the label zone, means (13) for determining, for the elements of the second group, a secondary anchoring point located at an intersection between an axis of said element and the label zone, and means (15) for presenting on the screen (9) for each element a label comprising data concerning said element, the labels associated with the first group being located at the main point and those associated with the second group at the secondary anchoring zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2006Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCEInventor: Fabien FETZMANN
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Patent number: 7499795Abstract: Method and device for assisting in the navigation of an airplane on the ground at an airport. The device (1) comprises means (14) for transmitting an alarm signal, at least if an airplane position is not on a routing zone of the airport or if the orientation bearing-wise of the airplane on this routing zone does not correspond to a particular traffic direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: AIRBUS FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Stéphane Collins
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Publication number: 20080211692Abstract: The invention concerns a system (1) comprising means (2) for determining the current position of the aircraft, a display device (4) displaying, on a viewing screen (7) an airport map, wherewith is associated a symbol illustrating the current position of the aircraft, an interface means (8) enabling the display of the display device (4) to be operated by an operator, storage means (10) storing a plurality of airport maps, means (12) for determining a reference point for each airport, whereof the map is stored in the storage means (10), and a selecting device (13) which selects an airport map stored in the storage means (8) so as to transmit same to the display device (4) so that it can be displayed, and which comprises means (14) enabling an airport map to be automatically selected, based on the current position of the aircraft and as airport reference point.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: AIRBUS FranceInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Thierry Malaval
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Publication number: 20080186207Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) comprising a set (2) of information sources for determining the active values of a plurality of parameter of an aeroplane, calculating means (3) for determining, by means of said active values, a first position corresponding to a position which is extrapolated from the nose of the aeroplane following a particular time interval from the current instant. The inventive device also comprises a database (5) provided with at least one pre-determined unauthorized zone of the airport, comparison means (6) for comparing said first position to said pre-determined unauthorized zone of the airport, and warning means (9) for emitting at least one warning signal if the first position is located in the unauthorized zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2006Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: AIRBUS GRANCEInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Stephane Collins
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Publication number: 20080147315Abstract: The invention relates to a system comprising a display device displaying, on a cockpit pilot display unit (7), a set of indications (10) containing an aeroplane symbol (8) which illustrates the position of the aeroplane and a map part (9) which represents the airport and moves in relation to the aeroplane symbol (8) according to the current position of the aeroplane in the airport, the aeroplane symbol (8) being fixed on the cockpit pilot display unit (7) in a centered position (12) in a standard display. The inventive system also comprises actuating means for deactivating the standard display in such a way as to enable the aeroplane symbol (8) to be displaced on the cockpit pilot display unit (7), and actuating means for controlling a temporary displacement of the set of indications (10) on the cockpit pilot display unit (7) in such a way that the aeroplane symbol (8) displayed moves away from the centered position (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCEInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Armand Jacob, Stephane Collins
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Patent number: 7345693Abstract: An airport display device including a display including at least one window, a database including data related to an airport, a selector configured to select a degree of zoom for the airport to be displayed from a plurality of different degrees of zoom, a control unit connected to the display, the database and the selector and configured to control the display to display in the at least one window the airport according to a scale value representative of the degree of zoom selected by the selector, and a changing unit configured to change the scale value representative of the degree of zoom.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Airbus FranceInventors: Pierre Coldefy, Fabien Fetzmann, Frederic Lemoult
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Publication number: 20070299597Abstract: The device (1) comprises means (12) for automatically presenting data relating to the path to be followed by the airplane at the airport in textual form on a display screen (14), and means (2) for automatically presenting this data in graphic form on a display screen (3), using a plot illustrating said path on an airport map.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCEInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Isabelle La Vielle, Nicolas Gros
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Publication number: 20070299598Abstract: Method and device for assisting in the navigation of an airplane on the ground at an airport. The device (1) comprises means (14) for transmitting an alarm signal, at least if an airplane position is not on a routing zone of the airport or if the orientation bearing-wise of the airplane on this routing zone does not correspond to a particular traffic direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCEInventors: Fabien Fetzmann, Pierre Coldefy, Stephane Collins
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Patent number: 7230632Abstract: An airport display method including the steps of providing data related to an airport, selecting a degree of zoom for the airport to be displayed on a displayed from a plurality of different degrees of zoom, controlling the display to display in the at least one window the airport according to a scale value representative of the degree of zoom selected in the selecting step and changing the scale value representative of the degree of zoom.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Airbus FranceInventors: Pierre Coldefy, Fabien Fetzmann, Frederic Lemoult
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Patent number: 6927782Abstract: The display device (1) comprises display means (2) comprising a screen (3), a data base (4) provided with data on the airport, an actuating system (5) for selecting a degree of zoom, a central unit (6) that controls the display means (2) such that it shows the airport on the screen (3) according to a scale value representative of a selected degree of zoom, and a means (10) making it possible to parameterize scale values. The display means (2) shows the airport solely in plan view on the screen (3), and the central unit (6) controls it such that it shows on the screen (3) details, according to one of a plurality of different levels of detail, each of the said levels of detail being dependent on the selected degree of zoom.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2002Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: Airbus FranceInventors: Pierre Coldefy, Fabien Fetzmann, Frédéric Lemoult
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Publication number: 20040201596Abstract: An airport display method including the steps of providing data related to an airport, selecting a degree of zoom for the airport to be displayed on a displayed from a plurality of different degrees of zoom, controlling the display to display in the at least one window the airport according to a scale value representative of the degree of zoom selected in the selecting step and changing the scale value representative of the degree of zoom.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: Pierre Coldefy, Fabien Fetzmann, Frederic Lemoult