Patents by Inventor Grant Lian

Grant Lian 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).

  • Software configurable aircraft audio control panels
    Patent number: 10078491
    Abstract: Software configurable aircraft audio control panels (ACPs) and methods for configuring such ACPs are disclosed. An ACP in accordance with the inventive concepts disclosed herein may include a display configured to provide a visual indication of a list of available voice channels and a list of navigation channels. The aircraft audio control panel may also include a plurality of channel-independent hardware control elements configured to receive a channel selection input from a user. The aircraft audio control panel may further include at least one processor in communication with the display and the plurality of channel-independent hardware control elements, the at least one processor configured to process the channel selection input and update the visual indication of the list of available voice channels and the list of navigation channels based on the channel selection input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiongmao Zhou, Grant Lian
  • Software Configurable Aircraft Audio Control Panels
    Publication number: 20170017463
    Abstract: Software configurable aircraft audio control panels (ACPs) and methods for configuring such ACPs are disclosed. An ACP in accordance with the inventive concepts disclosed herein may include a display configured to provide a visual indication of a list of available voice channels and a list of navigation channels. The aircraft audio control panel may also include a plurality of channel-independent hardware control elements configured to receive a channel selection input from a user. The aircraft audio control panel may further include at least one processor in communication with the display and the plurality of channel-independent hardware control elements, the at least one processor configured to process the channel selection input and update the visual indication of the list of available voice channels and the list of navigation channels based on the channel selection input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
    Inventors: Jiongmao Zhou, Grant Lian