Patents by Inventor Nico Zimmer
Nico Zimmer 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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Publication number: 20220156613Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing circuit, a plurality of solutions to avoid or decrease an adverse effect caused by an event. The method also includes selecting, by the processing circuit, a selected solution from the plurality of solutions by performing a socio-technical decision process. The socio-technical decision process includes simulating a human decision using a behavior model and a goal model for each of a plurality of agents and simulating a system decision using a sequential error search method for each of a plurality of systems. The socio-technical decision process also includes generating a socio-technical decision using the human decisions and the system decisions. The socio-technical decision corresponds to the selected solution. The method further includes facilitating a performance of one or more actions to implement the socio-technical decision.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventor: Nico Zimmer
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Patent number: 9824567Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media provide for selective Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) notifications to be made to the crew of an aircraft according to the relevance of the NOTAM to a selected phase of flight of the aircraft. According to embodiments described herein, NOTAMs are received and parsed for subject and status codes. The subject and status codes are used with the selected phase of flight to determine a relevance code each NOTAM according to a set of relevance rules. The relevance rules provide a level of relevance of the NOTAM to the phase of flight and trigger a type of notification according to that level of relevance.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Keyvan Bayram
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Patent number: 9396663Abstract: A particular method includes sending a taxiing routing message from a device to a vehicle. The taxiing routing message indicates a route assignment associated with an airport. The method also includes in response to receiving an acknowledgment of the taxiing routing message from the vehicle, indicating a status at a graphical user interface. The status is associated with the taxiing routing message.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Bo Vaaben, Krzysztof Pytel, Brian A. Azcuenaga
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Patent number: 9373184Abstract: A method for rendering data on a display device is described. Data representative of graphics objects rendered on the display device is received. The data is analyzed to identify white space areas. The white space areas are compared to a display area to be rendered on the display device. The white space areas are areas that are substantially free of displayed objects according to a criterion. Based on the comparison, one or more of the white space areas are identified for rendering the display area. The display area is automatically rendered in the identified white space areas on the display device without user intervention. When the white space areas are insufficient to render the display area, the display area may be automatically rendered based on one or more criteria.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Brian A. Azcuenaga, Krzysztof Pytel, Bo Vaaben
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Publication number: 20160092825Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for predicting fatigue of personnel relative to a schedule for the personnel. A fatigue profile can be predicted for various personnel and an operations schedule can be arranged for each of the personnel that does not exceed the respective fatigue profiles. Past instances of the various operations can be analyzed to determine parameters for operations variances. In the event an operations variance occurs during a current operation, a likelihood that the operations variance will propagate to future vehicle operations can be determined. In the event that a current operations variance will result in variances to future operations and such future variances can cause a vehicle operator to exceed a fatigue point in time in his fatigue profile, a warning can be output to a vehicle scheduler. A recommendation for a personnel change can also be output to the vehicle scheduler.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Nico ZIMMER, Bo VAABEN, Wojciech BOJANOWSKI, Pawel BLOKUS, Jacek KMIECIK
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Publication number: 20160012737Abstract: A particular method includes sending a taxiing routing message from a device to a vehicle. The taxiing routing message indicates a route assignment associated with an airport. The method also includes in response to receiving an acknowledgment of the taxiing routing message from the vehicle, indicating a status at a graphical user interface. The status is associated with the taxiing routing message.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Nico Zimmer, Bo Vaaben, Krzysztof Pytel, Brian A. Azcuenaga
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Publication number: 20150248781Abstract: A method for rendering data on a display device is described. Data representative of graphics objects rendered on the display device is received. The data is analyzed to identify white space areas. The white space areas are compared to a display area to be rendered on the display device. The white space areas are areas that are substantially free of displayed objects according to a criterion. Based on the comparison, one or more of the white space areas are identified for rendering the display area. The display area is automatically rendered in the identified white space areas on the display device without user intervention. When the white space areas are insufficient to render the display area, the display area may be automatically rendered based on one or more criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Brian A. Azcuenaga, Krzysztof Pytel, Bo Vaaben
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Publication number: 20150170492Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media provide for selective Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) notifications to be made to the crew of an aircraft according to the relevance of the NOTAM to a selected phase of flight of the aircraft. According to embodiments described herein, NOTAMs are received and parsed for subject and status codes. The subject and status codes are used with the selected phase of flight to determine a relevance code each NOTAM according to a set of relevance rules. The relevance rules provide a level of relevance of the NOTAM to the phase of flight and trigger a type of notification according to that level of relevance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Nico Zimmer, Keyvan Bayram
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Patent number: 8970399Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media provide for selective Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) notifications to be made to the crew of an aircraft according to the relevance of the NOTAM to a selected phase of flight of the aircraft. According to embodiments described herein, NOTAMs are received and parsed for subject and status codes. The subject and status codes are used with the selected phase of flight to determine a relevance code each NOTAM according to a set of relevance rules. The relevance rules provide a level of relevance of the NOTAM to the phase of flight and trigger a type of notification according to that level of relevance.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Keyvan Bayram
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Patent number: 8674850Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media provide for selective weather notifications to be made to the crew of an aircraft according to the level of relevance of the weather information to a selected phase of flight of the aircraft. According to embodiments described herein, weather information is received and parsed into weather components. The weather components and corresponding thresholds are used with the selected phase of flight to determine a relevance code for the weather information according to a set of relevance rules. The relevance rules provide a level of relevance of the weather information to the phase of flight and trigger a type of notification according to that level of relevance.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Keyvan Bayram
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Publication number: 20120274484Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media provide for selective weather notifications to be made to the crew of an aircraft according to the level of relevance of the weather information to a selected phase of flight of the aircraft. According to embodiments described herein, weather information is received and parsed into weather components. The weather components and corresponding thresholds are used with the selected phase of flight to determine a relevance code for the weather information according to a set of relevance rules. The relevance rules provide a level of relevance of the weather information to the phase of flight and trigger a type of notification according to that level of relevance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Nico Zimmer, Keyvan Bayram
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Patent number: 8290639Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a number of control surfaces for an aircraft. A current configuration for the number of control surfaces for the aircraft is identified during flight of the aircraft. A selected point in time at which the current configuration for the number of control surfaces is to be changed to a new configuration for the number of control surfaces is identified. A portion of time relative to the selected point in time during which the current configuration for the number of control surfaces is to be changed to the new configuration is identified based on a difference between a current amount of energy for the aircraft and an expected amount of energy for the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jendrick Westphal, Nico Zimmer
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Publication number: 20120116611Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a number of control surfaces for an aircraft. A current configuration for the number of control surfaces for the aircraft is identified during flight of the aircraft. A selected point in time at which the current configuration for the number of control surfaces is to be changed to a new configuration for the number of control surfaces is identified. A portion of time relative to the selected point in time during which the current configuration for the number of control surfaces is to be changed to the new configuration is identified based on a difference between a current amount of energy for the aircraft and an expected amount of energy for the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Jendrick Westphal, Nico Zimmer
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Patent number: 8144937Abstract: A method for automatically updating a graphical information system (GIS) type database using aerial imagery. The method may involve processing a new image to identify at least one target region therewithin; analyzing the target region to determine image invariant moments thereof; using feature vector data to generate a template of a target feature from an old image; analyzing the template to generate image invariant moments thereof; and comparing the image invariant moments of the target region with the image invariant moments of the template to identify a feature change between the target region and the template.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Donald L. Ravenscroft, William G. Lugsch
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Publication number: 20110131050Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying berths for ships. Information about a ship requesting a berth from a plurality of berths in a location is obtained. Current environmental information for the location is obtained. A number of berths for the ship from the plurality of berths is identified using the information about the ship and the current environmental information for the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Ross M. Brown
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Publication number: 20100092045Abstract: A method for automatically updating a graphical information system (GIS) type database using aerial imagery. The method may involve processing a new image to identify at least one target region therewithin; analyzing the target region to determine image invariant moments thereof; using feature vector data to generate a template of a target feature from an old image; analyzing the template to generate image invariant moments thereof; and comparing the image invariant moments of the target region with the image invariant moments of the template to identify a feature change between the target region and the template.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Nico Zimmer, Donald L. Ravenscroft, William G. Lugsch