Patents by Inventor Nigel Pippard

Nigel Pippard 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).

  • Displaying system and method for displaying a perspective view of the surrounding of an aircraft in an aircraft
    Patent number: 10982970
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method (300) for displaying a perspective view of the surrounding of an aircraft (100) in an aircraft. The method comprises accessing (310) surrounding information from a database. The surrounding information is photo-based and three-dimensional. The method further comprises processing (320) the accessed surrounding information so that a perspective view of the surrounding of the aircraft is provided. The perspective view of the surrounding correlates to the position of the aircraft and is photo-based with spatially correlated photo-based textures. The method further comprises transmitting (360) the provided perspective view of the surrounding of the aircraft to a displaying unit so that it can be displayed in the aircraft. The present disclosure also relates to a system, an aircraft, a use, a computer program, and a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Nigel Pippard, Robert Alexander Bennett, Jonas Dehlin, Adam Nilsson
  • DISPLAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE SURROUNDING OF AN AIRCRAFT IN AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20190310105
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method (300) for displaying a perspective view of the surrounding of an aircraft (100) in an aircraft. The method comprises accessing (310) surrounding information from a database. The surrounding information is photo-based and three-dimensional. The method further comprises processing (320) the accessed surrounding information so that a perspective view of the surrounding of the aircraft is provided. The perspective view of the surrounding correlates to the position of the aircraft and is photo-based with spatially correlated photo-based textures. The method further comprises transmitting (360) the provided perspective view of the surrounding of the aircraft to a displaying unit so that it can be displayed in the aircraft. The present disclosure also relates to a system, an aircraft, a use, a computer program, and a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Nigel Pippard, Robert Alexander Bennett, Jonas Dehlin, Adam Nilsson