Patents by Inventor Shane Lai

Shane Lai 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).

  • Flight deck multifunction control display unit with voice commands
    Patent number: 9665345
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a flight deck multifunction control display unit are disclosed. In various embodiments, the systems may comprise a flight management system or other MCDU driven devices, a command database that stores a plurality of voice commands and a plurality of multifunction control display unit commands. In various embodiments, each voice command is associated with one of the plurality of multifunction control display unit commands. The systems may further comprise a pilot voice interface configured to receive a voice command from a pilot and transmit the voice command to the multifunction control display unit. The multifunction control display unit can receive the voice command from the pilot voice interface and, in response, access the command database to identify a multifunction control display unit command in the command database that is associated with the voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mark Pearson, Phillip Toews, Charles Dairman, Shane Lai, Hariharan Saptharishi, Venkat Ramana Mummadi
  • FLIGHT DECK MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT
    Publication number: 20160034250
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a flight deck multifunction control display unit are disclosed. In various embodiments, the systems may comprise a flight management system or other MCDU driven devices, a command database that stores a plurality of voice commands and a plurality of multifunction control display unit commands. In various embodiments, each voice command is associated with one of the plurality of multifunction control display unit commands. The systems may further comprise a pilot voice interface configured to receive a voice command from a pilot and transmit the voice command to the multifunction control display unit. The multifunction control display unit can receive the voice command from the pilot voice interface and, in response, access the command database to identify a multifunction control display unit command in the command database that is associated with the voice command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mark Pearson, Phillip Toews, Charles Dairman, Shane Lai, Hariharan Saptharishi, Venkat Ramana Mummadi
  • Flight deck multifunction control display unit
    Patent number: RE49067
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a flight deck multifunction control display unit are disclosed. In various embodiments, the systems may comprise a flight management system or other MCDU driven devices, a command database that stores a plurality of voice commands and a plurality of multifunction control display unit commands. In various embodiments, each voice command is associated with one of the plurality of multifunction control display unit commands. The systems may further comprise a pilot voice interface configured to receive a voice command from a pilot and transmit the voice command to the multifunction control display unit. The multifunction control display unit can receive the voice command from the pilot voice interface and, in response, access the command database to identify a multifunction control display unit command in the command database that is associated with the voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mark Pearson, Phillip Toews, Charles Dairman, Shane Lai, Hariharan Saptharishi, Venkat Ramana Mummadi