Patents by Inventor Sue McCullough
Sue McCullough 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: 10467912Abstract: A vehicular situation display including a user interface, a display, and a processor is provided to modify a vertical profile of a flight plan. The processor may generate vertical profile display data on the display based, receive a request to edit the vertical profile, expand the vertical profile display data on the display, generate a first movable reference line corresponding to one of an altitude, a distance and a time, receive, from the user interface, a flight plan change request to change an altitude, distance or time of the flight plan, the altitude, distance or time corresponding to the first movable reference line, generate a preview of an updated flight plan, and transmit the approval of the displayed updated flight plan to a flight management system, the flight management system configured to update the flight plan of the aircraft based upon the command to change the flight plan.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mahesh Sivaratri, Sujith Kalarickal, Kalimulla Khan, John R, Soumitri Swain
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Publication number: 20180373404Abstract: A method for communicating using an architecture compatible with a multi-function control and display unit (MCDU) onboard an aircraft is provided. The method intercepts MCDU format communications transmitted by a plurality of avionics systems to the MCDU using a plurality of MCDU communication connections, by at least one processor; presents the intercepted MCDU format communications, via a graphical user interface (GUI) presented by a display device communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; receives user input data via the GUI, wherein the user input data comprises at least one of data entry, user selections, and user commands associated with the plurality of avionics systems; and transmits the user input data to the plurality of avionics systems using the plurality of MCDU communication connections, by a communication device communicatively coupled to the at least one processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Mahesh Sivaratri, Sue McCullough, Sushma Bidrupane, Prashanth Ramanna, Phillip Toews, Sanju Kumari, Bhargavi Rangu, Pranav Patel
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Publication number: 20180268721Abstract: A vehicular situation display including a user interface, a display, and a processor is provided to modify a vertical profile of a flight plan. The processor may generate vertical profile display data on the display based, receive a request to edit the vertical profile, expand the vertical profile display data on the display, generate a first movable reference line corresponding to one of an altitude, a distance and a time, receive, from the user interface, a flight plan change request to change an altitude, distance or time of the flight plan, the altitude, distance or time corresponding to the first movable reference line, generate a preview of an updated flight plan, and transmit the approval of the displayed updated flight plan to a flight management system, the flight management system configured to update the flight plan of the aircraft based upon the command to change the flight plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mahesh Sivaratri, Sujith Kalarickal, Kalimulla Khan, John R, Soumitri Swain
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Patent number: 10011370Abstract: A wearable device is provided to be worn by an operator of an aircraft. The wearable device includes a communication unit configured to receive aircraft parameters from an aircraft system; a database configured to store a rule set that defines at least a first rule with a first alert condition and a first response associated with the first alert condition; a processing unit coupled to the communication unit and the database, the processing unit configured to evaluate the first alert condition in view of the aircraft parameters and to initiate the first response when the aircraft parameters violate the first condition; and an alert unit coupled to the processing unit and configured to communicate the first response to the operator.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Hariharan Saptharishi, Gobinathan Baladhandapani, Sue McCullough, Eric Christianson
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Patent number: 9702726Abstract: A system and method for providing the information contained in instrument procedure charts in a more intuitive and easier to comprehend manner is provided. The provided enhanced instrument procedure visualization system displays a dynamic three-dimensional view of a selected instrument procedure, and incorporates time-relevant information from weather and traffic sources. The provided enhanced instrument procedure visualization system further allows a pilot to scroll forward and backward in time to review and study the complete instrument procedure.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Nathan Shaughn Turner, John-Paul Gorsky, Vincent Acuna, Sue McCullough, Charles Dairman, Steven Crouch
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Patent number: 9665345Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mark Pearson, Phillip Toews, Charles Dairman, Shane Lai, Hariharan Saptharishi, Venkat Ramana Mummadi
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Publication number: 20170138759Abstract: A system and method for providing the information contained in instrument procedure charts in a more intuitive and easier to comprehend manner is provided. The provided enhanced instrument procedure visualization system displays a dynamic three-dimensional view of a selected instrument procedure, and incorporates time-relevant information from weather and traffic sources. The provided enhanced instrument procedure visualization system further allows a pilot to scroll forward and backward in time to review and study the complete instrument procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Nathan Shaughn Turner, John-Paul Gorsky, Vincent Acuna, Sue McCullough, Charles Dairman, Steven Crouch
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Publication number: 20170113810Abstract: A wearable device is provided to be worn by an operator of an aircraft. The wearable device includes a communication unit configured to receive aircraft parameters from an aircraft system; a database configured to store a rule set that defines at least a first rule with a first alert condition and a first response associated with the first alert condition; a processing unit coupled to the communication unit and the database, the processing unit configured to evaluate the first alert condition in view of the aircraft parameters and to initiate the first response when the aircraft parameters violate the first condition; and an alert unit coupled to the processing unit and configured to communicate the first response to the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Hariharan Saptharishi, Gobinathan Baladhandapani, Sue McCullough, Eric Christianson
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Patent number: 9550578Abstract: A system and method are provided for programming a flight management system in response to a voice input. The voice input is validated (the pilot spoken vocabulary is thereby filtered (e.g., adapted) to improve recognition accuracy and reduce false positives) by comparing the current operational state of the aircraft (for example, climb, level flight, descent, speed, altitude, and heading), operation validities and availabilities (for example, operations allowed and not allowed) based on the flight management system planned and predicted lateral and vertical trajectory of the flight route (flight plan) from origin/present position to destination, and the requested action being taken.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mahesh Sivaratri
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Patent number: 9548049Abstract: A method of managing speech data in a system is provided. The method includes receiving speech data that is generated by a speech recognition module; searching data structures of a definition file for a speech tag based on the speech data, wherein the data structures define features of a display screen; and determining an action associated with the speech tag; and at least one of communicating data to an application of the system and generating display data based on the action.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, David Bibby, Mahesh Sivaratri, Minni Ambooken
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Patent number: 9530318Abstract: Embodiments of a touchscreen-enabled electronic device (referred to as a “digital pilot notepad”), methods, and program products facilitating the entry of handwritten pilot data into one or more flight deck systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, the digital pilot notepad includes an avionics interface over which alphanumeric input data is transmitted to a flight deck system, a touchscreen device, and a controller operably coupled to the avionics interface and to the touchscreen device. The controller is configured to digitally capture a handwritten pilot note written on the touchscreen device by a pilot, convert the handwritten pilot note to alphanumeric input data in a format compatible with the flight deck system, and subsequently submit the alphanumeric input data to the flight deck system over the avionics interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Nathan Shaughn Turner, Charles Dairman, Kelsey Begaye, Sue McCullough
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Publication number: 20160034250Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mark Pearson, Phillip Toews, Charles Dairman, Shane Lai, Hariharan Saptharishi, Venkat Ramana Mummadi
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Publication number: 20150235640Abstract: A method of managing speech data in a system is provided. The method includes receiving speech data that is generated by a speech recognition module; searching data structures of a definition file for a speech tag based on the speech data, wherein the data structures define features of a display screen; and determining an action associated with the speech tag; and at least one of communicating data to an application of the system and generating display data based on the action.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, David Bibby, Mahesh Sivaratri, Minni Ambooken
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Publication number: 20150217870Abstract: A system and method are provided for programming a flight management system in response to a voice input. The voice input is validated (the pilot spoken vocabulary is thereby filtered (e.g., adapted) to improve recognition accuracy and reduce false positives) by comparing the current operational state of the aircraft (for example, climb, level flight, descent, speed, altitude, and heading), operation validities and availabilities (for example, operations allowed and not allowed) based on the flight management system planned and predicted lateral and vertical trajectory of the flight route (flight plan) from origin/present position to destination, and the requested action being taken.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mahesh Sivaratri
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Patent number: 8432298Abstract: A visual display system is provided for an aircraft having a flight plan with a plurality of flight plan pages. The system includes a display unit configured to display at least one of the flight plan pages; an input device configured to receive an input from a user corresponding to a selected flight plan page from the plurality of flight plan pages; and a processor coupled to the monitor and the input device. The processor is configured to receive the input from the input device and provide the selected flight plan page to the display unit for display based on the input.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Sue McCullough
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Publication number: 20110102199Abstract: A visual display system is provided for an aircraft having a flight plan with a plurality of flight plan pages. The system includes a display unit configured to display at least one of the flight plan pages; an input device configured to receive an input from a user corresponding to a selected flight plan page from the plurality of flight plan pages; and a processor coupled to the monitor and the input device. The processor is configured to receive the input from the input device and provide the selected flight plan page to the display unit for display based on the input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Sue McCullough
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Publication number: 20060088640Abstract: Methods and compositions for baked food products are provided. Illustrative baked food products comprise a flour mixture comprising peanut flour, baking powder, a fat, a milk product, and egg. Illustrative methods comprise preparing a dough comprising wheat flour, salt, baking powder, a fat, a milk product, egg, and peanut flour, rolling the dough, and baking the dough.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2005Publication date: April 27, 2006Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Susan McWatters, Sue McCullough, Sandra Walker
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Publication number: 20050175740Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for a nut butter-filled pastry comprising a pastry exterior, and a filling substantially enclosed in the pastry exterior, the filling comprising a nut butter. In illustrative embodiments, the nut butter is peanut butter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2005Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Susan McWatters, Sandra Walker, Sue McCullough, Robert Phillips, Manjeet Chinnan
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Patent number: RE49067Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sue McCullough, Mark Pearson, Phillip Toews, Charles Dairman, Shane Lai, Hariharan Saptharishi, Venkat Ramana Mummadi