IP Library Granted Patent US 12,548,452
Granted Patent B2
US 12,548,452 · App. 18/522,431 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Systems and methods for monitoring aviation notifications

Inventors: Thomas Winston Scott (Denver, CO); Samantha Ann Schwartz (Castle Pines, CO); Jeffrey Lee Williams (Littleton, CO)
Assignee: Jeppesen Foreflight, Inc.
G08G5/21B64D43/00G08G5/20
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Patent No.
US 12,548,452
App. No.
18/522,431
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and a method include a user interface including a display and an input device. A control unit is in communication with the user interface. The control unit configured to present aviation data and an evaluation entry device on the display. The evaluation entry device is associated with the aviation data. The control unit is further configured to receive an evaluation of the aviation data input by a user via the evaluation entry device, determine an evaluation score for the aviation data based, at least in part, on the evaluation, and present the evaluation score for the aviation data on one or both of the display or one or more other displays of one or more other user interfaces. One or more aircraft are operated based on the evaluation score for the aviation data.

Claims (38)

1 . A system comprising:

one or more displays; and

a control unit in communication with the one or more displays, the control unit configured to:

present aviation data and an evaluation entry device on the one or more displays, wherein the evaluation entry device is associated with the aviation data,

receive an evaluation of the aviation data input by a user via the evaluation entry device,

determine an evaluation score for the aviation data based, at least in part, on the evaluation,

present the evaluation score for the aviation data on the one or more displays, and

present a flag on the one or more displays, wherein the flag is configured to be engaged to prioritize the aviation data irrespective of the evaluation score.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is remote from the one or more aircraft.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is onboard the one or more aircraft.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more displays are onboard the one or more aircraft.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the aviation data comprises a meteorological aerodrome report (METAR), a Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM), or a Pilot Report (PIREP).

6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more databases in communication with the control unit, wherein the control unit is further configured to store the evaluation associated with the aviation data in the one or more databases.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more databases comprise a public database and a private database.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to automatically operate the one or more aircraft operated based on the evaluation score for the aviation data.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is an artificial intelligence or machine learning system.

10 . A method comprising:

presenting, by a control unit in communication with one or more displays, aviation data and an evaluation entry device on the one or more displays, wherein the evaluation entry device is associated with the aviation data;

receiving, by the control unit, an evaluation of the aviation data input by a user via the evaluation entry device;

determining, by the control unit, an evaluation score for the aviation data based, at least in part, on the evaluation;

presenting, by the control unit, the evaluation score for the aviation data on the one or more displays; and

presenting, by the control unit, a flag on the one or more displays, wherein the flag is configured to be engaged to prioritize the aviation data irrespective of the evaluation score.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the control unit is remote from the one or more aircraft.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more displays are onboard the one or more aircraft.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the aviation data comprises a meteorological aerodrome report (METAR), a Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM), or a Pilot Report (PIREP).

14 . The method of claim 10 , further storing, by the control unit, the evaluation associated with the aviation data in one or more databases.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more databases comprise a public database and a private database.

16 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising automatically operating, by the control unit, the one or more aircraft operated based on the evaluation score for the aviation data.

17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the control unit is an artificial intelligence or machine learning system.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause one or more control units comprising a processor, to perform operations comprising:

presenting aviation data and an evaluation entry device on one or more displays, wherein the evaluation entry device is associated with the aviation data;

receiving an evaluation of the aviation data input by a user via the evaluation entry device;

determining an evaluation score for the aviation data based, at least in part, on the evaluation;

presenting the evaluation score for the aviation data on the one or more displays; and

presenting, by the control unit, a flag on the one or more displays, wherein the flag is configured to be engaged to prioritize the aviation data irrespective of the evaluation score,

wherein one or more aircraft are operated based on the evaluation score for the aviation data.

19 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more aircraft are operated based on the evaluation score for the aviation data.

20 . The method of claim 10 , wherein one or more aircraft are operated based on the evaluation score for the aviation data.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 6, 2026
From: BOEING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JEPPESEN FOREFLIGHT, INC.
Reel/Frame 075523/0160 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2026
From: THE BOEING COMPANY
To: JEPPESEN FOREFLIGHT, INC. (F/K/A BOEING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.)
Reel/Frame 074967/0544 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2025
From: FOREFLIGHT LLC; JEPPESEN FOREFLIGHT, INC.
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073622/0920 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2025
From: THE BOEING COMPANY
To: BOEING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 073156/0773 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2023
From: SCOTT, THOMAS WINSTON; SCHWARTZ, SAMANTHA ANN; WILLIAMS, JEFFREY LEE
To: THE BOEING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 065694/0968 →
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