SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLIGHT NAVIGATION USER INTERFACE
Systems and methods for entry of navigation coordinate data in a flight navigation platform with a graphical user interface are provided. One method comprises determining an anchored reach region of a touch-screen display; displaying, on the touch-screen display, one of a plurality of data entry keyboards, each keyboard comprising a keyboard selection key; and responsive to a user input via said key, selectively displaying another one of the plurality of data entry keyboards, said keyboards comprising an alphanumeric data keyboard and a condensed coordinate data keyboard. Another method comprises displaying, on a touch-screen display, a condensed coordinate data keyboard for entry of navigation coordinate data, said keyboard comprising an arrangement selection key; and responsive to a user input via said key, altering, on the touch-screen display, a key arrangement of the condensed coordinate data keyboard between a left justified arrangement of keys and a right justified arrangement of keys.
1 . A method for entry of navigation coordinate data in a flight navigation platform with a graphical user interface, using one or more processors in communication with a touch-screen display, the method comprising:
displaying, on the touch-screen display, one of a plurality of data entry keyboards, the plurality of data entry keyboards comprising:
an alphanumeric data keyboard comprising first letter keys arranged in a QWERTY configuration and number keys arranged in a horizontal row above an uppermost horizontal row of the QWERTY configuration, wherein each of the number keys is horizontally aligned with a letter key of the uppermost horizontal row; and
a condensed coordinate data keyboard comprising the number keys arranged in a grid configuration, second letter keys comprising letters N, S, E, and W linearly arranged adjacent to the grid configuration, and symbol keys comprising navigation coordinate symbols for plus, minus, degrees, minutes, and seconds,
wherein each of the plurality of data entry keyboards further comprises a keyboard selection key; and
responsive to a user input received via the keyboard selection key, selectively displaying, on the touch-screen display, another one of the plurality of data entry keyboards.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the alphanumeric data keyboard comprises only the first letter keys, the number keys, the symbol keys, and function keys, and wherein each of the first letter keys, the number keys, the symbol keys, and the function keys correspond to valid user inputs for navigation coordinate data entry.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the symbol keys comprises a symbol specific for navigation data entry using the flight navigation platform.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of data entry keyboards comprises the symbol keys and function keys used for entry of navigation coordinate data.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the symbol keys comprises a symbol specific for navigation data entry using the flight navigation platform.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of data entry keyboards comprises at least one arrangement selection key, and the method further comprises:
responsive to user inputs via the arrangement selection key, altering, on the touch-screen display, a key arrangement of a currently-displayed keyboard of the plurality of data entry keyboards between a left justified arrangement of keys and a right justified arrangement of keys.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein altering the key arrangement comprises:
displaying the condensed coordinate data keyboard with the grid configuration on a right portion of the touch-screen display for the right justified arrangement of keys, and
displaying the condensed coordinate data keyboard with the grid configuration on a left portion of the touch-screen display for the left justified arrangement of keys.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein altering the key arrangement further comprises:
displaying the condensed coordinate data keyboard with the second letter keys on a left side of the grid configuration for the right justified arrangement of keys, and
displaying the condensed coordinate data keyboard with the second letter keys on a right side of the grid configuration for the left justified arrangement of keys.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein altering the key arrangement comprises:
displaying the condensed coordinate data keyboard with the second letter keys and the symbol keys on a left side of the grid configuration for the right justified arrangement of keys, and
displaying the condensed coordinate data keyboard with the second letter keys and the symbol keys on a right side of the grid configuration for the left justified arrangement of keys.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
automatically altering, on the touch-screen display, a key arrangement of a currently-displayed keyboard of the plurality of data entry keyboards between a left justified arrangement of keys and a right justified arrangement of keys responsive to a change in orientation of the touch-screen display between a landscape left orientation and a landscape right orientation.
11 . A method for entry of navigation coordinate data in a flight navigation platform with a graphical user interface, using one or more processors in communication with a touch-screen display, the method comprising,
displaying, on the touch-screen display, a condensed coordinate data keyboard for entry of navigation coordinate data, the condensed coordinate data keyboard comprising number keys arranged in a grid configuration, cardinal direction keys located adjacent to the grid configuration, and symbol keys comprising navigation coordinate symbols for plus (+), minus (−), degrees (°), minutes (′), and seconds (″), and an arrangement selection key; and
responsive to a user input received via the arrangement selection key, altering, on the touch-screen display, a key arrangement of the condensed coordinate data keyboard between a left justified arrangement of keys and a right justified arrangement of keys.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein altering the key arrangement of the condensed coordinate data keyboard displayed on the touch-screen display comprises: arranging the grid configuration on a right portion of the touch-screen display for the right justified arrangement of keys, and arranging the grid configuration on a left portion of the touch-screen display for the left justified arrangement of keys.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein altering the key arrangement of the condensed coordinate data keyboard displayed on the touch-screen display further comprises: aligning the cardinal direction keys in a first column on a left side of the grid configuration for the right justified arrangement of keys, and aligning the cardinal direction keys in a second column on a right side of the grid configuration for the left justified arrangement of keys.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the symbol keys comprise at least one symbol key with a symbol specific for navigation data entry using the flight navigation platform.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the condensed coordinate data keyboard further comprises function keys for directing cursor position movement within the graphical user interface and for a character deletion function.
16 . A system for entry of navigation coordinate data in a flight navigation platform, the system comprising:
one or more processors;
a touch-screen display communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; and
a memory storing instructions that are operative, upon execution by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to:
display, on the touch-screen display, a condensed coordinate data keyboard having cardinal direction keys, number keys of only digits zero through nine, symbol keys comprising navigation coordinate symbols for plus, minus, degrees, minutes, and seconds, and an arrangement selection key; and
responsive to a user input received via the arrangement selection key, dynamically alter, on the touch-screen display, a key arrangement of the condensed coordinate data keyboard between a left justified arrangement of keys and a right justified arrangement of keys, wherein the right justified arrangement positions the number keys on a right portion of the touch-screen display and the left justified arrangement positions the number keys on a left portion of the touch-screen display.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the condensed coordinate data keyboard is initially displayed with the number keys arranged in a grid configuration having three columns and the cardinal direction keys arranged in a fourth column located adjacent to the grid configuration.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein dynamically altering the key arrangement to the right justified arrangement of keys comprises arranging the fourth column of cardinal direction keys on a left side of the grid configuration, and dynamically altering the key arrangement to the left justified arrangement of keys comprises arranging the fourth column of cardinal direction keys on a right side of the grid configuration.
19 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the symbol keys comprise at least one symbol key with a symbol specific for navigation data entry using the flight navigation platform.
20 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are operative, upon execution by the one or more processors, to further cause the one or more processors to automatically alter, on the touch-screen display, the key arrangement of the condensed coordinate data keyboard between the left justified arrangement of keys and the right justified arrangement of keys responsive to a change in orientation of the touch-screen display between a landscape left orientation and a landscape right orientation.