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US 12,386,638 · App. 18/352,947 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

System and method for dynamic display of aircraft emissions data

Inventors: Jonas Schulze (Frankfurt, DE); Hilna Sahle (Darmstadt, DE); Anna-Lisa Mautes (Darmstadt, DE); Daniel Artic (Biebesheim, DE); Michael Gottscheck (Frankfurt, DE); Rahul Ashok (Singapore, SG); Neil Titchener (Jackson, NH); Nicholas Applegate (Long Beach, CA); Hubert Wong (Huntington Beach, CA); Nadine Akari (Lynnwood, WA); Lisa Liu (Paramus, NJ); David Raymond (Reston, VA); Brian Yutko (Somerville, MA)
Assignee: The Boeing Company
G06F9/451
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Patent No.
US 12,386,638
App. No.
18/352,947
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for dynamically modeling and depicting overall emissions of the aviation industry and changes thereto when taking into account, for example, traffic growth and introduction of sustainability strategies, such as new and/or improved technologies, an increase in operational efficiency, and carbon offsets. Using the dynamic tool described herein, users can define scenarios on how to reduce emissions through the introduction of different sustainability strategies, both statically and over time, analyze the impact of those strategies on emissions, and understand the dependencies between select strategies.

Claims (45)

1. A computer-implemented method of graphically displaying sustainability strategies for an aviation industry, the method comprising:

receiving, at one or more processors, aviation emissions information for a plurality of flights and a select time period;

displaying, on a display device, an aviation strategies graphical user interface;

graphically presenting, via the aviation strategies graphical user interface and using the one or more processors, the aviation emissions information in association with a plurality of sustainability strategies;

receiving, via one or more input devices of the aviation strategies graphical user interface, a user input for adjusting a select strategy of the plurality of sustainability strategies; and

based on the user input, dynamically adjusting, using the one or more processors, the graphical presentation of one or more aspects of the aviation emissions information in the aviation strategies graphical user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: graphically presenting, using the one or more processors, the plurality of flights on a geographic map user interface included in the aviation strategies graphical user interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein graphically presenting the aviation emissions information comprises: graphically presenting the aviation emissions information forecasted for a future portion of the select time period using a carbon emissions outlook user interface included in the aviation strategies graphical user interface.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein graphically presenting the aviation emissions information comprises: assigning a different color to each of the plurality of sustainability strategies; and presenting the aviation emissions information associated with each sustainability strategy in the assigned color.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein dynamically adjusting graphical presentation comprises: adjusting a dimension of one or more graphical elements configured to visually represent the one or more aspects of the aviation emissions information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein dynamically adjusting the graphical presentation comprises:

adjusting, based on the user input, a first graphical element configured to visually represent the select strategy of the sustainability strategies; and

in response to adjustment of the select strategy, automatically adjusting one or more other graphical elements configured to visually represent one or more other strategies of the sustainability strategies, the one or more other strategies configured to be dependent on the select strategy.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aviation emissions information comprises measured aviation emissions information collected for a past portion of the select time period and forecasted aviation emissions information determined based on projections for a future portion of the select time period.

8. A system comprising:

a display device; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display device, the one or more processors configured to:

receive aviation emissions information for a plurality of flights and a select time period; and

display, via the display device, an aviation strategies graphical user interface,

wherein the aviation strategies graphical user interface is configured to:

graphically present the aviation emissions information in association with a plurality of sustainability strategies;

receive, via one or more input devices of the aviation strategies graphical user interface, a user input for adjusting a select strategy of the plurality of sustainability strategies; and

based on the user input, dynamically adjust the graphical presentation of one or more aspects of the aviation emissions information.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the aviation strategies graphical user interface comprises a geographic map user interface configured to graphically present the plurality of flights.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the aviation strategies graphical user interface comprises a carbon emissions outlook user interface configured to graphically present the aviation emissions information predicted forecasted for a future portion of the select time period.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein graphically present the aviation emissions information comprises: assign a different color to each of the plurality of sustainability strategies; and present the aviation emissions information associated with each sustainability strategy in the assigned color.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein dynamically adjust the graphical presentation comprises:

adjust a dimension of one or more graphical elements configured to visually represent the one or more aspects of the aviation emissions information.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein dynamically adjust the graphical presentation comprises:

adjust, based on the user input, a first graphical element configured to visually represent the select strategy of the sustainability strategies; and

in response to adjustment of the select strategy, automatically adjust one or more other graphical elements configured to visually represent one or more other strategies of the sustainability strategies, the one or more other strategies configured to be dependent on the select strategy.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the aviation emissions information comprises measured aviation emissions information collected for a past portion of the select time period and forecasted aviation emissions information determined based on projections for a future portion of the select time period.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive aviation emissions information for a plurality of flights and a select time period;

display, via a display device, an aviation strategies graphical user interface;

graphically present, via the aviation strategies graphical user interface, the aviation emissions information in association with a plurality of sustainability strategies;

receive, via one or more input devices of the aviation strategies graphical user interface, a user input for adjusting a select strategy of the plurality of sustainability strategies; and

based on the user input, dynamically adjust the graphical presentation of one or more aspects of the aviation emissions information in the aviation strategies graphical user interface.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to: graphically present the plurality of flights on a geographic map user interface included in the aviation strategies graphical user interface.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein graphically present the aviation emissions information comprises: graphically present the aviation emissions information forecasted for a future portion of the select time period using a carbon emissions outlook user interface included in the aviation strategies graphical user interface.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein graphically present the aviation emissions information comprises: assign a different color to each of the plurality of sustainability strategies; and present the aviation emissions information associated with each sustainability strategy in the assigned color.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein dynamically adjust the graphical presentation comprises: adjust a dimension of one or more graphical elements configured to visually represent the one or more aspects of the aviation emissions information.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein dynamically adjust the graphical presentation comprises:

adjust, based on the user input, a first graphical element configured to visually represent the select strategy of the sustainability strategies; and

in response to adjustment of the select strategy, automatically adjust one or more other graphical elements configured to visually represent one or more other strategies of the sustainability strategies, the one or more other strategies configured to be dependent on the select strategy.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE FOR INVENTOR DAVID RAYMOND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 64394 FRAME 26. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 21, 2025
From: SCHULZE, JONAS; SAHLE, HILNA; MAUTES, ANNA-LISA; ARTIC, DANIEL; GOTTSCHECK, MICHAEL; ASHOK, RAHUL; TITCHENER, NEIL; APPLEGATE, NICHOLAS; WONG, HUBERT; AKARI, NADINE; LIU, LISA; RAYMOND, DAVID; YUTKO, BRIAN
To: THE BOEING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 072129/0486 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2023
From: SCHULZE, JONAS; SAHLE, HILNA; MAUTES, ANNA-LISA; ARTIC, DANIEL; GOTTSCHECK, MICHAEL; ASHOK, RAHUL; TITCHENER, NEIL; APPLEGATE, NICHOLAS; WONG, HUBERT; AKARI, NADINE; LIU, LISA; RAYMOND, DAVID; YUTKO, BRIAN
To: THE BOEING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064394/0026 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63501945 · May 12, 2023
Provisional Application 63382001 · Nov 2, 2022
Provisional Application 63368774 · Jul 18, 2022
Related Publication 20240086208A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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