Centralized Aircraft Cabin Display Page Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current aircraft cabin control panels require users to switch between functions and applications, leading to increased complexity, maintenance time, and costs, as well as inefficient workflows for cabin crew, due to localized image generation and lack of centralized management.
Innovation Solution
A method where display data is sent to a central controller to generate uniform display pages using pre-defined templates, simplifying the user interface and reducing development and maintenance costs by centralizing the generation and distribution of human machine interfaces across multiple control panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If display pages are generated locally in each control panel, then each panel can operate independently, but the system complexity increases and maintenance becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the display page generation functionality from individual control panels and relocates it to a central controller. The control panels now only handle data collection and display rendering, while the central controller manages template storage, parameter processing, and display page generation. This extraction reduces device complexity at the panel level while maintaining independent operation capability through centralized coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the display page generation functionality across all control panels into a single centralized system. By combining template management, parameter processing, and display generation in the central controller, the system achieves uniformity and simplifies maintenance while still supporting multiple control panels through standardized communication protocols.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are handled in parallel on control panels, then comprehensive functionality is achieved, but user workflow efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal template system in the central controller that can generate display pages for multiple different applications and functions. A single template management system handles various cabin control functions (lighting, temperature, entertainment, etc.), providing comprehensive functionality through a unified interface that improves user workflow efficiency while maintaining adaptability across different applications.
3Adaptability or versatility
If each application has its own work and page flow, then application-specific functionality is optimized, but training requirements and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies homogeneity by standardizing the display page structure and workflow across all applications through a unified template system. All applications follow the same page generation logic and interaction patterns defined by the central controller, reducing operational complexity and training requirements while maintaining application-specific functionality through customized template parameters and content.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for operating a control panel of an aircraft includes: sending display data from a control panel to a central controller of the aircraft, the display data including values to be displayed on a display screen of the control panel; loading, in the central controller, a display template from a central data storage, the display template including information for layouting the display data; generating a display page for the control panel in the central controller by merging the display data and the display template; sending the display page to the control panel; and displaying the display page on a display screen of the control panel.