Passenger aircraft emergency procedures

Abstract

Passenger aircraft includes seats, display screens facing the seats, and oxygen masks. When oxygen masks are deployed, imperative imagery is displayed that urges the passenger to at least don their oxygen mask, then optionally help others, etc. In some of these embodiments, the passenger aircraft further includes input devices. Each passenger can enter an input that indicates they have donned the mask, so as to see further imagery for guidance. These inputs could be stored in the flight data recorder for subsequent analysis. In some embodiments, passengers enter self-reported data using the input devices. The self-reported data can be stored in the flight data recorder for subsequent analysis of situations, such as when oxygen masks have been deployed.

1 . A passenger aircraft comprising:
 a fuselage;   a seat within the fuselage configured for a passenger to sit in;   an oxygen mask stored in a stored position above the seat;   a releasing mechanism configured to release the oxygen mask from the stored position to a deployed position relative to the seat;   a memory configured to store emergency imperative data;   a display screen configured to display one or more images to a passenger seated in the seat, in which the display screen is configured to display, due to the emergency imperative data imperative imagery that urges the passenger to at least don the oxygen mask at a time that the imperative imagery is being displayed; and   an activation mechanism configured to cause the releasing mechanism to release the oxygen mask to the deployed position, and also to cause the display screen to display due to the emergency imperative data, concurrently with the oxygen mask being in the deployed position.   
     
     
         2 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 1 , in which
 the activation mechanism causes the releasing mechanism to release the oxygen mask, and   the display screen is caused to display responsive to the releasing mechanism releasing the oxygen mask.   
     
     
         3 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 1 , in which
 the activation mechanism causes the display screen to display, and   the releasing mechanism releases the oxygen mask responsive to the display screen being caused to display.   
     
     
         4 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cabin within the fuselage, and   in which the activation mechanism is operable by a crew member of the passenger aircraft.   
     
     
         5 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cabin within the fuselage; and   a pressure monitor configured to issue an alarm if an all pressure within the cabin drops below a threshold, and   in which the activation mechanism is operable automatically, responsive to the issued alarm.   
     
     
         6 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 1 , in which
 at least a portion of the imperative imagery is displayed as flashing.   
     
     
         7 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 1 , in which
 an initial portion of the imperative imagery appears first, and   a subsequent portion of the imperative imagery appears at least three seconds after the initial portion has appeared.   
     
     
         8 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an input device configured to enable the passenger to enter inputs, and   in which in first portion of the imperative imagery appears first, and includes a continuation prompt, and   a second portion of the imperative imagery appears only after the passenger has entered a continuation input in the input device, responsive to the continuation prompt.   
     
     
         9 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 8 , in which
 the display screen includes a touchscreen, and   the touchscreen is the input device.   
     
     
         10 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 8 , in which
 the second portion of the imperative imagery includes another, second continuation prompt, and   a third portion of the imperative imagery appears only after the passenger has entered another continuation input, responsive to the other, second continuation prompt.   
     
     
         11 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a flight data recorder within the fuselage, and   in which a record is stored in the flight data recorder of the entered continuation input.   
     
     
         12 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an input device accessible to a passenger seated in the seat, and   in which a language is indicated via the input device, and   the displayed imperative imagery includes at least one word in the indicated language.   
     
     
         13 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 12 , in which
 the display screen includes a touchscreen, and   the touchscreen is the input device.   
     
     
         14 . A computer system for a passenger aircraft including a seat configured for a passenger to sit in, a display screen facing the seat, an oxygen mask in a stored position and a release mechanism, the computer system comprising: a processor and a non-transitory storage medium coupled with the processor, the storage medium storing emergency imperative data and one or more programs which, when executed by the processor, result in:
 the release mechanism releasing the oxygen mask from the stored position to a deployed position relative to the seat; and   the display screen displaying, due to the emergency imperative data, imperative imagery that urges it passenger seated in the seat to at least don the oxygen mask at a time that the imperative imagery is being displayed, concurrently with the oxygen mask being in the deployed position.   
     
     
         15 - 27 . (canceled) 
     
     
         28 . A method for a passenger aircraft that includes a seat configured for a passenger to sit in, a display screen facing the seat, an oxygen mask in a stored position and a release mechanism, the method comprising:
 releasing the oxygen mask from the stored position to a deployed position relative to the seat; and   displaying in the display screen imperative imagery that urges a passenger seated in the seat to at least don the oxygen mask at a time, that the imperative imagery is being displayed, concurrently with the oxygen mask being in the deployed position.   
     
     
         29 - 41 . (canceled) 
     
     
         42 . A passenger aircraft, comprising;
 a fuselage;   a seat within the fuselage configured for a passenger to sit in;   an input device configured to enable a passenger seated in the seat to enter self-reported data; and   a flight data recorder within the fuselage configured to store the self-reported data.   
     
     
         43 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 42 , in which
 the self-reported data is entered by the passenger and stored in the flight data recorder while the passenger aircraft is in flight.   
     
     
         44 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 42 , further comprising:
 a display screen.   
     
     
         45 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 44 , in which
 the display screen includes a touchscreen, and   the touchscreen is the input device.   
     
     
         46 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 42 , further comprising:
 is display screen configured to display to the passenger imagery including a self-report prompt, and   in which the passenger enters the self-reported data responsive to the self-report prompt.   
     
     
         47 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 46 , in which
 a language prompt is displayed in the display screen for the passenger to indicate a language, and   the self-report prompt includes at least one word in the indicated language.   
     
     
         48 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 46 , in which
 the self-report prompt includes a question, and   the self-reported data includes an answer to the question, which is entered by the passenger.   
     
     
         49 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 48 , in which
 the question includes the passenger's name, and   the self-report prompt further includes a proposed name looked up from a passenger manifest.   
     
     
         50 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 42 , in which
 the seat has an associated seat number; and   the inputted self-reported data is stored in association, with the seat number.   
     
     
         51 . The passenger aircraft of  claim 42 , in which
 an indication of time is stored in association with the seat number.   
     
     
         52 . A computer system for a passenger aircraft including a flight data recorder, a seat configured for a passenger to sit in and an input device accessible to a passenger seated in the seat, the computer system comprising: a processor and a non-transitory storage medium coupled with the processor, the storage medium storing emergency imperative data and one or more programs which, when executed by the processor, result in:
 inputting the self-reported data; and   storing the inputted sell-reported data in the flight data recorder.   
     
     
         53 - 59 . (canceled) 
     
     
         60 . A method for a passenger aircraft including a flight data recorder, a seat configured for a passenger to sit in and an input device configured to enable a passenger seated in the seat to enter self-reported data, comprising:
 inputting the self-reported data; and   storing the inputted self-reported data in the flight data recorder.   
     
     
         61 - 67 . (canceled)