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Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for presenting taxi information to a pilot are disclosed. A processor receives aircraft taxi information; retrieves navigation reference and object data; generates an image data set as a function of the aircraft taxi information data and the n

Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for presenting taxi information to a pilot are disclosed. A processor receives aircraft taxi information; retrieves navigation reference and object data; generates an image data set as a function of the aircraft taxi information data and the navigation reference and object data; and provides the image data set to a display system. The image data set could be representative of an image in which one or more first location highlighters highlight the location(s) of one or more raised surface features that appear within an egocentric, perspective scene outside the aircraft. The one raised surface feature could be comprised of a raised surface boundary or a raised surface centerline. In an additional embodiment, the image could include one or more second location highlighters highlighting the location(s) of one or more raised surface transition features.

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1. A system for generating taxi information presentable to a pilot of an aircraft, such system comprising: a source of taxi information data; at least one source of navigation reference data; a processor configured to: receive aircraft taxi information data representative of at least the current pos

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A system for generating taxi information presentable to a pilot of an aircraft, such system comprising: a source of taxi information data; at least one source of navigation reference data; a processor configured to: receive aircraft taxi information data representative of at least the current position of the aircraft, anda designated surface route comprised of at least one specified airport surface;retrieve navigation reference data corresponding to the aircraft taxi information data and representative of at least one specified airport surface;generate an image data set as a function of the aircraft taxi information data and the navigation reference data, where the image data set is representative of an image in which at least one first location highlighter highlights the location of at least one raised surface feature corresponding to a surface feature of one specified airport surface, where one first location highlighter corresponds to an actual, visible surface centerline and is comprised of a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end of the one first location highlighter is located above and not in contact with the actual, visible surface centerline, where the one first location highlighter stretches proportionally with an amount of drift of the aircraft from the actual, visible surface centerline,the distal end of the one first location highlighter is located perpendicularly above and not in contact with the actual, visible surface centerline, andthe one first location highlighter snaps at a predetermined distance between the aircraft and the actual, visible surface centerline; andprovide the image data set to a display system; and the display system configured to: receive the image data set; andpresent the image represented in the image data set. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of locations of corner points of at least one specified airport surface, orlocations of midpoints of two opposing ends plus surface width information of at least one specified airport surface. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein one surface feature is comprised of one surface boundary, andone raised surface feature is comprised of one raised surface boundary located perpendicularly above one corresponding surface boundary. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of locations of midpoints of two opposing ends of at least one specified airport surface. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of at least one raised surface feature, orat least one raised surface transition feature. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the image further includes at least one second location highlighter highlighting the location of at least one raised surface transition feature corresponding to a plurality of specified airport surfaces, where each second location highlighter is located above and not in contact with its corresponding plurality of specified airport surfaces. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein one raised surface transition feature is comprised of one raised transition boundary located perpendicularly above one corresponding surface transition boundary, orone raised surface transition feature is comprised of one raised transition centerline centered above and not in contact with one corresponding surface transition centerline. 8. A device for generating taxi information presentable to a pilot of an aircraft, such device comprising: a processor configured to: receive aircraft taxi information data representative of at least the current position of the aircraft, anda designated surface route comprised of at least one specified airport surface;retrieve navigation reference data corresponding to the aircraft taxi information data and representative of at least one specified airport surface;generate an image data set as a function of the aircraft taxi information data and the navigation reference data, where the image data set is representative of an image in which at least one first location highlighter highlights the location of at least one raised surface feature corresponding to a surface feature of one specified airport surface, where one first location highlighter corresponds to an actual, visible surface centerline and is comprised of a proximal end and a distal end where the proximal end of the one first location highlighter is located above and not in contact with the actual, visible surface centerline, where the one first location highlighter stretches proportionally with an amount of drift of the aircraft from the actual, visible surface centerline,the distal end of the one first location highlighter is located perpendicularly above and not in contact with the actual, visible surface centerline, andthe one first location highlighter snaps at a predetermined distance between the aircraft and the actual, visible surface centerline; andprovide the image data set to a display system. 9. The device of claim 8, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of locations of corner points of at least one specified airport surface, orlocations of midpoints of two opposing ends plus surface width information of at least one specified airport surface. 10. The device of claim 8, wherein one surface feature is comprised of one surface boundary, andone raised surface feature is comprised of one raised surface boundary located perpendicularly above one corresponding surface boundary. 11. The device of claim 8, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of locations of midpoints of two opposing ends of at least one specified airport surface. 12. The device of claim 8, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of at least one raised surface feature, orat least one raised surface transition feature. 13. The device of claim 8, wherein the image further includes at least one second location highlighter highlighting the location of at least one raised surface transition feature corresponding to a plurality of specified airport surfaces, where each second location highlighter is located above and not in contact with its corresponding plurality of specified airport surfaces. 14. The device of claim 13, wherein one raised surface transition feature is comprised of one raised transition boundary located perpendicularly above one corresponding surface transition boundary, orone raised surface transition feature is comprised of one raised transition centerline centered above and not in contact with one corresponding surface transition centerline. 15. A method for generating taxi information presentable to a pilot of an aircraft, such method comprising: receiving aircraft taxi information data representative of at least the current position of the aircraft, anda designated surface route comprised of at least one specified airport surface;retrieving navigation reference data corresponding to the aircraft taxi information data and representative of at least one specified airport surface;generating an image data set as a function of the aircraft taxi information data and the navigation reference data, where the image data set is representative of an image in which at least one first location highlighter highlights the location of at least one raised surface feature corresponding to a surface feature of one specified airport surface, where one first location highlighter corresponds to an actual, visible surface centerline and is comprised of a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end of the one first location highlighter is located above and not in contact with the actual, visible surface centerline, where the one first location highlighter stretches proportionally with an amount of drift of the aircraft from the actual, visible surface centerline,the distal end of the one first location highlighter is located perpendicularly above and not in contact with the actual, visible surface centerline, andthe one first location highlighter snaps at a predetermined distance between the aircraft and the actual, visible surface centerline; andproviding the image data set to a display system. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of locations of corner points of at least one specified airport surface, orlocations of midpoints of two opposing ends plus surface width information of at least one specified airport surface. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein one surface feature is comprised of one surface boundary, andone raised surface feature is comprised of one raised surface boundary located perpendicularly above one corresponding surface boundary. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of locations of midpoints of two opposing ends of at least one specified airport surface. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the navigation reference data includes data representative of at least one raised surface feature, orat least one raised surface transition feature. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein the image further includes at least one second location highlighter highlighting the location of at least one raised surface transition feature corresponding to a plurality of specified airport surfaces, where each second location highlighter is located above and not in contact with its corresponding plurality of specified airport surfaces. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein one raised surface transition feature is comprised of one raised transition boundary located perpendicularly above one corresponding surface transition boundary, orone raised surface transition feature is comprised of one raised transition centerline centered above and not in contact with one corresponding surface transition centerline.