Various connector systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed that can improve connectors and/or connections within an in-flight entertainment system to be at least more resilient to vibration, shock, and/or liquids. Connector boots are disclosed herein that can be coupled to a cover plate of an electronic box of an in-flight entertainment system to improve the connection between a connector plug and a receptacle of the electronic box. A cushion component and a clip are disclosed herein that can improve the connection between a connector plug and a receptacle of a monitor. Methods of disposing components of a connector plug in foil, tape, and/or heat shrink are disclosed herein that can improve resistance to liquids. Connector boots are disclosed herein that can be coupled to an in-line disconnect box to improve connections to connector plugs.
Systems, methods, and devices for configuring a wireless telecommunication system are provided. An example method includes converting, at each teleport, one first digital signal of multiple first digital signals into a corresponding first analog signal of multiple first analog signals, each of the multiple first analog signals having a corresponding phase shift, and transmitting, by each teleport, the corresponding first analog signal. A remote processing node, at a location that is remote from each teleport, is configured to determine a corresponding delay in a second digital signal of multiple second digital signals from the corresponding phase shift, the multiple second digital signals corresponding to multiple second analog signals received by each teleport, the corresponding delay being determined based on coherently combining multiple third analog signals, and each of the multiple third analog signals being generated by converting a corresponding second digital signal of the multiple second digital signals.
A method of pairing a passenger electronic device (PED) and an inflight entertainment and communication (IFEC) network includes detecting a placement of the PED in a wireless charging platform onboard a commercial passenger vehicle; communicating, upon the detecting the placement, a first pairing information between the PED and the IFEC network via a first communication link; and using the first pairing information to facilitate communication between the PED and the IFEC network via a second communication link.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) monitors;
liquid-crystal display (LCD) monitors; video and multi-media
monitors; touchscreen monitors; computer monitors; monitors
with integrated camera, audio speakers and audio output, and
wireless communication technology; computer cameras;
peripheral bars for monitors; peripheral bars for monitors
with integrated lighting features, charging outlets and
audio outputs; mounting racks and accessories for mounting
monitors; connection cables; power cables; central
processing units (CPU); data processors; computer hardware
and computer peripherals; apparatus and instruments for
transmitting, storing, reproducing or processing sound,
images or data; digital media streaming devices; power
distributing boxes; computer storage and memory device,
namely, embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMc) embedded with NAND
flash memory containing media content, operating software
for computing file, memory and process management and for
handling input and output to networked devices, and other
software applications for delivering digital content and
services to airline passengers; computer storage and memory
device, namely, solid-state drive (SSD); all of the
foregoing exclusively for inflight entertainment, and not
including printers.
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING PASSENGER SEAT ATTRIBUTES DURING FLIGHT TAKE-OFF AND LANDING
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes retrieving data associated with one or more seat attributes associated with one or more passenger seats of an aircraft; identifying a first attribute associated with a passenger seat that does not meet a configurable threshold condition defined for the first attribute for aircraft takeoff, landing or both take-off and landing; determining an action associated with the first attribute that can modify the first attribute to comply with the threshold condition for aircraft takeoff, landing or both take-off and landing; and executing the action associated with the first attribute to meet the threshold condition with the aircraft takeoff, landing or both take-off and landing.
Curved seatback monitors or display screens, and associated systems, devices, and methods for providing wide view display monitor technology on a commercial passenger vehicle are disclosed herein. An in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) system can be installed on a passenger vehicle having an aisle, window seats along a first side of the aisle, and center seats along a second side of the aisle. In some embodiments, the IFEC system includes a plurality of display screens positioned in front of corresponding ones of the seats. Each display screen can include a first portion having a first curvature radius and a second portion having a second curvature radius greater than the first curvature radius. The second portions of the display screens can be positioned closer to the aisle than the first portions. The curved display screens and the arrangement thereof are expected to improve passenger experience.
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes determining whether a connector receiver module is electrically connected to a connector of a media output device during a maintenance mode, measuring a load parameter at the connector receiver module in response to determining that the connector receiver module is electrically connected to the connector, the load parameter being associated with an electrical load at the connector receiver module, determining whether the load parameter is below a load threshold, and reporting a maintenance indicator indicating a location of the media playback device, the maintenance indicator being based on at least one of determining that the connector receiver module is electrically connected to the connector or determining that the load parameter is below the load threshold.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Computer network server; Internet servers; Network access server hardware; Data server; Computer hardware; Computer hardware for processing, management, collection, and storage of data; Downloadable and recorded computer operating software; Downloadable and recorded computer software for processing, managing, collecting, distributing, and storing data; Integrated computerized system for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, transmission, storage, and sharing of data; Downloadable and recorded computer software platforms for hosting software applications; Downloadable and recorded network access server operating software; Computer storage devices, namely, storage subsystems for storage and backup of electronic data either locally or via a telecommunications network; Downloadable and recorded computer software for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, transmission, storage, and sharing of data and information; Computer hardware and peripherals, namely, removeable computer parts for storage and computing Electronic data storage
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) monitors; liquid-crystal display (LCD) monitors; video and multi-media monitors; touchscreen monitors; computer monitors; monitors with integrated camera, audio speakers and audio output, and wireless communication technology; computer cameras; peripheral bars for monitors; peripheral bars for monitors with integrated lighting features, charging outlets and audio outputs; mounting racks and accessories for mounting monitors; connection cables; power cables; central processing units (CPU); data processors; computer hardware and computer peripherals; apparatus and instruments for transmitting, storing, reproducing or processing sound, images or data; digital media streaming devices; power distributing boxes; computer storage and memory device, namely, embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMc) embedded with NAND flash memory containing media content, operating software for computing file, memory and process management and for handling input and output to networked devices, and other software applications for delivering digital content and services to airline passengers; computer storage and memory device, namely, solid-state drive (SSD); all of the foregoing exclusively for inflight entertainment, and not including printers.
11.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING LIGHTING ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes. computing an average of light sensor data of a first group of seat devices; comparing the computed average with a previous average of the first group and at least a second group; determining that the computed average of the light sensor data of the first group is different from the previous average by a threshold value; identifying a change in an ambient light condition based on a difference between the computed average and the previous average of the light sensor data of the first group and comparison of the computed average with the average of the light sensor data of the second group; and automatically adjusting a brightness level of the seat devices of the first group, in response to the change in the ambient light condition.
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes determining ambient light baseline for the flight by measuring a first light intensity by a plurality of light sensors located within a plurality of physical zones of an aircraft cabin, before a flight and transforming the measured first light intensity based on sensor locations within each physical zone of the aircraft cabin; adjusting brightness level of seat display device at passenger seats located in the aircraft cabin based on the ambient light baseline; continuing to measure in-flight light intensity by the plurality of sensors; and automatically adjusting the brightness level of one or more seat display devices in response to the in-flight light intensity varying from the ambient light baseline by a first threshold value.
G09G 3/3208 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
13.
DYNAMIC TRANSACTION ALLOCATION SYSTEM FOR IN-FLIGHT CONNECTIVITY
A method for providing data connectivity for a passenger in a commercial passenger vehicle is provided. The method comprises: receiving, by a server onboard a commercial passenger vehicle, one or more data connectivity requests from one or more passenger electronic devices (PEDs) associated with one or more passengers; obtaining passenger information associated with the one or more passengers; performing, based on the passenger information, an authenticated communication based on the passenger information with one or more service provider candidates according to an order that defines priorities of the one or more service provider candidates such that the authenticated communication with a second service provider candidate is performed after it is determined that a first service provider candidate is unable to meet one or more constraints that are predetermined for providing wireless connection services for a PED associated with a particular passenger; establishing, based on the authenticated communication, data connectivity for the PED associated with the particular passenger.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) monitors; liquid-crystal display (LCD) monitors; video and multi-media monitors; touchscreen monitors; computer monitors; monitors with integrated camera, audio speakers and audio output, and wireless communication technology; computer cameras; peripheral bars for monitors; peripheral bars for monitors with integrated lighting features, charging outlets and audio outputs; mounting racks and accessories for mounting monitors; connection cables; power cables; central processing units (CPU); data processors; computer hardware and computer peripherals; apparatus and instruments for transmitting, storing, reproducing or processing sound, images or data; digital media streaming devices; power distributing boxes; computer storage and memory device, namely, embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMc) embedded with NAND flash memory containing media content, operating software for computing file, memory and process management and for handling input and output to networked devices, and other software applications for delivering digital content and services to airline passengers; computer storage and memory device, namely, solid-state drive (SSD); all of the foregoing exclusively for inflight entertainment, and not including printers
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Components of transportation entertainment systems, namely, electronic information display screens and electronic interactive displays embedded into surfaces, namely, mirrors, walls, table tops, arm rests, and seats; recorded software for controlling and inputting information via electronic information display screens and electronic interactive displays and providing user feedback using at least one of sound, light and vibration for transportation entertainment systems; touch sensors, cameras and LCD panels sold as components of electronic information display screens and electronic interactive displays for transportation entertainment systems; all the foregoing sold exclusively to the transportation industry and not to the general public.
16.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes configuring a listening threshold value for a Type A, universal serial bus (USB) port on the transportation vehicle; providing an initial power to the USB port without any attached USB device; in response to attaching a USB device to the USB port, detecting an increase in current greater than the listening threshold value; temporarily turning off the initial power to the USB port; setting an operating threshold value, and providing operating power to the USB port; detecting a drop in current when the USB device is disconnected; and resetting the listening threshold value and providing the initial power to the USB port.
A method for providing video programs for passengers on commercial passenger vehicles is provided. The method includes obtaining satellite beam coverage information indicative of beam coverages of one or more commercial passenger vehicles by one or more satellites; checking subscription information corresponding to a subset of commercial passenger vehicles in a beam coverage area of a particular satellite beam; generating, based on a result of the checking, a video program package including one or more video programs subscribed by the subset of commercial passenger vehicles; and transmitting the video program package to a satellite providing the particular satellite beam such that the one or more video programs of the video program package are transmitted through the particular satellite beam to the subset of commercial passenger vehicles.
Technical solutions are described that enable passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle interact with each other during a trip using their electronic devices by communicating using an on-board communication platform. The platform can provide an in-flight shared virtual environment or world that is accessible and traversable by passengers and that includes real-world and/or virtual for passengers to consume. Passengers can create or use virtual avatars to preserve anonymity and privacy while interacting and communicating with others within the in-flight shared virtual environment or world. Data records/logs capturing cross-passenger interactions or communications within the in-flight shared virtual environment can be purged after the vehicle's flight.
Technical solutions are described that provide in-flight virtual experiences for passengers onboard a commercial passenger vehicle. In some examples, the in-flight virtual experiences simulate real-life experiences that relate to the respective travels or journeys of the passengers. For example, the in-flight virtual experiences can simulate, in various extended reality (XR) forms (e.g., virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR)), tourism attractions at journey destinations, vendor goods and services, and the like. The in-flight virtual experiences are provided via virtual experience applications implemented by an in-vehicle system, and multiple passengers can interact and collaborate in a combined session for a virtual experience application. Passengers can use the virtual experience applications to control aspects of the in-flight virtual experiences, and further to pre-configure, pre-arrange, or reserve aspects of corresponding real-life virtual experiences while the passengers are still in transit.
A display in a commercial passenger vehicle can an option to be locked or unlock to enhance security. An example system for securing an in-vehicle entertainment (IVE) display in a commercial passenger vehicle comprises a mobile device and a computer. The mobile device comprises a first processor configured to secure a display located in the commercial passenger vehicle, where the first processor is configured to: obtain a payload; generate a first digitally signed payload as a first output of a first mathematical computation performed on the payload with a secret key; and send a first message comprising the first digitally signed payload and a lock command to instruct the display to lock the display. The computer is communicably coupled with the display and comprises a second processor configured to send a first instruction to cause the display to lock in response to a reception of the lock command.
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
21.
PROGRAMMABLE LIGHTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A REMOVABLE PERIPHERAL BAR
Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. One method includes transmitting, by a processor of a seat device of an aircraft coupled to a peripheral bar assembly having a plurality of programmable light sources, one or more commands to the peripheral bar assembly to operate one or more of the light sources; and operating, by the peripheral bar assembly, the one or more light sources, in response to the one or more commands to indicate non-verbal communication associated with the aircraft.
B64D 47/02 - Arrangements or adaptations of signal or lighting devices
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
G06F 13/10 - Program control for peripheral devices
G08B 5/36 - Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmissionVisible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electromagnetic transmission using visible light sources
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
H05B 47/175 - Controlling the light source by remote control
22.
Creating localized wireless network zones for passengers on commercial passenger vehicles
A system for creating a localized wireless network zone for a passenger on a commercial passenger vehicle is provided. The system comprises: a first media playback device and a second media playback device that are respectively disposed on a first passenger seat and a second passenger seat in the commercial passenger vehicle, each of the first media playback device and the second media playback device operable as a seat hotspot by creating a localized wireless network zone covering passenger seats located in a vicinity of the first passenger seat and the second passenger seat, respectively; and an onboard server communicatively coupled to the first media playback device and the second media playback device and configured to monitor a number of requests for a wireless connection in the commercial passenger vehicle and control at least one of the first media playback device and the second media playback device to turn on the seat hotspot based on a result of the monitoring.
H04N 21/414 - Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
H04N 21/472 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or servicesEnd-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content
23.
THERMAL LOAD BALANCING FOR ELECTRONICALLY STEERABLE ANTENNAS
Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to optimizing operation of an electronically steerable antenna (ESA) with respect to temperature-related constraints. Thermal load experienced by individual antenna elements or tiles of the ESA is balanced to maximize an expected time before the ESA reaches a shutdown temperature. An example method includes determining a reduced number of antenna tiles that minimally satisfies a signal quality requirement with respect to a target system. The method further includes selecting an optimized sequence of tile patterns of the reduced number of antenna tiles within the ESA. The optimized sequence corresponds to an optimized path that traverses a graph having nodes corresponding to the tile patterns and edges defining a count of shared tiles between respective tile patterns. The method further includes operating the ESA according to the optimized sequence of tile patterns based on activating specific tiles identified by each pattern in a sequential manner.
H01Q 3/34 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elementsArrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the phase by electrical means
24.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STREAMING CONTENT ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes linking a streaming service application to an application to enable access to passenger related information to the streaming service application provided by the application and enable access to media content related information by the application; presenting, by the streaming service application, media content to a passenger on an electronic device, prior to a first flight; predicting, by the streaming service application, media content that the passenger is likely to watch during the first flight; obtaining, by the application, information regarding the first flight likely to watch media content; pre-loading the first flight likely to watch media content in a storage device accessible by an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system during the first flight; and presenting, by the IFE system, the first flight likely to watch media content on a display device.
H04N 21/258 - Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics or processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
H04N 21/231 - Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers or prioritizing data for deletion
25.
Engagement measurement in in-flight entertainment systems
A system for data collection in a commercial travel setting is described. The system includes a plurality of sensor circuits that collect a plurality of sensor data values from in-flight entertainment (IFE) network. The system includes a sensor data processor that interprets the plurality of sensor data values. The system includes a passenger profile management controller configured that filters the plurality of sensor data values by processing a plurality of passenger profiles that are related to at least some of the plurality of sensor data values. The system generates a measurement index that is normalized with respect to the plurality of sensor data values or the plurality of passenger profiles.
H04N 21/258 - Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics or processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
H04N 21/414 - Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
26.
AUTHENTICATED MODIFICATIONS OF MULTI-PARTY LEDGER DATA DURING USER CONNECTIVITY VIA IN-FLIGHT SYSTEMS
A central computing platform provides users with control over multi-party information involving third-party services during different stages of a travel journey, or while users are provided with data connectivity via different networks or systems. The central computing platform provides a digital ledger on which the multi-party information is recorded. Recording of the multi-party information, as well as modification thereof, requires authentication of each party as well as input (e.g., approval) by the computing platform. The central computing platform can be communicatively coupled with local networks, such as cellular networks, as well as mobile platforms or in-vehicle connectivity systems to which user devices can be connected. As a result, the central computing platform is involved in generation, recording, modification, and fulfillment of multi-party arrangements between users and third-party services.
A central computing platform provides users with control over multi-party information involving third-party services during different stages of a travel journey, or while users are provided with data connectivity via different networks or systems. The central computing platform provides a digital ledger on which the multi-party information is recorded. Recording of the multi-party information, as well as modification thereof, requires authentication of each party as well as input (e.g., approval) by the computing platform. In some examples, the central computing platform provides users with control over digital records of real-world interactions with other users. The platform generates and publishes digital records of real-world interactions between users that include media data capturing the real-world interactions. In generating the digital records, the platform authenticates the users involved in the real-world interactions and can execute exchanges of the digital records with third-party users using authentication data for each of the interacting users.
A central computing platform provides users with control over multi-party information involving third-party services during different stages of a travel journey, or while users are provided with data connectivity via different networks or systems. The central computing platform provides a digital ledger on which the multi-party information is recorded. Recording of the multi-party information, as well as modification thereof, requires authentication of each party as well as input (e.g., approval) by the computing platform. The central computing platform can be communicatively coupled with local networks, such as cellular networks, as well as mobile platforms or in-vehicle connectivity systems to which user devices can be connected. As a result, the central computing platform is involved in generation, recording, modification, and fulfillment of multi-party arrangements between users and third-party services.
G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
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B60R 16/00 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided forArrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
29.
MOBILE AUTHENTICATION AND CONTROL OF DIGITAL RECORDS CAPTURING REAL-WORLD MULTI-PARTY INTERACTIONS
A central computing platform provides users with control over multi-party information involving third-party services during different stages of a travel journey, or while users are provided with data connectivity via different networks or systems. The central computing platform provides a digital ledger on which the multi-party information is recorded. Recording of the multi-party information, as well as modification thereof, requires authentication of each party as well as input (e.g., approval) by the computing platform. In some examples, the central computing platform provides users with control over digital records of real-world interactions with other users. The platform generates and publishes digital records of real-world interactions between users that include media data capturing the real-world interactions. In generating the digital records, the platform authenticates the users involved in the real-world interactions and can execute exchanges of the digital records with third-party users using authentication data for each of the interacting users.
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes generating Wireless Internet Service Provider (“WISP”) voucher codes and associated WISP data into a loadable package to establish Internet connections on a plurality of aircrafts; utilizing the associated WISP data to selectively load a subset of WISP voucher codes to an aircraft; deploying a WISP voucher code from the subset for each passenger seat on the aircraft, based on an event; updating a data structure upon deployment of each WISP voucher code to indicate deployed and unused WISP voucher codes of the subset; presenting the WISP voucher code to each passenger seat; determining that a number of unused WISP voucher codes of the subset have reached a threshold value; obtaining additional WISP voucher codes for the aircraft; and deleting the WISP voucher code associated with each passenger seat, upon flight termination.
Embodiments described herein relate to managing wireless connections within a spatially-dense setting like a passenger vehicle, thereby improving quality and reliability of individual wireless connections. An example method includes detecting a connection request from a passenger device requesting a wireless connection with a seatback device in a first in-vehicle location. The method includes defining a density zone that includes other in-vehicle locations surrounding the first in-vehicle location. The density zone localizes an area within which other wireless connections may be disruptive to the wireless connection. The method includes determining, via a token server that stores connection tokens that each describe an existing connection, a number of particular tokens that describe existing connections located within the density zone. The method includes selectively granting or denying the requested wireless connection by comparing the number of particular tokens with a maximum number of connections or a capacity for the density zone.
A system for tracking passenger behaviors of passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle is provided. The system comprises: media playback devices located on the commercial passenger vehicle, the media playback devices being associated with passenger seats and configured to operate in an onboard check-in mode, and an onboard server in communication with the media playback devices and configured to receive, from a media playback device associated with a passenger seat of a passenger, passenger identification information of the passenger and update passenger boarding information to indicate a completion of a boarding process of the passenger. The onboard server is further configured to provide, to at least one of a ground terminal or a crew terminal, passenger boarding information that enables determination of a time interval between a start of the boarding process by each passenger and an end of the boarding process as indicated from the media playback devices.
Embodiments described herein relate to providing authenticated access to passenger-specific information at a seatback device of a vehicle based on connection with personal passenger devices. A method includes obtaining a unique identifier associated with a passenger device that is wirelessly connected with a seatback device located in a vehicle. The method includes determining whether an account data for a passenger corresponding to the seatback device includes an indication of the unique identifier. The method includes automatically causing, based on a determination that the account data includes the indication of the unique identifier associated with the passenger device, at least a portion of the account data to be displayed at the seatback device.
One or more Wireless Access Points (WAPs) are provided for a transportation vehicle. One WAP includes a combined board having a first area with micro-processor components and a second area with antenna elements, the second area located at a periphery of the combined board; a metallic cover placed over the first area; and a non-metallic cover placed over the metallic cover and the second area.
H01Q 9/28 - Conical, cylindrical, cage, strip, gauze or like elements having an extended radiating surface Elements comprising two conical surfaces having collinear axes and adjacent apices and fed by two-conductor transmission lines
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
35.
Automatic pairing between wireless electronic devices and in-vehicle entertainment system
An apparatus for assisting a pairing operation is provided. The apparatus comprises: a processor included in an intermediate device in communication with a source device to which a wireless electronic device is to be wirelessly connected through the pairing operation; and a storage included in the intermediate device and in communication with the processor, the storage configured to store pairing information of the wireless electronic device, the pairing information including a profile of the wireless electronic device that enables to complete the pairing operation with the source device. The storage further stores instructions, upon being executed, to instruct the processor to: determine to initiate the pairing operation for the wireless electronic device; and provide the pairing information of the wireless electronic device to the source device such that a wireless communication link is established between the wireless electronic device and the source device based on the pairing information of the wireless electronic device.
Embodiments described herein relate to providing path information of a vehicle to vehicle passengers, and the provided path information may be configured according to passenger-related constraints. In one embodiment, a method for providing passenger-oriented path information via an in-flight entertainment system is described. The method includes making a determination that a graphical display of an estimated first path of the commercial passenger vehicle traveling via a route between an origin and a destination intersects a constrained area. The estimated first path is estimated as a straight-line path between consecutive waypoints along the route. The method further includes, based on the determination that the estimated first path intersects the constrained area, determining a second path for display that does not intersect the constrained area. The method further includes causing a display of the second path on an IFE display associated with a passenger.
A data storage system for providing entertainment content to terminal devices in a passenger vehicle is provided to comprise: a first group of terminal devices configured to operate as storage nodes of a storage cluster configured to provide the entertainment content to media playback devices disposed in the passenger vehicle, the entertainment content including one or more entertainment programs and the storage nodes configured to store blocks of the one or more entertainment programs; a second group of terminal devices configured to operate as monitor nodes in the storage cluster, the monitor nodes configured to monitor status of the storage nodes; and a host in communication with the first group and the second group of the terminal devices via an in-vehicle network and configured to store metadata for the storage cluster and facilitate delivery of the entertainment content from the first group of terminal devices to the media playback devices.
Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. One method includes retrieving, by a processor of a seat device of an aircraft coupled to a removable, peripheral bar assembly having a plurality of programmable, light emitting diodes (LEDs), configuration information to operate the LEDs; transmitting, by the processor, one or more commands to the peripheral bar assembly to operate one or more of the LEDs; and operating, by the peripheral bar assembly, the one or more LEDs, in response to the one or more commands to indicate non-verbal communication based on one or more pre-defined communication protocols indicating a seat-by-seat status.
B64D 47/02 - Arrangements or adaptations of signal or lighting devices
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
G06F 13/10 - Program control for peripheral devices
G08B 5/36 - Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmissionVisible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electromagnetic transmission using visible light sources
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
H05B 47/175 - Controlling the light source by remote control
39.
ELECTRONICS BOX FOR IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
This patent document describes techniques are related to an apparatus for an electronics box for an in-flight entertainment system. The electronics box comprises: a sealed enclosure including electronic components for the in-flight entertainment system disposed in a commercial passenger vehicle; and a cooling structure disposed on a surface of the sealed enclosure and includes: a fan introducing air from outside into the cooling structure, the air creating an air passage that is external to the sealed enclosure and extending along the surface of the sealed enclosure; one or more heat dissipation elements disposed in the air passage and configured to dissipate heat generated by the electronic components; and a duct cover covering the fan and the one or more heat dissipation elements and having an air inlet through which the air enters into the cooling structure.
This patent document describes techniques are related to an apparatus for an electronics box for an in-flight entertainment system. The electronics box comprises: a first module including a first group of electronic components for the in-flight entertainment system and having a housing accommodating a first board on which the first group of electronic components are disposed; and a second module detachably placed over the first module and having a second board on which a second group of electronic components for the in-flight entertainment system are disposed, the second board covered by a frame that forms a sealed enclosure with the housing, and wherein the first group of electronic components and the second group of electronic components are configured to provide power or data to at least one of the in-flight entertainment system that is located in a commercial passenger vehicle.
Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a front bar housing with a front segment and a rear segment; a rear bar housing with a front segment coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing; and an input/output (I/O) printed circuit board (“PCB”) having an I/O connector. The I/O PCB coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing. The assembly is coupled to a chassis of a display system having a display module, and the I/O connector is coupled to a connector of the display module for enabling an electrical connection between the peripheral bar assembly and the display module.
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
B60R 11/02 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the likeArrangement of controls thereof
H04N 23/57 - Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
B60R 11/00 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a front bar housing with a front segment and a rear segment, and a through slot aligned with a diffuser operationally coupled to a first surface of an I/O PCB having a plurality of light sources emitting light that is transmitted through the diffuser and the slot. The assembly further includes a rear bar housing having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment of the rear bar housing coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing. A top surface of the peripheral bar assembly is coupled to a bottom of a chassis of a display system having a display module. The assembly configured to provide accent lighting through the slot of the front bar housing.
Methods and systems are provided for current and/or power balancing. One method includes comparing a first input current of a first regulator in a first path between a power source and a power sink with a second input current of a second regulator in a second path between the power source and the power sink; lowering an output from the first regulator, in response to the first input current being higher than the second input current; and increasing an output from the second regulator, in response to the second input current being higher than the first input current.
G05F 1/56 - Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices
G05F 1/575 - Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices characterised by the feedback circuit
G06F 1/26 - Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
H01R 13/66 - Structural association with built-in electrical component
H04B 3/54 - Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
44.
Virtualization of complex networked embedded systems
A testing and verification system for an equivalent physical configuration of an in-flight entertainment and communications system with one or more hardware components includes a virtual machine manager. One or more virtual machines each including a hardware abstraction layer is instantiated by the virtual machine manager according to simulated hardware component definitions corresponding to the equivalent physical configuration of the hardware components. The virtual machines are in communication with each other over virtual network connections. A test interface to the one or more virtual machines generate test inputs to target software applications installed on the virtual machines. A display interface is connected to the virtual machines, with results from the execution of the target software applications responsive to the test inputs are output thereto.
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes detecting, by a first system on chip (“SOC”) of a seat box on a transportation vehicle that a first seat device is operational and usage of a second SOC of the seat box by a second seat device is below a first threshold level, the first SOC operationally coupled to the second SOC by a peripheral link, the seat box providing a network connection to the first seat device and the second device; allocating resources of the first SOC and the second SOC to the first seat device; and modifying usage of the second SOC by the first seat device, in response to a change in resource usage of the second SOC.
A system for data collection in a commercial travel setting is described. The system includes a plurality of sensor circuits that collect a plurality of sensor data values from in-flight entertainment (IFE) network. The system includes a sensor data processor that interprets the plurality of sensor data values. The system includes a passenger profile management controller configured that filters the plurality of sensor data values by processing a plurality of passenger profiles that are related to at least some of the plurality of sensor data values. The system generates a measurement index that is normalized with respect to the plurality of sensor data values or the plurality of passenger profiles.
H04N 21/258 - Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics or processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
H04N 21/414 - Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
47.
ANTENNA SYSTEM OF IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
This patent document describes techniques related to antenna system of an in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) system provided in a commercial passenger vehicle. The antenna system comprises monitors associated with passenger seats on the commercial passenger vehicle and configured to display entertainment content for passengers, wireless transceivers disposed outside of the monitors and configured to transceive radio signals that have beam patterns defined according to locations of the wireless transceivers relative to passenger seats, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the wireless transceivers and configured to support the wireless connectivity for the passengers through the wireless transceivers.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04W 4/42 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes retrieving information before a flight for an aircraft, the information including passenger fare purchase data, passenger seat location data, aircraft configuration defining a layout of the aircraft, functions available on the flight controlled by an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system; prior to the flight, generating a digital rights object for the aircraft, the digital rights object defining media content and functionality that will be made available to each passenger at a passenger seat; parsing the digital rights object to map media content and functionality for each passenger seat; and enabling by the IFE system, an upgrade or downgrade of digital rights of a passenger as defined by the digital rights object.
This patent document describes techniques related to providing a method for providing a wireless access zone to passengers on a commercial passenger. In one aspect, the method comprises: configuring a number of wireless access zones in the commercial passenger vehicle by distributing radio frequency (RF) shielding structures in the commercial passenger vehicle, the RF shielding structures configured to attenuate a radio signal originating in an RF band from one wireless access zone to be below a threshold prior to reaching other wireless access zones; receiving a request, from an electronic device on the commercial passenger vehicle, to connect the electronic device to a communication network; and establishing a connection of the electronic device to the communication network through radio signals in a corresponding wireless access zone.
H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons
This patent document describes techniques are related to an apparatus for controlling wireless transmissions on a commercial passenger vehicle. The apparatus comprises a processor communicatively coupled to multiple wireless transceivers disposed on multiple seats in the commercial passenger vehicles. The processor is configured to: control a wireless transmission power of a first wireless transceiver at an initial time based on a pre-determined power level that is computed using a first feedback from a first set of the multiple wireless transceivers; and perform an ongoing control of the wireless transmission power of the first wireless transceiver based on a second feedback received from a second set of the multiple wireless transceivers.
This patent document describes techniques related to providing a method for providing a wireless access zone to passengers on a commercial passenger. In one aspect, the method comprises: configuring a number of wireless access zones in the commercial passenger vehicle by distributing radio frequency (RF) shielding structures in the commercial passenger vehicle, the RF shielding structures configured to attenuate a radio signal originating in an RF band from one wireless access zone to be below a threshold prior to reaching other wireless access zones; receiving a request, from an electronic device on the commercial passenger vehicle, to connect the electronic device to a communication network; and establishing a connection of the electronic device to the communication network through radio signals in a corresponding wireless access zone.
A display in a commercial passenger vehicle can an option to be locked or unlock to enhance security. An example system for securing an in-vehicle entertainment (IVE) display in a commercial passenger vehicle comprises a mobile device and a computer. The mobile device comprises a first processor configured to secure a display located in the commercial passenger vehicle, where the first processor is configured to: obtain a payload; generate a first digitally signed payload as a first output of a first mathematical computation performed on the payload with a secret key; and send a first message comprising the first digitally signed payload and a lock command to instruct the display to lock the display. The computer is communicably coupled with the display and comprises a second processor configured to send a first instruction to cause the display to lock in response to a reception of the lock command.
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
53.
Transmission power control for electronic devices in commercial passenger vehicles
This patent document describes techniques are related to an apparatus for controlling wireless transmissions on a commercial passenger vehicle. The apparatus comprises a processor communicatively coupled to multiple wireless transceivers disposed on multiple seats in the commercial passenger vehicles. The processor is configured to: control a wireless transmission power of a first wireless transceiver at an initial time based on a pre-determined power level that is computed using a first feedback from a first set of the multiple wireless transceivers; and perform an ongoing control of the wireless transmission power of the first wireless transceiver based on a second feedback received from a second set of the multiple wireless transceivers.
H04W 52/28 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using user profile, e.g. mobile speed, priority or network state, e.g. standby, idle or non-transmission
54.
Accent lighting based display systems and associated methods thereof
Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a front bar housing with a front segment and a rear segment, and a through slot aligned with a diffuser operationally coupled to a first surface of an I/O PCB having a plurality of light sources emitting light that is transmitted through the diffuser and the slot. The assembly further includes a rear bar housing having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment of the rear bar housing coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing. A top surface of the peripheral bar assembly is coupled to a bottom of a chassis of a display system having a display module. The assembly configured to provide accent lighting through the slot of the front bar housing.
A data storage system for providing entertainment content to terminal devices in a passenger vehicle is provided to comprise: a first group of terminal devices configured to operate as storage nodes of a storage cluster configured to provide the entertainment content to media playback devices disposed in the passenger vehicle, the entertainment content including one or more entertainment programs and the storage nodes configured to store blocks of the one or more entertainment programs; a second group of terminal devices configured to operate as monitor nodes in the storage cluster, the monitor nodes configured to monitor status of the storage nodes; and a host in communication with the first group and the second group of the terminal devices via an in-vehicle network and configured to store metadata for the storage cluster and facilitate delivery of the entertainment content from the first group of terminal devices to the media playback devices.
A testing and verification system for an equivalent physical configuration of an in-flight entertainment and communications system with one or more hardware components includes a virtual machine manager. One or more virtual machines each including a hardware abstraction layer is instantiated by the virtual machine manager according to simulated hardware component definitions corresponding to the equivalent physical configuration of the hardware components. The virtual machines are in communication with each other over virtual network connections. A test interface to the one or more virtual machines generate test inputs to target software applications installed on the virtual machines. A display interface is connected to the virtual machines, with results from the execution of the target software applications responsive to the test inputs are output thereto.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) monitors;
liquid-crystal display (LCD) monitors; video and multi-media
monitors; touchscreen monitors; computer monitors; monitors
with integrated camera, audio speakers and audio output, and
wireless communication technology; computer cameras;
peripheral bars for monitors; peripheral bars for monitors
with integrated lighting features, charging outlets and
audio outputs; mounting racks and accessories for mounting
monitors; connection cables; power cables; central
processing units (CPU); data processors; computer hardware
and computer peripherals; apparatus and instruments for
transmitting, storing, reproducing or processing sound,
images or data; digital media streaming devices; power
distributing boxes; computer storage and memory device.
58.
Methods and systems for streaming content on a transportation vehicle
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes caching, by a ground-based caching device, media content provided by a streaming service; pre-fetching, by a server on an aircraft, a subset of the cached media content that is likely to be viewed by passengers on the aircraft, the pre-fetched content stored in a cache on the aircraft; presenting, by a first device on the aircraft, a first subset of the pre-fetched content to a non-subscriber of the media content on a first flight; presenting, by a second device on the aircraft, a second subset of the pre-fetched content to a subscriber of the media content on the first flight; and storing, by the second device, viewing history of the second subset by the subscriber.
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
H04N 21/231 - Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers or prioritizing data for deletion
H04N 21/258 - Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics or processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
H04N 21/232 - Content retrieval operation within server, e.g. reading video streams from disk arrays
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) monitors; liquid-crystal display (LCD) monitors; video and multi media monitors; touchscreen monitors; computer monitors; display monitors with integrated camera, audio speakers and audio output, and wireless communication transmitters and receivers; computer cameras; peripheral bars, namely, computer hardware for control of display monitors; peripheral bars, namely, computer hardware for control of display monitors with integrated lighting features, charging outlets and audio outputs; mounting racks for mounting display monitors; connection data cables; power cables; central processing units (CPU); signal processors; computer hardware and computer peripherals, namely, digital cameras, speakers, video recorders, headphones, microphones, computer keyboards, computer mouse; computer hardware for transmitting, storing, reproducing and processing sound, images and data; digital media streaming devices, namely, smart TV, computers, and tablet computers; power distributing boxes; computer storage and memory device, namely, embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMc), namely, flash memory cards embedded with NAND flash memory, containing media content, operating software for computing file, memory and process management and for handling input and output to networked devices, and software applications for delivering digital content and services to airline passengers; computer storage and memory device, namely, solid-state drives (SSD); all of the foregoing exclusively for inflight entertainment, and not including printers
60.
Credential management systems and associated methods thereof for streaming content on a transportation vehicle
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes linking, by a processor of an electronic device of a user, a frequent flyer (“FF”) account credential with a streaming service account credential of a streaming service; storing, by an aircraft, an FF token with user data; pre-fetching, by an aircraft, media content from the streaming service based on user viewing history; receiving, by a seat device of the aircraft, the FF token from the electronic device for authentication during a first flight to access the media content, the seat device paired with the electronic device; authenticating, by the seat device, the FF token using the stored user data; presenting, by the seat device, the media content; and updating, by the seat device, the FF token with user viewing history of the media content indicating when presentation of the media content on the seat device was stopped.
H04N 21/254 - Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server or rights management server
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
H04N 21/214 - Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel or hospital
H04N 21/414 - Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Software for in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems; software for transportation entertainment and connectivity systems; software for monitoring, quantifying, qualifying, aggregating, analyzing, and reporting aircraft passengers' use of and interaction with aircraft entertainment and connectivity systems; software for monitoring, quantifying, qualifying, aggregating, analyzing, and reporting passengers' use of and interaction with transportation entertainment and connectivity systems; software as a service for monitoring, quantifying, qualifying, aggregating, analyzing, and reporting passengers' use of and interaction with aircraft entertainment and connectivity systems; computer hardware; hardware for in-flight and transportation entertainment and connectivity systems; in-flight and transportation entertainment and connectivity systems and component parts thereof; sensors.
Devices, systems and methods for electronic systems that manage an order in which an aircraft is boarded or deplaned are described. An exemplary method includes configuring an onboard computer to execute a script, wherein the script controls an order by which passengers on an airplane are prompted for deplaning, updating the script for a travel segment of the airplane using a first input comprising a passenger information for the travel segment or a second input comprising a travel configuration of the airplane during the travel segment or a third input from onboard crew of the airplane; and controlling onboard electronic equipment of the airplane by executing the script at an end of the travel segment by prompting passengers to deplane the airplane in the order.
Vehicle entertainment systems can determine an entertainment preference of a passenger based on the interactions of the passenger with media devices on board the vehicle. The interactions can include how the passenger rates content, whether the passenger views the entirety of the content, or information regarding the passenger such as frequent flier data. The analysis to determine the preferences of the passenger are done without placing cookies on the passenger's devices and by components on board the vehicle. The analysis can include machine learning techniques that build trained models of passenger preferences. Additionally, the trained models can develop profiles for each passenger. At the end of the travel experience, the preferences of a passenger can be deleted such that a new passenger does not see content that was based on the prior passenger's preferences.
H04N 21/25 - Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication or learning user preferences for recommending movies
H04N 21/214 - Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel or hospital
H04N 21/239 - Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. prioritizing client requests
H04N 21/414 - Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
H04N 21/475 - End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. PIN [Personal Identification Number] or preference data
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) monitors; liquid-crystal display (LCD) monitors; video and multi-media monitors; touchscreen monitors; computer monitors; monitors with integrated camera, audio speakers and audio output, and wireless communication technology; computer cameras; peripheral bars for monitors; peripheral bars for monitors with integrated lighting features, charging outlets and audio outputs; mounting racks and accessories for mounting monitors; connection cables; power cables; central processing units (CPU); data processors; computer hardware and computer peripherals; apparatus and instruments for transmitting, storing, reproducing or processing sound, images or data; digital media streaming devices; power distributing boxes; computer storage and memory device, namely, embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMc) embedded with NAND flash memory containing media content, operating software for computing file, memory and process management and for handling input and output to networked devices, and other software applications for delivering digital content and services to airline passengers; computer storage and memory device, namely, solid-state drive (SSD); all of the foregoing exclusively for inflight entertainment, and not including printers
65.
Methods and systems for deploying a portable computing device on a transportation vehicle
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes assigning, by a processor, a host name for a portable computing device, configured to operate as an application server on an aircraft; providing a security certificate to the portable computing device; requesting, by the portable computing device, a secured, first network connection from an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system that interfaces with a plurality of devices on the aircraft via a second network connection; validating, by the IFE system the security certificate, and the host name; assigning, by the IFE system, a network access address to the portable computing device; mapping, by the IFE system, the network access address to the host name; and establishing the secured first network connection between the portable computing device and the IFE system.
H04W 4/42 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
H04W 12/069 - Authentication using certificates or pre-shared keys
66.
Network connection outage prediction for commercial passenger vehicle
A system for predicting an outage for a commercial passenger vehicle is described. The system includes a storage configured to store travel information of an upcoming travel by the commercial passenger vehicle that is configured to provide a network connectivity for devices in the commercial passenger vehicle to remote devices; and a server configured to process the travel information and generate an output indicative of a probability of an outage of the network connectivity based on the travel information of the upcoming travel, and wherein the server is further configured to apply a machine learning algorithm that (1) processes the travel information based on history information related to a planned route to be taken during the upcoming travel and regulation information related to the upcoming travel and (2) determines the probability of the outage along the planned route.
H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
H04W 4/42 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
A system for predicting an outage for a commercial passenger vehicle is described. The system includes a storage configured to store flight information of the commercial passenger vehicle that includes an antenna configured to assist a network connectivity for devices in the commercial passenger vehicle to remote devices, the flight information including travel information of the commercial passenger vehicle and antenna-related information of the antenna; and a server configured to apply a machine learning algorithm that (1) processes the flight information and (2) generate an output indicative of a probability of an antenna-related outage of the network connectivity that is caused due to a failure of the antenna based on processed flight information.
G07C 5/12 - Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle, or waiting time in graphical form
H04B 17/382 - MonitoringTesting of propagation channels for resource allocation, admission control or handover
H04W 72/08 - Wireless resource allocation based on quality criteria
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Downloadable software for providing in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems; downloadable software for providing transportation entertainment and connectivity systems; downloadable software for monitoring, quantifying, qualifying, aggregating, analyzing, and reporting aircraft passengers' use of and interaction with aircraft entertainment and connectivity systems; downloadable software for monitoring, quantifying, qualifying, aggregating, analyzing, and reporting passengers' use of and interaction with transportation entertainment and connectivity systems; computer hardware; computer hardware for in-flight and transportation entertainment and connectivity systems
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Downloadable software for in-flight entertainment for airline passengers; downloadable software for in-flight planning and flight navigation for use as in-flight entertainment for airline passengers; downloadable software featuring maps, entertainment information, travel promotions, and advertising for use as in-flight entertainment for airline passengers; downloadable software for users to explore places and plan and book travel activities for use as in-flight entertainment for airline passengers
70.
Systems and methods for securely providing preview samples of media content distributed to in-flight entertainment systems
Systems and methods for providing preview samples of media content, such as early window movies, which is secure against unauthorized copying of the media content. The system includes a media receiving server configured to receive secure media content, such as early window movies, from a movie provider. The media receiving server generates a preview sample including a video sample including a series of still digital images from the video file, each separated by a time interval in the video file from the other still digital images in the series of still digital images; and an audio sample including a series of audio clips from the video file, each separated by a time interval in the video file from the other audio clips in the series of audio clips. A customer of the media content can review the sample preview on a customer portal, but cannot access the original media content.
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
H04N 21/8549 - Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer
H04N 21/439 - Processing of audio elementary streams
H04N 21/44 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
H04N 21/214 - Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel or hospital
71.
Vehicle entertainment systems for commercial passenger vehicles
This patent document describes techniques are related to providing an entertainment to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle. In one aspect, a method for providing an entertainment to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle comprises: receiving a request, from a first passenger on the commercial passenger vehicle, to allow the first passenger to provide a live video, the live video obtained by capturing, in real time, an activity associated with the first passenger on the commercial passenger vehicle; receiving one or more requests, from one or more additional passengers on the commercial passenger vehicle, to view the live video; receiving the live video from the first passenger; and distributing the live video to the additional passengers.
H04N 21/214 - Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel or hospital
H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
H04W 4/42 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
An auxiliary wireless personal area network system installable in a vehicle includes a plurality of line replaceable units each associated with an avionics subsystem and installable in prescribed locations in the aircraft. At least a subset of the line replaceable units are interconnectable over a dedicated subsystem network. A plurality of network node devices are each associated with a respective one of the plurality of line replaceable units. Each of the network node devices has a microcontroller, an onboard power source independent of any aircraft power source, a local interface connectible the corresponding one of the plurality of line replaceable units, and a wireless network interface connectible to a personal area network independent of the dedicated subsystem network for relaying operational data from the line replaceable unit to the network node device.
H04Q 9/00 - Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
H04W 4/42 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
G06F 1/26 - Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes determining current available bandwidth rate based on network traffic generated by a plurality of devices and a plurality of traffic types on a transportation vehicle; utilizing a hierarchical tree structure to modify quality of service (QoS) that is indicated by a specific bandwidth rate associated with different priority levels, where each priority level is associated with one of the plurality of devices and the plurality of traffic types; and storing the modified QoS for the different priority levels at the hierarchical tree structure for a next update of the QoS when the current available bandwidth rate changes.
Devices, systems and methods for geofencing in commercial transport vehicles are disclosed. An exemplary method includes establishing, based on a heat map of signal strength at frequencies used by a first wireless protocol in the commercial transport vehicle, a geofence for communication by a user, and controlling, based on the geofence, an availability or a level of one or more services to the user, wherein the geofence comprises one or more boundaries within the commercial transport vehicle, and wherein the one or more services are deactivated if a location of the user is outside the one or more boundaries of the geofence.
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04W 48/04 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction or speed
H04W 12/122 - Counter-measures against attacksProtection against rogue devices
Introduced here are technologies for examining an image of an airline passenger, while the passenger is onboard. The image may be examined for abnormalities, the passenger's mood, and/or the passenger's expression. The image analysis may be supplemented by data from a suite of sensors such as heart rate monitors, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and the like. The image and the sensor data are then analyzed to detect abnormalities, identify related recommendations, and suggest products and services offered onboard or at the destination that are related to the abnormalities and recommendations. The general purpose is to improve an airline passenger's travel experience while on board the flight.
G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
G06V 20/59 - Context or environment of the image inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
76.
Networking methods and systems for transportation vehicle entertainment systems
Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes generating a packet by an application executed by a processor of a first seat device of an in-flight entertainment system having a plurality of seat devices on an aircraft; dropping the packet by the seat device when the application is not authorized for Internet communication; dropping the packet by the seat device when the packet is one of a broadcast packet, multicast packet or destined to a second seat device of the in-flight entertainment system; determining that the seat device Internet traffic is below a threshold value; and transmitting the packet to a network device when the application is authorized, and the packet is not a broadcast packet, multicast packet or destined for a second seat device.
Systems and methods for modifying control over a device in a vehicle are provided. The modification may comprise disabling an ability of a passenger to control the device via one or more passenger interface systems, limiting controls available to the passenger via the one or more passenger interface systems, transferring the ability to control the device to another user using a different user interface system, and/or transferring the ability to control certain functionalities of the device to another user using the different user interface system.
Methods and systems are provided for a hand tracking device. The hand tracking device includes a first infrared camera for capturing a plurality of images of a user hand indicating a first gesture for requesting a first action associated with operating a display device. The hand tracking device utilizes the plurality of images to generate a three-dimensional image of the user hand; and detects the first gesture from the three-dimensional image using a trained model that stores a plurality of input gestures corresponding to three-dimensional images of user hands. A first operation is executed in response to the detected first gesture. The hand tracking device continuously monitors the user hand to detect a second gesture from the trained model for executing a second operation.
B60R 11/04 - Mounting of cameras operative during driveArrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
B60R 11/02 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the likeArrangement of controls thereof
B60R 11/00 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
A vehicle communication system includes a network adaptor that communicates with a communication network, a communication interface that communicates with multiple vehicles via multiple satellites, each vehicle comprising an antenna system for coupling to the satellites. The vehicle communication system is configured receive route data of the vehicles, and, for each vehicle, determine a future position of the vehicle based on the route data; identify a satellite available for communications with the vehicle at the future position; predict whether an antenna blockage event will occur between the identified satellite and the antenna system of the vehicle at the future position; designate the identified satellite as having the antenna blockage event; and transmit instructions to the vehicle to not use the identified satellite.
H04W 4/42 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
The present disclosure relates to antenna assemblies and systems and methods for steering an antenna to one or more satellites. An embodiment herein provides for an assembly comprising a rotatable plate rotatable about a first axis to steer the antenna in azimuth; a first panel affixed to the rotatable plate and comprising a first plurality of phased array antenna elements to steer a first beam of radio waves in elevation; and a second panel comprising a second plurality of phased array antenna elements configured to steer a second beam of radio waves in azimuth, wherein rotation of the distal end about the second axis steers the second beam of radio waves in elevation.
H01Q 25/00 - Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns
H01Q 3/04 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical movement of antenna or antenna system as a whole for varying one co-ordinate of the orientation
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation for use in or on aircraft, missiles, satellites, or balloons
H01Q 3/34 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elementsArrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture varying the phase by electrical means
81.
Systems and methods for obtaining and distributing dynamic frequency selection data for wireless networks on airplanes
Systems and methods for obtaining data for Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) events caused by interfering signals, such as radar signals, in mobile WiFi wireless communication networks on airplanes. The systems and methods utilize wireless access points (WAPs) on in-flight entertainment systems on airplanes to detect DFS events, and obtain DFS event data. The DFS event data is transmitted to a ground system which is configured to utilize the DFS event data to generate DFS messages which allow a WAP on another airplane to avoid the interfering signals that caused the DFS event. The ground system transmits the DFS messages to other airplanes which use the information in the DFS message to configure a WAP to avoid DFS events. The ground system may also be configured to analyze and generate a 3D DFS map which can be used to generate radio channel plans to avoid DFS events.
H04W 4/42 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
H04W 4/46 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
G01S 7/02 - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
A system for managing media content data sets loaded onto a content server has a media content repository storing media content data items. A usage data aggregator retrieves usage log data from each passenger terminal device of the vehicle entertainment system. A load set generator builds a ranked media content data set based upon prioritization scores assigned to each of the media content data items with adaptive inferences from the usage log data. The prioritization scores are correlated with trip factors established for a subsequent vehicle trip for which the ranked media content data set is being built. A content retriever transfers the one or more media content data items specified in the ranked media content data from the media content repository.
G06F 16/00 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor
G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
G06F 16/48 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
H04N 21/472 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or servicesEnd-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content
H04H 20/62 - Arrangements specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for traffic information or for mobile receivers for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast for transportation systems, e.g. in vehicles
G06F 16/387 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
G06F 16/40 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data
Devices, systems and methods for enhancing aircraft maintenance are disclosed. An exemplary method for improving dataloading in an airplane includes retrieving, from an in-flight entertainment connectivity (IFEC) system, at least one avionics software, the IFEC system comprising a mass storage device comprising a first storage segment and a second storage segment, the first storage segment being a secure storage segment configured to store the at least one avionics software, and the second storage segment being configured to store media content, and loading, using a wireless network converter coupled to a wired legacy port, the at least one avionics software onto a target avionics system.
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
The present disclosure relates to strain relief devices for communication connectors. The strain relief devices are configured to couple to the communication connectors via existing fastener components (e.g., screw receivers), and support optic fiber and/or other cables that extend from the communication connectors at a desired position. The strain relief devices prevent the cables from being damaged by a lack of sufficient support during installation, removal, use, repair, and/or transport.
In-vehicle entertainment (IVE) systems can have a centralized architecture to improve heat dissipation characteristics and weight and/or size of the IVE systems. A centralized system for providing in-vehicle entertainment to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle includes a printed circuit board (PCB) in a housing locatable in a structure in the commercial passenger vehicle and a plurality of display panels and microcontrollers located in a rear portion of the structure. Each microcontroller is communicably connected to one display panel and the PCB. The PCB includes a processor configured to decode audio and/or video content and to operate a plurality of virtual machines that correspond to and perform operations such as playback functionality related to the plurality of display panels.
A system for assisting a payment to a passenger on a commercial passenger vehicle is disclosed. The system is located in the commercial passenger vehicle and comprises: an onboard server configured to (1) receive, from a personal electronic device associated with a passenger, a request to process a payment along with payment credential information and (2) operate to authorize the payment; a light sourcing device in communication with the onboard server and configured to receive, from the onboard server, a verification request for the payment credential information, and display a light identification (ID); and the personal electronic device in communication with the onboard server and the light sourcing device and configured to capture an image of the light ID and obtain the verification request corresponding to the payment credential information from the captured image.
G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
88.
Methods and systems for dynamically controlling discharge ratio of a plurality of batteries packs
Methods and systems are provided for an electronic device. One method includes storing a data structure at a memory device by a processor, where the data structure is configured to store a plurality of parameters used for determining a discharge ratio of a first battery pack and a second battery pack of a charging system of a device, the discharge ratio indicating a relative rate of discharge of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; detecting by the processor, a discharge condition associated with at least one of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; utilizing by the processor, the data structure for determining the discharge ratio; and controlling by the processor, based on the determined discharge ratio, a discharge rate of the first battery pack using a first voltage controller and a discharge rate of the second battery pack using a second voltage controller.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H01M 50/20 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
89.
Passenger vehicle wireless access point security system
Techniques are described to detect and/or prevent malicious wireless attacks and/or suspicious wireless activity related to a wireless network in a commercial passenger vehicle. For example, an access point located in the commercial passenger vehicle receives a set of wireless beacon frames from a first wireless device, makes a first determination of a first beacon frame rate of the set of wireless beacon frames, receives a second beacon frame after a first beacon frame, makes a second determination of a second beacon frame rate of the second beacon frame relative to the first beacon frame, makes a third determination that a second wireless device is impersonating the first wireless device upon comparing the first beacon frame rate to the second beacon frame rate, and sends, upon making the third determination, a security alert message to an external input/output (I/O) device in the commercial passenger vehicle.
Systems and methods for wireless unlocking of lock systems on enclosures within a vehicle are provided. A lock system may be unlocked via a digital key communicated to the lock system via any suitable communication protocol, for example, a short range communication protocol. The digital key can be embedded or otherwise stored and accessed in an application accessible via a user interface device.
G07C 9/00 - Individual registration on entry or exit
G07F 17/00 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articlesCoin-freed facilities or services
G07C 5/00 - Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
E05B 47/06 - Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electromagnetically-operated detents
E05C 3/12 - Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action
E05C 3/24 - Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the latch the bolt being spring-controlled in the form of a bifurcated member
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
91.
Automatic perspective correction for in-flight entertainment (IFE) monitors
Disclosed embodiments are directed at devices, methods, and systems for fixing distortions of content displayed on in-flight entertainment (IFE) monitors in a commercial passenger vehicle. An IFE monitor can receive angular measurement data from one or more gyroscope sensors to determine a differential angle of tilt of the IFE monitor. In response to determining that the differential angle of tilt is non-zero, the IFE monitor can detect that content displayed on the IFE monitor is subject to distortion. The IFE monitor can automatically apply a perspective correction to the content displayed on the IFE monitor for fixing the perceived distortion.
G02B 27/00 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups ,
F16M 11/12 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
92.
Selectable geolocation for vehicle entertainment systems
Vehicle entertainment systems in commercial passenger vehicles can provide passengers with entertainment options that are based at least in part on geolocation information selected by the passengers. For example, based on a passenger's selection of a home country to which the passenger belongs, the vehicle entertainment system may route data traffic comprising the passenger's entertainment selections via a point of presence (PoP) device located in the selected home country. The vehicle entertainment system may also group data traffic for passengers that have selected the same home country so that the vehicle entertainment system can more efficiently use network resources as the commercial passenger vehicle travels to its destination.
Disclosed embodiments are directed at devices, methods, and systems for association of reader devices to IFE monitors in a commercial passenger vehicle. An example method includes determining at a client computing system included in an IFE monitor that at least one reader device is remotely located from the client computing system; using a wired Ethernet connection to a server, the client computing system requesting the server to discover an electronic tag information; and upon the client computing system receiving the electronic tag information from the server over the wired Ethernet connection, the client computing system processing the electronic tag information, wherein another IFE monitor supplies electrical power to the at least one reader device, wherein the client computing system is unaware of a physical location of the at least one reader device, and wherein the server is included in the another IFE monitor.
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
G06F 1/3203 - Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04L 29/12 - Arrangements, apparatus, circuits or systems, not covered by a single one of groups characterised by the data terminal
94.
Content loading through ad-hoc wireless networks between aircraft on the ground
A content distribution apparatus onboard a vehicle periodically travelling within direct communicative range of other content distribution apparatuses onboard respective other vehicles has a storage interface to a local content data repository, and a mesh network interface establishing mesh network data communications links with the content distribution apparatuses. A comparator is in communication with the local content data repository over the storage interface, and a missing content segments list is generated by the comparator based upon an evaluation of a master content list against a local inventory of the segments of content data. The missing content data is retrieved from one or more upstream source content distribution apparatuses over a first mesh network data communications link. The content data in the local inventory is also transmitted to a downstream requestor content distribution apparatus over a second mesh network data communications link.
Transmission and delivery of audio files, data files, text
files, videos, music, interactive games, films, video
programming, audio programming, and software via the
Internet, private networks, cellular networks, and satellite
communication networks for onboard, inflight, or in transit
entertainment systems on land vehicles, marine vessels,
offshore oil platforms, and aircraft featuring movies,
television programs, audio programs, video programs, radio
programs, news, in-cabin services, and electronic games;
Transmission and delivery of audio files, data files, text
files, and software via the Internet, private networks,
cellular networks, and satellite communication networks for
airlines to provide real-time visibility into fleet
performance, operational data during flight, media
consumption, system health monitoring, and aircraft
maintenance, to enable and support system maintenance
operations and data transfer of passenger-facing content to
an aircraft, and to provide access to real-time passenger
data.
96.
Systems and methods for providing a wake-up user interface for a night mode on transportation vehicles
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes enabling by a processor, a night mode for a seat device of an in-flight entertainment system (IFE) on an aircraft based on a night mode trigger; displaying by the processor, during the night mode, a wake-up user interface on the seat device for a passenger, when a seat device monitor backlight has turned on after the backlight was turned off, or a seat device backlight timer has triggered, where a brightness of the wake-up user interface is lower than a brightness of a default user interface of the seat device; and enabling by the processor a first set of functions of the seat device accessible from the wake-up user interface, the first set of functions being less than a second set of functions accessible from the default user-interface.
G06F 3/0346 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the userAccessories therefor with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
G06F 3/04842 - Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements
G09G 3/34 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source
A system for providing entertainments to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a computer storage medium configured to store personal information and travel information of passengers and a server in communication with the computer storage medium and located in the commercial passenger vehicle. The server is configured to receive, from a media playback device associated with a passenger, a request on an entertainment option; obtain, based on the request, contents corresponding to the entertainment option and related to the personal information or the travel information of the passengers; obtain map data that visualizes the contents on areas on a map based on location information associated with the contents; and send, to the media playback device, the contents to be displayed on the media playback device using the map data.
G06F 3/048 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
G06F 16/487 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
G06F 16/435 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for automated detection of relative position among a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs) deployed in service area. An exemplary service area is the passenger cabin of a commercial airplane. The method can include transmitting a signal on a wireless channel at a fixed power level across the service area. Each WAP can measure a signal strength of the signal received from all other WAPs of the plurality of WAPs. The plurality of WAPs can share reports including signal strengths of the signal transmitted from all of the other WAPs. Each WAP can then form a matrix of measured signal strengths and measuring WAPs including the signal strength of signals transmitted by each WAP as received by all other WAPs as the measuring WAPs. The matrix can be used to determine a relative position of the plurality of WAPs based on the first matrix.
Disclosed embodiments are directed at devices, methods, and systems for rendering a customizable 3D virtual environment of an outside world surrounding an airplane. The 3D virtual environment is rendered on a personal electronic device (e.g., a VR headset) and is composed from high-resolution image data received from a plurality of cameras mounted externally to the airplane. A seatback computer coupled to the personal electronic device receives data corresponding to the 3D virtual environment of the outside world from the airplane's compute server, which performs the tasks of analyzing the high-resolution image data to compose the 3D virtual environment. Further, the 3D virtual environment can be customized to a passenger's preferences based on gesture-based interactions of a passenger with the 3D virtual environment. The gesture-based interactions of a passenger are received by a sensor coupled to the personal electronic device.
G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G01C 21/36 - Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
100.
Secure testing of vehicle entertainment systems for commercial passenger vehicles
Vehicular systems located in commercial passenger vehicles are tested and maintained for operational effectiveness. This patent document describes techniques to perform secure testing on multiple seatback monitors that are located on or in seats in a commercial passenger vehicle and that are associated with a vehicle entertainment system. An example method can determine whether multiple sets of usernames and passwords received by a device authorize a person operating a test-related software on the device to securely test one or more groups of multiple seatback monitors in the commercial passenger vehicle. The example method can also enable selection of a group of multiple seatback monitors that can be specifically tested.
H04N 7/16 - Analogue secrecy systemsAnalogue subscription systems
H04N 21/214 - Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel or hospital
H04N 21/274 - Storing end-user specific content or additional data in response to end-user request
H04N 21/25 - Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication or learning user preferences for recommending movies
B64D 11/00 - Passenger or crew accommodationFlight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
