09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et 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.
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TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING VIDEO PROGRAMS FOR PASSENGERS ON COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLES
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.
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.
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 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
H04L 9/06 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité l'appareil de chiffrement utilisant des registres à décalage ou des mémoires pour le codage par blocs, p.ex. système DES
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
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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 - Aménagements ou adaptations des dispositifs de signalisation ou d'éclairage
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
G06F 13/10 - Commande par programme pour dispositifs périphériques
G08B 5/36 - Systèmes de signalisation optique, p.ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes, indication à distance de l'occupation de sièges utilisant une transmission électromécanique utilisant des sources de lumière visible
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p.ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
H05B 47/175 - Commande de la source lumineuse par télécommande
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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 - Plate-formes spécialisées de client, p.ex. récepteur au sein d'une voiture ou intégré dans un appareil mobile
H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de services; Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p.ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
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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 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante faisant varier la phase par des moyens électriques
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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 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p.ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données co
H04N 21/231 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p.ex. mise en mémoire cache de films pour stockage à court terme, réplication de données sur plusieurs serveurs, ou établissement de priorité des données pour l'effacement
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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 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p.ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données co
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
H04N 21/414 - Plate-formes spécialisées de client, p.ex. récepteur au sein d'une voiture ou intégré dans un appareil mobile
H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p.ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans l
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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 - Protection de l’intégrité des données, p.ex. par sommes de contrôle, certificats ou signatures
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
H04L 9/00 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité
G07C 5/00 - Enregistrement ou indication du fonctionnement de véhicules
B60R 16/00 - Circuits électriques ou circuits de fluides spécialement adaptés aux véhicules et non prévus ailleurs; Agencement des éléments des circuits électriques ou des circuits de fluides spécialement adapté aux véhicules et non prévu ailleurs
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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.
G06F 21/50 - Contrôle des usagers, programmes ou dispositifs de préservation de l’intégrité des plates-formes, p.ex. des processeurs, des micrologiciels ou des systèmes d’exploitation
G06F 21/44 - Authentification de programme ou de dispositif
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING WISP VOUCHER CODES FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES
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.
H04W 76/11 - Attribution ou utilisation d'identifiants de connexion
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons
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.
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
G06V 20/59 - Contexte ou environnement de l’image à l’intérieur d’un véhicule, p.ex. concernant l’occupation des sièges, l’état du conducteur ou les conditions de l’éclairage intérieur
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
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SECURE ACCESS AND PRESENTATION OF PASSENGER-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
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 - Antennes résonnantes avec alimentation intermédiaire entre les extrémités de l'antenne, p.ex. dipôle alimenté par le centre Éléments comportant deux surfaces coniques ayant le même axe et opposées par leurs sommets et alimentés par des lignes de transmission à deux conducteurs
H01Q 1/32 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les véhicules routiers ou ferroviaires
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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 - Aménagements ou adaptations des dispositifs de signalisation ou d'éclairage
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
G06F 13/10 - Commande par programme pour dispositifs périphériques
G08B 5/36 - Systèmes de signalisation optique, p.ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes, indication à distance de l'occupation de sièges utilisant une transmission électromécanique utilisant des sources de lumière visible
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p.ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
H05B 47/175 - Commande de la source lumineuse par télécommande
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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 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
B60R 11/02 - Autres aménagements pour tenir ou monter des objets pour postes radio, de télévision, téléphones, ou objets similaires; Disposition de leur commande
B60R 11/04 - Montage des caméras pour fonctionner pendant la marche; Disposition de leur commande par rapport au véhicule
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 - Régulation de la tension ou de l'intensité là où la variable effectivement régulée par le dispositif de réglage final est du type continu utilisant des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs en série avec la charge comme dispositifs de réglage final
G05F 1/575 - Régulation de la tension ou de l'intensité là où la variable effectivement régulée par le dispositif de réglage final est du type continu utilisant des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs en série avec la charge comme dispositifs de réglage final caractérisé par le circuit de rétroaction
G06F 1/26 - Alimentation en énergie électrique, p.ex. régulation à cet effet
H01R 13/66 - Association structurelle avec des composants électriques incorporés
H04B 3/54 - Systèmes de transmission par lignes de réseau de distribution d'énergie
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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.
G06F 11/36 - Prévention d'erreurs en effectuant des tests ou par débogage de logiciel
G06F 9/455 - Dispositions pour exécuter des programmes spécifiques Émulation; Interprétation; Simulation de logiciel, p.ex. virtualisation ou émulation des moteurs d’exécution d’applications ou de systèmes d’exploitation
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 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p.ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données co
H04N 21/414 - Plate-formes spécialisées de client, p.ex. récepteur au sein d'une voiture ou intégré dans un appareil mobile
H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p.ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans l
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
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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 - Systèmes de diversité; Systèmes à plusieurs antennes, c. à d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
H04W 76/10 - Gestion de la connexion Établissement de la connexion
34.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL UPGRADES AND DOWNGRADES ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
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 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p.ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance en impliquant la commande des applications des terminaux par un réseau
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
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 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
H04L 9/06 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité l'appareil de chiffrement utilisant des registres à décalage ou des mémoires pour le codage par blocs, p.ex. système DES
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
39.
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 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] le TPC étant effectué selon des paramètres spécifiques utilisant le profil utilisateur, p.ex. la vitesse, la priorité ou l'état du réseau, p.ex. en attente, libre ou absence de transmission
40.
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.
G06F 11/00 - Détection d'erreurs; Correction d'erreurs; Contrôle de fonctionnement
G06F 11/36 - Prévention d'erreurs en effectuant des tests ou par débogage de logiciel
G06F 9/455 - Dispositions pour exécuter des programmes spécifiques Émulation; Interprétation; Simulation de logiciel, p.ex. virtualisation ou émulation des moteurs d’exécution d’applications ou de systèmes d’exploitation
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et 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.
44.
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 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
H04N 21/231 - Opération de stockage de contenu, p.ex. mise en mémoire cache de films pour stockage à court terme, réplication de données sur plusieurs serveurs, ou établissement de priorité des données pour l'effacement
H04N 21/258 - Gestion de données liées aux clients ou aux utilisateurs finaux, p.ex. gestion des capacités des clients, préférences ou données démographiques des utilisateurs, traitement des multiples préférences des utilisateurs finaux pour générer des données co
H04N 21/232 - Opération de récupération de contenu au sein d'un serveur, p.ex. lecture de flux vidéo du réseau de disques
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Organic light emitting diodes (OLEO) 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 NANO 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.
46.
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 - Gestion au sein du serveur de données additionnelles, p.ex. serveur d'achat ou serveur de gestion de droits
H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p.ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans l
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
H04N 21/414 - Plate-formes spécialisées de client, p.ex. récepteur au sein d'une voiture ou intégré dans un appareil mobile
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et 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 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le serveur pour faciliter la distribution de contenu ou administrer des données liées aux utilisateurs finaux ou aux dispositifs clients, p.ex. authentification des utilisateurs finaux ou des dispositifs clients ou
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
H04N 21/239 - Interfaçage de la voie montante du réseau de transmission, p.ex. établissement de priorité des requêtes de clients
H04N 21/414 - Plate-formes spécialisées de client, p.ex. récepteur au sein d'une voiture ou intégré dans un appareil mobile
H04N 21/475 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour acquérir des données d'utilisateurs finaux, p.ex. numéro d'identification personnel [PIN] ou données de préférences
H04N 21/442 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p.ex. détection de la défaillance d'un dispositif d'enregistrement, surveillance de la bande passante sur la voie descendante, du nombre de visualisations d'un film, de l'espace de stockage disponible dans l
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et 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
51.
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 76/14 - Gestion de la connexion Établissement de la connexion Établissement de la connexion en mode direct
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
H04W 12/069 - Authentification utilisant des certificats ou des clés pré-partagées
52.
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 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p.ex. gestion de la mobilité
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
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 5/00 - Enregistrement ou indication du fonctionnement de véhicules
H04B 17/373 - Prédiction des paramètres de qualité d’un canal
G07C 5/12 - Enregistrement ou indication de données de marche autres que le temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente, avec ou sans enregistrement des temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente sous forme de graphique
H04B 17/382 - Surveillance; Tests de canaux de propagation pour l’attribution de ressources, le contrôle d’accès ou le transfert
H04W 72/08 - Affectation de ressources sans fil sur la base de critères de qualité
H04W 24/06 - Réalisation de tests en trafic simulé
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et 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 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et 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
56.
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 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
H04N 21/8549 - Création de résumés vidéo, p.ex. bande annonce
H04N 21/439 - Traitement de flux audio élémentaires
H04N 21/44 - Traitement de flux élémentaires vidéo, p.ex. raccordement d'un clip vidéo récupéré d'un stockage local avec un flux vidéo en entrée ou rendu de scènes selon des graphes de scène MPEG-4
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
57.
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 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
H04W 4/14 - Services d'envoi de messages courts, p.ex. SMS ou données peu structurées de services supplémentaires [USSD]
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
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.
H04L 12/927 - Allocation de ressources en fonction du type de trafic, qualité de service ou priorité
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
H04W 28/24 - Négociation de l'agrément du niveau de service [SLA Service Level Agreement]; Négociation de la qualité de service [QoS Quality of Service]
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 4/021 - Services concernant des domaines particuliers, p.ex. services de points d’intérêt, services sur place ou géorepères
H04W 76/10 - Gestion de la connexion Établissement de la connexion
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
H04W 48/04 - Restriction d'accès effectuée dans des conditions spécifiques sur la base des données de localisation ou de mobilité de l'utilisateur ou du terminal, p.ex. du sens ou de la vitesse de déplacement
H04W 12/122 - Contre-mesures pour parer aux attaques; Protection contre les dispositifs malveillants
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 - Dispositions dans les systèmes de commande à distance ou de télémétrie pour appeler sélectivement une sous-station à partir d'une station principale, sous-station dans laquelle un appareil recherché est choisi pour appliquer un signal de commande ou
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
G06F 1/26 - Alimentation en énergie électrique, p.ex. régulation à cet effet
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 - Visages humains, p.ex. parties du visage, croquis ou expressions
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
G06V 20/59 - Contexte ou environnement de l’image à l’intérieur d’un véhicule, p.ex. concernant l’occupation des sièges, l’état du conducteur ou les conditions de l’éclairage intérieur
62.
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.
H04N 21/24 - Surveillance de procédés ou de ressources, p.ex. surveillance de la charge du serveur, de la bande passante disponible ou des requêtes effectuées sur la voie montante
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
64.
Depth sensing infrared input device and associated methods thereof
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 - Montage des caméras pour fonctionner pendant la marche; Disposition de leur commande par rapport au véhicule
B60R 11/02 - Autres aménagements pour tenir ou monter des objets pour postes radio, de télévision, téléphones, ou objets similaires; Disposition de leur commande
B60R 11/00 - Autres aménagements pour tenir ou monter des objets
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 spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
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 - Antennes ou systèmes d'antennes fournissant au moins deux diagrammes de rayonnement
H01Q 3/04 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne utilisant un mouvement mécanique de l'ensemble d'antenne ou du système d'antenne pour faire varier une coordonnée de l'orientation
H01Q 1/28 - Adaptation pour l'utilisation dans ou sur les avions, les missiles, les satellites ou les ballons
H01Q 3/34 - Dispositifs pour changer ou faire varier l'orientation ou la forme du diagramme de directivité des ondes rayonnées par une antenne ou un système d'antenne faisant varier la distribution de l’énergie à travers une ouverture rayonnante faisant varier la phase par des moyens électriques
67.
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 spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
H04W 4/46 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication de véhicule à véhicule
G01S 7/02 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
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 - Recherche d’informations; Structures de bases de données à cet effet; Structures de systèmes de fichiers à cet effet
G06F 16/2457 - Traitement des requêtes avec adaptation aux besoins de l’utilisateur
G06F 16/48 - Recherche caractérisée par l’utilisation de métadonnées, p.ex. de métadonnées ne provenant pas du contenu ou de métadonnées générées manuellement
H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de services; Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p.ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
H04H 20/62 - Dispositions spécialement adaptées à des applications spécifiques, p.ex. aux informations sur le trafic ou aux récepteurs mobiles à la radiodiffusion locale, p.ex. la radiodiffusion en interne aux systèmes de transport, p.ex. dans les véhicules
G06F 16/387 - Recherche caractérisée par l’utilisation de métadonnées, p.ex. de métadonnées ne provenant pas du contenu ou de métadonnées générées manuellement utilisant des informations géographiques ou spatiales, p.ex. la localisation
G06F 16/40 - Recherche d’informations; Structures de bases de données à cet effet; Structures de systèmes de fichiers à cet effet de données multimédia, p.ex. diaporama comprenant des données d'image et d’autres données audio
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 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité l'appareil de chiffrement utilisant des registres à décalage ou des mémoires pour le codage par blocs, p.ex. système DES
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.
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
H04N 21/2387 - Traitement de flux en réponse à une requête de reproduction par un utilisateur final, p.ex. pour la lecture à vitesse variable ("trick play")
G06F 9/455 - Dispositions pour exécuter des programmes spécifiques Émulation; Interprétation; Simulation de logiciel, p.ex. virtualisation ou émulation des moteurs d’exécution d’applications ou de systèmes d’exploitation
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 20/38 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement - leurs détails
G06Q 20/40 - Autorisation, p.ex. identification du payeur ou du bénéficiaire, vérification des références du client ou du magasin; Examen et approbation des payeurs, p.ex. contrôle des lignes de crédit ou des listes négatives
74.
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 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p.ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
H01M 50/20 - Montures; Boîtiers secondaires ou cadres; Bâtis, modules ou blocs; Dispositifs de suspension; Amortisseurs; Dispositifs de transport ou de manutention; Supports
H01M 10/42 - Procédés ou dispositions pour assurer le fonctionnement ou l'entretien des éléments secondaires ou des demi-éléments secondaires
75.
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 - Enregistrement de l’entrée ou de la sortie d'une entité isolée
G07F 17/00 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articles; Installations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie
G07C 5/00 - Enregistrement ou indication du fonctionnement de véhicules
E05B 47/06 - Commande des pênes à fonctionnement mécanique par des cliquets à déclenchement électro-magnétique
E05C 3/12 - Dispositifs d'immobilisation avec pênes se déplaçant de façon pivotante ou rotative avec action d'une clenche
E05C 3/24 - Dispositifs d'immobilisation avec pênes se déplaçant de façon pivotante ou rotative avec action d'une clenche avec poignée de manœuvre ou organe équivalent se déplaçant autrement que rigidement avec la clenche le pêne étant commandé par un ressort ayant la forme d'un organe bifurqué
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
77.
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.
G06T 7/536 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir des effets de perspective, p.ex. en utilisant des points de fuite
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
G06F 17/13 - Opérations mathématiques complexes pour la résolution d'équations d'équations différentielles
G02B 27/00 - Systèmes ou appareils optiques non prévus dans aucun des groupes ,
F16M 11/12 - Moyens pour la fixation des appareils; Moyens permettant le réglage des appareils par rapport au banc permettant la rotation dans plus d'une direction
78.
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 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
G06F 1/3203 - Gestion de l’alimentation, c. à d. passage en mode d’économie d’énergie amorcé par événements
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
H04L 29/12 - Dispositions, appareils, circuits ou systèmes non couverts par un seul des groupes caractérisés par le terminal de données
80.
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.
82.
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.
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
B64D 11/06 - Aménagements ou adaptations des sièges
G06F 3/0346 - Dispositifs de pointage déplacés ou positionnés par l'utilisateur; Leurs accessoires avec détection de l’orientation ou du mouvement libre du dispositif dans un espace en trois dimensions [3D], p.ex. souris 3D, dispositifs de pointage à six degrés de liberté [6-DOF] utilisant des capteurs gyroscopiques, accéléromètres ou d’inclinaiso
G06F 3/04842 - Sélection des objets affichés ou des éléments de texte affichés
G09G 3/34 - Dispositions ou circuits de commande présentant un intérêt uniquement pour l'affichage utilisant des moyens de visualisation autres que les tubes à rayons cathodiques pour la présentation d'un ensemble de plusieurs caractères, p.ex. d'une page, en composant l'ensemble par combinaison d'éléments individuels disposés en matrice en commandant la lumière provenant d'une source indépendante
H04N 5/57 - Réglage du contraste ou de la luminance
83.
Interactive mapping for passengers in commercial passenger vehicle
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 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p.ex. des menus
G06F 16/487 - Recherche caractérisée par l’utilisation de métadonnées, p.ex. de métadonnées ne provenant pas du contenu ou de métadonnées générées manuellement utilisant des informations géographiques ou spatiales, p.ex. la localisation
G06F 16/435 - Filtrage basé sur des données supplémentaires, p.ex. sur des profils d'utilisateurs ou de groupes
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail
G06F 16/438 - Présentation des résultats des requêtes
84.
System and method for automated relative position determination of wireless access points
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 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] fondées sur des propriétés spécifiques de l’objet d’interaction affiché ou sur un environnement basé sur les métaphores, p.ex. interaction avec des éléments du bureau telles les fenêtres ou les icônes, ou avec l’aide d’un curseur changeant de comport
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
G01C 21/36 - Dispositions d'entrée/sortie pour des calculateurs embarqués
86.
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 - Systèmes à secret analogiques; Systèmes à abonnement analogiques
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
H04N 21/274 - Stockage de contenu ou données additionnelles spécifiques aux utilisateurs finaux en réponse aux requêtes des utilisateurs finaux
H04N 21/25 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le serveur pour faciliter la distribution de contenu ou administrer des données liées aux utilisateurs finaux ou aux dispositifs clients, p.ex. authentification des utilisateurs finaux ou des dispositifs clients ou
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
87.
In-flight entertainment systems and monitor assemblies for in-flight entertainment systems
The present disclosure relates to a monitor assembly for IFE systems. The monitor assembly comprises a screen assembly, a frame element that surrounds a perimeter of the screen or substantial portions thereof, and a cradle that is positioned behind the screen and at least partially encapsulates the frame element. The frame element is preferably made of a material that breaks more easily than the cradle material such that, upon an impact, the frame will break apart to absorb kinetic energy, while the cradle will remain intact and contain the broken frame pieces.
In-vehicle entertainment (WE) monitor systems can be reconfigurable and modular to improve heat dissipation characteristics and to enable separate removal or installation of one or more parts within the WE monitor system without affecting the rest of the IVE monitor system. A modular system for providing in-vehicle entertainment to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle includes a main housing, a peripheral housing, and a display panel that are separately removable or installable. A main printed circuit board (PCB) in the main housing is electrically connected to a secondary PCB in the peripheral housing via the first data cable and the secondary PCB is electrically connected to the display panel via the second data cable in a series configuration.
A system for displaying a map to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a storage configured to store (1) personal information of passengers either located in or expected to board the commercial passenger vehicle; and (2) location-related information including location-related information associated with an area covered by the map; a server located in the commercial passenger vehicle and configured to perform a method comprising: sending, to a media playback device associated with a passenger, a message to display a list of selectable map features; receiving, from the media playback device, a selection of at least one map feature among the selectable map features; retrieving the personal information or the location-related information from the storage; and integrating retrieved personal information or retrieved location-related information to map data, thereby rendering the map.
G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnées; Aides pour la lecture des cartes
H04W 4/48 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication dans le véhicule
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
Vehicle operations management systems can facilitate maintenance of commercial passenger vehicles. An operations management system includes a server and a maintenance computer. The server is configured to receive a message that indicates a maintenance performed on a device located in a commercial passenger vehicle or that indicates a performance status of the device located in the commercial passenger vehicle, generate, based on the message, a predictive maintenance list that recommends maintenance to be performed on one or more devices that belong to a category of devices that is the same as the category of devices to which the device indicated in the received message belongs, and send the predictive maintenance list to a maintenance computer. The maintenance computer is configured to receive and display the predictive maintenance list on a graphical user interface (GUI).
G07C 5/00 - Enregistrement ou indication du fonctionnement de véhicules
G06N 5/04 - Modèles d’inférence ou de raisonnement
G07C 5/08 - Enregistrement ou indication de données de marche autres que le temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente, avec ou sans enregistrement des temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente
B64D 45/00 - Indicateurs ou dispositifs de protection d'aéronefs, non prévus ailleurs
B64F 5/60 - Test ou inspection des composants ou des systèmes d'aéronefs
(1) Electronic Transmission and delivery of audio files, data files, text files, videos, music, interactive games, films, video programming, audio programming, and third party software via the Internet, private networks, cellular networks, and satellite communication networks for onboard, inflight and 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 flight and passenger information, and electronic games; Electronic Transmission and delivery of audio files, data files, text files, and third party software via the Internet, private networks, cellular networks, and satellite communication networks for airlines to provide real-time information relating to fleet performance, operational data during flight, media consumption, entertainment and flight system health monitoring, and aircraft maintenance, to enable and support maintenance operations and data transfer of passenger-facing flight information and entertainment content to an aircraft, and to provide access to real-time passenger data for flight operations
92.
Passenger tailored content for vehicle entertainment systems
Vehicle entertainment systems can obtain and use a list of predicted entertainment preferences for passengers located in or expected to be in commercial passenger vehicles. A first server can obtain the predicted entertainment preferences and can identify a multimedia content for at least one passenger based on a predicted entertainment preference. A second server located in the commercial passenger vehicle can receive and send the multimedia content to a media playback device associated with the at least one passenger. The second server can receive, from the media playback device, an indication of a preference of the at least one passenger for watching or listening to the multimedia content; update, based on the received indication of the preference, the entertainment preference for the at least one passenger to obtain an updated entertainment preference; and transmit the updated entertainment preference for the at least one passenger to the first server.
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
H04N 21/472 - Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour la requête de contenu, de données additionnelles ou de services; Interface pour utilisateurs finaux pour l'interaction avec le contenu, p.ex. pour la réservation de contenu ou la mise en place de rappels, pour la requête de notification d'événement ou pour la transformation de contenus affichés
H04N 21/4788 - Services additionnels, p.ex. affichage de l'identification d'un appelant téléphonique ou application d'achat communication avec d'autres utilisateurs, p.ex. discussion en ligne
H04N 21/431 - Génération d'interfaces visuelles; Rendu de contenu ou données additionnelles
H04N 21/45 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le client pour faciliter la réception de contenu ou l'interaction avec le contenu, ou pour l'administration des données liées à l'utilisateur final ou au dispositif client lui-même, p.ex. apprentissage des préféren
93.
Predictive preference selection for in-vehicle entertainment systems
Devices, systems and methods for providing customized entertainment or productivity options to passengers on commercial passenger vehicles are disclosed. An exemplary method implemented by a computer on a commercial passenger vehicle includes receiving and storing from a server system communication on a memory and a display screen of a portable device of a passenger, prior to a start of a current travel segment of the commercial passenger vehicle, data for predictive preference selection during the current travel segment; determining, during the current travel segment, for the passenger, a personalized display menu of the passenger for one or more items or services from a plurality of items and services; and providing, during the travel segment, an interactive session having the personalized display menu based on the traveler profile and displayed on the display screen for the passenger on the portable device based on the determining.
Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes detecting a location of a personal electronic device (PED) on a transportation vehicle based on a signal transmitted by a wireless beacon to the PED; using sensor data to automatically determine usage of a resource on the transportation vehicle, the resource including on the transportation vehicle at least one of a lavatory, a passenger seat, a luggage bin, and a cart; indicating a status of the resource to the PED based on the determined usage; and updating a data store for tracking the usage, after an action is taken associated with the resource, in response to receiving the status.
H04W 4/42 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour les véhicules de transport collectif, p.ex. les autobus, les trains ou les aéronefs
G06Q 10/02 - Réservations, p.ex. pour billetterie, services ou manifestations
G08B 5/22 - Systèmes de signalisation optique, p.ex. systèmes d'appel de personnes, indication à distance de l'occupation de sièges utilisant une transmission électromécanique
A system for providing entertainment on a vehicle for passengers is described. The system includes (a) a server storing media files and corresponding media keys and (b) monitors storing subsets of the media files and the corresponding media keys. The system includes a server disposed on the vehicle to store the media files and the media keys for the vehicle; monitors disposed on the vehicle to present media selections to passengers corresponding to the media files stored by the server, locally, or on other monitors disposed on the vehicle, and receive an input from a passenger for playing one of the selections. The system also includes selectively revoking the media keys on the server or the monitors. Program logic executed by the server and the monitors implements secure, digital rights management processes as they pertain to the media files presented on the vehicle.
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
H04N 21/214 - Plate-forme spécialisée de serveur, p.ex. serveur situé dans un avion, un hôtel ou un hôpital
H04N 21/2347 - Traitement de flux vidéo élémentaires, p.ex. raccordement de flux vidéo ou transformation de graphes de scènes MPEG-4 impliquant le cryptage de flux vidéo
H04N 21/254 - Gestion au sein du serveur de données additionnelles, p.ex. serveur d'achat ou serveur de gestion de droits
96.
Systems and methods for monitoring the health of vehicle passengers using camera images
Systems and methods for monitoring the health of vehicle passengers using images of the passengers taken by onboard imaging devices (e.g., digital cameras), determining health data (e.g., vital signs) on-board the passenger vehicle using the images, and communicating (in one or more instances) with a remote telemedical monitoring system to determine medical information regarding the passengers and/or enable communication with a medical caregiver for diagnosis and treatment. The system may be especially useful in larger passenger vehicles, such as commercial aircraft, to monitor the health of all or most of the passengers but may also be used in other passenger vehicles including passenger trains, buses, ships, boats and automobiles. In one or more instances, the systems and methods primarily utilize images to determine health data (e.g., vital signs) of the passengers, such that the health data is obtained without physically contacting the passengers (contactless), as opposed to typical vital sign devices which physically contact a person.
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic ; Identification des individus
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G16H 30/40 - TIC spécialement adaptées au maniement ou au traitement d’images médicales pour le traitement d’images médicales, p.ex. l’édition
G16H 40/67 - TIC spécialement adaptées à la gestion ou à l’administration de ressources ou d’établissements de santé; TIC spécialement adaptées à la gestion ou au fonctionnement d’équipement ou de dispositifs médicaux pour le fonctionnement d’équipement ou de dispositifs médicaux pour le fonctionnement à distance
B64D 11/00 - Arrangements pour passagers ou équipage; Installations de postes de pilotage non prévues ailleurs
A61B 5/0205 - Evaluation simultanée de l'état cardio-vasculaire et de l'état d'autres parties du corps, p.ex. de l'état cardiaque et respiratoire
A61B 5/16 - Dispositifs pour la psychotechnie; Test des temps de réaction
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
A61B 5/021 - Mesure de la pression dans le cœur ou dans les vaisseaux sanguins
B60R 11/02 - Autres aménagements pour tenir ou monter des objets pour postes radio, de télévision, téléphones, ou objets similaires; Disposition de leur commande
B60R 11/00 - Autres aménagements pour tenir ou monter des objets
B60R 11/04 - Montage des caméras pour fonctionner pendant la marche; Disposition de leur commande par rapport au véhicule
A61B 5/024 - Mesure du pouls ou des pulsations cardiaques
A61B 5/08 - Dispositifs de mesure pour examiner les organes respiratoires
97.
Crowd sourced maintenance systems and methods for transportation vehicles
Methods and systems are provided for communicating an announcement to passengers on a transportation vehicle. One method includes receiving by a first device, an input from a passenger of a transportation vehicle, the input reporting a problem at the transportation vehicle; transmitting the input by the first device to a second device; evaluating by the second device whether the problem identified by the input is to be resolved at the transportation vehicle; generating a response by the second device to address the problem, when the evaluation indicates that the problem can be resolved at the transportation vehicle; and updating a data structure by the second device for addressing the problem after the transportation vehicle has reached a destination, when the evaluation indicates that the problem cannot be resolved at the transportation vehicle.
G07C 5/00 - Enregistrement ou indication du fonctionnement de véhicules
G07C 5/02 - Enregistrement ou indication du temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente uniquement
G07C 5/08 - Enregistrement ou indication de données de marche autres que le temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente, avec ou sans enregistrement des temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente
98.
Docking cradle for a computing device having multiple mounting orientations
The present disclosure relates to a docking cradle assembly for holding a computing device as disclosed herein. The docking cradle assembly comprises a cradle housing; a cover including an opening; and a connector assembly supported by the cover and having a connector positioned within the opening, the connector being rotatable between a first position, a second position substantially perpendicular to the first position, and a subset of positions each between the first and second positions and angularly displaced from the first position, wherein the cover is mountable to a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface angularly displaced from the first mounting surface by rotating the connector to a position suitable for the selected mounting surface in which the connector is inaccessible after the cover is mounted.
H01R 27/02 - Pièces de couplage adaptées à la coopération avec plusieurs pièces complémentaires dissemblables pour coopération simultanée avec plusieurs pièces complémentaires
H01R 33/94 - Supports servant de pièces intermédiaires pour joindre une pièce complémentaire à une pièce de couplage
H01R 13/74 - Montage des pièces de couplage dans les ouvertures d'un panneau
G06F 1/16 - TRAITEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE DE DONNÉES NUMÉRIQUES - Détails non couverts par les groupes et - Détails ou dispositions de structure
H01R 13/502 - Socles; Boîtiers composés de différentes pièces
H01R 33/76 - Supports avec alvéoles, pinces ou contacts analogues, adaptés pour l'engagement axial par glissement, avec des broches, lames ou contacts analogues disposés parallèlement sur la pièce complémentaire, p.ex. support pour tube électronique
Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for global plane identification number (GPIN) generation and applications are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosed technology advantageously enable aircraft to be tracked throughout their service life, and associate parts, software and services that correspond to a particular aircraft. An exemplary method for identifying an aircraft includes generating, based on a manufacturer, a model and a series of the aircraft, an alphanumeric prefix that uniquely identifies the model and the series of the aircraft from the manufacturer; generating, from a manufacturer serial number that is assigned to an airframe of the aircraft, a modified serial number; and generating, based on concatenating the alphanumeric prefix and the modified serial number, an identification number for the aircraft.
B64F 5/00 - Tracé, fabrication, assemblage, nettoyage, entretien ou réparation des aéronefs, non prévus ailleurs; Manipulation, transport, test ou inspection de composants d’aéronefs, non prévus ailleurs
B60R 25/33 - Détection relative au vol ou autres événements relatifs aux systèmes antivol de la géo-localisation, p.ex. en fournissant les coordonnées de géo-localisation (GPS)
G08G 1/00 - Systèmes de commande du trafic pour véhicules routiers
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p.ex. entreposage, chargement ou distribution; Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
100.
Secure transactions for in-flight entertainment systems
Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for performing secure transactions in an aircraft are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosed technology enable low cost carriers to provide payment verification for on-board purchases via the in-flight entertainment system. An exemplary method for performing secure transactions in an aircraft includes transmitting, by a user device in the aircraft using a wireless protocol, a first authentication factor and a request for one or more on-board services; receiving, from an on-board transceiver using the wireless protocol, an authentication token (a) comprising a one-time code and (b) encrypted using an asymmetric cryptographic algorithm; transmitting, using the asymmetric cryptographic algorithm, a second authentication factor comprising (a) the authentication token and (b) a text message transmitted from the user device; and receiving a confirmation of a delivery of the one or more on-board services.
H04L 9/14 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité utilisant plusieurs clés ou algorithmes
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
G06Q 20/40 - Autorisation, p.ex. identification du payeur ou du bénéficiaire, vérification des références du client ou du magasin; Examen et approbation des payeurs, p.ex. contrôle des lignes de crédit ou des listes négatives
H04L 9/30 - Clé publique, c. à d. l'algorithme de chiffrement étant impossible à inverser par ordinateur et les clés de chiffrement des utilisateurs n'exigeant pas le secret
G06Q 20/32 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement caractérisés par l'emploi de dispositifs spécifiques utilisant des dispositifs sans fil
G06F 7/72 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour effectuer des calculs en utilisant une représentation numérique non codée, c. à d. une représentation de nombres sans base; Dispositifs de calcul utilisant une combinaison de représentations de nombres codées et non codées utilisant l'arithmétique des résidus
