User interface for mobile platforms and related methods
First Claim
1. A user-processor interface for providing data content to a user in transit on a mobile platform, said interface comprising at least one option for bi-directional access to a communications network via satellite link, said interface further comprising at least one option for real-time access to video content via satellite link, said options being selectable by the user.
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Abstract
A user-processor interface is described for providing data content to a user in transit on a mobile platform. The interface includes at least one option selectable by the user for bi-directional access to a network via satellite link. The interface also includes at least one option selectable by the user for real-time access to video content via satellite link. The user interface allows an in-flight passenger to select from an extensive menu of travel-related information, including up-to-date flight and ticketing information pertaining to the airline and aircraft carrying the passenger.
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31 Claims
- 1. A user-processor interface for providing data content to a user in transit on a mobile platform, said interface comprising at least one option for bi-directional access to a communications network via satellite link, said interface further comprising at least one option for real-time access to video content via satellite link, said options being selectable by the user.
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19. An interface for providing informational content to a user on a moving platform via a local area network on the moving platform, the local area network having bi-directional access to content via at least one satellite, said interface comprising:
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at least one option to access content stored on the server; and
at least one option to access content available via the at least one satellite, said options selectable by the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of providing access, by a plurality of users on board a moving platform, to data content available from an on-board server and via a satellite link, each of the users having access to the server using a processor, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one option to each user for accessing content stored on the server; and
providing at least one option to each user for accessing video content in real time via the satellite link, said steps being performed using a user-processor interface stored on the server. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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