Consolidated in-flight entertainment electronic system
First Claim
1. An electronic architecture for mobile entertainment systems comprising:
- a server that receives, transmits, and stores mobile entertainment data; and
a controller switch in communication with the server that controls the transmission of mobile entertainment data to a plurality of components, wherein a plurality of functional elements are executed by the server and data functions are executed by the controller switch through software.
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Abstract
A consolidated in-flight entertainment system is provided that comprises a server in communication with a controller switch that manages and distributes in-flight entertainment data to a plurality of components on a mobile platform, e.g. passenger seats on a commercial aircraft. The server receives, transmits, and stores in-flight entertainment data and further executes functional elements such as audio, video, and data storage, web caching and storage, component mapping, CD and DVD players, or pre-recorded announcement machine boarding music, among others, through software. Additionally, the controller switch performs certain data functions such as satellite data interfacing, multiplexing, mapping, and multimedia routing, also through software, for the efficient transfer of in-flight entertainment data to and from the server and passenger seats.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic architecture for mobile entertainment systems comprising:
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a server that receives, transmits, and stores mobile entertainment data; and
a controller switch in communication with the server that controls the transmission of mobile entertainment data to a plurality of components, wherein a plurality of functional elements are executed by the server and data functions are executed by the controller switch through software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing mobile entertainment data, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving, transmitting, and storing mobile entertainment data on a server that executes functional elements within an electronics equipment bay of a mobile platform;
(b) establishing communication between the server and a controller switch that that controls the transmission of mobile entertainment data to a plurality of passenger seats on a mobile platform;
(d) distributing mobile entertainment data to and from the controller switch to and from the plurality of passenger seats. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic architecture for in-flight entertainment systems comprising:
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a server located within an electronics equipment bay of an aircraft that receives, transmits, and stores in-flight entertainment data; and
a controller switch in communication with the server that controls the transmission of in-flight entertainment data to a plurality of passenger seats in the aircraft, wherein a plurality of functional elements are executed by the server and data functions are executed by the controller switch through software. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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