Wireless data communications system for a transportation vehicle
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system for a transportation vehicle, comprising:
- an information source containing data content;
a plurality of wireless interfaces, each wireless interface fixed in the transportation vehicle and conforming to airborne environmental requirements, configured to wirelessly communicate with the information source;
a plurality of individually identifiable electronic devices, each individually identifiable electronic device configured to communicate with the information source; and
a wireless local area network access point coupled to said information source and wirelessly coupled to said plurality of wireless interfaces, said wireless LAN access point for receiving data content from said information source, converting said data content into a wireless transmission format conforming to airborne environmental requirements and permitting access to the formatted data content only through the plurality of wireless interfaces, wherein each individually identifiable electronic device is wirelessly coupled to a respective wireless interface to communicate with the information source.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system for a transportation vehicle such as, for example, an aircraft, bus, cruise ship, and train, is presented. The wireless communication system includes an information source containing data content including text, audio and video media, a plurality of wireless interfaces, a plurality of individually identifiable electronic devices coupled to the plurality of wireless interfaces and a wireless local area network (LAN) access point. The wireless LAN access point is coupled to the information source and wirelessly coupled to the plurality of wireless interfaces. In operation, the wireless LAN access point receives data content from the information source, converts the data content into a wireless transmission format and selectively distributes the formatted data content to the plurality of wireless interfaces such that the formatted data content is accessible by at least a selected one of the plurality of individually identifiable electronic devices.
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13 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system for a transportation vehicle, comprising:
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an information source containing data content;
a plurality of wireless interfaces, each wireless interface fixed in the transportation vehicle and conforming to airborne environmental requirements, configured to wirelessly communicate with the information source;
a plurality of individually identifiable electronic devices, each individually identifiable electronic device configured to communicate with the information source; and
a wireless local area network access point coupled to said information source and wirelessly coupled to said plurality of wireless interfaces, said wireless LAN access point for receiving data content from said information source, converting said data content into a wireless transmission format conforming to airborne environmental requirements and permitting access to the formatted data content only through the plurality of wireless interfaces, wherein each individually identifiable electronic device is wirelessly coupled to a respective wireless interface to communicate with the information source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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