In-flight entertainment system with wireless communication among components
First Claim
1. A system for providing multimedia content to a passenger on an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a local area network;
a content server for distributing multimedia content over the local area network;
a wireless router for communicating wirelessly with network clients; and
a video display unit client device adapted to communicate with the local area network through the wireless router, the video display unit mounted in a position viewable from a seat of the aircraft passenger.
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Abstract
An in-flight entertainment (IFE) system includes a network having at least one wireless router for communicating wirelessly between a network server and one or more video display unit (VDU) in the cabin. The wireless transmission of video signals provides a reduced architecture that avoids a need for cables to carry a signal to the VDU'"'"'s. In an embodiment, the IFE system further facilitates the use of a remote wireless device, such as a laptop computer, as the VDU. Clients may select from a variety of programs which can be distributed in an on-demand or broadcast manner. Encryption means are further provided to enable control over content distribution to only authorized devices.
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1. A system for providing multimedia content to a passenger on an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a local area network;
a content server for distributing multimedia content over the local area network;
a wireless router for communicating wirelessly with network clients; and
a video display unit client device adapted to communicate with the local area network through the wireless router, the video display unit mounted in a position viewable from a seat of the aircraft passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a local area network;
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8. An IFE system for providing multimedia content to passengers aboard an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a local area network aboard an aircraft;
means for distributing multimedia content over the local area network;
a video display means for displaying multimedia content to at least one aircraft passenger; and
means for wirelessly communicating between the local area network and network clients. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a local area network aboard an aircraft;
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14. A process for wirelessly distributing multimedia content to video display units aboard an aircraft, the process comprising:
- providing a wireless local area network;
providing a client video display device equipped to communicate with the network through a wireless router;
establishing a MAC connection of the video display device to the wireless network; and
delivering a stream of video data from a content server to video display device over the MAC connection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
- providing a wireless local area network;
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