Broadcast passenger flight information system and method for using the same
First Claim
1. An in-flight entertainment system, for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a controller, adapted to receive input data pertaining to characteristics of the vehicle and to control a display unit to generate a display image including information based on the input data, and being further adapted to receive video data provided by a camera positioned to obtain images from outside the vehicle and to control the display unit to include in the display image a video image based on the video data.
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Abstract
A system and method for integrating a landscape image taken by a camera positioned in a vehicle, such as an aircraft, with images that are generated by an in-flight entertainment system (IFES) so that the IFES is capable of generating landscape images for the passengers while the aircraft is in flight. The IFES receives input data pertaining to characteristics of the aircraft and controls the display units that can be viewed by the passengers to generate a display image including information based on the input data and landscape video data provided by a camera positioned to obtain images from outside the aircraft, so that the passenger can view the landscape image along with information pertaining to the location of the aircraft, points of interest on the landscape image, and so on while the aircraft is in flight. The landscape image can be a real-time image or a frame image taken at periodic intervals. The information can also include a link to a web site that enables the passenger to click on the link to cause the display unit to display information pertaining to a point of interest in a browser-type display window.
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20 Claims
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1. An in-flight entertainment system, for use in a vehicle, comprising:
a controller, adapted to receive input data pertaining to characteristics of the vehicle and to control a display unit to generate a display image including information based on the input data, and being further adapted to receive video data provided by a camera positioned to obtain images from outside the vehicle and to control the display unit to include in the display image a video image based on the video data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image display system, adapted for use with an in-flight entertainment system (IFES), the image display system comprising:
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a video display, adapted to receive video data provided by a camera positioned to obtain images from outside the vehicle, and being further adapted to receive information data from the IFES;
the video display operating to display an image including the video data and the information data on the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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