Cabin services system for a mobile platform
First Claim
1. An integrated cabin services system (CSS) for a mobile platform, said system comprising:
- a controller;
a plurality of cabin service modules communicatively connected to the controller, each of the module having a plurality of attributes for affecting a plurality of CSS functions; and
a comprehensive database utilized by the CSS to employ combinational logic to control states of the module attributes and thereby control the execution of CSS functions.
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Abstract
An integrated cabin services system (CSS) includes a controller adapted to receive a plurality of mobile platform state inputs and a plurality of cabin service modules communicatively connected to the controller. Each of the modules has a plurality of attributes that are utilized to affect at least one CSS function. The CSS additionally includes a comprehensive database that includes a plurality of database portions. One database portion is related to the controller and stored thereon, and each of the other database portions are related to specific ones of the modules and stored in the related modules. The controller utilizes the comprehensive database to employ combinational logic to combine the received state inputs and output a state command to the related database portion of at least one of the modules. The related database portion then generates an output utilized to affect the states of the related module attributes, thereby controlling the execution of at least one CSS function.
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1. An integrated cabin services system (CSS) for a mobile platform, said system comprising:
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a controller;
a plurality of cabin service modules communicatively connected to the controller, each of the module having a plurality of attributes for affecting a plurality of CSS functions; and
a comprehensive database utilized by the CSS to employ combinational logic to control states of the module attributes and thereby control the execution of CSS functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling execution of a mobile platform integrated cabin services system (CSS) functionality, said method comprising:
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receiving as inputs to a CSS comprehensive database, a plurality of mobile platform state inputs;
utilizing the comprehensive database to employ combination logic to generate a CSS module state command based on the received inputs;
utilizing the module state command to control states of a plurality of attributes of a plurality of cabin service modules and thereby control execution of a plurality of CSS functions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile platform comprising:
an integrated cabin services system (CSS) including;
a controller adapted to receive a plurality of mobile platform state inputs;
a plurality of cabin service modules communicatively connected to the controller, each of the modules having a plurality of attributes for affecting at least one CSS function; and
a comprehensive database comprising a plurality of database portions, one database portion related to the controller and stored thereon, and each of the other database portions related to specific ones of the modules and stored in the related modules, wherein the controller is further adapted to utilize the comprehensive database to employ combinational logic to combine the received state inputs and output a state command to the related database portion of at least one of the modules to generate an output of the related database portion utilized to affect the states of the related module attributes, thereby controlling the execution of at least one CSS function. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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