Aircraft in-flight entertainment system including digital radio service and associated methods
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1. An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising:
- a headend unit comprising at least one digital satellite radio receiver;
a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft; and
a local area network (LAN) connecting said at least one digital satellite radio receiver for providing digital satellite radio signals to said plurality of SEBs.
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Abstract
An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system includes a headend unit, and a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft. The headend unit includes a digital satellite radio receiver. A local area network (LAN) connects the digital satellite radio receiver for providing digital satellite radio signals to the SEBs. The IFE system further includes a plurality of passenger control units (PCUs) connected to the plurality of SEBs, with each PCU permitting passenger selection of the digital satellite radio signals.
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46 Claims
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1. An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising:
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a headend unit comprising at least one digital satellite radio receiver;
a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft; and
a local area network (LAN) connecting said at least one digital satellite radio receiver for providing digital satellite radio signals to said plurality of SEBs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising:
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a headend unit comprising at least one digital satellite radio receiver, and a processor for receiving the digital satellite radio signals from said at least one digital satellite radio receiver;
a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft;
a local area network (LAN) connecting said processor to said plurality of SEBs for providing the digital satellite radio signals thereto; and
a plurality of passenger control units (PCUs) connected to said plurality of SEBs, each PCU for permitting passenger selection of the digital satellite radio signals. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for operating an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising a headend unit comprising at least one digital satellite radio receiver, and a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft, the method comprising:
distributing digital satellite radio signals from the at least one digital satellite radio receiver to the plurality of SEBs via a local area network (LAN). - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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