In-flight entertainment wireless audio transmitter/receiver system
First Claim
1. A digital wireless communication system for the communication of at least one analog signal from at least one analog source to at least one analog signal reproduction device, said digital wireless communication system comprising:
- a connector having a plurality of terminals wherein at least one of said plurality of terminals is in contact with said analog source to receive said analog signal;
a transmission apparatus comprising;
a converting device in communication with said connector to acquire said analog signal for conversion to digital data words representing an amplitude of said analog signal at periodic intervals, a packet forming device in communication with said converting device for collecting groups of said digital data words into data packets, a frame formatting device in communication with said packet forming device for forming said data packets into data frames having synchronization, control, error detection blocks appended to said data packets, a channel selecting device for choosing a transmission channel having at least one fundamental frequency on which said transmission device transmits said data frames, a modulating device in communication with said channel selecting device to receive said fundamental frequency for modulating with said data frames received from said frame formatting device, driving device in communication with said modulating device to receive said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, amplifying said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, and a transducer in communication with said driving device to receive said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames generating a transmission signal through a transmission media.
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Abstract
A wireless in-flight entertainment distribution apparatus distributes audio signals within an aircraft. A connector receives an audio signal that is converted to digital data words. The digital data words are then collected into groups to form data packets which then formed into data frames. Transmission channels are chosen to have at least one fundamental frequency which is then modulated with the data frames received. The modulated fundamental frequency is amplified to drive a transducer such as an antenna to generate a transmission signal through a transmission media. The wireless in-flight entertainment distribution system further receives the transmission signal from the transmission media. The transmission signal is then demodulated, depacketized, and decoded to recover the audio signal. The recovered audio signal is then transmitted to the speaker. The in-flight distribution apparatus adheres to the Bluetooth protocol for the transmission and reception of the digitized audio signal.
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51 Claims
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1. A digital wireless communication system for the communication of at least one analog signal from at least one analog source to at least one analog signal reproduction device, said digital wireless communication system comprising:
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a connector having a plurality of terminals wherein at least one of said plurality of terminals is in contact with said analog source to receive said analog signal;
a transmission apparatus comprising;
a converting device in communication with said connector to acquire said analog signal for conversion to digital data words representing an amplitude of said analog signal at periodic intervals, a packet forming device in communication with said converting device for collecting groups of said digital data words into data packets, a frame formatting device in communication with said packet forming device for forming said data packets into data frames having synchronization, control, error detection blocks appended to said data packets, a channel selecting device for choosing a transmission channel having at least one fundamental frequency on which said transmission device transmits said data frames, a modulating device in communication with said channel selecting device to receive said fundamental frequency for modulating with said data frames received from said frame formatting device, driving device in communication with said modulating device to receive said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, amplifying said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, and a transducer in communication with said driving device to receive said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames generating a transmission signal through a transmission media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless in-flight entertainment distribution system incorporated within an aircraft comprising:
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an in-flight entertainment distribution apparatus for the communication of a plurality of audio signals;
a wireless communication apparatus in communication with said in-flight distribution apparatus for communication of said audio signal to a headphone, said wireless communication apparatus comprising;
a connector having a plurality of terminals wherein at least one of said plurality of terminals is in contact with said audio source to receive said audio signal;
a transmission apparatus comprising;
a converting device in communication with said connector to acquire said audio signal for conversion to digital data words representing an amplitude of said audio signal at periodic intervals, a packet forming device in communication with said converting device for collecting groups of said digital data words into data packets, a frame formatting device in communication with said packet forming device for forming said data packets into data frames having synchronization, control, error detection blocks appended to said data packets, a channel selecting device for choosing a transmission channel having at least one fundamental frequency on which said transmission device transmits said data frames, a modulating device in communication with said channel selecting device to receive said fundamental frequency for modulating with said data frames received from said frame formatting device, driving device in communication with said modulating device to receive said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, amplifying said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, and a transducer in communication with said driving device to receive said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames generating a transmission signal through a transmission media. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24)
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22. An in-flight entertainment wireless communication apparatus in communication with an in-flight distribution system for communication of one of a plurality of audio signals to a headphone, said wireless communication apparatus comprising:
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a connector having a plurality of terminals wherein at least one of said plurality of terminals is in contact with said in-flight distribution system to receive said audio signal;
a transmission apparatus in connected to said connector and comprising;
a converting device in communication with said connector to acquire said audio signal for conversion to digital data words representing an amplitude of said audio signal at periodic intervals, a packet forming device in communication with said converting device for collecting groups of said digital data words into data packets, a frame formatting device in communication with said packet forming device for forming said data packets into data frames having synchronization, control, error detection blocks appended to said data packets, a channel selecting device for choosing a transmission channel having at least one fundamental frequency on which said transmission device transmits said data frames, a modulating device in communication with said channel selecting device to receive said fundamental frequency for modulating with said data frames received from said frame formatting device, driving device in communication with said modulating device to receive said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, amplifying said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, and a transducer in communication with said driving device to receive said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames, said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames generating a transmission signal through a transmission media. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for wireless communication of an analog signal from an analog source to at least one analog signal reproduction device, said method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring said analog signal from said analog source through a connector having a plurality of terminals;
converting said analog signal to digital data words representing an amplitude of said analog signal at periodic intervals, forming groups of said digital data words into data packets, formatting said data packets into data frames having synchronization, control, error detection blocks appended to said data packets, selecting a transmission channel having at least one fundamental frequency on which said transmission device transmits said data frames, modulating said fundamental frequency with said data frames, transmitting said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames from a transducer to a transmission media. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45)
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43. A method for wireless in-flight entertainment distribution of a plurality of audio signals within an aircraft comprising the steps of:
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acquiring the plurality of audio signals from an in-flight entertainment distribution apparatus within said aircraft through a connector having a plurality of terminals wherein at least one of said plurality of terminals is in contact with said audio source to receive said audio signal;
converting said audio signal to digital data words representing an amplitude of said audio signal at periodic intervals;
collecting groups of said digital data words to form data packets;
forming said data packets into data frames having synchronization, control, error detection blocks appended to said data packets;
choosing a transmission channel having at least one fundamental frequency on which said transmission device transmits said data frames, modulating said fundamental frequency with said data frames received;
amplifying said fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames; and
driving a transducer with said amplified fundamental frequency modulated with said data frames to generate a transmission signal through a transmission media. - View Dependent Claims (44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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