Aircraft video display unit and system
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1. An aircraft passenger video display unit, the video display unit comprising:
- a housing coupled to a portion of an aircraft cabin;
a local area network interface disposed at least partially within the housing;
a video decoder disposed within the housing, the video decoder performing steps comprising;
receiving video content via the network interface, anddecoding the video content;
a display screen coupled to the housing, the display screen performing steps comprising;
displaying the decoded video content, anddisplaying a prompt indicating that a passenger should insert a magnetic card;
a magnetic card reader coupled to the housing, the magnetic card reader performing steps comprising;
receiving the magnetic card;
reading data from the magnetic card; and
transmitting the read data through the network interface.
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Abstract
A video display unit includes a housing coupled to a portion of an aircraft cabin, a local area network interface disposed at least partially within the housing, and a video decoder disposed within the housing. The video decoder receives video content via the network interface, and decodes the video content. The video display unit also has a display screen coupled to the housing. The display screen displays the video content, and allows a passenger to interact with the display in response to on-screen instructions, including the use of a magnetic card reader to, for example, purchase an item via credit card.
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1. An aircraft passenger video display unit, the video display unit comprising:
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a housing coupled to a portion of an aircraft cabin; a local area network interface disposed at least partially within the housing; a video decoder disposed within the housing, the video decoder performing steps comprising; receiving video content via the network interface, and decoding the video content; a display screen coupled to the housing, the display screen performing steps comprising; displaying the decoded video content, and displaying a prompt indicating that a passenger should insert a magnetic card; a magnetic card reader coupled to the housing, the magnetic card reader performing steps comprising; receiving the magnetic card; reading data from the magnetic card; and transmitting the read data through the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for displaying video content to an aircraft passenger, the system comprising:
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a video display unit attached to an interior portion of an aircraft, the video display unit comprising a display screen, a local area network interface, and an infrared transceiver, the video display unit performing steps comprising; displaying a user interface on the display screen, receiving, via the infrared transceiver, signals indicating a user selection of an item from the user interface, and transmitting, via the network interface, data that is based at least in part on the user selection; and a passenger control unit comprising an infrared transmitter, the passenger control unit performing steps comprising; receiving a user input representing the user selection, and transmitting the signals indicating the user selection to the video display unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing video content, the system being located on-board an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a plurality of passenger seats; a local area network; a plurality of video display units, each video display unit of the plurality being located proximate to at least one of the plurality of passenger seats, each video display unit comprising; a display screen; a network interface communicatively linked to the local area network; a maintenance interface; a printed circuit board having disposed thereon a processor, the processor executing instructions that enable the processor to decode video signals; a server communicatively linked to the local area network, the server transmitting encoded video signals over the local area network; and wherein each of the plurality of video display units performs steps comprising; receiving the encoded video signals via the network interface card; the processor of the video display unit decoding the encoded video signals; displaying the video content on the display screen; receiving, via the maintenance interface, test signals; and transmitting, via maintenance interface, responses to the test signals representing the status of the printed circuit board.
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