AIRCRAFT IFE SYSTEM COOPERATING WITH A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) OPERATING AS A COMMERCE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A communications system for an aircraft comprising:
- an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprisingat least one IFE advertisement source,a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays,at least one IFE wireless transceiver, andat least one IFE controller for selectively displaying advertisements from said at least one IFE advertisement source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, each advertisement being displayed having a respective advertisement token image associated therewith, and for communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver; and
at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger and comprisinga PED optical sensor,a PED wireless transceiver, anda PED controller for communicating with said at least one IFE wireless transceiver via said PED wireless transceiver based upon said PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image to initiate purchase of the selected advertisement associated therewith;
said aircraft IFE system comprising a purchase acceptance controller cooperating with said at least one IFE controller to accept purchase of the selected advertisement.
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Abstract
A communications system for an aircraft includes an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE advertisement source, IFE passenger seat displays, an IFE wireless transceiver, an IFE controller, and a purchase acceptance controller. The PED includes a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for communicating with the IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image. The purchase acceptance controller cooperates with the IFE controller to accept purchase of the selected advertisement token image.
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34 Claims
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1. A communications system for an aircraft comprising:
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an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising at least one IFE advertisement source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying advertisements from said at least one IFE advertisement source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, each advertisement being displayed having a respective advertisement token image associated therewith, and for communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver; and at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger and comprising a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for communicating with said at least one IFE wireless transceiver via said PED wireless transceiver based upon said PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image to initiate purchase of the selected advertisement associated therewith; said aircraft IFE system comprising a purchase acceptance controller cooperating with said at least one IFE controller to accept purchase of the selected advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for use with at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, the at least one PED comprising a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED optical sensor and to the PED wireless transceiver, the aircraft IFE system comprising:
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at least one IFE video entertainment source; a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays; at least one IFE wireless transceiver; and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying advertisements from said at least one IFE advertisement source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, each advertisement being displayed having a respective advertisement token image associated therewith, and communicating with said PED controller via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image to initiate purchase of a selected advertisement associated therewith; a purchase acceptance controller cooperating with said at least one IFE controller to accept purchase of the selected advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A personal electronic device (PED) to be carried by an aircraft passenger for use with an aircraft IFE system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying advertisements from the at least one IFE advertisement source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, each advertisement being displayed having a respective advertisement token image associated therewith, and for communicating via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and a purchase acceptance controller cooperating with the at least one IFE controller to accept purchase of a selected advertisement, the PED comprising:
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a PED optical sensor for sensing an advertisement token image displayed on an IFE passenger seat display; a PED wireless transceiver; and a PED controller coupled to the PED optical sensor and to the PED wireless transceiver and for communicating with the at least one IFE controller via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver and said PED wireless transceiver based upon said PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image to initiate purchase of a selected advertisement associated therewith, with the initiated purchase to be accepted by the purchase acceptance controller. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for operating an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system with at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, the at least one PED comprising a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED optical sensor and to the PED wireless transceiver;
- the aircraft IFE system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, a purchase acceptance controller, and at least one IFE controller coupled to the at least one video entertainment source, the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, the at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the purchase acceptance controller, the method comprising;
operating the at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying advertisements from the at least one IFE advertisement source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, each advertisement being displayed having a respective advertisement token image associated therewith, and communicating with the PED controller via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image to initiate purchase of a selected advertisement associated therewith; and operating the purchase acceptance controller to cooperate with the at least one IFE controller to accept purchase of the selected advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
- the aircraft IFE system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, a purchase acceptance controller, and at least one IFE controller coupled to the at least one video entertainment source, the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, the at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the purchase acceptance controller, the method comprising;
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30. A method for operating a personal electronic device (PED) to be carried by an aircraft passenger for use with an aircraft IFE system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying advertisements from the at least one IFE advertisement source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, each advertisement being displayed having a respective advertisement token image associated therewith, and for communicating via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and a purchase acceptance controller cooperating with the at least one IFE controller to accept purchase of a selected advertisement;
- the PED comprising a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED optical sensor and the PED wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
operating the PED optical sensor for sensing an advertisement token image displayed on an IFE passenger seat display; operating the PED controller for communicating with the at least one IFE controller via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image to initiate purchase of a selected advertisement associated therewith, with the initiated purchase to be accepted by the purchase acceptance controller. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
- the PED comprising a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED optical sensor and the PED wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
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