REGISTRATION OF A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) WITH AN AIRCRAFT IFE SYSTEM USING PED GENERATED REGISTRATION TOKEN IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A communications system for an aircraft comprising:
- at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger and comprisinga PED display,a PED wireless transceiver, anda PED controller for generating a respective registration token image on said PED display, and for communicating via said PED wireless transceiver;
an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprisingat least one IFE video entertainment source,a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays,a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays,at least one IFE wireless transceiver, andat least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, and for communicating with said PED wireless transceiver via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the registration token image on said PED display.
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Abstract
An aircraft communications system includes at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, and an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. The PED includes a PED display, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for generating a respective registration token image on the PED display. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE video entertainment source, IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of the IFE passenger seat displays, an IFE wireless transceiver, and an IFE controller. The IFE controller is for selectively displaying video from the IFE entertainment source on the IFE passenger seat displays, and for communicating with the PED wireless transceiver via the IFE wireless transceiver based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the registration token image on the PED display.
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39 Claims
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1. A communications system for an aircraft comprising:
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at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger and comprising a PED display, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for generating a respective registration token image on said PED display, and for communicating via said PED wireless transceiver; an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, and for communicating with said PED wireless transceiver via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the registration token image on said PED display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFS) system for use with at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, the at least one PED comprising a PED display, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for generating a respective registration token image on the PED display, and for communicating via the PED wireless transceiver, the aircraft IFS system comprising:
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at least one IFS video entertainment source; a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays; a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays; at least one IFE wireless transceiver; and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, and communicating with the PED wireless transceiver via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the registration token image on the PED display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. 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, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from the at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, and for communicating via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the PED comprising:
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a PED display; a PED wireless transceiver; and a PED controller for generating a respective registration token image on said PED display, and communicating with the at least one IFE wireless transceiver via said PED wireless transceiver based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the registration token image on said PED display. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for operating 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 display, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for generating a respective registration token image on the PED display, and for communicating via the PED wireless transceiver;
- the aircraft IFE system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller coupled to the at least one IFE video entertainment source, the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, the respective IFE optical sensors, and the at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
operating the least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from the at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, and communicating with the PED wireless transceiver via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the registration token image on the PED display. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
- the aircraft IFE system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller coupled to the at least one IFE video entertainment source, the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, the respective IFE optical sensors, and the at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
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34. 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, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from the at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, and for communicating via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver;
- the PED comprising a PED display, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED display and the PED wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
operating the PED controller for generating a respective registration token image on the PED display, and communicating with the at least one IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the registration token image on the PED display. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
- the PED comprising a PED display, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED display and the PED wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
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