REGISTRATION OF A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) WITH AN AIRCRAFT IFE SYSTEM USING AIRCRAFT GENERATED REGISTRATION TOKEN IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A communications system for an aircraft comprising:
- an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprisingat least one IFE video entertainment source,a 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, for generating a respective registration token image on each IFE passenger seat display, and for communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver;
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 the registration token image.
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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 video entertainment source, 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 generating a respective registration token image on each IFE passenger seat display. The PED includes a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller. The PED controller is for communicating with the IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing the registration token image.
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40 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 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 video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, for generating a respective registration token image on each IFE passenger seat display, and for communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver; 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 the registration token image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, generating a respective registration token image on each IFE passenger seat display, and communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the PED wireless transceiver with the PED controller based upon the PED optical sensor sensing the registration token image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. 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 video from the at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, for generating a respective registration token image on each IFE passenger seat display, and for communicating via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the PED comprising:
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a PED optical sensor for sensing a registration token image displayed on an IFE passenger seat; 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 the registration token image. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. 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 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 coupled to the at least one IFE video entertainment source, the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, and at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
operating the least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, generating a respective registration token image on each IFE passenger seat display, and communicating via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the PED wireless transceiver with the PED controller based upon the PED optical sensor sensing the registration token image. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40)
- the aircraft IFE 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 coupled to the at least one IFE video entertainment source, the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, and at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
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35. 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 video from the at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, for generating a respective registration token image on each IFE passenger seat display, and for communicating via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver;
- the PED comprising a PED optical, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED optical and the PED wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
operating the PED optical sensor for sensing a registration token image displayed on an IFE passenger seat; operating the PED controller for communicating with the at least one IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing the registration token image. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
- the PED comprising a PED optical, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED optical and the PED wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
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