Seatback Video Display Unit Wireless Access Points for Inflight Entertainment System
First Claim
1. A method for connecting to an Internet Protocol (IP) network infrastructure via an inflight entertainment (IFE) system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving by a seatback video display unit (VDU) a request to access the IP network infrastructure via a wireless access point dedicated to the seatback VDU;
outputting by the seatback VDU an access credential in response to the request;
receiving by the wireless access point from a mobile client device the access credential; and
validating by the wireless access point the access credential, whereupon the mobile client device is authorized to access the IP network infrastructure via the wireless access point.
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Abstract
An IFE system includes seatback VDUs having dedicated wireless access points to which airline passengers can connect using mobile client devices and access an IP network infrastructure. The seatback VDUs are configured to receive requests from passengers to access the IP network infrastructure via the dedicated wireless access points, activate the wireless access points and output access credentials, and the dedicated wireless access points are configured to receive from mobile client devices the access credentials and validate the access credentials whereupon the mobile client devices are authorized to access the IP network infrastructure via the wireless access points.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for connecting to an Internet Protocol (IP) network infrastructure via an inflight entertainment (IFE) system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving by a seatback video display unit (VDU) a request to access the IP network infrastructure via a wireless access point dedicated to the seatback VDU; outputting by the seatback VDU an access credential in response to the request; receiving by the wireless access point from a mobile client device the access credential; and validating by the wireless access point the access credential, whereupon the mobile client device is authorized to access the IP network infrastructure via the wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An inflight entertainment (IFE) system, comprising:
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head end equipment; and a plurality of seatback video display units (VDUs) communicatively coupled with the head end equipment, wherein the seatback VDUs are configured to receive requests to access an Internet Protocol (IP) network infrastructure via wireless access points dedicated to the seatback VDUs and output access credentials in response to the requests, and wherein the dedicated wireless access points are configured to receive from mobile client devices the access credentials and validate the access credentials, whereupon the mobile client devices are authorized to access the IP network infrastructure via the wireless access points. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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