METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING USER-SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONTENTS IN A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

• US 20150003357A1
• Filed: 01/09/2013
• Published: 01/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Convergence Creators GmbH (Atos SE)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Convergence Creators GmbH (Atos SE)
• Inventors: Schreiber, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US14/372,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20150003357A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0015 Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2146 located in mass transportation means, e.g. aircraft, train or bus flight-deck installations for entertainment or communications B64D11/0015; arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62; moving wireless networks H04W84/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42684 Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers

Abstract

A method for outputting user-specific information contents in a means of transportation, in particular an aircraft is provided. The means of transportation is provided with an information system as well as an access point via which a wireless connection of mobile terminals in the means of transportation, such as mobile telephones, laptop PCs, tablet PCs, etc., to the information system can be established by users of the means of transportation. A mobile terminal, from which a connection to the information system is established, is identified and registered on the information system by means of a unique identification. Then a user-specific booking data record such as a bar code on a ticket, boarding pass etc.—is detected with the mobile terminal, evaluated and transmitted to the information system. Then a link between the user-specific booking data record and the unique identification of the mobile terminal is established by the information system and this link, which can be stored in a database belonging to the information system, is then used to control the output of the user-specific information contents.

Claims

1. A method for outputting user-specific information contents in a means of transportation, in which an information system and an access point for a mobile terminals to the information system are provided, the method comprising:

establishing, by a mobile terminal located in the means of transportation, a wireless connection to the information system via the access point,

identifying the mobile terminal on the information system by means of a unique identification, wherein a user-specific booking data record is detected by the mobile terminal, and the user-specific booking data record is evaluated and transmitted to the information system; and

establishing, by the information system, a link between the user-specific booking data record and the unique identification of the mobile terminal, wherein the link is used to control an output of the user-specific information contents.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the link between the user-specific booking data record and the unique identification of the mobile terminal is stored in a database belonging to the information system.

3. The method as claimed claim 1, wherein the user-specific information contents on the mobile terminal and/or a user-specific output unit belonging to the information system are output.

4. A-The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein evaluation of the user-specific booking data record after the detection is performed directly by the mobile terminal.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user-specific booking data record is evaluated following forwarding by the information system.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user-specific booking data record takes the form of an optoelectronically readable code.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein name, age, gender, booking class and/or seat position in the means of transportation are stored in the user-specific booking data record.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user-specific booking data record is detected by the mobile terminal with the aid of an optical sensor.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user-specific booking data record is forwarded to the mobile terminal from a booking system and/or reservation system.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an IP address, a MAC address and/or a terminal-specific, static or dynamic code is used as the unique identification for the mobile terminal.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one central control output unit is used for monitoring the mobile terminals used in the means of transportation.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least one control output unit is firmly connected to the information system.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least one control output unit is a mobile unit from which a wireless connection to the information system is established via the access point.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means of transportation is an aircraft.

15. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the optoelectronically readable code is a bar code.

16. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the optical sensor is a camera.