CONTROL UNIT FOR IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An in-flight entertainment system remote controller for mounting to a passenger seat structure, the remote controller comprising:
- a control unit having a generally planar configuration with a gaming controls side, an opposed keyboard side, and a top edge segment between the gaming controls side and the keyboard side; and
a dock mounted to the passenger seat structure, the dock defining an open receptacle receptive to the control unit and an insertion axis substantially coplanar with the remote control unit when oriented for mounting;
the top edge segment defining a thickness for the control unit and the top edge segment being exposed while the gaming controls side and the keyboard side are concealed with the control unit in a retracted position.
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Abstract
An in-flight entertainment system remote controller has a control unit with a generally planar configuration. The control unit has a gaming controls side, an opposed keyboard side, and a top edge segment between the gaming controls side and the keyboard side. A dock is mounted to a passenger seat structure, and defines an open receptacle that is receptive to the control unit. The dock defines an insertion axis that is substantially coplanar with the remote control unit when oriented for mounting. The top edge segment is exposed while the gaming controls side and the keyboard side are concealed, with the control unit in a retracted position.
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20 Claims
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1. An in-flight entertainment system remote controller for mounting to a passenger seat structure, the remote controller comprising:
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a control unit having a generally planar configuration with a gaming controls side, an opposed keyboard side, and a top edge segment between the gaming controls side and the keyboard side; and a dock mounted to the passenger seat structure, the dock defining an open receptacle receptive to the control unit and an insertion axis substantially coplanar with the remote control unit when oriented for mounting; the top edge segment defining a thickness for the control unit and the top edge segment being exposed while the gaming controls side and the keyboard side are concealed with the control unit in a retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A remote controller in removable engagement with a dock, the remote controller comprising:
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a control unit housing structure defined by a first elongate face, an opposed second elongate face, and a flat elongate edge thickness that corresponds to a housing top surface and is substantially normal to the first elongate face and the second elongate face; a first set of input controls disposed on the first elongate face of the control unit housing structure; a second set of input controls disposed on the second elongate face of the control unit housing structure; and a third set of input controls disposed on the housing top surface; wherein the dock defines an elongate slot with an opening profile generally conforming to an outline of the housing top surface, and is receptive to the control unit housing structure in an edgewise relation thereto. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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