Passenger vehicle service system
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1. A passenger vehicle service system, comprising:
- a head end apparatus having memory means for storing menu data, and means for recovering said menu data for subsequent transmission, where said menu data includes at least one menu and each menu includes at least one menu item;
a plurality of terminal units, each provided at a respective one of a plurality of passenger seats, each of the terminal units having means for displaying said menu data, means for selecting said at least one menu item from among the displayed menu data, and means for generating a request signal which indicates the at least one menu item selected by the selecting means and which also includes an address signal identifying said each terminal unit; and
means for transmitting said menu data from said head end apparatus to the terminal units and for transmitting the request signals from the terminal units to the head end apparatus.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing service in a passenger vehicle having a plurality of passaenger seats. Tree-structured menu data are transmitted from a head end apparatus to a plurality of terminal units (each provided at one of the passenger seats) and the menu data are displayed at each terminal unit. Request signals indicating menu times selected by the passengers are returned to the head end apparatus, where they may be centrally processed and displayed, in order to provide improved service for the passengers.
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1. A passenger vehicle service system, comprising:
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a head end apparatus having memory means for storing menu data, and means for recovering said menu data for subsequent transmission, where said menu data includes at least one menu and each menu includes at least one menu item; a plurality of terminal units, each provided at a respective one of a plurality of passenger seats, each of the terminal units having means for displaying said menu data, means for selecting said at least one menu item from among the displayed menu data, and means for generating a request signal which indicates the at least one menu item selected by the selecting means and which also includes an address signal identifying said each terminal unit; and means for transmitting said menu data from said head end apparatus to the terminal units and for transmitting the request signals from the terminal units to the head end apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A passenger vehicle service method, including the steps of:
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(a) at a head end apparatus, generating menu data including at least one menu, where said at least one menu includes at least one menu item; (b) transmitting the menu data from the head end apparatus to a plurality of terminal units, each provided at a respective one of a plurality of passenger seats; (c) at each of the terminal units, displaying said at least one menu, and generating a request signal indicative of said at least one menu item from said at least one menu and also including an address signal identifying the passenger seat at which the request signal is generated; and (d) transmitting each request signal from the terminal unit at which it is generated to the head end apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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