Printing station located in the back of mass transit vehicle seats

• US 6,771,187 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2002
• Issued: 08/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Falk, Kevin Lloyd
• Primary Examiner(s): LYJAK, LORI LYNN
• Application Number:
  US10/104,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20030179545A1
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 340/971, 340/945, 340/815.4, 224/275, 224/237, 224/282, 224/427, 348/14.03, 345/700
• US Class Current: 340/971
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0015 Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/00151 Permanently mounted seat back monitors
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/00155 Individual entertainment or communication system remote controls therefor, located in or connected to seat components, e.g. to seat back or arm rest

Abstract

This invention relates to printing stations. Such structures of this type, generally, proved for a printing station to be located in the back of mass transit vehicle seats such that the mass transit rider can be able to view and subsequently print that viewed information.

Claims

1. A mass transit vehicle seat including a permanently installed printing station, comprising:

a mass transit vehicle seat having a seat back;

a display means for displaying interactions between a user and a printer means located within said seat back;

said printing means for printing a document located within said seat back and operatively connected to said display means, wherein said printing station is further comprised of, an IR port for allowing electronic transmission of machine-readable data from a mobile device to said printing station;

a telephone means for conducting personal/business-related matters; and

a control means for interacting with said display means located within said seat back and operatively connected to said display means, said printing means, and said telephone means in order to control said display means and said printing means.

2. The printing station, as in claim 1, wherein said display means is further comprised of:

at least one display monitor.

3. The printing station, as in claim 1, wherein said printing means is further comprised of:

an inkjet color printer.

4. The printing station, as in claim 1, wherein said printing means is further comprised of:

a thermal color printer.

5. The printing station, as in claim 1, wherein said control means is further comprised of:

a keyboard.

6. The printing station, as in claim 5, wherein said keyboard is further comprised of:

a plurality of alphanumeric keys.

7. The printing station, as in claim 5, wherein said keyboard is further comprised of:

at least one scroll key.

8. The printing station, as in claim 5, wherein said keyboard is further comprised of:

at least one print key.

9. The printing station, as in claim 1, wherein said printing station is further comprised of:

a mobile device power connection means.

10. The printing station, as in claim 1, wherein said printing station is further comprised of:

a workstation/Internet access connection means.

11. The printing station, as in claim 1, wherein said printing means is further comprised of:

at least one printer.

12. The printing station, as in claim 1, wherein said telephone means is further comprised of:

telephone heed set; and

telephone display means located substantially on said telephone.