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Method for controlling an in-flight entertainment system

  • US 7,114,171 B2
  • Filed: 05/14/2002
  • Issued: 09/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A network protocol enabled in-flight entertainment system, comprising:

  • head-end equipment, including controller equipment that control the in-flight entertainment system;

    a plurality of line-replaceable units separate from the head-end equipment and coupled to the head-end equipment, at least one line-replaceable unit of the plurality of line-replaceable units being an electronics box located at a seat, said electronics box comprising;

    a processor for processing an input signal generated by a user interface connected with a line-replaceable unit of the plurality of line-replaceable units, and for generating a control activation signal in response to the input signal;

    a network client program running on the processor for receiving the control activation signal, and for generating a network sewer request in a network protocol format;

    a network server program running on the processor for receiving the network server request, and for controlling a function of the in-flight entertainment system by executing at least one instruction on another of the line-replaceable units of the plurality of line-replaceable units that is remote from said electronics box in accordance with the received network server request.

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