Secure terminal data loader system and in-flight entertainment management system
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1. An aircraft terminal data loader system comprising:
- a hardware media drive configured to access data stored on a transportable non-transitory media element;
a control processor unit comprising a computer with a tangible, non-transitory memory storing software, the control processor unit coupled with the hardware media drive and the control processor unit configured to exchange the data with an aircraft network;
a wireless communication unit comprising a wireless transceiver, coupled with the control processor unit, and the wireless communication unit configured to provide the control processor unit a direct tri-band low-bandwidth wireless bi-directional internet connection with an in-flight entertainment (IFE) management computer system; and
wherein the control processor unit is further configured to managean exchange of the data with the aircraft network in response to at least one of (a) an information signal exchanged with the IFE management computer system over the wireless connection, and (b) insertion of the transportable non-transitory media element into the hardware media drive.
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Abstract
A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.
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1. An aircraft terminal data loader system comprising:
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a hardware media drive configured to access data stored on a transportable non-transitory media element; a control processor unit comprising a computer with a tangible, non-transitory memory storing software, the control processor unit coupled with the hardware media drive and the control processor unit configured to exchange the data with an aircraft network; a wireless communication unit comprising a wireless transceiver, coupled with the control processor unit, and the wireless communication unit configured to provide the control processor unit a direct tri-band low-bandwidth wireless bi-directional internet connection with an in-flight entertainment (IFE) management computer system; and wherein the control processor unit is further configured to managean exchange of the data with the aircraft network in response to at least one of (a) an information signal exchanged with the IFE management computer system over the wireless connection, and (b) insertion of the transportable non-transitory media element into the hardware media drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An in-flight entertainment system, comprising:
at least one aircraft comprising a terminal data loader system, the terminal data loader having; a hardware media drive configured to access data stored on a transportable non-transitory media element; a control processor unit comprising a computer with a tangible, non-transitory memory storing software, the control processor unit coupled with the hardware media drive and the control processor unit configured to exchange the data with an aircraft network; a wireless communication unit comprising a wireless transceiver, coupled with the control processor unit, and the wireless communication unit configured to provide the control processor unit a direct tri-band low-bandwidth wireless bi-directional internet connection with an in-flight entertainment (IFE) management computer system; and wherein the control processor unit is further configured to manage an exchange of the data with the aircraft network in response to at least one of (a) an information signal exchanged with the IFE management computer system over the wireless connection, and (b) insertion of the transportable media element into the hardware media drive; a hardware web-based internet interface configured to allow the IFE management computer system to access the terminal data loader system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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