Cabin telecommunication unit
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1. A system comprising:
- a cabin telecommunication unit, the cabin telecommunication unit including a wireless access interface to allow communication between the cabin telecommunication unit and at least one wireless device within an aircraft; and
an aircraft interface module in communication with the cabin telecommunication unit and configured to monitor a plurality of conditions of the aircraft;
wherein the aircraft interface module is configured to determine whether the aircraft is airborne or on the ground based on the plurality of conditions;
wherein the cabin telecommunication unit is configured to clear passenger details in response to the determined state of the aircraft;
the determined state being that the aircraft has landed.
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Abstract
A cabin telecommunications unit that provides combined telephone and entertainment/information services onboard an aircraft. The includes a central data bus for exchanging data between components of the cabin telecommunication unit; a first processor connected to said central data bus for processing a communication received by the cabin telecommunication unit and directing the communication to a destination point within the cabin; and a second processor connected to said central data bus for processing and responding to requests for data stored within said cabin telecommunications unit.
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14 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a cabin telecommunication unit, the cabin telecommunication unit including a wireless access interface to allow communication between the cabin telecommunication unit and at least one wireless device within an aircraft; and an aircraft interface module in communication with the cabin telecommunication unit and configured to monitor a plurality of conditions of the aircraft; wherein the aircraft interface module is configured to determine whether the aircraft is airborne or on the ground based on the plurality of conditions; wherein the cabin telecommunication unit is configured to clear passenger details in response to the determined state of the aircraft; the determined state being that the aircraft has landed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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monitoring, via an aircraft interface module, a plurality of conditions of an aircraft; determining, via a cabin telecommunication unit, a state of the aircraft; and clearing passenger details based on the determined state of the aircraft;
the determined state being that the aircraft has landed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a cabin telecommunication unit having a plurality of components in communication with one another via a communication bus, the components including; an aircraft interface module configured to monitor a plurality of conditions of an aircraft, including monitoring whether the aircraft is airborne or on the ground; a wireless access interface configured to allow wireless communication between the cabin telecommunication unit and at least one wireless device within the aircraft; and a file server processor in communication with the aircraft interface module and the wireless access interface, to provide information to the at least one wireless device; wherein the cabin telecommunication unit is configured to determine a state of the aircraft and clear passenger details after determining that the aircraft has landed. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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