Aircraft seat with shared control architecture
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1. A passenger seat comprising:
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b. a control unit (i) configured to control operation of the video screen, (ii) comprising a local data memory configured to store audio and/or video data, and (iii) comprising means for communicating with a network bus so as to receive audio and/or video data from a remote data memory.
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Abstract
The invention essentially concerns an aircraft seat, comprising control units, at least one node to execute a particular action or function, and a display for viewing video data. The node and the display are capable of being actuated by the control units. A keyboard for transmitting a command signal addressed to the control units is connected to the control units. The control units are shared between the display, the keyboard and the node.
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9 Claims
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1. A passenger seat comprising:
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a. a video screen; and b. a control unit (i) configured to control operation of the video screen, (ii) comprising a local data memory configured to store audio and/or video data, and (iii) comprising means for communicating with a network bus so as to receive audio and/or video data from a remote data memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A passenger seating arrangement comprising:
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a. a first seat comprising a first video screen and a first control unit (i) configured to control operation of the first video screen and (ii) comprising a first local data memory configured to store audio and/or video data; b. a second seat comprising a second video screen and a second control unit (i) configured to control operation of the second video screen and (ii) comprising a second local data memory configured to store audio and/or video data; and c. a network bus communicating with the first and second control units. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A control unit for a passenger seat having a video screen, the control unit:
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a. configured to control operation of the video screen; b. comprising a local data memory configured to store audio and/or video data; and c. comprising means for communicating with a network bus so as to receive audio and/or video data from a remote data memory.
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