System for the wireless transmission of information to a mobile appliance of a user of a means of transport

• US 8,285,309 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2009
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lufthansa Technik AG (Deutsche Lufthansa AG)
• Original Assignee: Lufthansa Technik AG (Deutsche Lufthansa AG)
• Inventors: Muirhead, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Steven
• Application Number:
  US12/465,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20090286517A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,245 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4566
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A system for wirelessly transmitting information to a mobile appliance of a user of a means of transport. The system can include a first database containing journey-related information and a second database containing a profile for the user. The system can further include a first device configured to identify the mobile appliance of the user when the mobile appliance enters a range of a wireless local area network in the means of transport, a second device configured to select information from the first database based on the profile stored in the second database, and a third device configured to transmit the selected information to the mobile appliance of the user.

Claims

1. A system for wirelessly transmitting information to a mobile appliance of a user of a means of transport, comprising:

a first database associated with the means of transport and containing journey-related information;

a second database containing a profile for the user;

a first device configured to identify the mobile appliance of the user when the mobile appliance enters a range of a wireless local area network in the means of transport;

a second device configured to select information from the first database based on the profile stored in the second database; and

a third device configured to actively transmit the selected information to the mobile appliance of the user so that the selected information is locally stored in the mobile appliance of the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first database is stored in a computer arranged on board the means of transport.

3. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the journey-related information comprises at least one of flight information, transfer information, entry and customs formalities information for the destination, weather information, traffic and means of transport information for the destination, tourist information, hotel information, and restaurant information.

4. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the second database is stored in a computer of an operator of the means of transport.

5. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the user can create or alter the user'"'"'s profile contained in the second database.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the profile is accessible to the user via at least one of the Internet and the wireless local area network on board the means of transport using the mobile appliance.

7. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the wireless local area network in the means of transport is selected from the group comprising a mobile radio cell, a W-LAN and a Bluetooth network.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to retrieve profile information from the second database and to store a copy of the retrieved profile information in a computer in the means of transport when the mobile appliance of the user is identified.

9. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the third device is configured to actively transmit the selected information to the mobile appliance of the user.

10. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the selected information is transmitted to the mobile appliance of the user by means of email, SMS, or Internet Protocol.

11. The system of claim 1 or 2, further comprising a fourth device configured to transmit profile information from the second database to at least one of service systems and service personnel of the means of transport.