Entertainment systems utilizing field replaceable storage units
First Claim
1. A vehicular entertainment system, comprisinga plurality of physically similar field replaceable storage units (FRSUs) comprising first and second sets of the physically similar FRSUs, where each set of the physically similar FRSUs stores a similar digital media content set;
- a head unit media server having at least one FRSU receptacle configured to receive the first set of the FRSUs and configured to access the digital media content set from the first set of FRSUs; and
a plurality of media players disposed within a cabin of a vehicle, where(a) each media player communicatively couples to the media server over a network,(b) each media player has at least one FRSU receptacle configured to receive a FRSU of the second set, and(c) each media player is configured to access and play passenger related content from the digital;
media content set of an installed FRSU of the second set, where the first set of FRSUs and the second set of FRSUs are swappable between the head unit media server and the plurality of media players.
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Abstract
Vehicular entertainment systems where devices in the systems can each utilize a common type of storage units are presented. A vehicular entertainment system can include a media server head unit in communication over a network with a plurality of media players that are installed about the cabin of a vehicle. Media content can be stored on a plurality of field replaceable storage units where each of the storage units can be installed in any one of the players or the server. Each of the storage units can store a substantially identical content set including passenger content, player content, server content, crew content, or other types of content. The server or players can be restricted from accessing content to which they lack rights, possibly based on a location identifier that indicates roles or responsibilities of the players at their installed location.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicular entertainment system, comprising
a plurality of physically similar field replaceable storage units (FRSUs) comprising first and second sets of the physically similar FRSUs, where each set of the physically similar FRSUs stores a similar digital media content set; -
a head unit media server having at least one FRSU receptacle configured to receive the first set of the FRSUs and configured to access the digital media content set from the first set of FRSUs; and a plurality of media players disposed within a cabin of a vehicle, where (a) each media player communicatively couples to the media server over a network, (b) each media player has at least one FRSU receptacle configured to receive a FRSU of the second set, and (c) each media player is configured to access and play passenger related content from the digital;
media content set of an installed FRSU of the second set, where the first set of FRSUs and the second set of FRSUs are swappable between the head unit media server and the plurality of media players. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of distributing updated entertainment content within a vehicular entertainment system, the method comprising:
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providing a first set of physically similar field replaceable storage units (FRSUs), each of which stores a similar digital media content set; providing access to a head unit media server, wherein the head unit media server has at least one FRSU receptacle in which is installed at least one FRSU; accessing, by the head unit media server, the digital media content set from the at least one installed FRSU; providing access to a plurality of installed media players within a cabin of a vehicle; communicatively coupling, by a network, the head unit media server to each of the media players; wherein each of the media players (a) has at least one FRSU receptacle in which is installed one of the FRSUs, and (b) is configured to access and play at least a portion of the digital media content set from the installed FRSU wherein any one of the physically similar FRSUs can be installed in the head unit media server and the plurality of media players; replacing at least one of the FRSUs installed in the media server with another FRSU from a second set of FRSUs storing an updated digital content set; and replacing the digital media content set of the installed media player with at least a portion of the updated digital content set. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicular entertainment system, comprising
a plurality of physically similar field replaceable storage units (FRSUs) comprising first and second sets of the physically similar FRSUs, wherein each FRSU of the first set comprises a first media content set, and each FRSU of the second set comprises a second media content set, and wherein the second set comprises at least two FRSUs; -
a head unit media server having at least one FRSU receptacle configured to receive the first set of the FRSUs and configured to access the first media content set from the first set of FRSUs; a plurality of media players disposed within a cabin of a vehicle, each comprising; (a) at least one FRSU receptacle configured to receive any one FRSU of the second set; (b) wherein each media player communicatively couples to the head unit media server over a network; (c) wherein each media player is configured to access and play passenger-related content from the second media content set of an installed FRSU of the second set; and wherein the at least one FRSU receptacle of the head unit media server is capable of receiving a FRSU of the second set and the at least one FRSU receptacle of each of the plurality of media players are each capable of receiving a FRSU of the first set. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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