Registration of a PED with an aircraft IFE system using an aircraft generated registration identifier and associated methods
First Claim
1. A communications system for an aircraft comprising:
- an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprisingat least one IFE video entertainment source,a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays,a respective IFE near-field communications (NFC) device associated with each of said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays,at least one IFE wireless transceiver, andat least one IFE controller forselectively displaying video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays,selectively transmitting a respective registration identifier (ID) from each IFE NFC device, andcommunicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver;
at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger and comprisinga PED NFC device,a PED wireless transceiver, anda PED controller for communicating with said at least one IFE wireless transceiver via said PED wireless transceiver based upon said PED NFC device receiving the registration ID associated with one of said respective IFE NFC devices when in proximity thereto.
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Abstract
A communications system for an aircraft includes an aircraft IFE system, and at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger. The IFE system includes an IFE video entertainment source, IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE NFC device associated with each of the IFE passenger seat displays, an IFE wireless transceiver, and an IFE controller. The IFE controller is for selectively displaying video from the IFE entertainment source on the IFE passenger seat displays, selectively transmitting a respective registration ID from each IFE NFC device, and communicating via the IFE wireless transceiver. The PED includes a PED NFC device, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller. The PED controller is for communicating with the IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED NFC device receiving the registration ID associated with one of the respective IFE NFC devices when in proximity thereto.
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34 Claims
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1. A communications system for an aircraft comprising:
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an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE near-field communications (NFC) device associated with each of said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, selectively transmitting a respective registration identifier (ID) from each IFE NFC device, and communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver; at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger and comprising a PED NFC device, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for communicating with said at least one IFE wireless transceiver via said PED wireless transceiver based upon said PED NFC device receiving the registration ID associated with one of said respective IFE NFC devices when in proximity thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for use with at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, the at least one PED comprising a PED near-field communications (NFC) device, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED NFC device and to the PED wireless transceiver, the aircraft IFE system comprising:
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at least one IFE video entertainment source; a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays; a respective IFE NFC device associated with each of said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays; at least one IFE wireless transceiver; and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from said at least one IFE entertainment source on said plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, selectively transmitting a respective registration identifier (ID) from each IFE NFC device, and communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the PED wireless transceiver with the PED controller based upon the PED NFC device receiving the registration ID associated with one of said respective NFC devices when in proximity thereto. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A personal electronic device (PED) to be carried by an aircraft passenger for use with an aircraft IFE system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE near-field communications (NFC) device associated with each of the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from the at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, selectively transmitting a respective registration identifier (ID) from each IFE NFC device, and for communicating via the at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the PED comprising:
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a PED NFC device; a PED wireless transceiver; and a PED controller for communicating with the at least one IFE wireless transceiver via said PED wireless transceiver based upon said PED NFC device receiving the registration ID associated with one of the respective IFE NFC devices when in proximity thereto. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for operating an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system with at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, the at least one PED comprising a PED near-field communications (NFC) device, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED NFC device and to the PED wireless transceiver;
- the aircraft IFE comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE NFC device associated with each of the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller coupled to the at least one IFE video entertainment source, the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, the respective IFE NFC devices and at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
operating the least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from the at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, selectively transmitting a respective registration identifier (ID) from each IFE NFC device, and communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver and the PED wireless transceiver with the PED controller based upon the PED NFC device receiving the registration ID associated with one of the respective NFC devices when in proximity thereto. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- the aircraft IFE comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE NFC device associated with each of the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller coupled to the at least one IFE video entertainment source, the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, the respective IFE NFC devices and at least one IFE wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
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30. A method for operating a personal electronic device (PED) to be carried by an aircraft passenger for use with an aircraft IFE system comprising at least one IFE video entertainment source, a plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE near-field communications (NFC) device associated with each of the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, at least one IFE wireless transceiver, and at least one IFE controller for selectively displaying video from the at least one IFE entertainment source on the plurality of IFE passenger seat displays, for selectively transmitting a respective registration identifier (ID) from each IFE NFC device, and for communicating via said at least one IFE wireless transceiver;
- the PED comprising a PED NFC device, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED NFC device and the PED wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
operating the PED controller for communicating with the at least one IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED NFC device receiving the registration ID associated with one of the respective IFE NFC devices when in proximity thereto. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
- the PED comprising a PED NFC device, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller coupled to the PED NFC device and the PED wireless transceiver, the method comprising;
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