IMPROVEMENT IN, OR RELATING TO, PASSENGER/ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A passenger communication apparatus comprising:
- a wireless power coupling device operable to provide a field for wireless power transfer in the vicinity of an occupant of a passenger seat to be received by a passenger device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to passenger communication apparatus for supplying power wirelessly to passenger devices for systems such as in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems. The invention has particular application to the use of wireless equipment in passenger environments and may be broadly described as a passenger communication apparatus comprising a wireless power coupling device operable to provide a field for wireless power transfer in the vicinity of an occupant of a passenger seat to be received by a passenger device. In other embodiments the invention may be broadly described as an IFE system comprising a plurality of coupling devices or in a passenger device operable with the passenger communication apparatus.
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26 Claims
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1. A passenger communication apparatus comprising:
a wireless power coupling device operable to provide a field for wireless power transfer in the vicinity of an occupant of a passenger seat to be received by a passenger device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26)
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21. A passenger entertainment system comprising a media delivery system for an aircraft comprising a wireless power coupling device operable to provide a field for wireless power transfer in the vicinity of an occupant of a passenger seat.
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22. A passenger entertainment system as claimed in claim 35 comprising a passenger entertainment or communication devices, each device capable of being wirelessly coupled to the coupling device.
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23. A passenger entertainment device comprising:
a wireless power coupling device operable to receive a field for wireless power transfer provided by a passenger entertainment system.
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24. A passenger entertainment device as claimed in claim 37 wherein the wireless power coupling device is operable to receive a power signal and a communications signal from the field.
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