Registration of a PED with an aircraft IFE system using an aircraft generated registration identifier and associated methods
US9003454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H20/62
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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