公开(公告)号：US20200280601A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16876335

申请日：2020-05-18

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： Jean-Yves COULEAUD ,  Tracy DECUIR

IPC: H04L29/08

Abstract: A ground based content server transfers content to an aircraft based content server via courier devices that are transported by aircraft passengers. Content files to be delivered to a target aircraft are identified. Courier devices associated with persons scheduled to become passengers on the target aircraft are identified. Each of the content files are divided into content fragments, where the content fragments collectively contain all data necessary for reassembling the content files. The content fragments are distributed from the ground based content server across the courier devices, so that each courier device is distributed one of the content fragments containing data that is at least partially redundant with data contained in one of the content fragments that is distributed to at least one other one of the courier devices and that is not redundant to data contained in other content fragments distributed to still other ones of the courier devices.

公开(公告)号：US10710723B1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16242530

申请日：2019-01-08

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： Jueren Ma

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  B64D11/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W4/42 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W4/48 ,  H04W68/00

Abstract: An entertainment and connectivity system includes a processor for transferring information between a vehicle based user device and a server to validate a user's government identity before granting the user device access to the internet. The vehicle based server has an internet protocol address and communicates with user devices. The user devices each have an onboard internet protocol address mapped to the internet protocol address of the vehicle based server. A processor associated with the vehicle based server receives requests for internet service originating from the user devices. The requests include travel information or internet subscription plan information for a user of each of the user devices. The vehicle based server, or a ground based server that receives the request, generates an internet connection authorization decision based on validation of the user's government identity or the user's internet subscription plan information. The connection authorization decisions are then used to control whether the internet connections are established to the user devices. If the internet connections are established, internet session information for the user devices, including for each user device the onboard internet protocol address mapped to the internet protocol address of the vehicle based server, is stored in a ground based server and can be retrieved to identify the government identity of a user or a user's internet subscription plan information for each of the user devices.

公开(公告)号：US20200216176A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16242530

申请日：2019-01-08

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： JUEREN MA

IPC: B64D11/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W4/42 ,  H04W4/48 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: An entertainment and connectivity system includes a processor for transferring information between a vehicle based user device and a server to validate a user's government identity before granting the user device access to the internet. The vehicle based server has an internet protocol address and communicates with user devices. The user devices each have an onboard internet protocol address mapped to the internet protocol address of the vehicle based server. A processor associated with the vehicle based server receives requests for internet service originating from the user devices. The requests include travel information or internet subscription plan information for a user of each of the user devices. The vehicle based server, or a ground based server that receives the request, generates an internet connection authorization decision based on validation of the user's government identity or the user's internet subscription plan information. The connection authorization decisions are then used to control whether the internet connections are established to the user devices. If the internet connections are established, internet session information for the user devices, including for each user device the onboard internet protocol address mapped to the internet protocol address of the vehicle based server, is stored in a ground based server and can be retrieved to identify the government identity of a user or a user's internet subscription plan information for each of the user devices.

公开(公告)号：US10701405B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US15880630

申请日：2018-01-26

Applicant: THALES AVIONICS, INC.

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Frisco ,  Michael J. Lynch ,  Brian D. Anderson ,  R. Michael Keen

IPC: H04N21/214 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H01Q3/34 ,  H04N21/226 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H01Q1/12 ,  H01Q3/08 ,  H04W84/00

Abstract: An in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for an aircraft includes a phased array antenna and control circuitry associated therewith to be carried by the aircraft and to generate dual antenna beams for television programming and Internet data from respective spaced apart satellites. A television programming distribution system is to be carried by the aircraft and coupled to the phased array antenna and control circuitry to provide television programming within the aircraft. At least one access point is to be carried by the aircraft and coupled to the phased array antenna and control circuitry to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN) within the aircraft for the Internet data.

公开(公告)号：US10511948B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

申请号：US16166573

申请日：2018-10-22

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： Khosro Rabii ,  Jean-Yves Couleaud ,  Pierre Schuberth ,  Pankaj Trivedi ,  Thomas Jackson

IPC: H04W4/80 ,  G08B5/22 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: An inflight entertainment system for use in an aircraft displays commands to a passenger to move a passenger electronic device (PED) between locations defined relative a seatback display device and the passenger's seat. The system measures received signal strength indications (RSSIs) from discoverable PEDs over time while the PED is moved between the locations, and selects one of the PEDs that satisfies a defined rule for an amount of change that is observed over time in the measured RSSIs for that PED. The system then establishes a connection through a Bluetooth transceiver with a Bluetooth transceiver of the selected PED.

公开(公告)号：US20190098478A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16166573

申请日：2018-10-22

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： Khosro Rabii ,  Jean-Yves Couleaud ,  Pierre Schuberth ,  Pankaj Trivedi ,  Thomas Jackson

IPC: H04W4/80 ,  G08B5/22 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: An inflight entertainment system for use in an aircraft displays commands to a passenger to move a passenger electronic device (PED) between locations defined relative a seatback display device and the passenger's seat. The system measures received signal strength indications (RSSIs) from discoverable PEDs over time while the PED is moved between the locations, and selects one of the PEDs that satisfies a defined rule for an amount of change that is observed over time in the measured RSSIs for that PED. The system then establishes a connection through a Bluetooth transceiver with a Bluetooth transceiver of the selected PED.

公开(公告)号：US20180317071A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-01

申请号：US15902170

申请日：2018-02-22

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： Khosro Rabii ,  Jean-Yves Couleaud ,  Jay Eggenberger ,  Maneesha Bhate Sumien

IPC: H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: An entertainment system includes video display units that can establish Bluetooth connections with user terminals. A central Bluetooth controller is connected to control establishment of Bluetooth connections between the user terminals and the video display units. The central Bluetooth controller receives connection authorization requests from the video display units, and generates connection authorization decisions based on application of a Bluetooth connection rule to characteristics of the user terminals which are identified from the connection authorization requests. The connection authorization decisions are then used to control whether Bluetooth connections are established between the user terminals and the video display units, and to control what security mode levels are used when establishing and using the Bluetooth connections for signaling therebetween.

公开(公告)号：US20180262885A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15976016

申请日：2018-05-10

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： Brian A. Still

IPC: H04W4/30 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04B17/345 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04W4/30 ,  H04B17/345 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L63/1425 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/043 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/48 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W76/18

Abstract: A network analysis terminal is described that operates within a vehicle cabin to generate connectivity metrics. The terminal monitors packets communicated through at least one cabin network between a content server and passenger terminals. The terminal identifies passenger terminal identifiers that are addressed by content of the packets, and identifies names of vehicle passengers associated with the packets using the passenger terminal identifiers as indexes to retrieve the names of vehicle passengers from an information repository that maps names of vehicle passengers to passenger terminal identifiers. The terminal then generates connectivity metrics based on measurements performed on the packets over time and the identified names of the passengers, and controls communications through the at least one cabin network based on the connectivity metrics.

公开(公告)号：US20180131992A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15864535

申请日：2018-01-08

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： Jean-Yves Couleaud ,  Tracy Decuir

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  H04H20/62 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/45 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: H04N21/4316 ,  G06K9/00268 ,  G06K9/00302 ,  G06K9/00315 ,  G06K9/00832 ,  H04H20/62 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N21/2146 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/41422 ,  H04N21/42201 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/4858 ,  H04N21/812

Abstract: A vehicle entertainment system includes a video display unit and a user interface (UI) control processor. The UI control processor is configured to receive passenger attributes sensed from the passenger operating the video display unit, generate a passenger metric that characterizes the passenger based on the attribute, and control a UI of the video display unit based on the passenger metric. The passenger metric may be a passenger demographic metric determined based on facial features of the passenger. The passenger demographic metric may be a passenger emotion metric, a passenger attentiveness metric, a passenger UI operational effectiveness metric, a passenger biometric feature metric, etc.

公开(公告)号：US09930707B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-27

申请号：US14796679

申请日：2015-07-10

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： Jueren Ma

IPC: H04W76/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/12

CPC classification number: H04W76/11 ,  H04L61/2015 ,  H04L61/609 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: A method by a cabin wireless access point (CWAP) server includes receiving an IP address request message from a CWAP installed in a vehicle cabin. The IP address request message contains data identifying a physical location of the CWAP within the vehicle cabin. The physical location of the CWAP is identified within the vehicle cabin responsive to the data contained in the IP address request message. An IP address is assigned to the CWAP responsive to the physical location of the CWAP identified by the data. An IP address message containing the IP address is communicated to the CWAP. Related methods by CWAPs and corresponding CWAP servers and CWAPs are disclosed.