SYSTEM ON CHIP (SOC) FOR SEAT BOXES ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230344672A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US17727280

    申请日:2022-04-22

    IPC分类号: H04L12/40

    摘要: Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes detecting, by a first system on chip (“SOC”) of a seat box on a transportation vehicle that a first seat device is operational and usage of a second SOC of the seat box by a second seat device is below a first threshold level, the first SOC operationally coupled to the second SOC by a peripheral link, the seat box providing a network connection to the first seat device and the second device; allocating resources of the first SOC and the second SOC to the first seat device; and modifying usage of the second SOC by the first seat device, in response to a change in resource usage of the second SOC.

    Automatic perspective correction for in-flight entertainment (IFE) monitors

    公开(公告)号:US11615542B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US16684540

    申请日:2019-11-14

    摘要: Disclosed embodiments are directed at devices, methods, and systems for fixing distortions of content displayed on in-flight entertainment (IFE) monitors in a commercial passenger vehicle. An IFE monitor can receive angular measurement data from one or more gyroscope sensors to determine a differential angle of tilt of the IFE monitor. In response to determining that the differential angle of tilt is non-zero, the IFE monitor can detect that content displayed on the IFE monitor is subject to distortion. The IFE monitor can automatically apply a perspective correction to the content displayed on the IFE monitor for fixing the perceived distortion.

    Vehicle auxiliary wireless personal area network system

    公开(公告)号:US11564019B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US16869746

    申请日:2020-05-08

    发明人: Samuel Jester

    摘要: An auxiliary wireless personal area network system installable in a vehicle includes a plurality of line replaceable units each associated with an avionics subsystem and installable in prescribed locations in the aircraft. At least a subset of the line replaceable units are interconnectable over a dedicated subsystem network. A plurality of network node devices are each associated with a respective one of the plurality of line replaceable units. Each of the network node devices has a microcontroller, an onboard power source independent of any aircraft power source, a local interface connectible the corresponding one of the plurality of line replaceable units, and a wireless network interface connectible to a personal area network independent of the dedicated subsystem network for relaying operational data from the line replaceable unit to the network node device.

    Methods and systems for loading data onto transportation vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11528511B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US16716066

    申请日:2019-12-16

    摘要: Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes initializing a first browser at an electronic device to communicate with a remote virtual loader having access to data for an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system of an aircraft; authenticating the first browser by the remote virtual loader; providing IFE data for the IFE system to the first browser by the remote virtual loader with an instruction to grant access to the IFE data by a second browser of the electronic device, the second browser authenticated by the IFE system to send information to the IFE system; and transferring the IFE data from the electronic device to the IFE system by the second browser that obtains access to the IFE data from the first browser in response to the instruction from the remote virtual loader.

    Operations management system for commercial passenger vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11482056B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US16565313

    申请日:2019-09-09

    摘要: Vehicle operations management systems can facilitate maintenance of commercial passenger vehicles. An operations management system includes a server and a maintenance computer. The server is configured to receive a message that indicates a maintenance performed on a device located in a commercial passenger vehicle or that indicates a performance status of the device located in the commercial passenger vehicle, generate, based on the message, a predictive maintenance list that recommends maintenance to be performed on one or more devices that belong to a category of devices that is the same as the category of devices to which the device indicated in the received message belongs, and send the predictive maintenance list to a maintenance computer. The maintenance computer is configured to receive and display the predictive maintenance list on a graphical user interface (GUI).

    Virtualization of complex networked embedded systems

    公开(公告)号:US11474929B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16697053

    申请日:2019-11-26

    摘要: A testing and verification system for an equivalent physical configuration of an in-flight entertainment and communications system with one or more hardware components includes a virtual machine manager. One or more virtual machines each including a hardware abstraction layer is instantiated by the virtual machine manager according to simulated hardware component definitions corresponding to the equivalent physical configuration of the hardware components. The virtual machines are in communication with each other over virtual network connections. A test interface to the one or more virtual machines generate test inputs to target software applications installed on the virtual machines. A display interface is connected to the virtual machines, with results from the execution of the target software applications responsive to the test inputs are output thereto.

    Global plane identification number generation and applications

    公开(公告)号:US11459121B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US16439698

    申请日:2019-06-12

    摘要: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for global plane identification number (GPIN) generation and applications are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosed technology advantageously enable aircraft to be tracked throughout their service life, and associate parts, software and services that correspond to a particular aircraft. An exemplary method for identifying an aircraft includes generating, based on a manufacturer, a model and a series of the aircraft, an alphanumeric prefix that uniquely identifies the model and the series of the aircraft from the manufacturer; generating, from a manufacturer serial number that is assigned to an airframe of the aircraft, a modified serial number; and generating, based on concatenating the alphanumeric prefix and the modified serial number, an identification number for the aircraft.

    Credential management systems and associated methods thereof for streaming content on a transportation vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11445231B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US17356103

    申请日:2021-06-23

    摘要: Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes linking, by a processor of an electronic device of a user, a frequent flyer (“FF”) account credential with a streaming service account credential of a streaming service; storing, by an aircraft, an FF token with user data; pre-fetching, by an aircraft, media content from the streaming service based on user viewing history; receiving, by a seat device of the aircraft, the FF token from the electronic device for authentication during a first flight to access the media content, the seat device paired with the electronic device; authenticating, by the seat device, the FF token using the stored user data; presenting, by the seat device, the media content; and updating, by the seat device, the FF token with user viewing history of the media content indicating when presentation of the media content on the seat device was stopped.

    COORDINATED PASSENGER PRESCREENING AND DEPLANING

    公开(公告)号:US20220242588A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17163270

    申请日:2021-01-29

    IPC分类号: B64D45/00 G08G5/00 G06Q10/06

    摘要: Devices, systems and methods for electronic systems that manage an order in which an aircraft is boarded or deplaned are described. An exemplary method includes configuring an onboard computer to execute a script, wherein the script controls an order by which passengers on an airplane are prompted for deplaning, updating the script for a travel segment of the airplane using a first input comprising a passenger information for the travel segment or a second input comprising a travel configuration of the airplane during the travel segment or a third input from onboard crew of the airplane; and controlling onboard electronic equipment of the airplane by executing the script at an end of the travel segment by prompting passengers to deplane the airplane in the order.