TRANSFERRING INFORMATION BETWEEN A VEHICLE BASED USER DEVICE AND A SERVER TO VALIDATE USER INFORMATION BEFORE GRANTING INTERNET ACCESS

    公开(公告)号:US20200298975A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16900121

    申请日:2020-06-12

    Inventor: JUEREN MA

    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.

    INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM THAT SECURELY PAIRS AND COMMUNICATES WITH A USER DEVICE BASED ON MULTIPLE SECURITY CONTROLS

    公开(公告)号:US20200228337A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-16

    申请号:US16248389

    申请日:2019-01-15

    Abstract: An entertainment system includes a memory connected to a processor and storing program code that executed by the processor to perform operations to securely pair and communicate with a user device based on multiple security controls. The operations include receiving a request to pair the user device to a network interface of the entertainment system. Responsive to the request to pair, generating an encrypted code. The encrypted code includes network credentials for connecting to the network interface and a time-limited authentication application for connecting to the server. The encrypted code is communicated to the user device to decrypt. The user device is connected through the network interface based on the user device presenting the network credentials from the decrypted code. The entertainment system includes server having a first certificate that is digitally signed. The entertainment system receives a request from the user device having a second certificate that is digitally signed to connect to the server. Responsive to the request to connect, generating a connection authorization decision for the user device based on two-factor authentication. The two-factor authentication includes validating the second certificate and validating a time-limited authentication application from the user device. The entertainment system connects the user device to the server when the connection authorization decision authorizes the connection based on successful two-factor authentication.

    In-flight entertainment systems that constrain Bluetooth connection setup through docking stations

    公开(公告)号:US10464675B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US15608327

    申请日:2017-05-30

    Abstract: An entertainment system includes a docking station having a wired interface, a display unit, and a wireless controller. The display unit includes a video display device and a processor that communicates through a Bluetooth transceiver and the wired interface of the docking station. The wireless controller includes a processor that communicates through a wired interface and a Bluetooth transceiver. The wireless controller is releasably docked in the docking station to communicatively connect the wired interfaces of the wireless controller and the docking station. While docked in the docking station the processors of the wireless controller and the display unit communicate through the wired interfaces of the wireless controller and the docking station to establish a Bluetooth connection between the Bluetooth transceivers of the wireless controller and the display unit. The processor of the wireless controller does not operate to establish the Bluetooth connection using communications through the Bluetooth transceiver.

    Analyzing passenger connectivity experiences while using vehicle cabin networks

    公开(公告)号:US10291495B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-14

    申请号:US15234725

    申请日:2016-08-11

    Inventor: Brian A. Still

    Abstract: A network analysis terminal is described that operates within a vehicle cabin to generate passenger connectivity experience metrics. The terminal monitors packets communicated through at least one cabin network between a content server and passenger terminals. The terminal receives packets monitored by the network interface and identifies passenger terminal identifiers that are addressed by content of the packets. Names of vehicle passengers associated with the packets are identified 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. Passenger connectivity experience metrics are generated based on measurements performed on the packets over time. The passenger connectivity experience metrics indicate network connectivity performance that is experienced by the identified names of vehicle passengers while operating passenger terminals using the at least one cabin network.

    ANALYZING PASSENGER CONNECTIVITY EXPERIENCES WHILE USING VEHICLE CABIN NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20180048542A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-15

    申请号:US15234725

    申请日:2016-08-11

    Inventor: Brian A. Still

    Abstract: A network analysis terminal is described that operates within a vehicle cabin to generate passenger connectivity experience metrics. The terminal monitors packets communicated through at least one cabin network between a content server and passenger terminals. The terminal receives packets monitored by the network interface and identifies passenger terminal identifiers that are addressed by content of the packets. Names of vehicle passengers associated with the packets are identified 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. Passenger connectivity experience metrics are generated based on measurements performed on the packets over time. The passenger connectivity experience metrics indicate network connectivity performance that is experienced by the identified names of vehicle passengers while operating passenger terminals using the at least one cabin network.

    IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM THAT IDENTIFIES WIRELESS ACCESS POINT LOCATIONS WITHIN CABIN
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    IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM THAT IDENTIFIES WIRELESS ACCESS POINT LOCATIONS WITHIN CABIN 有权
    在机舱内识别无线接入点的飞行娱乐系统

    公开(公告)号:US20170013545A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-12

    申请号:US14796679

    申请日:2015-07-10

    Inventor: JUEREN MA

    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.

    Abstract translation: 客舱无线接入点(CWAP)服务器的方法包括从安装在车厢内的CWAP接收IP地址请求消息。 IP地址请求消息包含识别车辆舱内的CWAP的物理位置的数据。 响应于IP地址请求消息中包含的数据,在车辆车厢内识别CWAP的物理位置。 根据数据标识的CWAP的物理位置,将IP地址分配给CWAP。 包含IP地址的IP地址消息通知给CWAP。 公开了CWAP和相应的CWAP服务器和CWAP的相关方法。

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