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：US10861119B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US15842169

申请日：2017-12-14

Applicant: Thales Avionics, Inc.

Inventor： R. Michael Keen ,  Jeffrey A. Frisco

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/06

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for registering personal electronic devices (PEDs) with an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. Some methods include generating a different token image for each IFE passenger seat display, each generated token image comprising unique information for registering the PEDs with the IFE system. Different ones of the generated token images are communicated to different ones of the IFE passenger seat displays for display to passengers. A request comprising a captured image of the generated token image that is displayed on one of the IFE passenger seat displays is received. The at least one PED is registered with the IFE system by associating the unique identification information of the generated token image received in the request from the at least one PED. A communication link is established with the PED using the unique information.