Transferring content between a ground based content server and an aircraft based content server via content fragments distributed across courier electronic devices

    公开(公告)号:US10701132B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US15210648

    申请日:2016-07-14

    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.

    AIRCRAFT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS WITH CHATROOM SERVER

    公开(公告)号:US20190273964A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-05

    申请号:US16418459

    申请日:2019-05-21

    Abstract: A vehicle chatroom server includes at least one network interface configured to communicate with passenger terminals, at least one processor connected to communicate through the at least one network interface, and at least one memory storing code that is executed by the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations include obtaining passenger information and characterizing potential passenger discussion interests based on the passenger information. The operations identify a grouping of passengers who satisfy a common interest rule based on the potential passenger discussion interests. The operations then communicate with passengers in the grouping through a computerized chatbot module providing natural-language text and/or computer synthesized speech that is provided to the passengers in the grouping to invite to a discussion-focused chatroom hosted by the chatroom server. Related methods and computer program products are disclosed.

    Management of entertainment content distributed across smart wireless access points of in-flight entertainment system
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    Management of entertainment content distributed across smart wireless access points of in-flight entertainment system 有权
    分布在飞行中娱乐系统的智能无线接入点的娱乐内容的管理

    公开(公告)号:US09313527B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-12

    申请号:US14483779

    申请日:2014-09-11

    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an entertainment system that includes a plurality of wireless access points. Each wireless access point includes a mass memory, at least one radio transceiver, and at least one processor. The at least one radio transceiver is configured to communicate with seat display devices. The at least one processor is configured to receive entertainment content comprising a plurality of content items, and store the entertainment content in the mass memory. The at least one processor selects a subset of content items from among the content items of the entertainment content stored in the mass memory, based on a defined rule, and downloads the subset of content items from the mass memory to a plurality of the seat display devices through the at least one radio transceiver for local storage within mass memory of the seat display devices.

    Abstract translation: 本公开的一些实施例涉及包括多个无线接入点的娱乐系统。 每个无线接入点包括大容量存储器,至少一个无线电收发器和至少一个处理器。 所述至少一个无线电收发器被配置为与座椅显示设备通信。 所述至少一个处理器被配置为接收包括多个内容项目的娱乐内容,并将娱乐内容存储在大容量存储器中。 至少一个处理器基于规定的规则从存储在大容量存储器中的娱乐内容的内容项中选择内容项的子集,并将内容项的子集从大容量存储器下载到多个座位显示器 设备通过至少一个无线电收发器用于座位显示设备的大容量存储器内的本地存储。

    Terminal edge in-flight entertainment system

    公开(公告)号:US11039198B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16108153

    申请日:2018-08-22

    Abstract: Courier electronic devices are used to transport seat video display unit (SVDU) operating system (OS) code updates from a content operation center to onboard a vehicle. The OS code used by the SVDUs is updated based on the OS code update to generate an updated OS code, which is used to curate entertainment content files from a mass storage device for selection among by passengers for their consumption through the SVDUs. Entertainment content files may also be selected by the content operation center based on passenger characteristic information and loaded onto the courier electronic devices for transport onboard the vehicle for transfer to the SVDUs to update the entertainment content that is made available for selection by the passengers. The courier electronic devices may be used to facilitate transportation of other information between the SVDUs in the content operation center.

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