System for displaying the status of use of aircraft overhead luggage storage bins

A system for displaying storage status of overhead luggage storage bins in an aircraft, the system comprising:

• a plurality of cameras, one for each of a plurality of groups of the overhead luggage storage bins, each camera of the plurality of cameras mounted adjacent to an associated group of the overhead luggage storage bins of the groups of the overhead luggage storage bins such that a field of view of the camera is directed at inner portions of the associated group of overhead luggage storage bins when at least one of the overhead luggage storage bins in the group is in an open position;
• a plurality of projectors, one for each of the plurality of groups of the overhead luggage storage bins, each projector of the plurality of projectors associated with a particular camera of the plurality of cameras, each of the projectors mounted adjacent to an associated group of the overhead luggage storage bins such that an image projected by the projector is directed at outer surfaces of each of the overhead luggage storage bins in the associated group when at least one of the overhead luggage storage bins in the associated group is in a closed position, each projector configured to selectively project an image onto the outer surfaces of each of the overhead luggage storage bins in the associated group;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of cameras and to the plurality of projectors, the controller configured to receive images from each of the plurality of cameras and to selectively provide such images to the projector associated with each camera.