Gate-based optical data transmission
AssigneeProduct Development Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMark W. Schwartz, George J. Guffey, Michael Kuehn
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Abstract
A system and method for updating and maintaining an onboard entertainment server on an aircraft includes a gate LiFi access point positioned in a gate area of an airport, the gate LiFi access point having a removable server. An aircraft LiFi receiver is positioned in the aircraft, the aircraft LiFi receiver and the removable server capable of line-of-sight transmission of updated data and a content loader receives the updated data in the onboard entertainment server.
Claims8
A system for updating and maintaining an onboard entertainment server on an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a gate LiFi access point positioned in a gate area of an airport, the gate LiFi access point having a removable server, wherein the gate LiFi access point is integrated with a ticket reader configured to scan and confirm passengers at a terminal gate;
- an aircraft LiFi receiver positioned in the aircraft, the aircraft LiFi receiver and the removable server capable of line-of-sight transmission of updated data when the removable server is removed from the gate LiFi access point;
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- a content loader to receive the updated data in the onboard entertainment server.
A method for updating and maintaining an onboard entertainment server on an aircraft, the method comprising:
- positioning a gate LiFi access point in a gate area of an airport, the gate LiFi access point having a removable server;
- scanning a passenger ticket using the gate LiFi access point;
- updating data in the removable server;
- removing the removable server from the gate LiFi access point;
- positioning the removable server within a line-of-sight of an aircraft LiFi receiver positioned in the aircraft to transmit updated data;
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- updating the onboard entertainment server of the aircraft with the updated data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.