System and method for identifying a user terminal forming part of an entertainment system for a mobile passenger transport apparatus

A method for identifying a user terminal forming part of an entertainment system for a mobile passenger transport apparatus, the entertainment system comprising a plurality of user terminals and a communication network connecting said user terminals, each user terminal being adapted to be attached to a docking station positioned at a predetermined location, each user terminal comprising a processor adapted to implement steps of:

• a. —obtaining an identifier from an identification component carried by the docking station to which said user terminal is attached, said identifier containing spatial location information of the docking station, and
• b. —storing said identifier in the user terminal memory and using said identifier to identify said user terminal during network communications in said communication network.

An entertainment system for a mobile passenger-transport apparatus comprising a plurality of user terminals and a communication network connecting said user terminals, each user terminal comprising a screen, and being adapted to be attached to a docking station positioned at a predetermined location, wherein:

• each docking station comprises an identification component encoding an identifier, comprising spatial location information of the docking station, and
• each user terminal comprises an identifier reading device, adapted to obtain, upon command, said identifier from the identification component of the docking station to which said user terminal is attached, the user terminal comprising a memory and being adapted to store said identifier in said memory, the user terminal being further adapted to use said identifier during network communications in said communication network.