Aircraft in-flight entertainment system including digital radio service and associated methods
AssigneeLiveTV, LLC
InventorsJason Funderburk, Scott Easterling, Robert Keen
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Abstract
An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system includes a headend unit, and a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft. The headend unit includes a digital satellite radio receiver. A local area network (LAN) connects the digital satellite radio receiver for providing digital satellite radio signals to the SEBs. The IFE system further includes a plurality of passenger control units (PCUs) connected to the plurality of SEBs, with each PCU permitting passenger selection of the digital satellite radio signals.
Claims46
An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising:
- a headend unit comprising at least one digital satellite radio receiver;
- a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft;
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- a local area network (LAN) connecting said at least one digital satellite radio receiver for providing digital satellite radio signals to said plurality of SEBs.
An aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising:
- a headend unit comprising
- at least one digital satellite radio receiver, and
- a processor for receiving the digital satellite radio signals from said at least one digital satellite radio receiver;
- a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft;
- a local area network (LAN) connecting said processor to said plurality of SEBs for providing the digital satellite radio signals thereto;
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- a plurality of passenger control units (PCUs) connected to said plurality of SEBs, each PCU for permitting passenger selection of the digital satellite radio signals.
A method for operating an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising a headend unit comprising at least one digital satellite radio receiver, and a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEBs) spaced throughout the aircraft, the method comprising:
- distributing digital satellite radio signals from the at least one digital satellite radio receiver to the plurality of SEBs via a local area network (LAN).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.