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US 6,748,597 B1Granted
Upgradable aircraft in-flight entertainment system and associated upgrading methods
AssigneeLive Tv, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey A. Frisco, Michael Keen
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AssigneeLive Tv, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey A. Frisco, Michael Keen
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A method for installing and operating an aircraft in-flight entertainment system preferably includes installing an entertainment source on the aircraft; installing spaced apart signal distribution devices, each generating audio signals for at least one passenger in an audio-only mode, and generating audio and video signals to at least one passenger in an audio/video mode; installing a cable network connecting the entertainment source to the signal distribution devices; and operating the aircraft in-flight entertainment system with at least one predetermined signal distribution device in the audio-only mode. In addition, the method preferably includes later upgrading the aircraft in-flight entertainment system by connecting at least one passenger video display to the at least one predetermined signal distribution device to operate in the audio/video mode and while leaving the cable network unchanged. Accordingly, the downtime experienced by air carrier is greatly reduced over other systems which require significant recabling and other difficult equipment installation operations for upgrading.
A method for installing and operating an aircraft in-flight entertainment system comprising:
A method for upgrading an aircraft in-flight entertainment system in an aircraft including first and second classes of passengers, the aircraft in-flight entertainment system comprising a satellite television (TV) receiver, a plurality of spaced apart signal distribution devices and generating audio and video signals for at least one first class passenger in an audio/video mode and generating audio signals for at least one second class passenger in an audio-only mode, and a cable network connecting the satellite TV receiver to the signal distribution devices, the cable network comprising common cabling for carrying the audio and video signals to the at least one first class passenger, and carrying the audio signals to the at least one second class passenger, the method comprising:
A method for operating an aircraft in-flight entertainment system comprising a satellite television (TV) receiver, a plurality of spaced apart signal distribution devices having a capacity to present different entertainment services, and a cable network connecting the satellite TV receiver to the signal distribution devices, the cable network comprising common cabling for carrying different signals to different seating classes in the aircraft, the method comprising:
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