Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2004-07-19
2009-02-24
Kincaid, Lester (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S431000, C455S446000, C725S076000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07496361
ABSTRACT:
A method of delivering programming to passenger seats with a wireless in-flight entertainment system in an aircraft cabin uses a configurable cabin antenna system. Control data and programming is delivered with a head end server and received with one or more access points connected to the head end server. One or more antenna systems, connected to the access points, are disposed at optimum selected locations in the aircraft cabin to provide the programming to the passengers. One or more personal electronic devices (PEDs) located receive the programming from the one or more configurable antennas. Beams of the one or more antenna systems are adjusted to deliver programming to the one or more PEDs at a required bit error rate.
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Patent Application for “Method and Apparatus for High Availability Passenger Entertainment Content Delivery” by James P. Mitchell, U.S. Appl. No. 10/442,480, filed May 21, 2003.
Mitchell James P.
Sakarya Fatma Ayhan
Kincaid Lester
Lai Daniel
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
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