公开(公告)号：US09694725B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-04

申请号：US14693541

申请日：2015-04-22

Applicant: PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Philip Watson ,  Steven Bates ,  Sanjiv Sitaram Pimple

IPC: B60N2/44 ,  H04L29/08 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B60N2/56 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60R11/00

CPC classification number: B60N2/44 ,  B60N2/0224 ,  B60N2/56 ,  B60N2/90 ,  B60R11/0229 ,  B60R11/0252 ,  B60R2011/0012 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  H04L67/125

Abstract: A system for pairing a personal electronic device of a passenger with a passenger seat in a vehicle, and for allowing the personal electronic device to control passenger in-seat functions and features such as entertainment systems in vehicles. The system comprises an on-board management system for installation in a vehicle. The on-board management system is configured to receive pairing information from the personal electronic device via a wireless communication link. The on-board management system can then pair the personal electronic device to the passenger seat and authorize the personal electronic device to control one or more passenger seat functions associated with the passenger seat. A device pairing software application is stored on a non-transitory carrier and is configured to program the personal electronic device to transmit the pairing information to the on-board management system, and transmit a command or control instruction to control one or more passenger seat functions.

公开(公告)号：US11698850B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US18046374

申请日：2022-10-13

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Philip Watson ,  Steven Bates ,  Shankar L Shastry ,  Samir Lad ,  Anand Desikan

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/36 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F8/60 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F11/26

CPC classification number: G06F11/3664 ,  G06F8/60 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F11/261 ,  G06F11/3457 ,  G06F11/3684 ,  G06F11/3688 ,  G06F2009/45562 ,  G06F2009/45595

Abstract: A testing and verification system for an equivalent physical configuration of an in-flight entertainment and communications system with one or more hardware components includes a virtual machine manager. One or more virtual machines each including a hardware abstraction layer is instantiated by the virtual machine manager according to simulated hardware component definitions corresponding to the equivalent physical configuration of the hardware components. The virtual machines are in communication with each other over virtual network connections. A test interface to the one or more virtual machines generate test inputs to target software applications installed on the virtual machines. A display interface is connected to the virtual machines, with results from the execution of the target software applications responsive to the test inputs are output thereto.

公开(公告)号：US11418956B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US16685826

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Samuel Jester ,  Philip Watson ,  Steven Bates

IPC: H04W12/12 ,  H04L9/40 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H04W28/22 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04B17/327 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W12/128

Abstract: Techniques are described to detect and/or prevent malicious wireless attacks and/or suspicious wireless activity related to a wireless network in a commercial passenger vehicle. For example, an access point located in the commercial passenger vehicle receives a set of wireless beacon frames from a first wireless device, makes a first determination of a first beacon frame rate of the set of wireless beacon frames, receives a second beacon frame after a first beacon frame, makes a second determination of a second beacon frame rate of the second beacon frame relative to the first beacon frame, makes a third determination that a second wireless device is impersonating the first wireless device upon comparing the first beacon frame rate to the second beacon frame rate, and sends, upon making the third determination, a security alert message to an external input/output (I/O) device in the commercial passenger vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11259193B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16785515

申请日：2020-02-07

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Philip Watson ,  Steven Bates

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W4/42 ,  H04W4/46 ,  G01S7/02 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining data for Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) events caused by interfering signals, such as radar signals, in mobile WiFi wireless communication networks on airplanes. The systems and methods utilize wireless access points (WAPs) on in-flight entertainment systems on airplanes to detect DFS events, and obtain DFS event data. The DFS event data is transmitted to a ground system which is configured to utilize the DFS event data to generate DFS messages which allow a WAP on another airplane to avoid the interfering signals that caused the DFS event. The ground system transmits the DFS messages to other airplanes which use the information in the DFS message to configure a WAP to avoid DFS events. The ground system may also be configured to analyze and generate a 3D DFS map which can be used to generate radio channel plans to avoid DFS events.

公开(公告)号：US11210592B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16449260

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Philip Watson ,  Steven Bates

IPC: G06N5/02 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/08

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for communicating an announcement to passengers on a transportation vehicle. One method includes receiving by a first device, an input from a passenger of a transportation vehicle, the input reporting a problem at the transportation vehicle; transmitting the input by the first device to a second device; evaluating by the second device whether the problem identified by the input is to be resolved at the transportation vehicle; generating a response by the second device to address the problem, when the evaluation indicates that the problem can be resolved at the transportation vehicle; and updating a data structure by the second device for addressing the problem after the transportation vehicle has reached a destination, when the evaluation indicates that the problem cannot be resolved at the transportation vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20210250784A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US16785515

申请日：2020-02-07

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Philip Watson ,  Steven Bates

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W4/42 ,  H04W4/46 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04W24/08

Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining data for Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) events caused by interfering signals, such as radar signals, in mobile WiFi wireless communication networks on airplanes. The systems and methods utilize wireless access points (WAPs) on in-flight entertainment systems on airplanes to detect DFS events, and obtain DFS event data. The DFS event data is transmitted to a ground system which is configured to utilize the DFS event data to generate DFS messages which allow a WAP on another airplane to avoid the interfering signals that caused the DFS event. The ground system transmits the DFS messages to other airplanes which use the information in the DFS message to configure a WAP to avoid DFS events. The ground system may also be configured to analyze and generate a 3D DFS map which can be used to generate radio channel plans to avoid DFS events.

公开(公告)号：US20210240365A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US16780538

申请日：2020-02-03

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Steven Bates ,  Philip Watson

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04N21/214 ,  B64D43/00

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for enhancing aircraft maintenance are disclosed. An exemplary method for improving dataloading in an airplane includes retrieving, from an in-flight entertainment connectivity (IFEC) system, at least one avionics software, the IFEC system comprising a mass storage device comprising a first storage segment and a second storage segment, the first storage segment being a secure storage segment configured to store the at least one avionics software, and the second storage segment being configured to store media content, and loading, using a wireless network converter coupled to a wired legacy port, the at least one avionics software onto a target avionics system.

公开(公告)号：US10897478B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US16285050

申请日：2019-02-25

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Philip Watson ,  Changhwa Lin ,  Michael Dierickx

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/12 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: A system for identifying a wireless security threat on a vehicle. The system includes a broadband controller including a data processor and memory in which the broadband controller provides a network within the vehicle. The system includes a vehicle WAP in communication with the broadband controller in which the WAP broadcasts an SSID for use by a PED to establish a wireless communication link and transmit and receive data wirelessly over the network via the WAP. An SSID scanner periodically scans for SSIDs broadcast in the vehicle in which SSIDs detected during scans are communicated to the broadband controller. For a detected SSID corresponding to the vehicles WAP SSID, logic executed by the data processor compares the BSSID of the vehicle WAP with the BSSID from the detected SSID and if the BSSIDs do not match, the logic identifies a security threat.

公开(公告)号：US10862934B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16803188

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Philip Watson ,  Cedric Rhoads ,  Nigel Blackwell ,  Steven Bates

IPC: H04N21/214 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F16/44 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04N21/438 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N21/472

Abstract: Methods and systems for a vehicle entertainment system are provided. One method includes receiving an input for a media file at a smart monitor on an aircraft, the aircraft having a plurality of smart monitors and a plurality of seat boxes communicating via a network that includes a first sub-network to connect a first group of the seat boxes, and a computing device that stores a plurality of media files, and a second sub-network to connect a second group of seat boxes and the computing device. The method further includes identifying by the smart monitor, a priority associated with the input for selecting a source for streaming the media file; streaming the media file from a first source located at the first data sub-network of the first sub-network, based on the priority, and if the media file is available from the first source; and streaming the media file from a second source coupled to the first source within the first sub-network, based on the priority, and if the media file is unavailable from the first source and available from the second source.

公开(公告)号：US20200314457A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16716066

申请日：2019-12-16

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Philip Watson ,  Steven Bates ,  Dan Van Proyen

IPC: H04N21/214 ,  B64D11/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/911 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes initializing a first browser at an electronic device to communicate with a remote virtual loader having access to data for an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system of an aircraft; authenticating the first browser by the remote virtual loader; providing IFE data for the IFE system to the first browser by the remote virtual loader with an instruction to grant access to the IFE data by a second browser of the electronic device, the second browser authenticated by the IFE system to send information to the IFE system; and transferring the IFE data from the electronic device to the IFE system by the second browser that obtains access to the IFE data from the first browser in response to the instruction from the remote virtual loader.