公开(公告)号：US20250149821A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-08

申请号：US18501644

申请日：2023-11-03

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Mark Allen Setele ,  Yichao Jiang ,  Ryan Olsen ,  Andrew Barnes ,  Steven Christopher Vazquez ,  David Diaz ,  Yoshimi Yamamoto ,  Kiyoshi Yokota ,  Nakanishi Kenta ,  Aleksandr Manulis

IPC: H01R13/518 ,  B64D11/00 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H01R13/533 ,  H01R13/58

Abstract: Various connector systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed that can improve connectors and/or connections within an in-flight entertainment system to be at least more resilient to vibration, shock, and/or liquids. Connector boots are disclosed herein that can be coupled to a cover plate of an electronic box of an in-flight entertainment system to improve the connection between a connector plug and a receptacle of the electronic box. A cushion component and a clip are disclosed herein that can improve the connection between a connector plug and a receptacle of a monitor. Methods of disposing components of a connector plug in foil, tape, and/or heat shrink are disclosed herein that can improve resistance to liquids. Connector boots are disclosed herein that can be coupled to an in-line disconnect box to improve connections to connector plugs.

公开(公告)号：US20250118190A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-10

申请号：US18376747

申请日：2023-10-04

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Gerald Espeleta

IPC: G08B21/18 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes determining whether a connector receiver module is electrically connected to a connector of a media output device during a maintenance mode, measuring a load parameter at the connector receiver module in response to determining that the connector receiver module is electrically connected to the connector, the load parameter being associated with an electrical load at the connector receiver module, determining whether the load parameter is below a load threshold, and reporting a maintenance indicator indicating a location of the media playback device, the maintenance indicator being based on at least one of determining that the connector receiver module is electrically connected to the connector or determining that the load parameter is below the load threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20250115368A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-10

申请号：US18377432

申请日：2023-10-06

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Lam Hoang

IPC: B64D45/00 ,  B64D11/00

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes retrieving data associated with one or more seat attributes associated with one or more passenger seats of an aircraft; identifying a first attribute associated with a passenger seat that does not meet a configurable threshold condition defined for the first attribute for aircraft takeoff, landing or both take-off and landing; determining an action associated with the first attribute that can modify the first attribute to comply with the threshold condition for aircraft takeoff, landing or both take-off and landing; and executing the action associated with the first attribute to meet the threshold condition with the aircraft takeoff, landing or both take-off and landing.

公开(公告)号：US12267546B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-01

申请号：US18169083

申请日：2023-02-14

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Jaideep Malhotra

IPC: H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/472

Abstract: A system for creating a localized wireless network zone for a passenger on a commercial passenger vehicle is provided. The system comprises: a first media playback device and a second media playback device that are respectively disposed on a first passenger seat and a second passenger seat in the commercial passenger vehicle, each of the first media playback device and the second media playback device operable as a seat hotspot by creating a localized wireless network zone covering passenger seats located in a vicinity of the first passenger seat and the second passenger seat, respectively; and an onboard server communicatively coupled to the first media playback device and the second media playback device and configured to monitor a number of requests for a wireless connection in the commercial passenger vehicle and control at least one of the first media playback device and the second media playback device to turn on the seat hotspot based on a result of the monitoring.

公开(公告)号：US20240380930A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18315328

申请日：2023-05-10

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： John AZMY ,  Karim CHEBIL

IPC: H04N21/214 ,  B64D11/00 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/61

Abstract: A method for providing video programs for passengers on commercial passenger vehicles is provided. The method includes obtaining satellite beam coverage information indicative of beam coverages of one or more commercial passenger vehicles by one or more satellites; checking subscription information corresponding to a subset of commercial passenger vehicles in a beam coverage area of a particular satellite beam; generating, based on a result of the checking, a video program package including one or more video programs subscribed by the subset of commercial passenger vehicles; and transmitting the video program package to a satellite providing the particular satellite beam such that the one or more video programs of the video program package are transmitted through the particular satellite beam to the subset of commercial passenger vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US11993382B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17519893

申请日：2021-11-05

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Gurmukh Khabrani

IPC: B64D11/00 ,  H04L9/06 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W4/80

CPC classification number: B64D11/00155 ,  H04L9/0643 ,  H04L9/0861 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A display in a commercial passenger vehicle can an option to be locked or unlock to enhance security. An example system for securing an in-vehicle entertainment (IVE) display in a commercial passenger vehicle comprises a mobile device and a computer. The mobile device comprises a first processor configured to secure a display located in the commercial passenger vehicle, where the first processor is configured to: obtain a payload; generate a first digitally signed payload as a first output of a first mathematical computation performed on the payload with a secret key; and send a first message comprising the first digitally signed payload and a lock command to instruct the display to lock the display. The computer is communicably coupled with the display and comprises a second processor configured to send a first instruction to cause the display to lock in response to a reception of the lock command.

公开(公告)号：US20230403414A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18181063

申请日：2023-03-09

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Yichao JIANG ,  Andrew BARNES

IPC: H04N21/214 ,  B64D11/00

CPC classification number: H04N21/2146 ,  B64D11/00155

Abstract: A data storage system for providing entertainment content to terminal devices in a passenger vehicle is provided to comprise: a first group of terminal devices configured to operate as storage nodes of a storage cluster configured to provide the entertainment content to media playback devices disposed in the passenger vehicle, the entertainment content including one or more entertainment programs and the storage nodes configured to store blocks of the one or more entertainment programs; a second group of terminal devices configured to operate as monitor nodes in the storage cluster, the monitor nodes configured to monitor status of the storage nodes; and a host in communication with the first group and the second group of the terminal devices via an in-vehicle network and configured to store metadata for the storage cluster and facilitate delivery of the entertainment content from the first group of terminal devices to the media playback devices.

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：US11572174B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US16827678

申请日：2020-03-23

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Tim Chen

IPC: B64D11/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04N21/214

Abstract: Systems and methods for modifying control over a device in a vehicle are provided. The modification may comprise disabling an ability of a passenger to control the device via one or more passenger interface systems, limiting controls available to the passenger via the one or more passenger interface systems, transferring the ability to control the device to another user using a different user interface system, and/or transferring the ability to control certain functionalities of the device to another user using the different user interface system.

公开(公告)号：US11546875B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17039712

申请日：2020-09-30

Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Inventor： Alan Campbell ,  Dennis Rilea ,  Hanbin Liu ,  Anand Desikan

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/42 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/024 ,  H04M15/00

Abstract: A system for predicting an outage for a commercial passenger vehicle is described. The system includes a storage configured to store travel information of an upcoming travel by the commercial passenger vehicle that is configured to provide a network connectivity for devices in the commercial passenger vehicle to remote devices; and a server configured to process the travel information and generate an output indicative of a probability of an outage of the network connectivity based on the travel information of the upcoming travel, and wherein the server is further configured to apply a machine learning algorithm that (1) processes the travel information based on history information related to a planned route to be taken during the upcoming travel and regulation information related to the upcoming travel and (2) determines the probability of the outage along the planned route.