Lufthansa Technik Ag

Frank Niss

Andrew Muirhead

Pawel Piotrowski

Gerko Wende

Viktor Daubner

Karl Bock

Alexander Goessel

A functional enhancement module is for vehicles and for enhancing a functional module which is supplied with electric power via a power supply bus. The functional enhancement module is configured to be supplied with the electric power via the power supply bus. The functional enhancement module includes: a controller having a power specification for a maximum power flow of the functional module and being configured to detect a current power flow at a reference point; and a power controller configured to control a power take-up of the functional enhancement module. The controller is configured to control the power controller in accordance with the detected power flow, such that a combined power take-up of the functional module and the functional enhancement module does not exceed the power specification.

Functional enhancement module for aircraft

Authentication method and corresponding software for a passenger of an aircraft of an airline, wherein a data processing apparatus of the airline generates flight-specific authentication data for the use of an on-board communication device, and the authentication data are transmitted to a portable passenger device of the passenger by means of a communication network. The authentication data allow the authentication of the passenger device by wirelessly transmitting the authentication data to the onboard communication device.

Authentication method for a passenger and corresponding software

A camera unit () in particular for surveillance in a transportation means () includes a digital camera (), an electronic control device () for controlling and reading out the camera (), and an interface () for outputting image data to a digital data network (). The camera unit () comprises an active network component () for data distribution. The control device () is adapted to determine an individual identification from an identification means () which is provided at the mounting side at the installation point of the camera unit (), and to determine at least one network parameter from the identification.

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Hamburg, Germany

Frank Niss