Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Nirav Patel

He Zheng

Konstantin Lazarev

Christopher H Lyle

Sang Hyup Kim

Shawn Miller

Glen Gee

Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes configuring a listening threshold value for a Type A, universal serial bus (USB) port on the transportation vehicle; providing an initial power to the USB port without any attached USB device; in response to attaching a USB device to the USB port, detecting an increase in current greater than the listening threshold value; temporarily turning off the initial power to the USB port; setting an operating threshold value, and providing operating power to the USB port; detecting a drop in current when the USB device is disconnected; and resetting the listening threshold value and providing the initial power to the USB port.

Systems and methods for power management on a transportation vehicle

Disclosed embodiments are directed at devices, methods, and systems for association of reader devices to IFE monitors in a commercial passenger vehicle. An example method includes determining at a client computing system included in an IFE monitor that at least one reader device is remotely located from the client computing system; using a wired Ethernet connection to a server, the client computing system requesting the server to discover an electronic tag information; and upon the client computing system receiving the electronic tag information from the server over the wired Ethernet connection, the client computing system processing the electronic tag information, wherein another IFE monitor supplies electrical power to the at least one reader device, wherein the client computing system is unaware of a physical location of the at least one reader device, and wherein the server is included in the another IFE monitor.

Remote NFC device with aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) seatback

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Nirav Patel