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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2022
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Mark B. Dowty, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Wynn S. Parrish, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A system and method for operating electronic equipment associated with a passenger seat and/or surrounding furniture in a vehicle cabin such as an aircraft cabin. According to a standard operating mode, electronic equipment is activated and/or operable without power consumption restrictions. According to a power saving operating mode, corresponding to an economy mode or a Sabbath mode, electronic equipment is inactivated and/or operable with power consumption restrictions. Operating mode selection may be via an interface unit associated with the passenger seat. In embodiments, power consumption statistics are calculated and displayed to the passenger to indicate an economy score for a flight. In embodiments, selecting power saving mode may cause the electronic equipment to perform differently during higher aircraft power demand periods as compared to lower aircraft power demand periods.