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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2023
Thales Avionics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Thales Avionics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An in-flight entertainment system includes a centralized Bluetooth radio manager that is communicatively connected to Bluetooth radios located with seat video display units (SVDU) at passenger seats within an aircraft cabin. The centralized Bluetooth radio manager includes a network interface that communicates with the Bluetooth radios through an aircraft cabin network, a processor coupled to the network interface, and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include to determine a level of radiated power by the Bluetooth radios having active Bluetooth connections with passenger devices. The operations further control at least one group of the Bluetooth radios to prevent establishment of new Bluetooth connections between the group of Bluetooth radios and other passenger devices responsive to the determined level of radiated power satisfying a remedial action rule related to excessive Bluetooth interference.