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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2023
Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
John Wade, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Kevin Rogers, London, GB;
Marshal Perlman, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Andrej Roncevic, Irvine, CA (US);
Andrew Thompson, Rancho Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing data connectivity for a passenger in a commercial passenger vehicle is provided. The method comprises: receiving, by a server onboard a commercial passenger vehicle, one or more data connectivity requests from one or more passenger electronic devices (PEDs) associated with one or more passengers; obtaining passenger information associated with the one or more passengers; performing, based on the passenger information, an authenticated communication based on the passenger information with one or more service provider candidates according to an order that defines priorities of the one or more service provider candidates such that the authenticated communication with a second service provider candidate is performed after it is determined that a first service provider candidate is unable to meet one or more constraints that are predetermined for providing wireless connection services for a PED associated with a particular passenger; establishing, based on the authenticated communication, data connectivity for the PED associated with the particular passenger.