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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Min-Hsuan Tang, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Shankar Shastry, Irvine, CA (US);
Carol Hsieh, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/214 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/2543 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2343 (2013.01); H04N 21/2146 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/25435 (2013.01); H04N 21/25866 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and system for managing an in-flight entertainment network include a method in which a first manifest file and a second manifest file are received. A first data connectivity with a first group of display devices and a second data connectivity with a second group of display devices is established. A bandwidth map and a profile map are used based on the manifest files and used for providing entertainment to the first group of display devices and the second group of display devices.