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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2010
R. Michael Keen, Malabar, FL (US);
Jeffrey A. Frisco, Palm Bay, FL (US);
R. Michael Keen, Malabar, FL (US);
Jeffrey A. Frisco, Palm Bay, FL (US);
LIVETV, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A communications system for an aircraft includes at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, and an aircraft IFE system. The PED includes a PED display, a PED memory for storing an in-flight coupon to be redeemed by the passenger while in-flight, and a PED controller for displaying the stored in-flight coupon on the PED display. The in-flight coupon has an in-flight coupon token image associated therewith. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE video entertainment source, IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each IFE passenger seat display, and an IFE controller. The IFE controller selectively displays video from the IFE entertainment source on the IFE passenger seat displays, and receives the stored coupon for redemption based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the displayed in-flight coupon token image associated therewith on the PED display.