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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Brett Bleacher, Irvine, CA (US);
Andrew Musgrave, Irvine, CA (US);
David Thomas, Irvine, CA (US);
Simon Gresham, Irvine, CA (US);
Brett Bleacher, Irvine, CA (US);
Andrew Musgrave, Irvine, CA (US);
David Thomas, Irvine, CA (US);
Simon Gresham, Irvine, CA (US);
Thales Avionics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable entertainment system for a vehicle includes a portable housing, a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a rechargeable battery. The transceiver communicates through RF signals with Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) operated by vehicle passengers. The rechargeable battery supplies power to the transceiver, the processor, and the memory. The memory is coupled to the processor and includes entertainment content and further includes computer readable program code that causes the processor to communicate a list, of at least some of the entertainment content available in the memory, to the PEDs. A content selection message is received through the transceiver from one of the PEDs that requests communication of a selected one of the entertainment content identified in the list. The selected entertainment content is communicated through the transceiver to the PED. The transceiver, the processor, and the memory are enclosed within the portable housing.