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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2013
Thales Avionics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Brett Bleacher, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Christopher K. Mondragon, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Charles G. Smith, Irvine, CA (US);
Richard J. Lopez, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Thales Avionics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle entertainment system is disclosed that includes docking cradles that can store handheld controllers, and a management terminal. The management terminal controls an electronically controlled lock apparatus of the cradles to selectively lock the handheld controllers in a stored position within the docking cradles. The management terminal may receive and display the status of which of the docking cradles store a handheld controller, and may display at least one user selectable indicia that is touch selectable by a user to control one or more of the docking cradles to lock and unlock handheld controllers stored therein. Related inductive charging circuits, theft alert circuits, and other components of the vehicle entertainment system are disclosed.