Aircraft IFE system cooperating with a personal electronic device (PED) operating as a commerce device and associated methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9143732
APP PUB NO 20110314489A1
SERIAL NO

12820399

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A communications system for an aircraft includes an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE advertisement source, IFE passenger seat displays, an IFE wireless transceiver, an IFE controller, and a purchase acceptance controller. The PED includes a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for communicating with the IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image. The purchase acceptance controller cooperates with the IFE controller to accept purchase of the selected advertisement token image.

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THALES AVIONICS INC58 DISCOVERY IRVINE CA 92618

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frisco, Jeffrey A Palm Bay, US 43 1466
Keen, R Michael Malabar, US 17 295

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