Aircraft IFE system interfacing with a personal electronic device (PED) for redeeming an in-flight coupon and associated methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9143738
APP PUB NO 20110314488A1
SERIAL NO

12820368

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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.

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LIVETV LLC700 S BABCOCK STREET SUITE 300 MELBOURNE FL 32901

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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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