Patents by Inventor Rodney Farley
Rodney Farley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9571863Abstract: Entertainment systems for aircraft and other vehicles are described having a plurality of media players. The media players collectively store a full content set, with each media player storing only a fraction of the full content set. Each of the media players can be configured to index the full content set, such that media players can obtain missing content.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventors: Christopher P. Healy, Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley
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Publication number: 20160088318Abstract: Entertainment systems for aircraft and other vehicles are described having a plurality of media players. The media players collectively store a full content set, with each media player storing only a fraction of the full content set.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Christopher P. Healy, Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley
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Patent number: 9210450Abstract: Entertainment systems for aircraft and other vehicles are described having a plurality of media players. The media players collectively store a full content set, with each media player storing only a fraction of the full content set. Each of the media players can be configured to index the full content set, such that media players can obtain missing content from other media players.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventors: Chris Healy, Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley
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Patent number: 9015776Abstract: Vehicular entertainment systems where devices in the systems can each utilize a common type of storage units are presented. A vehicular entertainment system can include a media server head unit in communication over a network with a plurality of media players that are installed about the cabin of a vehicle. Media content can be stored on a plurality of field replaceable storage units where each of the storage units can be installed in any one of the players or the server. Each of the storage units can store a substantially identical content set including passenger content, player content, server content, crew content, or other types of content. The server or players can be restricted from accessing content to which they lack rights, possibly based on a location identifier that indicates roles or responsibilities of the players at their installed location.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Patent number: 8782714Abstract: An entertainment system comprising a media server networked with a plurality of docking stations is presented. The media server and docking stations can be networked together into a looped daisy-chained network to provide for content distribution to docked media players. The looped daisy-chained network retains connectivity or continuity when media players are undocked or when a connection is broken. In preferred embodiments, the entertainment system can be deployed within an aircraft as an in-flight entertainment system.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Patent number: 8723692Abstract: A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventors: Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Patent number: 8667544Abstract: Vehicular entertainment systems where devices in the systems can each utilize a common type of storage units are presented. A vehicular entertainment system can include a media server head unit in communication over a network with a plurality of media players that are installed about the cabin of a vehicle. Media content can be stored on a plurality of field replaceable storage units where each of the storage units can be installed in any one of the players or the server. Each of the storage units can store a substantially identical content set including passenger content, player content, server content, crew content, or other types of content. The server or players can be restricted from accessing content to which they lack rights, possibly based on a location identifier that indicates roles or responsibilities of the players at their installed location.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20140059184Abstract: Vehicular entertainment systems where devices in the systems can each utilize a common type of storage units are presented. A vehicular entertainment system can include a media server head unit in communication over a network with a plurality of media players that are installed about the cabin of a vehicle. Media content can be stored on a plurality of field replaceable storage units where each of the storage units can be installed in any one of the players or the server. Each of the storage units can store a substantially identical content set including passenger content, player content, server content, crew content, or other types of content. The server or players can be restricted from accessing content to which they lack rights, possibly based on a location identifier that indicates roles or responsibilities of the players at their installed location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20130318272Abstract: An entertainment system comprising a media server networked with a plurality of docking stations is presented. The media server and docking stations can be networked together into a looped daisy-chained network to provide for content distribution to docked media players. The looped daisy-chained network retains connectivity or continuity when media players are undocked or when a connection is broken. In preferred embodiments, the entertainment system can be deployed within an aircraft as an in-flight entertainment system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Inventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Patent number: 8484686Abstract: An entertainment system comprising a media server networked with a plurality of docking stations is presented. The media server and docking stations can be networked together into a looped daisy-chained network to provide for content distribution to docked media players. The looped daisy-chained network retains connectivity or continuity when media players are undocked or when a connection is broken. In preferred embodiments, the entertainment system can be deployed within an aircraft as an in-flight entertainment system.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20120167148Abstract: Entertainment systems for aircraft and other vehicles are described having a plurality of media players. The media players collectively store a full content set, with each media player storing only a fraction of the full content set. Each of the media players can be configured to index the full content set, such that media players can obtain missing content from other media players.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Chris Healy, Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley
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Publication number: 20120116615Abstract: A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Patent number: 8126147Abstract: A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20100138582Abstract: An entertainment system comprising a media server networked with a plurality of docking stations is presented. The media server and docking stations can be networked together into a looped daisy-chained network to provide for content distribution to docked media players. The looped daisy-chained network retains connectivity or continuity when media players are undocked or when a connection is broken. In preferred embodiments, the entertainment system can be deployed within an aircraft as an in-flight entertainment system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20100138879Abstract: Vehicular entertainment systems where devices in the systems can each utilize a common type of storage units are presented. A vehicular entertainment system can include a media server head unit in communication over a network with a plurality of media players that are installed about the cabin of a vehicle. Media content can be stored on a plurality of field replaceable storage units where each of the storage units can be installed in any one of the players or the server. Each of the storage units can store a substantially identical content set including passenger content, player content, server content, crew content, or other types of content. The server or players can be restricted from accessing content to which they lack rights, possibly based on a location identifier that indicates roles or responsibilities of the players at their installed location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20100138581Abstract: A docking system is presented for an ecosystem where multiple media players provide functionality according to the location of corresponding docking stations. The docking stations have locally encoded media player persona information that depends on the location where the docking station is installed. Once a media player is docked with the docking station, the media player obtains the persona information and configures itself to provide the functionality required for the location. The media player can restrict content as necessary based on the obtained persona information. Other features also can be incorporated within the docking station and media player assemblies to provide for proper airflow, isolation from vibration, or installation by unskilled individuals. A preferred ecosystem employing the disclosed techniques includes an aircraft in-flight entertainment system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Randall Bird, Kevin Cote, Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20100008503Abstract: A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20050129239Abstract: A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2003Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton
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Publication number: 20050051615Abstract: Methods and apparatus for collecting documents that are electronic newspapers, magazines, and books into sets (one or more objects) and distributing them to passenger vehicles. Once distributed to the vehicles, individual documents of the document sets are distributed, possibly for a fee, to the passengers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Inventors: Rodney Farley, Joseph Renton