Patents Assigned to Intheairnet, LLC
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Patent number: 8892792Abstract: An in-flight system provides a user with an entertainment environment including movies, music, games, internet, map, etc. The in-flight system provides stored media content on one or more servers located throughout an aircraft cabin and each server is associated with a plurality of seats. In a preferred embodiment, the in-flight system provides for a communication port (e.g., USB or mini-USB connector or micro-USB connector) for connection to personal electronic device providing access to the server containing the stored media, access to an internet connection, and power. In one embodiment, the in-flight system provides for a seat display unit (typically located in the seat back of the next forward seat) and associated media module hardware to process the stored media content and drive the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Intheairnet, LLCInventors: Howard Isham Royster, Michael J. Rogerson, Benjamin Alexander Medvitz
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Patent number: 8843969Abstract: An in-flight entertainment system includes a server and a server/client interface. The server/client interface interfaces with the server and a display unit to retrieve a specified data block requested by the display unit, where the server/client interface sends a command to a storage device controller of the server to retrieve the specified data block from a storage device under the control of the server. The server/client interface operating based on its own control logic.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Intheairnet, LLCInventor: Howard Isham Royster
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Publication number: 20140282038Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a passenger with a comprehensive software application that is associated with the passenger's flight plan and is spatially aware of the passenger's location and/or feedback with the application in order to assist the passenger with flight related tasks is disclosed. The method includes providing a different interactive map to each of a plurality of passengers on an aircraft can include packaging and transmitting flight specific data, graphical representation of the retrieved map imagery data, and the text layer with a server based application for receipt by a client based application for display and interaction, requiring additional packaging and transmitting. Alternative methods include providing an interactive map by requesting and receiving flight specific data and map imagery using a client based application running on a personal electronic device (PED) and then rendering and displaying the map imagery data per instructions of the client based application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: InTheAirNet, LLC.Inventors: Howard Isham ROYSTER, Michael J. ROGERSON, Benjamin Alexander MEDVITZ
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Publication number: 20130346484Abstract: An in-flight entertainment system includes a server and a server/client interface. The server/client interface interfaces with the server and a display unit to retrieve a specified data block requested by the display unit, where the server/client interface sends a command to a storage device controller of the server to retrieve the specified data block from a storage device under the control of the server. The server/client interface operating based on its own control logic.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: INTHEAIRNET, LLCInventor: Howard Isham Royster
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Patent number: 8533763Abstract: An in-flight entertainment system includes a server and a server/client interface. The server/client interface interfaces with the server and a display unit to retrieve a specified data block requested by the display unit, where the server/client interface sends a command to a storage device controller of the server to retrieve the specified data block from a storage device under the control of the server. The server/client interface operating based on its own control logic.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Intheairnet, LLCInventor: Howard Isham Royster