Patents by Inventor Attila Szilagyi

Attila Szilagyi 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).

  • Patent number: 10136164
    Abstract: A vehicle entertainment system including a server storing media files, and smart monitors. Each smart monitor presents media selections corresponding to the media files and receives an input from passengers for playing a selection. Each smart monitor includes local content storage storing a subset of the media files. A network connects the smart monitors and server. Program logic executed by each smart monitor performs tasks including determining if a media file corresponding to an input is available from a first source, and if available, playing the media file from the first source; if the media file is not available there, determining if the media file required is available from a second source and if available, playing the media file from the second source; and if the media file is not available from the second source, determining if the media file is available from a third source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Margis, Cedric Rhoads, Philip Watson, Nigel Blackwell, Attila Szilagyi, Neil Bedekar
  • Publication number: 20180192078
    Abstract: A vehicle entertainment system including a server storing media files, and smart monitors. Each smart monitor presents media selections corresponding to the media files and receives an input from passengers for playing a selection. Each smart monitor includes local content storage storing a subset of the media files. A network connects the smart monitors and server. Program logic executed by each smart monitor performs tasks including determining if a media file corresponding to an input is available from a first source, and if available, playing the media file from the first source; if the media file is not available there, determining if the media file required is available from a second source and if available, playing the media file from the second source; and if the media file is not available from the second source, determining if the media file is available from a third source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Margis, Cedric Rhoads, Philip Watson, Nigel Blackwell, Attila Szilagyi, Neil Bedekar
  • Patent number: 9961373
    Abstract: A vehicle entertainment system including a server storing media files, and smart monitors. Each smart monitor presents media selections corresponding to the media files and receives an input from passengers for playing a selection. Each smart monitor includes local content storage storing a subset of the media files. A network connects the smart monitors and server. Program logic executed by each smart monitor performs tasks including determining if a media file corresponding to an input is available from a first source, and if available, playing the media file from the first source; if the media file is not available there, determining if the media file required is available from a second source and if available, playing the media file from the second source; and if the media file is not available from the second source, determining if the media file is available from a third source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Margis, Cedric Rhoads, Philip Watson, Nigel Blackwell, Attila Szilagyi, Neil Bedekar
  • Publication number: 20150382027
    Abstract: A vehicle entertainment system including a server storing media files, and smart monitors. Each smart monitor presents media selections corresponding to the media files and receives an input from passengers for playing a selection. Each smart monitor includes local content storage storing a subset of the media files. A network connects the smart monitors and server. Program logic executed by each smart monitor performs tasks including determining if a media file corresponding to an input is available from a first source, and if available, playing the media file from the first source; if the media file is not available there, determining if the media file required is available from a second source and if available, playing the media file from the second source; and if the media file is not available from the second source, determining if the media file is available from a third source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Margis, Cedric Rhoads, Philip Watson, Nigel Blackwell, Attila Szilagyi, Neil Bedekar