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Entertainment and data management system for passenger vehicle including individual seat interactive video terminals
Assignee: Boeing North American Inc
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Filing: 1992-07-02
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Granted: 1994-05-10
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Expires: 2012-07-02
Abstract
Abstract A video monitor or terminal (14,80) is provided in front of each passenger seat in an aircraft or other vehicle. Each terminal (14,80) includes a video display screen (22) which may be mounted in a seatback (16) or bulkhead facing the respective seat, or at the end of a pivotable swing arm (92) extending from the armrest console (84) of the seat. A transparent touch panel (24) overlies the screen (22) and has a plurality of touch sensitive areas for generating discrete electrical selection signals when touched. A computing unit including a text generator (30) displays visual prompts corresponding to passenger-selectable operations on the screen (22) underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the touch panel (24). The operations may include selection of a multiplexed video channel for viewing, control of an individual video tape player (86), ordering of food, drinks and catalog merchandise and placing of telephone calls. A credit card reader (36) may be provided for payment for ordered items. An electronic control unit (28,94) is responsive to the selection signals from the panel (22), and controls the video terminal (14,80) to perform the operations corresponding thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Dickey J. Berry
- 👤 Richard A. Bertagna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-26 11:31
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D11/00; B64D11/0015; B64D11/00153; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/20; A63F13/21; A63F13/214; A63F13/2145; G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/02; H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/18; H04N7/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
An interactive video terminal, comprising: a video display screen; a transparent touch panel overlying the screen and having a plurality of pressure sensitive areas for generating discrete electrical selection signals respectively when touched; computing mean for generating visual prompts corresponding to predetermined selectable operations of the terminal for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and a movable housing for retaining the screen and panel; a fixed housing; a pivotable swing arm extending from the fixed housing for supporting the movable housing; and control means responsive to said selection signals from the panel for controlling the terminal to perform said operations corresponding thereto respectively, said control means comprising: first processor means disposed in the movable housing for sensing said selection signals generated by the panel; second processor means disposed in the fixed housing for controlling the terminal to perform said operations in response to said selection signals sensed by the first processor means; and electrical connector means extending through the swing arm and interconnecting the first and second processor means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
An interactive video terminal, comprising: a video display screen; a transparent touch panel overlying the screen and having a plurality of pressure sensitive areas for generating discrete electrical selection signals respectively when touched; computing mean for generating visual prompts corresponding to predetermined selectable operations of the terminal for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and a movable housing for retaining the screen and panel; a fixed housing; a pivotable swing arm extending from the fixed housing for supporting the movable housing; and control means responsive to said selection signals from the panel for controlling the terminal to perform said operations corresponding thereto respectively, said control means comprising: first processor means disposed in the movable housing for sensing said selection signals generated by the panel; second processor means disposed in the fixed housing for controlling the terminal to perform said operations in response to said selection signals sensed by the first processor means; and electrical connector means extending through the swing arm and interconnecting the first and second processor means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A terminal as in claim 1, in which: the computing means comprises means for generating said prompts in the form of a multi-level menu structure; the control means comprises means for controlling the terminal to perform said operations in response to a combination of a selected menu level and said selection signals respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
105 words
A terminal as in claim 1, further comprising tuner means for receiving a multiplexed video signal including a plurality of video channels and tuning to a selected channel for display on the screen, in which: the computing means comprises means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to said channels for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and the control means comprises means for controlling the terminal to terminate display of said prompts and display said selected channel from the tuner means on the screen in response to a selection signal generated by the panel corresponding to said selected channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
A terminal as in claim 3, further comprising video player means for generating video program signals corresponding to a program recorded on a video storage medium for display on the screen, in which: the computing means further comprises means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to selectable operations of the video player means for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and the control means controls the video player means to perform said operations in response to said selection signals corresponding thereto respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
A terminal as in claim 4, in which: the computing means further comprises means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to the tuner means and the video player means for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and the control means comprises means for controlling the terminal to display a selected channel from the tuner means or the program signals from the video player means in response to said selection signals corresponding thereto respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
87 words
A terminal as in claim 1, further comprising video player means for generating video program signals corresponding to a program recorded on a video storage medium for display on the screen, in which: the computing means comprises means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to selectable operations of the video player means for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and the control means controls the video player means to perform said operations in response to said selection signals corresponding thereto respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
A terminal as in claim 1, further comprising communication means for transmitting data signals external of the terminal, in which: the computing means comprises: prompt generating means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to selectable data signals for external transmission for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel; and data generating means for generating said data signals; and the control means comprises means for controlling the communication means to transmit said data signals in response to said selection signals corresponding thereto respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A terminal as in claim 7, in which: the prompt generating means comprises means for generating said prompts as corresponding to items which can be selectably requested; and the data generating means comprises means for generating said data signals as corresponding to said requested items.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
A terminal as in claim 8, further comprising card reader means for reading card data from a card inserted therein for payment for said requested items, in which: the prompt generating means comprises means for generating a prompt instructing insertion of the card into the reader means; and the communication means comprises means for transmitting said card data together with said data signals corresponding to said requested items.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
70 words
A terminal as in claim 1, further comprising telephone transceiver means, in which: the computing means further comprises means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to selectable operations of the telephone transceiver means for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel; and the control means comprises means for controlling the telephone transceiver means to perform said operations in response to said selection signals corresponding thereto respectively.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
A terminal as in claim 1, in which the fixed housing is formed with a cavity, the movable housing and swing arm being movable between a viewing position external of the fixed housing and a stowed position inside the cavity of the fixed housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A terminal as in claim 1, in which the computing means comprises character generator means disposed in the fixed housing and controlled by the second processor means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
113 words
A terminal as in claim 1, further comprising tuner means disposed in the movable housing for receiving a multiplexed video signal including a plurality of video channels and tuning to a selected channel for display on the screen, in which: the computing means comprises character generator means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to said channels for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and the second processor means comprises means for controlling the terminal to terminate display of said prompts and display said selected channel from the tuner means on the screen in response to a selection signal generated by the panel corresponding to said selected channel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
99 words
A terminal as in claim 1, further comprising video player means disposed in the fixed housing for generating video program signals corresponding to a program recorded on a video storage medium for display on the screen, in which: the computing means further comprises character generator means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to selectable operations of the video player means for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and the second processor means comprises means for controlling the video player means to perform said operations in response to said selection signals corresponding thereto respectively.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
107 words
A terminal as in claim 14, further comprising tuner means for receiving a multiplexed video signal including a plurality of video channels and tuning to a selected channel for display on the screen, which: the character generator means further comprises means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to the tuner means and the video player means for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and the second processor means comprises means for controlling the terminal to display a selected channel from the tuner means or the program signals from the video player means in response to said selection signals corresponding thereto respectively.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
95 words
A terminal as in claim 1, further comprising video player means disposed in the fixed housing for generating video program signals corresponding to a program recorded on a video storage medium for display on the screen, in which: the computing means comprises character generator means for generating predetermined prompts corresponding to selectable operations of the video player means for display on the screen underlying predetermined pressure sensitive areas of the panel respectively; and the second processor means controls the video player means to perform said operations in response to said selection signals corresponding thereto respectively.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
114 words
A terminal as in claim 1, in which: the computing means comprises character generator means for generating prompts corresponding to items which can be selectably requested; the second processor means comprises means for generating data signals corresponding to said requested items; the terminal further comprises card reader means disposed in the movable housing for reading card data from a card inserted therein for payment for said requested items; the character generator means further comprises means for generating a prompt instructing insertion of the card into the reader means; and the first processor means comprises means for receiving said card data read from the card reader means in response to insertion of the card therein.
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