VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A vehicle entertainment system including a server storing media files, and smart monitors. The system includes a server disposed in the vehicle to store media files; smart monitors disposed in the vehicle to present media selections to passengers corresponding to the media files stored by the server and receive an input from a passenger for playing one of the selections; seat boxes disposed in the vehicle, each seat box including network-attached storage and storing a subset of the media files stored by the server in said network-attached storage. Program logic executed by each smart monitor in which after a smart monitor receives an input from a passenger for one of the selections, performs tasks including: determining if a media file corresponding to the passenger's input is available from a first source, and if available, requesting streaming of the media file from the first source that may be networked attached storage.

主权项

1. A system for providing entertainment on a vehicle for passengers, the system comprising:
a server disposed in the vehicle in which the server stores media files; smart monitors disposed in the vehicle that present media selections to passengers corresponding to the media files stored by the server and receive an input from a passenger for playing one of the selections; seat boxes disposed in the vehicle, each seat box including local content storage storing a subset of the media files stored by the server; a network connecting the seat boxes and server in communication, with each seat box connecting a group of smart monitors in communication with the network; program logic executed by each smart monitor in which after a smart monitor receives an input from a passenger for one of the selections, performs tasks including:
determining if a media file corresponding to the passenger's input is available from a first source, and if available, requesting streaming of the media file from the first source;if the media file corresponding to the passenger's input is not available from the first source, determining if a media file corresponding to the input is available from a second source and if available, requesting streaming of the media file from the second source; andif the media file corresponding to the passenger's input is not available from the second source, determining if a media file corresponding to the input is available from a third source and if available, requesting streaming of the media file from the third source.