Portable vehicle entertainment systems with wireless communication of entertainment content

摘要

A portable entertainment system for a vehicle includes a portable housing, a transceiver, a processor, a memory, and a rechargeable battery. The transceiver communicates through RF signals with Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) operated by vehicle passengers. The rechargeable battery supplies power to the transceiver, the processor, and the memory. The memory is coupled to the processor and includes entertainment content and further includes computer readable program code that causes the processor to communicate a list, of at least some of the entertainment content available in the memory, to the PEDs. A content selection message is received through the transceiver from one of the PEDs that requests communication of a selected one of the entertainment content identified in the list. The selected entertainment content is communicated through the transceiver to the PED. The transceiver, the processor, and the memory are enclosed within the portable housing.

主权项

1. A portable entertainment system for a vehicle, comprising:
a portable housing comprising a catering canister configured to be stored on a catering rack of a service galley of the vehicle; a transceiver configured to communication through radio frequency (RF) signals with Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) operated by vehicle passengers; at least one processor; at least one memory; and wherein the at least one memory is coupled to the at least one processor and comprises entertainment content and further comprises computer readable program code that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
communicating a list, of at least some of the entertainment content available in the at least one memory, to the PEDs;receiving a content selection message through the transceiver from one of the PEDs that requests communication of a selected one of the entertainment content identified in the list; andcommunicating the selected one of the entertainment content through the transceiver to the one of the PEDs; and wherein the transceiver, the at least one processor, and the at least one memory are enclosed within the portable housing.