SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRBORNE PASSENGER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
摘要
An electronic communication system for use onboard an aircraft includes a server and a plurality of input ports for connection with passenger computing devices. Passengers can send and retrieve electronic messages (e-mail and/or attachments) using a proxy-based web server access to the user's own e-mail service provider. The system receives proxy-based commands from the user's computing device and translates those commands into web-based commands that enable communication with the passenger's e-mail accounts. The passenger may send e-mail communications by composing a message on the passenger computing device and sending it via the web-based proxy server. E-mail messages may also be retrieved from one or more passenger e-mail accounts. In one embodiment, the system transmits only e-mail summary information to the airborne server and provides the summary information to the passenger. The passenger may select one or more e-mails and/or attachments for subsequent retrieval, thus limiting passenger expense for retrieval of unwanted or unnecessary e-mails and/or attachments. The system may also display cost information associated with uploading the e-mail and/or attachments to enable the passenger to select those desired messages for subsequent transmission.
申请公布号
WO02080486(A3)
申请公布日期
2003.07.10
申请号
WO2002US10376
申请日期
2002.03.29
申请人
TENZING COMMUNICATIONS, INC.;GRESHAM, SIMON, I.;MOORE, NATHANAEL, E.;LEMME, PETER, W.
发明人
GRESHAM, SIMON, I.;MOORE, NATHANAEL, E.;LEMME, PETER, W.