Embodiments herein provide for In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) content distribution onboard an aircraft to Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) of passengers over Universal Serial Bus (USB). One embodiment comprises system that includes a media server disposed within the aircraft. The media server provides IFE content streams to the PEDs of passengers. The system further includes an Ethernet network that is electrically coupled to the media server, and a plurality of IFE distribution units that are disposed within the aircraft. At least one of the IFE distribution units includes an Ethernet interface that is electrically coupled to the Ethernet network, a USB port located proximate to a seat within the aircraft, and a controller. The controller is electrically coupled to the Ethernet interface and the USB port, and converts the IFE content streams from the media server from Ethernet frames to USB frames for presentation to the PEDs.


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    Title :

    DISTRIBUTION OF IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT TO PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES


    Additional title:

    VERTEILUNG VON UNTERHALTUNGSINHALT WÄHREND DES FLUGES AUF TRAGBARE ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN
    DISTRIBUTION DE CONTENU DE DIVERTISSEMENT EN VOL POUR DISPOSITIFS ÉLECTRONIQUES PORTABLES


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-11-09


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION , Bildübertragung, z.B. Fernsehen / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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