The present invention relates to a communication system comprising a removable device comprising a display screen, and a docking device apt to receive the removable device.

Each of the removable device and the docking device comprises an extreme high frequency communication chip, the communication chips being positioned opposite each other when the removable device is received in the docking device and are apt to exchange digital data between each other.

The display screen is apt to display images from the digital data sent by the communication chip of the docking device to the communication chip of the removable device.

Provided is a method of protecting private information from illegal photography by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which includes receiving information about an area to capture, from the unmanned aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle pilot, in advance, by wired or wireless communication, transmitting the information about an area to capture, to a private information protection subject who wants to protect private information about the area to capture, by wired or wireless communication, receiving information about a first action to protect private information accompanying image capturing, from the private information protection subject, by wired or wireless communication, and transmitting the information about a first action to protect private information, the information being received from the private information protection subject, to the unmanned aerial vehicle or the unmanned aerial vehicle pilot who is going to capture an image, by wired or wireless communication.

In-flight wireless network systems and solutions are described. According to an embodiment, the in-flight wireless network system includes a wireless router connected to one or more in-flight media servers of an aircraft and to an onboard high-speed wireless communication transceiver module. The system includes one or more strategically located wireless access points installed across the passenger cabin of the aircraft to provide connectivity to user devices and inflight data nodes, wherein each of the one or more wireless access points is powered from preinstalled Seat Electronic Box (SEB). SEBs already placed near each seat include a power supply, which can be used to power the access points.

Various embodiments also include a computer-implemented method comprising determining a communications mode for a plurality of consoles operating within a vehicle, based on the determined communications mode, initiating an in-vehicle communication between a set of consoles included in the plurality of consoles, where the set of consoles includes at least a first console and a second console, in response to the in-vehicle communication, causing each of the set of consoles to attenuate volumes of a set of content items playing on each of the set of consoles, and receiving a speech signal generated by a first user of the set of consoles, and causing the set of consoles to reproduce the speech signal.

Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes initializing a first browser at an electronic device to communicate with a remote virtual loader having access to data for an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system of an aircraft; authenticating the first browser by the remote virtual loader; providing IFE data for the IFE system to the first browser by the remote virtual loader with an instruction to grant access to the IFE data by a second browser of the electronic device, the second browser authenticated by the IFE system to send information to the IFE system; and transferring the IFE data from the electronic device to the IFE system by the second browser that obtains access to the IFE data from the first browser in response to the instruction from the remote virtual loader.

Devices, systems and methods for enhancing aircraft maintenance are disclosed. An exemplary method for improving dataloading in an airplane includes retrieving, from an in-flight entertainment connectivity (IFEC) system, at least one avionics software, the IFEC system comprising a mass storage device comprising a first storage segment and a second storage segment, the first storage segment being a secure storage segment configured to store the at least one avionics software, and the second storage segment being configured to store media content, and loading, using a wireless network converter coupled to a wired legacy port, the at least one avionics software onto a target avionics system.

A system and method for use of a public address pause module with an onboard entertainment system of an aircraft cabin. The module includes a connector for connecting the module to an aircraft public address speaker and an audio detection circuit connected with respect to the connector. A micro controller unit is connected with respect to the audio detection circuit to determine whether a measured voltage of the public address speaker exceeds a pre-set threshold for a pre-determined time period and to generate a pause signal. A wireless transmitter communicates the pause signal to the onboard entertainment system thereby pausing the onboard entertainment system during onboard use of the public address speaker.

This multimedia multimedia server for installation on board an aircraft comprises at least one network switch card configured to manage communications with at least one network of an on-board local-area network and an external communication network; and at least one other electronic card selected from the group consisting of: a data storage card and a compute card. At least one network switch card also includes a software configuration module suited to obtain a list of software function(s) to be installed on at least one other electronic card; to download, from electronic equipment external to the multimedia server the one or more software functions from the list obtained; and to provide the corresponding downloaded software functions to each other respective electronic card.

A media server for an on-board entertainment system comprising terminals, the server comprising: a memory for storing media content; a distribution module configured to distribute stored media content to terminals; a controller for controlling the storage of media content in the storage module; wherein the controller is configured to collect the numbers of accesses via the terminals to the media content, to calculate the value of a retention parameter relating to each item of media content as a function of said number of accesses, and to automatically trigger the continued retention of said media content in the memory or its deletion as a function of at least said calculated value.

A system includes a processor configured to receive a request from a host vehicle for video relating to a location specified in the request. The processor is also configured to determine whether a candidate vehicle receiving the request can provide the request video when the request is received. The processor is further configured to relay the request to a transceiver in wireless communication with the candidate vehicle, if the candidate vehicle cannot provide the requested video, otherwise record and transmit the requested video.