CN101516678A

CN101516678A - System and method for mounting user interface devices

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Publication number: CN101516678A
Application number: CNA2007800352776A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马歇尔·H·佩尔曼
Original assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corp
Current assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corp
Priority date: 2006-07-25
Filing date: 2007-07-25
Publication date: 2009-08-26

Abstract

A mounting system (100) suitable for use with user interface devices (200) and methods for manufacturing and using same. The mounting system can be installed at any suitable location and, once installed, can receive and engage a selected user interface device. The user interface (200) device thereby can select and present viewing content and, when not in use, can be stowed in a manner that does not interfere with the user. Being provided as modular units, a malfunctioning user interface device can be easily removed from the mounting system (100) and replaced with another user interface device (200), minimizing inconvenience to the user and facilitating repairs. Since the user interface devices are produced with a common form factor, each user interface device (200) can, without modification, be received by, and engaged by, any other installed mounting system (100). Thereby, only one version of the user interface device (200) needs to be produced, purchased, and inventoried.

Description

The system and method that is used for mounting user interface devices

Technical field

Relate generally to assembly system of the present invention, more specifically but be not to relate to the assembly system that the user interface facilities that is suitable for the vehicle information system on being installed in passenger vehicles uses uniquely.

Background technology

Generally include as the vehicle of automobile and aircraft and to be used in advancing, satisfying the passenger the vehicle information system of visit as the demand of the view content of information or entertainment content.

The tradition Passenger Entertainment System generally includes overhead cabin video system or the seat video system with independent control, makes the passenger can select view content.View content can comprise the Voice ﹠ Video material from various content source.The view content of prerecording as film and music can provide by the internal content as the Voice ﹠ Video player that is installed in the vehicle.Traditional Passenger Entertainment System similarly can comprise and is used to receive the antenna system as the view content of live telecast outside and/or that send away from one or more content providers (or source) of the vehicle from the vehicle.

When the Voice ﹠ Video system layout is near passenger-seat, can exist some assemblings to select.For example, seat video system is assemblied on the back of seat of facing or in the handrail of passenger-seat usually.Yet, since be used for the point of interface of back of seat video system and be used for the point of interface of the interior video system of handrail different, so can not be to the identical seat video system of installing and using in back of seat and the handrail.In addition, require to cause all kinds of seat video system to have different machine designs at the different connector of installing in back of seat and the handrail.Therefore must produce the seat video system of a plurality of versions.

Consider aforementioned content, need a kind of improved system and method that is used for mounting user interface devices that overcomes the aforementioned obstacles and the shortcoming of traditional assembly system.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows the example high level diagram of the embodiment of the assembly system that is used for user interface facilities.

Fig. 2 shows the exemplary detail of the assembly system of Fig. 1, and wherein assembly system comprises and connects (docking) system and installation system.

Fig. 3 A-B shows the exemplary detail of embodiment of the user interface facilities of Fig. 1, and wherein user interface facilities comprises that video presents system, audio frequency presents system and input system.

Fig. 4 A shows the exemplary detail of the assembly system of Fig. 2, and wherein the user interface facilities of Fig. 3 A-B is admitted by connecting system.

Fig. 4 B shows the exemplary detail of the assembly system of Fig. 4 A, and wherein user interface facilities is by connecting system engages.

Fig. 4 C shows the exemplary detail of the assembly system of Fig. 4 B, and wherein user interface facilities is by the installation system support.

Fig. 5 A shows the example high level diagram of the user interface facilities of Fig. 3 A-B, and wherein user interface facilities is integrated with in the vehicle information system that is installed on the automobile.

Fig. 5 B shows the example high level diagram of the user interface facilities of Fig. 3 A-B, and wherein user interface facilities is integrated with and is installed in the carry-on vehicle information system.

Fig. 6 shows the exemplary detail of a preferred embodiment of the dissemination system of the vehicle information system that is used for Fig. 5 A-B.

Fig. 7 A shows the example high level diagram of embodiment of the vehicle information system of Fig. 5 A-B, and wherein assembly system is with the suitable surface coupling of user interface facilities and passenger compartments.

Fig. 7 B shows the example high level diagram of alternate embodiment of the vehicle information system of Fig. 5 A-B, and wherein assembly system is with the passenger-seat coupling of user interface facilities and passenger compartments.

Fig. 8 A shows the example high level diagram of embodiment of the assembly system of Fig. 7 B, and it is partly integrated wherein to connect system and installation system.

Fig. 8 B shows the exemplary detail of the assembly system of Fig. 8 A.

Fig. 8 C shows the exemplary detail of the assembly system of Fig. 8 A, and wherein user interface facilities is by the system engages that connects of assembly system.

Fig. 9 A shows the example high level diagram of alternate embodiment of the assembly system of Fig. 7 B, and it is fully integrated wherein to connect system and installation system.

Fig. 9 B shows the exemplary detail of the assembly system of Fig. 9 A.

Fig. 9 C shows the exemplary detail of the assembly system of Fig. 9 A, and wherein user interface facilities is by the system engages that connects of assembly system.

To should be noted that the accompanying drawing not drawn on scale, and to represent structure or intimate element in order describing generally with identical Reference numeral in the accompanying drawings.It shall yet further be noted that accompanying drawing is just for the ease of the explanation to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.Accompanying drawing does not illustrate each aspect of the present invention and does not limit the scope of the invention yet.

The specific embodiment

Because current available assembly system requires to produce a plurality of versions of each user interface facilities, so a kind of make user interface facilities can be under situation about not being modified with and the improved assembly system of each assembling option compatibility of being associated of passenger-seat be proved to be desirable, and provide the basis for system applies (as the vehicle information system that on the vehicle of automobile, aircraft and other type, uses) widely.According to an embodiment disclosed herein, this result can realize by assembly system 100 as shown in Figure 1.

With reference to Fig. 1, assembly system 100 is disposed for using with user (or passenger) interface device 200.Assembly system 100 can be installed in the suitable place, fixed position as building, and/or can use in (in the passenger cabin 430 (shown in Fig. 7 A-7B) of passenger vehicles 400 (shown in Fig. 5 A-B)) in the portable application.In case installed rightly, passenger 200 can be admitted and engage to assembly system 100.Thereby passenger 200 can be selected and present view content and can take in the mode that does not hinder user (or passenger) when not using.As required, assembly system 100 can be supported in the communication between one or more passenger 200 and/or the available content source 310 (Fig. 5 A-B).The view content that is provided by another passenger 200 and/or selected content source 310 can be selected and present to each passenger 200 similarly.

Advantageously, assembly system 100 and passenger 200 provide as modular unit, and this makes it possible to easily to remove passenger 200 in bad order and with another passenger 200 replacements passenger 200 in bad order from assembly system 100.Thereby can under the inconvenient minimum situation of bringing to the user, easily solve fault, and can be in that the time abandons and/or repairs passenger 200 in bad order subsequently.Alternately and/or additionally, passenger 200 can be used as that handheld unit provides and can remove for use from assembly system 100.In addition, owing to passenger 200 is produced with common profile specification, thereby any assembly system 100 that each passenger 200 can be installed under situation about not being modified in the building and/or the vehicle 400 is admitted and is engaged.Therefore, can only produce, the passenger 200 of purchase and/or a version of stock.

Assembly system 100 can comprise system of connecting 110 and installation system 120 as shown in Figure 2.Connecting system 110 can be coupled passenger 200 (as shown in Figure 1) with assembly system 100; And installation system 120 is provided for assembly system 100 is installed on the mechanism in desired location.Connecting system 110 comprises and forms the cover (or shell) 114 that cooperates with the cover (or shell) 214 (as shown in Figure 1) of passenger 200.For example, the shell 214 of passenger 200 can comprise 216 (as shown in Figure 1) of pitted crust zone (or surface) in the outstanding shell zone (or surface) 116 of the shell 114 that is used to admit the system of connecting 110.Though only illustrated and described the shell 114 of the system that connects 110 and the shell 214 of passenger 200 with reference to the pitted crust zone 216 of admitting outstanding shell zone 116 for purpose of explanation, connecting the shell 114 of system 110 and the shell 214 of passenger 200 can cooperate with any traditional approach.

For the ease of engaging between the system of connecting 110 and the passenger 200 of admitting, the shell 214 that connects the shell 114 of system 110 and passenger 200 preferably include joint between the passenger 200 that is used to be convenient to the system of connecting 110 and admittance one or more groups cooperate brake component (detent) 118,218 (shown in Fig. 3 B).Term " brake component " is meant can be optionally or automatically engage and/or break away from shell 114,214 relative to each other is coupled or any combination of uncoupled complementary elements, and described complementary elements for example is piece, protrusion, bag, groove, inclined-plane, stop pin, cantilevered member, anchor etc.Should understand as shown in hereinafter and described cooperation brake component only for non exhaustive for example.Thereby passenger 200 can be admitted and engage and can easily be removed from assembly system 100 as required by assembly system 100.As required, the passenger 200 that connects system 110 and admittance can come to be coupled more securely via one or more fasteners 140 as screw (shown in Fig. 8 B, 9B).

Though the passenger 200 of admitting can be configured to directly communicate by letter with one or more external systems (or equipment), this external system is as another passenger 200 and/or available content source 310 (shown in Fig. 5 A-5B), advantageously can comprise communication port (or adaptor union) 112 but connect system 110, be used to support via communicating by letter between the passenger 200 of assembly system 100 and the external system.Communication port 112 can comprise the communication port of any traditional type and can be configured to and cooperate with the communication port (or adaptor union) 222 (shown in Fig. 3 B) of passenger 200.Thereby the passenger 200 of admitting can be communicated by letter via the system of connecting 110 with any traditional approach with external system, described traditional approach comprises via wire communication and/or radio communication, set forth in the following common unsettled U.S. Patent application of quoting as mentioned: the sequence number of submitting on February 4th, 2004 is 10/772,565 " SYSTEM AND METHODFOR DOWNLOADING FILES "; The sequence number of submitting on June 15th, 2005 is 11/154,749 " PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE AND METHOD FORPRESENTING VIEWING CONTENT DURING TRAVEL "; The sequence number of submitting on May 6th, 2005 is 11/123,327 " SYSTEM AND METHOD FORMANAGING CONTENT ON MOBILE PLATFORMS "; And the sequence number that on November 7th, 2005 submitted to is 11/269,378 " SYSTEM AND METHOD FORRECEIVING BROADCAST CONTENT ON A MOBILE PLATFORMDURING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ", these applications transfer the application's cessionary, and its corresponding disclosure by reference integral body be incorporated into this.

For example, if assembly system 100 is supported in the passenger 200 of admittance and the wire communication between the external system, the communication port 112 that then connects system 110 can be connected with the conventional wire cable assembly 130 as the cable harness.Cable-assembly 130 can end at and be used for the suitable communications connector (or port) 132 of assembly system 100 with the external system coupling.As required, assembly system 100 can directly and/or via go-between be communicated by letter as content delivering system 320 (shown in Fig. 5 A-B) indirectly with external system.Thereby the passenger 200 of admitting can be communicated by letter via assembly system 100 with external system.

Assembly system 100 shown in Fig. 2 is configured to be installed in selected assembly surface 450 places (shown in Fig. 7 A).The example assembly surface can comprise wall in the building and/or wall, top board, bulkhead and/or the back of seat 442 (shown in Fig. 7 A) in top ceiling and the passenger vehicles 400 (Fig. 5 A-B).For assembly system 100 being installed in assembly surface 450 places, the installation system 120 of assembly system 100 is configured to and assembly surface 450 couplings.Installation system 120 can be with any traditional approach and assembly surface 450 couplings, and this traditional approach comprises via at least one fastener, at least one cooperation brake component and/or for example bonds by use welding and/or adhesives.As required, installation system 120 can be installed on the assembly surface 450 and/or arrange that at least in part (or depression) is in assembly surface 450.In case installation system 120 and assembly surface 450 couplings, passenger 200 just can be assembled system 100 and admit and engage.

As required, connecting system 110 can be used as single integrated unit with installation system 120 or provides as the system that separates as shown in Figure 2.If provide as the system that separates, then connecting system 110 and installation system 120 can be coupled with any traditional approach that comprises any way in fixing and/or the scalable coupling.The installation system 120 of Fig. 2 for example is shown as including first and second installation components 124,126 with midway location control system 122.First installation component 124 is provided for assembly system 100 is installed on the mechanism on preliminary election surface; And being illustrated as and connecting system 110, second installation component 126 is coupled regularly.Except will connecting system 110 and installation system 120 couplings, second installation component 126 also advantageously provides support for the passenger 200 of being admitted by assembly system 100.Connect system 110 and similarly can comprise the support member (not shown) that is used to support the passenger 200 of admitting.

First and second installation components 124,126 are via position regulating system 122 couplings.Position regulating system 122 can be any traditional design and be illustrated as leaning device in Fig. 2.As shown in Figure 2, position regulating system 122 allows angle scalable in predetermined angular range of formation between first and second installation component 124,126.Predetermined angular range for example can comprise continuous angular range and/or the discrete angle in this scope.Thereby position regulating system 122 can realize being arranged in the scalable location of the passenger 200 of the admittance in the assembly system 100.Though only illustrate and be described as rotation for purpose of explanation around an axle, but position regulating system 122 can be provided in the adjusting of any traditional type between first and second installation component 124,126, is included in the linear displacement on one or more dimensions and/or centers on one or more angular transposition.

The example embodiment of passenger 200 has been shown in Fig. 3 A-B.Passenger 200 comprises the content viewing system 220 that is used to present selected view content (not shown).View content can be used in the mode of setting forth in the following common unsettled U.S. Patent application of above quoting and comprise listening of any traditional type and/or visual view content, view content and/or live telecast (or in real time) view content as storage (or time delay), above-mentioned common unsettled U.S. Patent application comprises: name is called " SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING FILES ", sequence number is 10/772,565, submit on February 4th, 2004; Name is called " PORTABLE MEDIADEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING VIEWING CONTENTDURING TRAVEL ", and sequence number is 11/154,749, submits on June 15th, 2005; And name is called " SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCASTCONTENT ON A MOBILE PLATFORM DURING INTERNATIONALTRAVEL ", sequence number is 11/269,378, submit on November 7th, 2005, these applications are incorporated into this by above-mentioned quoting.

As required, view content can be called the US Patent the 6th of " METHOD FOR DISPLAYINGINTERACTIVE FLIGHT MAP INFORMAITON " with name, 661, the mode of setting forth in No. 353 comprises geography information, this patent be transferred to the application's cessionary and its disclosure by reference integral body be incorporated into this.Alternately, and/or except entertainment content as live satellite television programming and/or live satellite broadcasting program, view content similarly can be to be called the US Patent the 5th of " TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHODFOR USE ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND OTHER VEHICLES " in name, 568, the mode of setting forth in No. 484 comprises two way communication, as real time access and/or communication to internet 316 (as shown in Fig. 5 B), this patent be transferred to the application's cessionary and its disclosure by reference integral body be incorporated into this.Should understand as shown here and described example view content and non exhaustive and provide the purpose that only is used for illustrative purposes rather than restriction at this.

View content can be selected from storage inside in the passenger 200 and/or by the view content that provides as source in passenger 200 exterior another passenger 200 and/or selected content source 310 (shown in Fig. 5 A-B).Shown in the following common unsettled U.S. Patent application and described example passenger 200: name is called " SYSTEM AND METHODFOR DOWNLOADING FILES ", and sequence number is 10/772,565, submits on February 4th, 2004; Name is called " PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE AND METHOD FORPRESENTING VIEWING CONTENT DURING TRAVEL ", and sequence number is 11/154,749, submits on June 15th, 2005; And name is called " SYSTEM ANDMETHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST CONTENT ON A MOBILEPLATFORM DURING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ", sequence number is 11/269,378, submit on November 7th, 2005, these applications are incorporated into this by above-mentioned quoting.

As shown in Fig. 3 A-B, content viewing system 220 can comprise that the audio frequency that the video of the video section that is used for visually presenting view content presents system 222 and is used for presenting the audio-frequency unit of view content with listening presents system.Video presents system 222 can be provided with any traditional approach.For example, passenger 200 can comprise the seat video system that is used for vehicle information system 300 (shown in Fig. 5 A-B) use.Video presents system 222 can have the following screen of watching, but this watches screen to have the viewing areas that resolution is enough to visually to present the appropriate size of view content.The example video resolution that is used to present view content can comprise any cga (CGA) resolution, enhanced graphics adapter (EGA) resolution, Video Graphics Array (VGA) resolution, XGA (XGA) resolution, senior XGA (SXGA) resolution, super XGA (UXGA) resolution and/or widescreen graphic array (WXGA) resolution.

Alternately and/or additionally, passenger 200 can provide as handheld device in disclosed mode in the following common unsettled U.S. Patent application of above quoting, handheld device such as personal media device, laptop computer, palmtop computer, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), cell phone and/or 3 layers of (MP3) equipment of mpeg audio, above-mentioned U.S. Patent application comprises: name is called " SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING FILES ", sequence number is 10/772,565, submit on February 4th, 2004; And name is called " PORTABLE MEDIADEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING VIEWING CONTENTDURING TRAVEL ", and sequence number is 11/154,749, submits on June 15th, 2005, and these applications are incorporated into this by above-mentioned quoting.Audio frequency presents system can be provided with any traditional approach, such as providing via one or more integral speakers systems 224 and/or audio communication ports 226.Audio port 226 makes it possible to present the audio frequency view content via the peripheral audio system as earphone and/or external speaker system.

Passenger 200 can comprise the input system that presents 228 that is used to select view content and/or controls selected view content as required.Though be shown as including the one or more switches (or button) as keyboard or keypad in Fig. 3 A, input system 228 can provide and can comprise indicating equipment (not shown) as mouse, tracking ball or stylus with any traditional approach.As required, input system 228 is can be at least in part integrated with passenger 200 and/or separate with passenger 200.Input system 228 similarly can comprise be used for as one or more communication port (not shown) of being coupled of the external input equipment (not shown) of full-scale computer keyboard, external mouse and/or game paddle and passenger 200.As required, input system 228 can present system 222 with video and makes up at least in part.Thereby input system 228 can comprise touch screen system and/or the menu system that is used to select view content.

Passenger 200 is arranged in the cover (or shell) 214 in the mode of above setting forth.Each passenger 200 is preferably produced with common profile specification, and can admitted and engaged by any assembly system 100 (as shown in Figure 1) that is installed in the building and/or the vehicle 400 (shown in Fig. 5 A-B) under the situation about not being modified.Thereby only need to produce, the passenger 200 of purchase and/or a version of stock.The shell 214 of each passenger 200 is shown as including and is used for admitting at least a portion of the shell 114 (as shown in Figure 2) that connects system 110 (as shown in Figure 2) as the pitted crust zone 216 of 116 (as shown in Figure 2), outstanding shell zone (or surface).

In addition, even wish to have the passenger 200 of some versions, the shell 214 of each version still can comprise the unified pitted crust zone 216 that is used to admit the system of connecting 110.For example, 200: one versions of passenger that can produce two versions have the monobloc container size greatly to hold the shell 214 of watching screen greatly, and it is little of to hold the less shell of watching screen 214 that another version has the monobloc container size.The shell 214 that is used for the passenger 200 of each version can be advantageously provided unified pitted crust zone 216.Thereby the passenger of each version 200 can be admitted and be engaged by any assembly system 100 under situation about not being modified in the above described manner.

Cooperatively interacting shown in Fig. 4 A-C between assembly system 100 and the passenger 200.When assembly system 100 being installed, passenger 200 can be arranged with the system that connects 110 of assembly system 100 contiguously.Fig. 4 A shows near the passenger 200 that connects system 110.The shell 214 of passenger 200 begins to admit the shell 114 of the system of connecting 110.Along with shell 214 continues to admit shell 114, the outstanding shell zone 116 that connects system 110 is admitted by the pitted crust zone 216 of passenger 200 in mode discussed above.Thereby the brake component 218 that connects the brake component 118 (shown in Fig. 2) of system 110 and passenger 200 engages, shown in Fig. 4 B with passenger 200 with connect system 110 and be coupled.The passenger 200 that Fig. 4 C showed and connected system's 110 couplings and supported by installation system 120.The passenger 200 of admitting can be removed from assembly system 100 with opposite way.

With reference to Fig. 5 A-B, for example, assembly system 100 and passenger 200 can be applied to can be configured to be installed in the vehicle information system 300 on the various vehicle 400.The vehicle of exemplary types can comprise automobile 410 (shown in Fig. 5 A), aircraft 420 (shown in Fig. 5 B), city motor bus, tourist communications instrument, ship and/or locomotive, and are unrestricted in this present invention.If for example as shown in Fig. 5 B, be installed on the aircraft 420, then vehicle information system 300 can comprise the aerial entertainment systems of conventional aircraft passenger, such as by Lake Forest, the Panasonic Avionics Corporation of California (the preceding Matsushita AvionicsSystems Corporation that is called) make 2000,3000, eFX and/or the aerial entertainment systems of eX2 series.

The view content that can obtain from one or more content source 310 can be distributed and present to vehicle information system 300.Each content source 310 can provide with any traditional approach, be included in the mode of setting forth in the following common unsettled U.S. Patent application of above quoting: the sequence number of submitting on February 4th, 2004 is 10/772,565 " SYSTEM AND METHOD FORDOWNLOADING FILES "; And the sequence number of submission on June 15th, 2005 is 11/154,749 " PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE AND METHOD FORPRESENTING VIEWING CONTENT DURING TRAVEL "; And the mode of setting forth in following common unsettled U.S. Patent application: name is called " SYSTEM AND METHODFOR MANAGING CONTENT ON MOBILE PLATFORMS ", and sequence number is 11/123,327, submits on May 6th, 2005; And name is called " SYSTEM ANDMETHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST CONTENT ON A MOBILEPLATFORM DURING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ", sequence number is 11/269,378, these applications are incorporated into this by above-mentioned quoting.Vehicle information system 300 similarly can receive view content and/or view content is offered another content source (not shown) from another content source (not shown).In other words, selected content source 310 can be configured to operate as middle (relaying) system in comprising the bigger communication system of one or more other content source 310.

Vehicle information system 300 can comprise be installed on the vehicle 400 as at least one internal content 310 of media server system 312 and/or can be in the vehicle 400 exterior at least one distant content source 314.Be arranged in the media server system 312 of the head end of vehicle information system 300 as required can be to vehicle information system 300 and/or at least one medium (or file) server system of being used to store the view content of the content of pre-programmed and/or reception the total system controllable function is provided.Media server system 312 can comprise one or more conventional peripheral media storage systems (not shown) and/or communicate by letter with one or more conventional peripheral media storage systems (not shown).The exemplary peripheral media storage systems can comprise the content that is used to store pre-programmed and/or reception view content, any suitable kind as the optical media device of digital video disc (DVD) system and/or compact disk (CD) system and/or as the magnetic medium system of video tape recorder (VCR) system and/or hard drive (HDD) system.

Vehicle information system 300 can be communicated by letter with content source 310 to comprise via any traditional approach of wired and/or radio communication.For example, as shown in Fig. 5 B, vehicle information system 300 can comprise and is used for the antenna system 340 and the transceiver system 350 of communicating by letter with distant content source 314.Antenna system 340 preferably is arranged in the vehicle 400 outsides, on the outside face 424 as the fuselage 422 of aircraft 420.Vehicle information system 300 and distant content source 410 therefore can be to comprise directly and/or to communicate by letter via any conventional wireless mode as the intermediate communication system 500 of satellite communication system 510 indirectly.As required, distant content source 314 can be configured to communicate by letter with other land content source (not shown).Distant content source 314 is illustrated as providing the visit to internet 316 in Fig. 5 B.Though for purpose of explanation communication system 500 is illustrated and is described as to comprise satellite communication system 510, it should be understood that communication system 500 can comprise the wireless communication system of any traditional type, as cellular communication system (not shown) and/or aircraft terrestrial information system (AGIS) communication system (not shown).

Provide one or more seat interface systems 330 so that the passenger can be mutual with vehicle information system 300 in traveling process.Though seat interface systems 330 can comprise conventional passenger seat interface systems, at least one passenger 200 that provides in mode discussed above is be provided seat interface systems 330.The antenna system 340 of vehicle information system 300 is illustrated as communicating by letter with passenger 200 with media server system 321 via dissemination system 320 in Fig. 5 B with transceiver system 350.Dissemination system 320 can provide and be configured to support comprise the communication of any traditional type of wire communication and/or radio communication with any traditional approach.

Fig. 6 shows a kind of example vehicle information system 300.Vehicle information system 300 is shown as including head-end system 318 and a plurality of passenger 200 that is configured to via dissemination system 320 communications in Fig. 6.Head-end system 318 can have at least one content source 310, media server system 312 and/or antenna system 340 and transceiver system 350 that the mode of setting forth as above stationery body separately provides.Dissemination system 320 as shown in Figure 6 provides in the mode of setting forth in the above-mentioned following common unsettled U.S. Patent application of quoting: name is called " SYSTEM ANDMETHOD FOR ROUTING COMMUNICATION SINGALS VIA A DATADISTRIBUTION NETWORK ", sequence number is 11/277,896, submit on March 29th, 2006; And US Patent the 5th above to quote, 596, No. 647, the 5th, 617, No. 331 and the 5th, 953, the mode of setting forth in No. 429 provides: the name of each patent is called " INTEGRATEDVIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ANDMETHOD FOR USE ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND OTHERVEHICLES ", these applications and patent are transferred to the application's cessionary, and its corresponding disclosure by reference integral body be incorporated into this.Thereby dissemination system 320 can be used as and is configured to connect 325 a plurality of area distribution boxes (ADB) 324 of communicating by letter, a plurality of ground shielded boxs (FDB) 326 and a plurality of seat electronic boxes (SEB) (and/or charge seat electronic boxes (PSEB)) 328 via a plurality of wired and/or radio communications and provides.

As shown in Figure 6, dissemination system 320 can comprise the exchange system 322 that is used for providing interface between dissemination system 320 and head-end system 318.Exchange system 322 can comprise as the legacy switching systems of ethernet switching system and be configured to head-end system 318 and area distribution boxes 324 couplings.Preferably, exchange system 322 via communicate to connect 325 with 324 couplings of each area distribution boxes.

As required, the exchange system 322 switching subsystem (not shown) that can be used as a plurality of interconnection provides.If exchange system 322 provides as the switching subsystem of a plurality of interconnection, then each switching subsystem similarly can be configured to communicate by letter with each area distribution boxes 324 via communicating to connect 325.Each area distribution boxes 324 again via a plurality of communicate to connect 325 with a plurality of ground shielded box 326 coupling.Though area distribution boxes 324 and the ground shielded box 326 that is associated can be coupled with any conventional arrangement, the ground shielded box 326 that is associated preferably is arranged in the hub-and-spoke network topology structure about central area distribution boxes 324 as shown in Figure 6.

A plurality of daisy chains couplings of each ground shielded box 326 and seat electronic boxes 328 and serve a plurality of daisy chains of seat electronic boxes 328.Although will be noted that the number of seat electronic boxes 328 and customized configuration can be different because of system, yet illustrate and be described as ground shielded box 326 with two daisy chains coupling of seat electronic boxes 328 with reference to Fig. 6 for purposes of illustration and serve two daisy chains of seat electronic boxes 328.Each daisy chain of seat electronic boxes 328 similarly can comprise the seat electronic boxes 328 of any proper number and be shown as including two daisy chain seat electronic boxes 328 in Fig. 6.Seat electronic boxes 328 is configured to again communicate by letter with a plurality of passenger 200.

Ground shielded box 326 can be used as advantageously that route system provides and/or interconnects in the mode of setting forth in the following common unsettled U.S. Patent application of above quoting: name is called " SYSTEMAND METHOD FOR ROUTING COMMUNICATION SIGNALS VIA ADATA DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ", sequence number is 11/277,896, submit on March 29th, 2006.As required, dissemination system 320 can comprise that at least one FDB internal port bypass connects 325A and/or at least one SEB loopback connects 325B.Each FDB internal port bypass connect 325A be the ground shielded box 326 that allows to be associated with zones of different distribution boxes 324 directly communicate by letter communicate to connect 325.Each SEB loopback connect 325B be directly be coupled as shown in Figure 6 the seat electronic boxes 328 that is used for selected ground shielded box 326 each daisy chain last seat electronic boxes 328 communicate to connect 325.Therefore each SEB loopback connect 325B with the daisy-chained seat electronic box 328 of relevant ground shielded box 326 couplings between form loop-back path.

Fig. 7 A-B provides on it figure of the passenger cabin 430 of the passenger vehicles 400 of installing vehicle information system 300 (as automobile 410 (as shown in Fig. 5 A) and/or aircraft 420 (as shown in Fig. 5 B)).Passenger cabin 430 is shown comprises a plurality of passenger-seats 440, and passenger-seat 440 is related with passenger 200.Passenger 200 is assemblied in the passenger cabin 430 via assembly system 100 and can be configured to present the selected view content that provides via vehicle information system 300 in the manner discussed above.

With reference to Fig. 7 A, assembly system 100 can provide and be illustrated as being installed on any suitable surface in the passenger cabin 430 with the mode above with reference to Fig. 2 elaboration.Assembly system 100A for example is illustrated as being installed in cabin surface 450 places, as wall, top board and/or bulkhead.Therefore assembly system 100A can comprise system of connecting 110 (shown in Fig. 2) and installation system 120 (shown in Fig. 2).Installation system 120 makes it possible to assembly system 100A is installed on cabin surface 450; Can admit and engage the passenger 200A that can comprise crown display system and connect system 110.Alternately or additionally, assembly system 100B can be installed on back of seat 442 places of passenger-seat 440.Each the assembly system 100B that provides in the above described manner can comprise the system that connects 110 and the system that connects 110 that is used to admit and engage passenger 200B that is used for assembly system 100B is installed on selected back of seat 442 places.

Can provide passenger 200A, 200B with the mode of discussing above with reference to Fig. 3 A-B.For example, each passenger 200A, 200B can comprise that the video of the video section that is used for visually presenting view content presents system 222 (shown in Fig. 3 A).Passenger 200A, 200B can comprise that similarly the audio frequency that presents that is used to select view content and/or controls selected view content presents system and/or passenger's control.Audio frequency presents system and/or passenger's control can provide at handrail 444 places of relevant passenger seats 440 and/or can use the mode of discussing above with reference to integral speakers system 224, audio communication ports 226 and/or input system 228 (always illustrating among Fig. 3 A) to be integrated among passenger 200A, the 200B.

In case installed rightly, assembly system 100A, 100B can admit and engage passenger 200A, the 200B that sets forth as mentioned.The position regulating system 122 (shown in Fig. 2) that is used to provide to the scalable location of the passenger 200A, the 200B that are arranged in the admittance in corresponding assembly system 100A, the 100B is be provided for each assembly system 100A, 100B.Thereby passenger 200A, 200B can select and present view content and can use when not using and not hinder passenger's mode to take in.If provide as handheld unit, then the passenger 200A of Jie Naing, 200B can similarly be removed to use from assembly system 100A, 100B.

Advantageously can easily easily remove passenger 200 in bad order, and replace passenger 200 in bad order with another passenger 200 from assembly system 100A, 100B.Thereby can under the inconvenient minimum situation of bringing to the user, easily solve fault, and can abandon and/or repair passenger 200 in bad order in later time.In addition, passenger 200A, 200B produce with common profile specification, thereby can be admitted and be engaged by any assembly system 100A, the 100B that are installed in the building and/or the vehicle 400 under situation about not being modified.Therefore only need to produce, the passenger 200 of purchase and/or a version of stock.

Although only for purposes of illustration and, also assembly system 100 easily can be configured to be installed in any traditional rigging position place in the surface that above assembly system 100 is illustrated and is described as to be configured to be installed in as assembly surface 450 and/or back of seat 442.For example in Fig. 7 B, assembly system 100 is shown handrail 444 places that are configured to be installed in passenger-seat 440.In the mode of discussing above with reference to the assembly system 100 of Fig. 1, passenger 200 can be admitted and engage to the assembly system 100 of Fig. 7 B just in case quilt is installed rightly.As with shown in the passenger-seat 440A, assembly system 100 similarly can allow to be arranged in the scalable location of the passenger 200 of the admittance in the assembly system 100.Thereby passenger 200 can be selected and present view content and can be contained in the mode that does not hinder the passenger when not using.Passenger-seat 440B is shown comprises the inner compartment 446 that is used to take in passenger 200.

That sets forth as mentioned is such, and passenger 200 is produced with common profile specification.Therefore each passenger 200 can be under situation about not being modified be admitted and is engaged by the assembly system 100 of the assembly system 100 of the assembly system 100 that comprises Fig. 2 and/or Fig. 7 B.Because passenger 200 similarly can easily remove from assembly system 100, so can easily and under the inconvenient minimum situation of bringing to the user replace passenger 200 in bad order with another passenger 200.In addition, if provide as handheld unit, the mode that then can use the discussion of stationery body removes passenger 200 for use from assembly system 100.

Fig. 8 A-C shows an embodiment of assembly system 100.In the mode above with reference to the concrete elaboration of assembly system 100 (shown in Fig. 2), assembly system 100 can comprise system of connecting 110 and installation system 120 shown in Fig. 8 A-B.Connecting system 110 can be coupled passenger 200 with assembly system 100; And installation system 120 is provided for assembly system 100 is installed on the mechanism that the handrail 444 (shown in Fig. 7 B) of passenger-seat 440 (shown in Fig. 7 B) is located.The system that connects 110 that provides in mode discussed above comprises the cover (or shell) 114 that cooperates with the shell 214 of passenger 200.One or more groups that connects that system 110 similarly can have the joint that is used to be convenient between the system of connecting 110 and the passenger 200 of admitting cooperates brake component 118,218 (shown in Fig. 2 and the 3B).

As required, connecting the system that system 110 can be used as single integrated unit with installation system 120 or conduct separates (or partly integrated) as shown in Fig. 8 B provides.If provide as the system that separates, then connecting system 110 and installation system 120 can be coupled with any traditional approach that comprises any way in fixing and/or the scalable coupling.For example, connecting system 110 and installation system 120 is illustrated as being coupled via one or more fasteners 140 as screw in Fig. 8 B.In the mode that the installation system 120 of reference Fig. 2 is discussed, installation system 120 is shown as including first and second installation components 124,126 with midway location control system 122 in Fig. 8 A-B.First installation component 124 is provided for assembly system 100 is installed on the mechanism at handrail 444 places; And second installation component 126 is illustrated as and connects system's 110 couplings.

Second installation component 126 preferably is formed with the shell 114 of the system of connecting 110 and cooperates.For example, second installation component 126 is shown formation recessed member region 126A.Recessed member region 126A can use the mode above with reference to pitted crust zone (or surface) 216 (as shown in Figure 1) discussion to provide, and is formed second outstanding shell zone (or surface) 116A that admits and engage the shell 114 that connects system 110.Can cooperate brake component 118,218 (shown in Fig. 2 and the 3B) and/or as shown in Fig. 8 B, be convenient to engaging between the system of connecting 110 and second installation component 126 via one or more groups via one or more fasteners 140 as screw.Though only illustrate and described the system of connecting 110 and second installation component 126 with reference to the recessed member region 126A that admits the second outstanding shell zone 116A for purpose of explanation, connect system 110 and second installation component 126 can cooperate with any traditional approach.

First installation component 124 is shown the arch with near-end and

remote area

124A, 124B elongates member.The proximal end region 124A of first installation component 124 is configured to and handrail 444 couplings, and remote area 124B can be coupled with second installation component 126.Proximal end region 124A can be coupled regularly with handrail 444 and/or can be via midway location control system 128 and handrail 444 couplings as shown in Fig. 8 A.As shown in the figure, position regulating system 128 can be rotated first installation component 124 around first S. A. with respect to handrail 444.

In the mode that reference position control system 122 (shown in Fig. 2) is above discussed, the remote area 124B of first installation component 124 similarly can be coupled regularly with second installation component 126 and/or be coupled via the midway location control system 122 and second installation component 126 as shown in Fig. 8 A.Thereby second installation component 126 can be around second S. A. with respect to 124 rotations of first installation component.Although only for purpose of explanation position regulating system 122,128 is illustrated and is described as around an axle rotation, but position regulating system 122,128 can provide the adjusting of any traditional type separately, is included in the linear displacement in one or more dimensions and/or centers on one or more angular transposition.As required, second installation component 126 can provide support to the passenger 200 of being admitted by assembly system 100.Connect system 110 and similarly can comprise the support member (not shown) that is used to support the passenger 200 of admitting.

When assembly system 100 was installed in handrail 444 places, passenger 200 can be arranged with the system that connects 110 of assembly system 100 contiguously.Along with passenger 200 near connecting system 110, the shell 214 of passenger 200 begins to admit the shell 114 of the system of connecting 110.Shell 214 continues to admit shells 114, and the outstanding shell zone 116 that connects system 110 is admitted by the pitted crust zone 216 of passenger 200 in mode discussed above, until passenger 200 with connect system 110 and engage as shown in Fig. 9 C.Position regulating system 122,128 realizations are arranged at the scalable location of the passenger 200 of the admittance in the assembly system 100.As required, passenger 200 can be secured to assembly system 100 (shown in Fig. 8 B) via fastener 140.The passenger 200 of being admitted can be removed from assembly system 100 in opposite mode.

The alternate embodiment of the assembly system 100 of Fig. 8 A-C has been shown in Fig. 9 A-C.As discussed above like that, assembly system 100 can comprise and is used to make passenger 200 and to be used to provide the installation system 120 that assembly system 100 is installed in the mechanism at handrail 444 places (shown in Fig. 7 B) with the system that connects 110 of assembly system 100 couplings.Connect system 110 and installation system 120 is illustrated as integrated system in Fig. 9 A-C.The system that connects 110 that provides in mode discussed above comprises the cover (or shell) 114 that cooperates with the shell 214 of passenger 200.Can use mode that the stationery body sets forth via one or more groups cooperate brake component 118,218 (shown in Fig. 2 and 3B) and/or fastener 140 be convenient to the system of connecting 110 and the passenger 200 of admitting between joint.

As mentioned with reference to the installation system 120 of Fig. 8 A-C discuss like that, installation system 120 comprises first and second installation components 124,126 with midway location control system 122.First installation component 124 is provided for assembly system 100 is installed in the mechanism at handrail 444 places; And second installation component 126 comprises the system of connecting 110.In other words, connecting system 110 can and/or can be formed on second installation component 126 via

position regulating system

122 and 124 couplings of first installation component.Thereby first installation component 124 and connect the integrated package that system 110 forms as shown in Fig. 9 A-B.

First installation component 124 of Fig. 9 A-B is that arch is elongated member, and this member has the proximal end region 124A and the remote area 124B that is used for and connects system's 110 couplings that is used for handrail 444 couplings.As shown in Fig. 9 A, proximal end region 124A can be via midway location control system 128 and handrail 444 couplings; And remote area 124B can and connect system's 110 couplings via midway location control system 122.Position regulating system 128 can be rotated first installation component 124 around first S. A. with respect to handrail 444, and position regulating system 122 can be rotated the system of connecting 110 around second S. A. with respect to first installation component 124.As required, connecting system 110 can provide support for the passenger 200 of being admitted by assembly system 100.

When assembly system 100 was installed in handrail 444 places, passenger 200 can be arranged with the system that connects 110 of assembly system 100 contiguously.The shell 214 of passenger 200 can be admitted the shell 114 of the system of connecting 110, and the outstanding shell zone 116 that connects system 110 is admitted by the pitted crust zone 216 of passenger 200 in mode discussed above, until passenger 200 with connect system 110 and engage as shown in Fig. 9 C.Position regulating system 122,128 realizations are arranged in the scalable location of the passenger 200 of the admittance in the assembly system 100.As required, passenger 200 can be secured to assembly system 100 (shown in Fig. 9 B) via fastener 140.The passenger 200 of admitting can be removed from assembly system 100 in opposite mode.

Can make various modifications and alternative form to the present invention, and its specific examples is shown in the accompanying drawings as an example and it is described in detail at this.Yet should understand disclosed specific forms or the method for the invention is not restricted to, but opposite, the present invention covers all modifications, equivalent and Res fungibiles.

Claims

1. system that is used for mounting user interface devices comprises:

A plurality of assembly systems, each assembly system comprises:

Installation system with predetermined rigging position coupling; And

Connect system, via midway location control system and the coupling of described installation system adjustable ground, the described system layout that connects has outstanding the connecting in the shell and comprise and be arranged in the described communication port that connects that connects on the shell zone that the described profile specification that connects shell is unified in described a plurality of described assembly systems of shell zone that connect; And

A plurality of user interface facilities, each user interface facilities is arranged in the equipment shell with depression equipment shell zone and comprises the devices communicating port that is arranged in the described equipment shell zone, the profile specification of described equipment shell is unified in described a plurality of described user interface facilities, make the described equipment shell zone of each described user interface facilities can admit and engage the described shell zone that connects of each described assembly system interchangeably

Wherein, when the selected user interface device is engaged by selected assembly system, the described devices communicating port of described selected user interface device is communicated by letter with the described communication port that connects of described selected assembly system, and described selected user interface device presents via described selected assembly system described and connects the selected view content that system is provided by content source.

2. system according to claim 1, the wherein described installation system of at least one described assembly system and described predetermined rigging position adjustable ground coupling.

3. system according to claim 1, the wherein described installation system of at least one described assembly system and predetermined surface coupling.

4. system according to claim 3, wherein said predetermined surface is selected from the group that comprises wall, top board, bulkhead and back of seat.

5. system according to claim 1, the wherein described installation system of at least one described assembly system and seat coupling.

6. system according to claim 5, the handrail coupling at wherein said installation system and described seat.

7. system according to claim 1 wherein saidly connects the brake component that cooperates that shell zone and described equipment shell zone comprise the joint be convenient between described selected user interface device and the described selected assembly system.

8. system according to claim 1, wherein said selected user interface device is engaged removedly by described selected assembly system.

9. system according to claim 1, wherein said selected assembly system is supported described selected user interface device.

10. system according to claim 1, wherein said selected user interface device comprises that video presents system.

11. system according to claim 1, wherein said selected user interface device comprises that audio frequency presents system.

12. system according to claim 1, wherein said selected user interface device comprises and is used to select the input system of view content to present.

13. system according to claim 1, wherein said selected user interface device comprises handheld device.

14. system according to claim 1 wherein offers described selected user interface device with described selected view content from described content source via vehicle information system.

15. system according to claim 14, wherein said assembly system is installed on the passenger vehicles.

16. system according to claim 15, wherein said assembly system is installed on the automobile.

17. system according to claim 15, wherein said assembly system is installed on the aircraft.

18. a vehicle information system comprises:

The dissemination system of communicating by letter with content source;

A plurality of assembly systems, each assembly system comprises:

Installation system with predetermined rigging position coupling; And

Connect system, via midway location control system and the coupling of described installation system adjustable ground, described connect system layout have outstanding connect the shell zone connect in the shell and comprise be arranged in described connect on the shell zone and communicate by letter with described dissemination system connect communication port, the described profile specification that connects shell is unified in described a plurality of described assembly systems; And

Wherein, when the selected user interface device is engaged by selected assembly system, the described devices communicating port of described selected user interface device is communicated by letter with the described communication port that connects of described selected assembly system, and described selected user interface device presents via described selected assembly system described and connects the selected view content that system is provided by described content source.

19. vehicle information system according to claim 18, wherein said content source is away from described dissemination system.

20. vehicle information system according to claim 18, wherein said dissemination system comprises wired dissemination system.

21. vehicle information system according to claim 18, wherein said dissemination system comprises the wireless dispatch system.

22. vehicle information system according to claim 18, wherein said vehicle information system is installed on the aircraft.

23. a system that is used for mounting user interface devices comprises:

Assembly system comprises:

Installation system with predetermined rigging position coupling; And

Connect system, via the coupling of midway location control system and described installation system adjustable ground, the described system layout that connects connects connecting in the shell and comprising and be arranged in the described communication port that connects that connects in the shell zone of shell zone having; And

User interface facilities is arranged in the equipment shell with equipment shell zone and comprises the devices communicating port that is arranged in the described equipment shell zone, and described equipment shell zone connects with described that shell is regional to be cooperated,

Wherein, when described user interface facilities is engaged by described assembly system, the described devices communicating port of described user interface facilities is communicated by letter with the described communication port that connects of described assembly system, and described user interface facilities presents via described assembly system described and connects the selected view content that system is provided by content source.

24. a method that is used for mounting user interface devices comprises:

Assembly system is provided, and described assembly system comprises:

Installation system with predetermined rigging position coupling; And

Connect system, via the coupling of midway location control system and described installation system adjustable ground, the described system layout that connects connects connecting in the shell and comprising and be arranged in the described communication port that connects that connects in the shell zone of shell zone having;

User interface facilities is provided, and described user interface facilities is arranged in the equipment shell with equipment shell zone and comprises the devices communicating port that is arranged in the described equipment shell zone, and described equipment shell zone cooperates with the described shell zone that connects;

Described user interface facilities is engaged with described assembly system,

The described devices communicating port that forms described user interface facilities and described assembly system described connects communicating by letter between the communication port; And

Present selected view content via described user interface facilities, described view content is provided by content source via the described system that connects of described assembly system.

25. an aircraft comprises:

Fuselage and a plurality of passenger-seats that are arranged in the described fuselage; And

Vehicle information system, described vehicle information system and described fuselage are coupled and comprise:

Content source;

The dissemination system of communicating by letter with described content source;

A plurality of assembly systems, each assembly system comprises:

Installation system with predetermined rigging position coupling in the described fuselage; And