| CPC B64D 11/0606 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0641 (2014.12); B64D 11/0626 (2014.12); B64D 11/0631 (2014.12); B64D 2011/0038 (2013.01); B64D 2011/0053 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. An aircraft suite comprising an aircraft seat for use by a passenger, the aircraft suite also comprising:
a controller, for controlling a number of output states of the aircraft suite, the controller having a logic condition receiver for receiving a logic condition input, and
distance measurement equipment, for measuring a distance between a first location within the suite and a second location within the suite, and providing a distance input to a distance receiver of the controller,
wherein, in use, the controller controls at least one of the output states of the aircraft suite based upon both the logic condition input and the distance input,
wherein the distance measurement equipment comprises a signal emitter for emitting a signal at a first time, and a signal receiver, for receiving the signal at a second time, a time lag between the first and second times corresponding to the distance being measured,
wherein the signal emitter and signal receiver are located substantially adjacent each other at the first location and wherein an object at the second location reflects the signal emitted from the signal emitter back to the signal receiver,
wherein the first location within the aircraft suite is on a piece of furniture of the aircraft suite,
wherein the piece of furniture is fixedly mounted within the aircraft suite,
wherein the second location within the aircraft suite corresponds to a location of at least part of a moveable object within the aircraft suite,
wherein the moveable object is a moveable item of furniture of the aircraft suite, a passenger or a piece of luggage.
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