US 12,267,546 B2
Creating localized wireless network zones for passengers on commercial passenger vehicles
Jaideep Malhotra, Crystal Lake, IL (US)
Assigned to PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/169,083.
Prior Publication US 2024/0276051 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/41422 (2013.01) [H04N 21/47217 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for creating a localized wireless network zone for a passenger on a commercial passenger vehicle, comprising:
a first media playback device and a second media playback device that are respectively disposed on a first passenger seat and a second passenger seat in the commercial passenger vehicle, each of the first media playback device and the second media playback device operable as a seat hotspot by i) creating a localized wireless network zone covering passenger seats located in a vicinity of the first passenger seat and the second passenger seat, respectively, and ii) allowing a personal electronic device of a passenger to connect to a wireless network within the commercial passenger vehicle through the localized wireless network zone created by at least one of the first media playback device or the second media playback device without using any wireless access points disposed in the commercial passenger vehicle; and
an onboard server communicatively coupled to the first media playback device and the second media playback device and configured to monitor a number of requests for a wireless connection in the commercial passenger vehicle and control at least one of the first media playback device and the second media playback device to turn on the seat hotspot based on a result of the monitoring.