Patent ID: 11926423
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  F  H | IPC A  B  F  H

Claim 16:
17. A method for transmitting air, visible light, and data through an air duct of an aircraft, the method comprising:
receiving, by the air duct, conditioned air and visible light, wherein a visible light source is modulated based on a visible light communication protocol by one or more control modules to generate the visible light;
directing the visible light along a reflective inner surface of the air duct, wherein the visible light reflects off the reflective inner surface and travels along a passageway of the air duct; and
allowing a portion of the visible light generated by the visible light source to exit the air duct through one or more lighting apertures disposed along a main body of the air duct.