Patent ID: 9355396
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B64D,G06Q,H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of personalizing an onboard experience of an airplane passenger, the method comprising: providing an airplane equipped with: establishing a first communication link between the NFC tag and a first electronic device to identify the one seat in the plurality of seats, wherein the first electronic device is positioned on the airplane, wherein the first electronic device is associated with an identity of the airplane passenger, and wherein the first electronic device is adapted to be carried onto the airplane by the airplane passenger to thereby position the first electronic device on the airplane; receiving, on the computer server, a seat identifier and an airplane passenger identifier from the first electronic device, the seat identifier identifying the one seat, the airplane passenger identifier identifying the airplane passenger, wherein the seat identifier and the airplane passenger identifier are received on the computer server from the first electronic device via the network; storing, on the computer server, the seat identifier and the airplane passenger identifier received from the first electronic device via the network; positioning a second electronic device on the airplane; establishing a second communication link between the NFC tag and the second electronic device; identifying, via the second communication link, the one seat with the second electronic device; determining the identity of the airplane passenger using the seat identifier, the airplane passenger identifier, and the identification of the one seat with the second electronic device, wherein determining the identity of the airplane passenger comprises correlating, using the second electronic device: positioning a retail item on the airplane, the retail item comprising a barcode; reading the bar code using the second electronic device, thereby identifying the retail item; and receiving payment information on the second electronic device from the first electronic device; receiving, on the computer server, personalized information regarding a plurality of cabin functions from the first electronic device via the network; adjusting, using the computer server, any one of the plurality of cabin functions based on the personalized information, wherein the plurality of cabin functions comprise: wherein the payment information is received on the second electronic device from the first electronic device via: wherein receiving payment information on the second electronic device from the first electronic device and controlling, using the computer server, any one of the plurality of cabin functions personalizes the onboard experience of the airplane passenger.