Patent ID: 9650141
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60K,B64D

Claim:
1. A method of operation for a system incorporating a bulkhead graphical user interface disposed in a bulkhead within a cabin of an aircraft, the bulkhead dividing the cabin lengthwise into cabin zones, wherein the system comprises a processor, a controller operatively connected to the processor, and the bulkhead graphical user interface connected to the controller, the method comprising: displaying a menu of at least one controllable parameter on the bulkhead graphical user interface, wherein the bulkhead graphical user interface is disposed within the bulkhead adjacent to a first cabin zone; receiving, by the controller, a selected controllable parameter from the menu of at least one controllable parameter on the bulkhead graphical user interface; displaying at least one control for the selected controllable parameter on the bulkhead graphical user interface; receiving, by the controller, a control input for the selected controllable parameter from the bulkhead graphical user interface; adjusting, by the controller, the selected controllable parameter within the first cabin zone, independently from a second cabin zone, consistent with the control input, wherein the selected controllable parameter comprises at least one of cabin light intensity, cabin light color, temperature, and the degree of openness of at least one window shade; prioritizing, by the controller, the control input received from the bulkhead graphical user interface in relation to control inputs received from another input device, thereby avoiding conflicts between the control inputs, wherein the first cabin zone extends between two bulkheads in the cabin of the aircraft.