Patent ID: 6390920
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A vehicle entertainment system for a vehicle, comprising:a system file server disposed in the vehicle for storing a plurality of files and providing a connection with an external network for retrieving files from sources external to the vehicle; and a plurality of seat controller cards (SCCs) connected to the system file server, each of the SCCs having a processor and a local memory and being connected to a display unit and an input device, wherein the local memory has stored therein a plurality of files and the processor is programmed with a browser for displaying the files on the display unit and for requesting the files as specified by the input device, and wherein the processor is further programmed as a local server to retrieve the files requested by the browser from the local memory and to deliver the requested files to the browser without accessing the system file server; and wherein the processor is further programmed for accessing the system file server for retrieving files stored on system file server or retrieved via the external network if the files are not present in the local memory.