Patent ID: 7343157
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: H04B,H04H,H04L

Abstract:
1. An airborne cell phone audio/video in-flight entertainment (IFE) system comprising: a cell phone for making a telephone call and an IFE programming request by dialing an appropriate telephone number; a pico cell for receiving the telephone call and the IFE programming request from the cell phone; a soft switch connected to the pico cell and for switching the telephone call and the IFE programming request according to the appropriate telephone number; a transceiver connected to the soft switch and for receiving the telephone call and sending the telephone call; a ground station for receiving the telephone call from the transceiver and directing the telephone call to a telephone system to complete the telephone call; and a media server connected to the soft switch and for receiving the IFE programming request and providing IFE programming to the cell phone through the soft switch and the pico cell, wherein the media server accepts a call from the cell phone through the soft switch and provides an entertainment menu and travel information that is driven and updated by aircraft position location data.