Patent ID: 8776145
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic media device intended for on-board use in a multipassenger transport vehicle comprising: an interactive display component located at a specified on-board site accessible to an individual passenger or group of passengers; a controller module operatively connected with the interactive display component, wherein the controller module is operable to cause the interactive display component to operate according to provide a dormant operational mode during a first time period and to operate according to provide an active operational mode during a second time period based on a schedule; storage media respectively incorporated with or linked to each electronic media device, and operable to maintain content including one or more application programs and/or various informational data in memory during the dormant and active operational modes, wherein the aforesaid content and/or a functional operation capability available in each electronic media device is at least partially determined by a situs identifier correlated with the specified on-board site; a communication interface operatively connected to the storage media and operable to enable an on-board or an off-board communication node to periodically receive new or updated or replacement content during the dormant and/or active operational modes, in response to a request initiated by a user prior to coming aboard the multipassenger transport vehicle; a verification module operable to determine, based on a situs identifier, a proper or an improper matchup of informational content correlated with an assigned passenger place or space in the multipassenger transport vehicle; a user interface accessible to the individual passenger or group of passengers, wherein the user interface is operable to implement a selection or modification or cancellation of the aforesaid content associated with the situs identifier; and an individual battery module operatively connected with each electronic media device in a manner to supply independent electrical power to the electronic media device when the multipassenger transport vehicle is in transit.