Patent ID: 7769398

Claim:
A broadband wireless distribution system for a mobile plafform passenger cabin area comprising: a server and switching system including at least one audio/video server; a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs) in communication with said server and switching system, each said WAP is capable of operating on a specific radio channel; a plurality of radio frequency (RF) antennas, wherein at least one antenna is in associated with each said WAP and each said antenna is capable of providing a designated RF radiation pattern, thereby providing a specific area of RF coverage within the passenger cabin, a plurality of passenger control units (PCUs) each having a wireless network interface circuit (NIC), each said PCU and its associated said NIC being disposed on an associated passenger seat; and each said NIC including its own antenna and communicating with at least one additional component used at its associated said seat, to interface said at least one additional component to a specific one of said WAPs associated with a specific one of said NICs by utilizing said antenna of said specific one of said NICs.