Inventors:
Paul Anthony Margis - Irvine CA, US
James Allen Haak - Irvine CA, US
Christopher Brian Lundquist - Snohomish WA, US
Steven Lee Sizelove - Woodinville WA, US
Henry Sugito Osias - Bellevue WA, US
Karen Marie Pascarella Werner - Lynnwood WA, US
John Andrew Johnson - Seattle WA, US
Drew Calvin Bamford - Seattle WA, US
Sebastian Maximilian Johannes Petry - Seattle WA, US
Stefan Pannenbecker - Düsseldorf, DE
Scott Bright - Kirkland WA, US
Ross Collins - Seattle WA, US
Brian Piquette - Seattle WA, US
Mark Taylor - Seattle WA, US
Christoph E. Mack - Seattle WA, US
Rand W. Lee - Seattle WA, US
Gregory Singleton - Issaquah WA, US
Skooks Pong - Bothell WA, US
Assignee:
Panasonic Avionics Corporation - Lake Forest CA
International Classification:
H04N 7/18
Abstract:
A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources.