Wireless client device

• Main Authors: TAKEUCHI, TOMOTAKA, HIGASHIDA, MASAAKI, EZAKI, TOSHIHIRO, SAKANISHI, YASUAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.09.2007
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSMISSION; TRANSPORTING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Because wired connections make changing the seating configuration difficult, a wireless client device enables stable wireless transmission. The wireless client device wirelessly transmits to and receives data signals from an access point inside an aircraft. The wireless client device has a seat unit (27AA,29AA1,29AA2) with a seat portion on which aircraft passengers sit, an antenna (18AA,19AA,25A,26A) for sending and receiving the data signals, a signal processing arrangement (14AA) operable to handle data signal receiving and transmitting processes, and a signal output arrangement (28AA1,28AA2) operable to output processed reception signals. The antenna arrangement, signal processing arrangement, and signal output arrangement are disposed to the seat unit.