Adam J Conrad

US Patent:

6810527, Oct 26, 2004

Filed:

Sep 27, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/404167

Inventors:

Adam P. Conrad - Los Angeles CA
John L. Norin - Hawthorne CA
Peter W. Smith - Los Angeles CA
Jeffrey M. Wales - Beverly Hills CA

Assignee:

News America, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04N 718

US Classification:

725 76, 725 74, 725 75, 725 77, 725 82, 725 83

Abstract:

An end-to-end global distribution system that can produce and deliver live content as well as pre-recorded content and other content, to commercial passenger aircraft via a satellite and ground-based infrastructure. The content can include live television, pre-recorded content, advertisements as well as other content such as software applications, internet material, etc. The delivered content can be tailored based on distribution criteria such as airline, aircraft, origin and destination, flight number, cabin class, and others. Such system can be advertiser-supported and include targeted and distribution specific advertisements. Furthermore, access to the content can be controlled by various conditional access parameters at the server level, to various aircraft zones, and at the passenger level.