Remote Driver Display Layout for Thin Seatback Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current in-flight entertainment systems are costly and heavy, making them unsuitable for low-cost carrier airlines, which face constraints in providing passenger entertainment due to high capital expenditures and weight considerations, leading to a gap in passenger experience and ancillary revenue generation.
Innovation Solution
An electronic display apparatus with a support frame that separates the display driver circuit from the electronic display, allowing for installation in space-constrained environments by mounting the driver circuit away from the display, reducing mass and size at the display area, and using a connector cable for signal transmission, enabling a lighter and thinner profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current commercially available in-flight entertainment systems are installed, then passenger entertainment function is provided, but cost and weight per seat increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the traditional integrated IFE unit into separate components: a central server located in the aircraft cabin and lightweight display terminals mounted on seat backrests. This segmentation eliminates the need for heavy local processing units at each seat, reducing weight per seat while maintaining entertainment functionality through networked connectivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the heavy processing and storage components (server, media players) from the seat-level units and relocates them to a centralized location in the aircraft. The seat-level units retain only essential display and interface functions, dramatically reducing their weight and cost while preserving the core entertainment experience.
2Adaptability or versatility
If current commercially available in-flight entertainment systems are installed, then passenger entertainment function is provided, but capital expenditure increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal server platform that can serve multiple seats simultaneously, replacing the need for individual processing units at each seat. This multi-functional approach allows a single server to provide entertainment services to numerous passengers, significantly reducing the total system cost while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses digital copying and streaming of entertainment content from the central server to multiple seat displays simultaneously. Instead of requiring expensive physical media or dedicated processing at each seat, the system replicates content delivery through digital networks, reducing hardware costs while maintaining content availability.
3Shape
If display driver circuit is integrated with electronic display, then compact design is achieved, but thickness and weight at display area increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent relocates the display driver circuit from the two-dimensional plane of the display assembly to a separate spatial location (central server in the aircraft cabin). This dimensional relocation allows the display area to maintain minimal thickness while the circuit components are positioned elsewhere, connected through lightweight cable assemblies.
4Stability of the object's composition
If display driver circuit is integrated with electronic display, then unified structure is achieved, but maintenance difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display system into independent, modular components: display panels, driver circuits, and server infrastructure. This modular architecture allows individual components to be replaced or repaired independently without affecting the entire system, significantly improving maintenance ease while the components remain functionally integrated through the network.
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AI summary
An electronic display apparatus comprising a support frame, wherein mounted within the support frame there is an electronic display configured to display content based on image data, and a display driver circuit to receive the image data and to supply an image signal to the electronic display to cause the electronic display to display the content, the image signal based on the image data. Also mounted in the support frame is a connector cable connecting the display driver circuit and the electronic display for transmission of the image signal from the display driver circuit to the electronic display. The support frame is mountable to one or more surfaces so as to mount the electronic display to a first portion of the one or more surfaces and mount the display driver circuit to a second portion of the one or more surfaces that is away from the first portion, and the support frame maintains the electronic display in a spaced relationship from the display driver circuit.