CN107171689B - Method and device applied to airborne entertainment, airborne entertainment device and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application provides a method, a device, an airborne entertainment device and a system applied to airborne entertainment, wherein the airborne entertainment device with a main server function and the airborne entertainment device with a distributed server function have the same hardware and software, wireless audio and video on-demand and broadcast services are provided for users according to software configuration installed in the airborne entertainment devices, and wireless access, media service, control, storage, playing and display functions are integrated. In the system, a separate onboard entertainment server is not needed to process the audio and video service request, store the media file and provide the media service. The airborne entertainment device provided by the invention also has services of distributed storage, wireless access, control signal processing and the like. The airborne entertainment system provided by the invention can reduce the system cost, reduce the system wiring, reduce the system weight, increase the storage capacity and performance of the system, and improve the reliability and expandability of the system.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of communication, in particular to a method and a device applied to airborne entertainment, an airborne entertainment device and a system.
Background
Airborne entertainment systems are widely used in airplanes, and each airborne entertainment system requires one or more independent airborne entertainment servers to perform storage, service, and control functions.
With the increasing requirements of users on the universality and flexibility of the onboard entertainment systems, many of the existing onboard entertainment systems have the functions of audio-video broadcasting and audio-video on demand. Specifically, a user is connected to an airborne entertainment system of an airplane through a terminal, then selects and plays an audio and video program, and after receiving an audio and video service request, an independent airborne entertainment server arranged on the airplane searches a media file of the audio and video which the user wants to acquire in a memory of the independent airborne entertainment server, and provides media services for the terminal of the user, wherein the media services comprise the transmission of the media file to the terminal of the user, the provision of services such as playing pause and the like. Because an additional independent onboard entertainment server is needed, the price of the server is high, and the cost of the onboard entertainment system is increased.
Accordingly, a need exists for a method of reducing the cost of an on-board entertainment system.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides a method, an apparatus, an on-board entertainment apparatus and a system for on-board entertainment, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that the cost of an on-board entertainment system is high due to the use of an independent on-board entertainment server.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a method for use in-flight entertainment for an in-flight entertainment device having a main server function for use in an aircraft, comprising:
receiving an audio and video service request sent by a user wireless terminal; the system comprises an audio/video service request, a user wireless terminal and a main server, wherein the audio/video service request is used for acquiring a media service, the user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function or the onboard entertainment device with the main server function, and the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through an Ethernet;
and selecting at least one airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function to provide the media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio and video service request and the service states of the airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the airborne entertainment devices.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps:
receiving a media file to be uploaded;
storing the media files to be uploaded into at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server by adopting a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy; and the storage strategy comprises the steps of setting the slices and the images of the media files according to the on-demand popularity of the media files.
Preferably, the connection process of the user wireless terminal and the on-board entertainment device with the main server function is as follows:
detecting whether a wireless connection login instruction sent by the user wireless terminal is received; the wireless connection login instruction carries identity authentication information of the user wireless terminal, and the wireless connection login instruction is used for connecting the user wireless terminal to the airborne entertainment device with the function of the main server;
when the wireless connection login instruction sent by the user wireless terminal is detected and received, verifying whether the identity verification information is legal or not;
and when the identity authentication information is verified to be legal, the wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with the user wireless terminal.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps:
receiving a control signal;
analyzing an operation contained in the control signal;
the operation is performed.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps:
receiving an audio and video playing instruction sent by a cabin system or a control terminal;
requesting to acquire data of an audio and video file corresponding to the audio and video playing instruction according to the audio and video playing instruction;
sending the obtained data of the audio and video files to each onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function connected with the onboard entertainment device and the onboard entertainment device with the main server function connected with the onboard entertainment device;
the method comprises the steps of playing the audio and video files, controlling each airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function connected with the airborne entertainment device and controlling the airborne entertainment device with the main server function connected with the airborne entertainment device to play the audio and video files.
An apparatus for in-flight entertainment, in-flight entertainment apparatus with a main server function for use in an aircraft, comprising:
the instruction receiving unit is used for receiving an audio and video service request sent by a user wireless terminal; the system comprises an audio/video service request, a user wireless terminal and a main server, wherein the audio/video service request is used for acquiring a media service, the user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function or the onboard entertainment device with the main server function, and the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through an Ethernet;
and the analysis scheduling unit is used for selecting at least one airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function to provide the media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio and video service request and the service states of the plurality of airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the analysis scheduling unit.
An on-board entertainment device that is an on-board entertainment device provided on an airplane and having a main server function, comprising:
a wireless module and a service module; the user wireless terminal is connected with the service module through the wireless module;
the service module is used for receiving an audio and video service request sent by the user wireless terminal, and selecting at least one airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function to provide media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio and video service request and the service states of a plurality of airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the service module;
the audio and video service request is used for obtaining one media service, the user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function or the onboard entertainment device with a main server function, and the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through the Ethernet.
Preferably, the service module is further configured to:
receiving a media file to be uploaded;
storing the media files to be uploaded into at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server by adopting a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy; and the storage strategy comprises the steps of setting the slices and the images of the media files according to the on-demand popularity of the media files.
An airborne entertainment system is arranged on an airplane and comprises at least one airborne entertainment device with a main server function and a plurality of airborne entertainment devices with distributed server functions, wherein the plurality of airborne entertainment devices with distributed server functions are connected in series through Ethernet, and each airborne entertainment device with a main server function is connected with one airborne entertainment device with a distributed server function through the Ethernet;
wherein the on-board entertainment device with distributed server function is configured to provide the media service to the user wireless terminal.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
the invention provides a method, a device, an airborne entertainment device and a system applied to airborne entertainment. The airborne entertainment device with the main server function and the airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function are configured to provide media services for the user wireless terminal according to software installed in the airborne entertainment devices, and an independent airborne entertainment server is not needed to be separately arranged to process audio and video service requests, store media files and provide media services in the prior art, so that the cost of an airborne entertainment system is reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for providing media on demand service in an on-board entertainment method according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for wireless access authentication in an onboard entertainment method according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for controlling signal processing in an on-board entertainment method provided by the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for processing an audiovisual broadcast in the onboard entertainment method provided by the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first device for on-board entertainment provided by the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a second device for on-board entertainment according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a third device for on-board entertainment according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of an in-flight entertainment device provided by the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an onboard entertainment system provided by the invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The embodiment of the invention provides a method applied to airborne entertainment, which is applied to an airborne entertainment device with a main server function on an airplane, and comprises the following steps:
s101, sending an audio and video service request;
the method comprises the steps that an audio and video service request is sent to an airborne entertainment device with a main server function on an airplane by a user wireless terminal. The audio and video service request is used for acquiring a media service, and the media service comprises services of transmitting an audio and video media file, pausing playing, starting playing and the like. The user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function or the onboard entertainment device with a main server function, wherein the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through Ethernet.
Specifically, after the user wireless terminal is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function, the user wireless terminal can access service content provided by the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through web service of the onboard entertainment device with the main server function, the user can click one of the audio and video programs on a display interface of the user wireless terminal, and at the moment, the onboard entertainment device with the main server function can receive an audio and video service request sent by the user wireless terminal. The audio-video service request at this time is for requesting an audio-video media file.
S102, selecting at least one onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function according to the audio and video service request and the service states of a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the onboard entertainment devices.
When the media service is to acquire a media file of audio and video, the media file of the audio and video which is to be acquired is stored in at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server by adopting a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy. At this time, at least one onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function needs to be selected according to the audio and video service request and the service states of a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the onboard entertainment devices.
The service states of the plurality of onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the plurality of onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function comprise services which can be provided and services which cannot be provided, the service states are services which can be provided when the onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function are in an idle state or the services which can be provided are not saturated, and the service states are services which cannot be provided when the onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function are in a fault state or the services which can be provided are saturated.
In this step, at least one onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function is selected that can provide services to the user's wireless terminal.
S103, sending a control command to the selected at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of the distributed server.
Wherein the control command is a command for causing the selected at least one onboard entertainment device having a distributed server function to provide services to the user's wireless terminal.
And S104, providing media service for the user wireless terminal.
Specifically, the selected at least one airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function provides media services for the user wireless terminal, and therefore the requirement of the user for watching audio and video programs can be met. The user wireless terminal comprises a mobile phone, a tablet, a notebook computer and other terminals.
It should be noted that the onboard entertainment apparatus having the main server function and all onboard entertainment apparatuses having the distributed server function connected thereto together constitute a distributed storage and cluster service system. The onboard entertainment device with the main server function mainly plays a role in uniformly managing and scheduling the onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function, and the onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function play a role in storing media files and providing media services.
In this embodiment, after receiving an audio/video service request sent by a user wireless terminal, an onboard entertainment device with a main server function selects at least one onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function to provide media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio/video service request and service states of a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with distributed server functions connected to the onboard entertainment device. In the embodiment, the onboard entertainment device with the main server function and the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function are configured to provide media services for the user wireless terminal according to software installed in the onboard entertainment devices, and an independent onboard entertainment server is not required to be separately arranged to process audio and video service requests, store media files and provide media services, so that the cost of the onboard entertainment system is reduced.
Optionally, in another embodiment of the invention, the method further includes:
receiving a media file to be uploaded;
and storing the media files to be uploaded into at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server by adopting a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy.
Specifically, the media files need to be stored in advance in the onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function, and the maintenance personnel stores the media files in at least one onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function through an ethernet port of a notebook computer or through a mobile storage device through a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service, a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy in the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through an interface provided on the crew control terminal.
Specifically, the media files are sliced according to a certain granularity size according to a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy, a plurality of mirror images are set for each slice, and the mirror images are stored in at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server.
And the storage strategy comprises the steps of setting the slices and the images of the media files according to the on-demand popularity of the media files.
For example, when the on-demand heat of a certain media file is very high, the media file is sliced into smaller granularity when a storage strategy is set, and the number of images of the media file slice in each on-board entertainment device with the distributed server function is increased so as to deal with the access pressure of the media file in a high-heat on-demand state, and the reliability of the system is improved.
It should be noted that the number of the media files to be uploaded is multiple, and when the slices and the images of the media files are set, each media file can be set independently, or can be set uniformly according to the directory where the media files are located.
In this embodiment, a distributed algorithm and a preset storage policy are adopted to store the media file in at least one onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function. A special media memory is omitted, the storage capacity is improved, and the storage reliability is improved by adopting a multi-point backup mode.
Alternatively, in another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 2, the connection process between the user wireless terminal and the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus having the function of the main server is as follows:
s201, detecting whether a wireless connection login instruction sent by a user wireless terminal is received;
the wireless connection login instruction carries the authentication information of the user wireless terminal, and the wireless connection login instruction is used for connecting the user wireless terminal to the airborne entertainment device with the function of the main server. Specifically, the wireless connection login command is used for connecting the user wireless terminal to a specified position of the onboard entertainment device with the function of the main server, wherein the specified position is a specified webpage of the onboard entertainment device with the function of the main server.
Specifically, when the user wireless terminal logs in a specified webpage of the airborne entertainment device with the main server function through the web service of the airborne entertainment device with the main server function, the airborne entertainment device with the main server function receives a wireless connection login instruction sent by the user wireless terminal, and the wireless connection login instruction carries the authentication information of the user wireless terminal.
S202, verifying whether the identity verification information is legal or not;
specifically, when a wireless connection login instruction sent by the user wireless terminal is detected and received, whether the identity authentication information is legal or not is verified.
The form of the identity authentication information comprises an account number and a password, whether the identity authentication information is legal or not is verified at the moment, whether the account number and the password are legal or not is verified, if the account number and the password are legal, the identity authentication information is legal, and at the moment, the user wireless terminal is allowed to be connected to a specified webpage of the airborne entertainment device with the function of the main server.
It should be noted that the wireless terminal of the user can also access the internet through other specified web pages, such as searching news focused by the user through a search web page.
And S203, connecting with the wireless terminal of the user through wireless.
Specifically, when the authentication information is verified to be legal, the authentication information is wirelessly connected with the user wireless terminal.
Specifically, if the authentication information is verified to be legitimate, the user wireless terminal can wirelessly log in a designated webpage of the onboard entertainment device having the function of the main server.
In the embodiment, only after the authentication information is verified to be legal, the wireless terminal is connected with the user wireless terminal in a wireless mode, so that only the verified user wireless terminal can be connected to the airborne entertainment device with the function of the main server, and the information safety is guaranteed.
Optionally, in another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, further including:
s301, receiving a control signal;
the control signals are sent by the cabin system or the control terminal, and the types of the control signals are many, including a control signal for pausing playing or a control signal for maintaining an onboard entertainment device with a main server function or an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function, and the like. The control terminal is a crew control terminal.
S302, analyzing the operation contained in the control signal;
specifically, the control signal includes an operation to be performed by the in-flight entertainment apparatus having the function of the main server. For example, the operation included in the control signal is to cause the user wireless terminal to stop playing audio and video.
And S306, executing the operation.
Specifically, the operation is executed by making a certain action according to the instruction of the cabin system or the control terminal. When the operation included in the control signal is to make the user wireless terminal stop playing the audio and video, at this time, the onboard entertainment device with the main server function controls the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function which provides the media service for the user wireless terminal to stop providing the media service for the user wireless terminal, and then the user wireless terminal does not play the audio and video any more.
In this embodiment, after receiving the control signal, the operation included in the control signal is analyzed, and then the operation is executed, so that the instruction sent by the cabin system or the control terminal can be guaranteed to be executed in time.
Optionally, in another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 4, the method further includes:
s401, receiving an audio and video playing instruction sent by a cabin system or a control terminal;
the audio and video playing instruction is used for playing safety needs, flight maps, broadcast movies, advertisement short films and the like.
S402, requesting to acquire data of an audio and video file corresponding to the audio and video playing instruction according to the audio and video playing instruction;
specifically, requesting a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with distributed server functions connected with the onboard entertainment devices to acquire data of an audio/video file corresponding to an audio/video playing instruction; at least one onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function in a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the onboard entertainment device is stored with partial data of the audio and video files.
S403, sending the obtained data of the audio and video files to each onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function and each onboard entertainment device with the main server function, wherein the onboard entertainment devices are connected with the onboard entertainment devices;
specifically, the step is performed to enable both the onboard entertainment device with the main server function and the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function to play the audio and video files.
S404, playing the audio and video files, controlling each onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function connected with the onboard entertainment device and controlling each onboard entertainment device with the main server function connected with the onboard entertainment device to play the audio and video files.
The components of the airborne entertainment device with the main server function and the airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function for playing the audio and video files are displays, and the displays have the functions of playing and displaying the audio and video at the same time.
In the embodiment, the display can be used for playing the safety awareness equal-tone video, so that more video services can be provided for passengers.
Alternatively, another embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for in-flight entertainment, an in-flight entertainment apparatus with a main server function for use in an aircraft, and with reference to fig. 5, the apparatus comprises:
the instruction receiving unit 101 is used for receiving an audio/video service request sent by a user wireless terminal; the system comprises an audio/video service request, a user wireless terminal and a main server, wherein the audio/video service request is used for acquiring a media service, and the user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function or the onboard entertainment device with the main server function, wherein the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through Ethernet;
and the analysis scheduling unit 102 is configured to select at least one onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function to provide media services for the user wireless terminal according to the audio/video service request and the service states of the onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected to the analysis scheduling unit.
In this embodiment, after the instruction receiving unit 101 receives an audio/video service request sent by a user wireless terminal, the analysis scheduling unit 102 selects at least one onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function to provide media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio/video service request and service states of a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with distributed server functions connected to the analysis scheduling unit. In the embodiment, the onboard entertainment device with the main server function and the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function are configured to provide media services for the user wireless terminal according to software installed in the onboard entertainment devices, and an independent onboard entertainment server is not required to be separately arranged to process audio and video service requests, store media files and provide media services, so that the cost of the onboard entertainment system is reduced.
It should be noted that, for the working process of each unit in this embodiment, please refer to the content in the embodiment corresponding to fig. 1, which is not described herein again.
Optionally, in another embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes:
the first receiving unit is used for receiving the media file to be uploaded;
and the storage unit is used for storing the media files to be uploaded into at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server by adopting a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy. And the storage strategy comprises the steps of setting the slices and the images of the media files according to the on-demand popularity of the media files.
In this embodiment, a distributed algorithm and a preset storage policy are adopted to store the media file in at least one onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function. A special media memory is omitted, the storage capacity is improved, and the storage reliability is improved by adopting a multi-point backup mode.
It should be noted that, for the working process of each unit in this embodiment, please refer to the contents in the above embodiments, which are not described herein again.
Optionally, in another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 6, the method further includes: a second receiving unit 103 for receiving a control signal;
and a processing unit 104 for analyzing the operation contained in the control signal and executing the operation.
In this embodiment, after receiving the control signal, the operation included in the control signal is analyzed, and then the operation is executed, so that the instruction sent by the cabin system or the control terminal can be guaranteed to be executed in time.
It should be noted that, please refer to the content in the embodiment corresponding to fig. 3 for the working process of each unit in this embodiment, which is not described herein again.
Optionally, in another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 7, the method further includes:
the third receiving unit 105 is configured to receive an audio and video playing instruction sent by the cabin system or the control terminal;
the data request unit 106 is configured to request to acquire data of an audio/video file corresponding to the audio/video playing instruction according to the audio/video playing instruction;
a sending unit 107, configured to send the obtained data of the audio/video file to each onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function connected to the sending unit and each onboard entertainment device with a main server function connected to the sending unit;
and the playing unit 108 is used for playing the audio and video files, controlling each onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function connected with the playing unit and controlling each onboard entertainment device with the main server function connected with the playing unit to play the audio and video files.
In the embodiment, the display can be used for playing the safety awareness equal-tone video, so that more video services can be provided for passengers.
It should be noted that, please refer to the content in the embodiment corresponding to fig. 4 for the working process of each unit in this embodiment, which is not described herein again.
Alternatively, another embodiment of the present invention provides an onboard entertainment device, which is an onboard entertainment device with a main server function provided on an airplane. Referring to fig. 8, includes:
a wireless module 202 and a service module 201; the user wireless terminal is connected with the service module 201 through the wireless module 202;
the service module 201 is used for receiving an audio and video service request sent by a user wireless terminal, and selecting at least one airborne entertainment device with a distributed server function to provide media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio and video service request and the service states of a plurality of airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the service module;
the system comprises an audio/video service request, a user wireless terminal and an onboard entertainment device, wherein the audio/video service request is used for acquiring a media service, the user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with the onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server or the onboard entertainment device with the function of a main server, and the onboard entertainment device with the function of the distributed server is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the function of the main server through an Ethernet.
The wireless module 202 is a wireless local area network WIFI module, wherein the user wireless terminal is connected to the wireless module 202 first and then to the service module 201.
In this embodiment, after receiving an audio/video service request sent by a user wireless terminal, the service module 201 selects at least one onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function to provide media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio/video service request and service states of a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with distributed server functions connected to the service module. The airborne entertainment device with the main server function and the airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function are configured to provide media services for the user wireless terminal according to software installed in the airborne entertainment device, and an independent server is not needed to be separately arranged to process audio and video service requests, store media files and provide media services in the prior art, so that the cost of an airborne entertainment system is reduced.
In fig. 8, the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus having the main server function further includes:
a playback device 203;
the service module 201 receives an audio and video playing instruction sent by a cabin system or a control terminal, requests to acquire data of an audio and video file corresponding to the audio and video playing instruction according to the audio and video playing instruction, sends the acquired data of the audio and video file to onboard entertainment devices which are connected with the service module and have a distributed server function, onboard entertainment devices which are connected with the service module and have a main server function, and controls the onboard entertainment devices which are connected with the service module and have the distributed server function and the onboard entertainment devices which are connected with the service module and have the main server function to play the audio and video file; meanwhile, the onboard entertainment device with the main server function provided by the embodiment of the invention can also play the audio and video files through the playing device 203.
Specifically, the playing device 203 is a display for playing and displaying audio and video, wherein the display may be a hanging display.
The in-flight entertainment device with the function of the main server includes a switch 204, an antenna 205, a storage device 206 and a power supply in addition to the service module 201, the wireless module 202 and the playing device 203.
The switch 204 is used for the service module 201 to communicate with the onboard entertainment device with the function of the distributed server, the service module 201 sends the message to the switch 204, and the switch sends the message to the onboard entertainment device with the function of the distributed server.
The antenna 205 is used to transmit wireless signals to enable the user's wireless terminal to search for the radio.
The power supply is used for supplying power to the service module 201, the wireless module 202, the playing device 203, the switch 204 and the antenna 205. The storage device 206 of the in-flight entertainment device does not have media files stored.
It should be noted that the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus having the distributed server function and the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus having the main server function have the same internal structure. The functions of each component in the on-board entertainment device with the distributed server function are as follows:
the service module in the on-board entertainment apparatus having the distributed server function communicates with the service module 201 of the on-board entertainment apparatus having the main server function through the switch provided inside itself, and transmits the media file stored in itself to the user wireless terminal, wherein the media file is stored in the storage device of the on-board entertainment apparatus having the distributed server function. The memory of the storage device is not less than 100G.
The antenna of the airborne entertainment device with the function of the distributed server is used for transmitting wireless signals so that the wireless terminal of a user can search the wireless, and the power supply is used for supplying power to the service module, the wireless module, the playing device, the switch, the antenna and the storage device.
Wherein the radio frequency, the radio channel, the radio address, the radio transmission power and the radio transmission enable of the radio module in the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus having the distributed server function and the radio module in the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus having the main server function are configured by the control terminal. Wherein, the control terminal is a crew control terminal.
Optionally, another embodiment of the present invention provides an onboard entertainment system, disposed on an airplane, including at least one onboard entertainment device with a main server function and a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with distributed server functions, wherein a plurality of the onboard entertainment devices with distributed server functions are serially connected through an ethernet network, and each of the onboard entertainment devices with a main server function is respectively connected with one of the onboard entertainment devices with distributed server functions through the ethernet network; the airborne entertainment device with the function of the distributed server is used for providing media services for the wireless terminal of the user.
In a preferred embodiment, the number of the on-board entertainment apparatuses having the main server function is two, and the operation mode of the two on-board entertainment apparatuses having the main server function is a main standby operation mode, see fig. 9. In fig. 9, when the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus 401 having the main server function is in the normal operation state, the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus 402 having the main server function does not operate, and only when the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus 401 having the main server function fails, the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus 402 having the main server function operates.
In fig. 9, the in-flight entertainment system includes an in-flight entertainment device 401 having a main server function, an in-flight entertainment device 501 having a distributed server function, an in-flight entertainment device 502 having a distributed server function, an in-flight entertainment device 503 … … having a distributed server function, an in-flight entertainment device 50n having a main server function, an in-flight entertainment device 402 having a main server function, an in-flight entertainment device 401 having a main server function, the on-board entertainment apparatus 501 having a distributed server function, the on-board entertainment apparatus 502 having a distributed server function, the on-board entertainment apparatus 503 … … having a distributed server function, and the on-board entertainment apparatus 402 having a main server function constitute a ring-shaped connection structure, and the tool of the ring-shaped connection structure is a network cable.
When the user wireless terminal 601 is wirelessly connected to the onboard entertainment device 501 with the distributed server function and the onboard entertainment device 401 with the main server function, after the onboard entertainment device 401 with the main server function receives an audio/video service request sent by the user wireless terminal 601, at least one onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is selected to provide media services for the user wireless terminal according to the audio/video service request and the service states of a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the onboard entertainment device. Wherein, the selected at least one onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is used for providing services such as transmission, pause and play of media files for the user wireless terminal 601. It should be noted that, in fig. 9, only one user wireless terminal is shown for explaining the connection relationship between the user wireless terminal and the in-vehicle entertainment apparatus having the distributed server function, but in practical applications, one in-vehicle entertainment apparatus having the distributed server function may be connected to a plurality of user wireless terminals.
The in-flight entertainment apparatus 401 having the function of the main server can receive the control signal sent by the cabin system 702 or the control terminal 701, analyze the operation contained in the signal, and execute the operation, thereby ensuring that the instruction sent by the cabin system or the control terminal can be executed in time. Wherein, the control terminal is a crew control terminal.
The in-vehicle entertainment device 401 having the function of the main server is further capable of receiving the media file to be uploaded, and storing the media file to be uploaded in a plurality of in-vehicle entertainment devices having the function of the distributed server by using a distributed algorithm and a preset storage policy. A special media memory is omitted, the storage capacity is improved, and the storage reliability is improved by adopting a multi-point backup mode.
The onboard entertainment device 401 having the function of the main server can also receive an audio/video playing instruction sent by the cabin system 702 or the control terminal 701, request to acquire data of an audio/video file corresponding to the audio/video playing instruction, and transmit the data of the audio/video file to the rest onboard entertainment devices, so that all the onboard entertainment devices play the audio/video file. Wherein the remaining in-flight entertainment devices include an in-flight entertainment device having a main server function and an in-flight entertainment device having a distributed server function, in addition to the in-flight entertainment device 401 having a main server function, and all of the in-flight entertainment devices include all of the in-flight entertainment devices having a main server function and all of the in-flight entertainment devices having a distributed server function.
In this embodiment, after receiving an audio/video service request sent by a user wireless terminal, an onboard entertainment device with a main server function selects at least one onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function to provide media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio/video service request and service states of a plurality of onboard entertainment devices with distributed server functions connected to the onboard entertainment device.
The airborne entertainment device with the main server function and the airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function have the same hardware and software, are configured to provide wireless audio and video on demand and broadcast services for users according to the software installed in the device, and integrate wireless access, media service, control, storage, playing and display functions. In the system, a separate onboard entertainment server is not needed to process the audio and video service request, store the media file and provide the media service. The airborne entertainment device provided by the invention also has services of distributed storage, wireless access, control signal processing and the like. The airborne entertainment system provided by the invention can reduce the system cost, reduce the system wiring, reduce the system weight, increase the storage capacity and performance of the system, and improve the reliability and expandability of the system.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
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1. A method for in-flight entertainment, wherein an in-flight entertainment apparatus having a main server function is applied to an aircraft, comprising:
receiving an audio and video service request sent by a user wireless terminal; the system comprises an audio/video service request, a user wireless terminal and a main server, wherein the audio/video service request is used for acquiring a media service, the user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function or the onboard entertainment device with the main server function, and the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through an Ethernet; the airborne entertainment device with the main server function and the airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function have the same hardware and software, and are configured to provide wireless audio and video on demand and broadcast services for users according to the software installed in the devices; the airborne entertainment device with the main server function and all the airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected to the airborne entertainment device form a distributed storage and cluster service system together;
selecting at least one airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function to provide the media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio and video service request and the service states of the airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the airborne entertainment devices;
receiving a media file to be uploaded;
storing the media files to be uploaded into at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server by adopting a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy; and the storage strategy comprises the steps of setting the slices and the images of the media files according to the on-demand popularity of the media files.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the connecting process of the user wireless terminal and the on-board entertainment device with host server function is:
detecting whether a wireless connection login instruction sent by the user wireless terminal is received; the wireless connection login instruction carries identity authentication information of the user wireless terminal, and the wireless connection login instruction is used for connecting the user wireless terminal to the airborne entertainment device with the function of the main server;
when the wireless connection login instruction sent by the user wireless terminal is detected and received, verifying whether the identity verification information is legal or not;
and when the identity authentication information is verified to be legal, the wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with the user wireless terminal.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a control signal;
analyzing an operation contained in the control signal;
the operation is performed.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving an audio and video playing instruction sent by a cabin system or a control terminal;
requesting to acquire data of an audio and video file corresponding to the audio and video playing instruction according to the audio and video playing instruction;
sending the obtained data of the audio and video files to each onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function connected with the onboard entertainment device and the onboard entertainment device with the main server function connected with the onboard entertainment device;
the method comprises the steps of playing the audio and video files, controlling each airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function connected with the airborne entertainment device and controlling the airborne entertainment device with the main server function connected with the airborne entertainment device to play the audio and video files.
5. An apparatus for in-flight entertainment, wherein the in-flight entertainment apparatus having a main server function for use in an aircraft comprises:
the instruction receiving unit is used for receiving an audio and video service request sent by a user wireless terminal; the system comprises an audio/video service request, a user wireless terminal and a main server, wherein the audio/video service request is used for acquiring a media service, the user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function or the onboard entertainment device with the main server function, and the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through an Ethernet; the airborne entertainment device with the main server function and the airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function have the same hardware and software, and are configured to provide wireless audio and video on demand and broadcast services for users according to the software installed in the devices; the airborne entertainment device with the main server function and all the airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected to the airborne entertainment device form a distributed storage and cluster service system together;
the analysis scheduling unit is used for selecting at least one airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function to provide the media service for the user wireless terminal and receiving a media file to be uploaded according to the audio and video service request and the service states of the airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the analysis scheduling unit; storing the media files to be uploaded into at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server by adopting a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy; and the storage strategy comprises the steps of setting the slices and the images of the media files according to the on-demand popularity of the media files.
6. An on-board entertainment device, wherein the on-board entertainment device is an on-board entertainment device provided in an airplane and having a main server function, comprising:
a wireless module and a service module; the user wireless terminal is connected with the service module through the wireless module;
the service module is used for receiving an audio and video service request sent by the user wireless terminal, and selecting at least one airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function to provide media service for the user wireless terminal according to the audio and video service request and the service states of a plurality of airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected with the service module;
the audio and video service request is used for acquiring one media service, and the user wireless terminal is wirelessly connected with an onboard entertainment device with a distributed server function or the onboard entertainment device with a main server function, wherein the onboard entertainment device with the distributed server function is connected with the onboard entertainment device with the main server function through Ethernet; the airborne entertainment device with the main server function and the airborne entertainment device with the distributed server function have the same hardware and software, and are configured to provide wireless audio and video on demand and broadcast services for users according to the software installed in the devices; the airborne entertainment device with the main server function and all the airborne entertainment devices with the distributed server function connected to the airborne entertainment device form a distributed storage and cluster service system together;
the service module is further configured to:
receiving a media file to be uploaded;
storing the media files to be uploaded into at least one onboard entertainment device with the function of a distributed server by adopting a distributed algorithm and a preset storage strategy; and the storage strategy comprises the steps of setting the slices and the images of the media files according to the on-demand popularity of the media files.
7. An onboard entertainment system, provided on an airplane, comprising at least one onboard entertainment apparatus according to claim 6, and a plurality of onboard entertainment apparatuses having a distributed server function, wherein the plurality of onboard entertainment apparatuses having a distributed server function are connected in series via ethernet, and each onboard entertainment apparatus having a main server function is connected to one of the onboard entertainment apparatuses having a distributed server function via ethernet;
wherein the on-board entertainment device with distributed server function is configured to provide the media service to the user wireless terminal.
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