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iXplor™ In-Flight Tracking System
iXplorTM, an innovative moving map application from Interactive Software Engineering, lets passengers track the flight's progress and explore the world right from their seat. Using high-resolution satellite images of the earth's surface, iXplor displays flight status, current position, flight path, altitude and time to destination.
In iXplor's interactive mode, passengers can control their viewing experience by selecting view and zoom levels, and can explore freely all around the globe.
Intranet & Internet Connectivity
Personalized Web access offers thousands of cached Web pages across hundreds of popular online destinations, as well as the capability to provide live Internet access for Web surfing and email access.
Advanced Telephone Features
Full-featured telephony system provides seat-to-seat or air-to-ground communication for both narrowband and broadband environments. Features include automatic routing of incoming calls, seat call transfer, fax and data transmissions and more.
Live Text News
A broadcast-based communications link delivers timely, regionalized news content across multiple content categories – World News, Sports, Business, Financial Markets, Weather and Tech News. Updated hourly in multiple languages.
Meal & Drink Ordering
Interactive menu displays enable food and drink ordering at the press of a button.
In-flight Touch-Screen Shopping and Ecommerce
A Web browser-style display showcases catalog items from favorite retailers, offering an entertaining and compelling way to browse and shop.
Single & Multi-player Interactive Games
A broad array of Nintendo® Gateway Game Boy® selections and other interactive games, including multiplayer trivia and puzzle game competitions against other passengers.
Server-Based Broadcast Video
Up to 550 hours of video entertainment delivered independently to each passenger.
Crystal Clear Digital Audio
Thousands of hours of digital audio in MPEG 1 Layer 2 format, broadcast across dozens of channels. |
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Technology
System 3000's architecture has reduced the number of system components. The system's ultra-high speed data path and digital LCD monitors, when coupled with reduced weight, space and power consumption, result in increased entertainment value to the passenger at a lower lifecycle cost to airlines.
Digital Audio & Video-On-Demand
Simultaneous AVOD to all seats, with up to 550 hours of video to each passenger delivered via high resolution arm or seatback to vivid LCD display screens for sharper, brighter images.
Digital-Quality Media
System delivers MPEG 1 or 2 digital data to the seat with no RF noise and the highest quality picture and sound. Supports data rates of greater than 6 Mbit/second.
Mirrored Servers
Multiple servers ensure continuous delivery of digital content, even at peak passenger demand and in the event of equipment failure.
Fast System Content Refresh
The Portable Media Loader quickly refreshes on-board digital content at the gate, even during short turnarounds. The system loads over 300 hours of video and 36 GB of Web content in less than one hour. |
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