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US 12,375,616 · App. 17/857,823 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Discreet intra-aircraft communication

Inventors: Jose-Rodrigo Castillo-Garza (West Hartford, CT); Brigid A. Blakeslee (Hamden, CT)
Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
H04N1/32144H04N1/00122B64D11/00155H04N2101/00H04N2201/3245H04N2201/3266
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Patent No.
US 12,375,616
App. No.
17/857,823
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is disclosed herein, including detecting, by a processor, a signal received from a camera, the signal including an image. The method further includes processing, by the processor, the received signal to identify an image included in the signal and determining, by the processor, that the signal includes a discreet message, the discreet message is embedded within an image. The method further includes decrypting, by the processor, the discreet message embedded within the signal and sending, by the processor, the decrypted message to be displayed.

Claims (42)

1. A method, comprising:

detecting, by a processor, a signal received from a camera, the signal including an image;

processing, by the processor, the signal to identify the image included in the signal;

determining, by the processor, that the signal includes an encoded discreet message, the encoded discreet message embedded within a portion of the image, the encoded discreet message defined by a pixel array having a plurality of adjusted pixels, each adjusted pixel of the plurality of adjusted pixels emitting a non-visible wavelength of light to provide the encoded discreet message;

decrypting, by the processor, the encoded discreet message embedded within the signal thereby forming a decrypted message; and

sending, by the processor, the decrypted message to be displayed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal from the camera includes video.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoded discreet message is steganographically encrypted in the image.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, by the processor, a key frame indicating a presence of the encoded discreet message.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, by the processor, a recipient device for the encoded discreet message; and

sending, by the processor, the encoded discreet message to the recipient device.

6. A system for discreet communication, comprising:

a camera;

a display;

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

receive a signal from the camera, the signal including an image;

process the signal from the camera to determine a presence of the image;

determine that there is encoded discreet message embedded in the signal, the encoded discreet message embedded within a portion of the image, the encoded discreet message defined by a pixel array having a plurality of adjusted pixels, each adjusted pixel of the plurality of adjusted pixels emitting a non-visible wavelength of light to provide the encoded discreet message encoding for the discreet message;

decrypt the encoded discreet message from the signal in response to the determination that the encoded discreet message is present in the signal thereby forming a decrypted discreet message; and

display the decrypted discreet message on the display.

7. The system for discreet communication of claim 6 , wherein the signal further includes a video.

8. The system for discreet communication of claim 6 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further cause the processor to:

determine the encoded discreet message is embedded using steganography.

9. The system for discreet communication of claim 6 , wherein the display is a crew display.

10. The system for discreet communication of claim 6 , wherein the display is one of a watch, a phone, a tablet, and an augmented reality glasses.

11. The system for discreet communication of claim 6 , wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further cause the processor to:

determine a second display for displaying the decrypted discreet message; and

send the decrypted discreet message to the second display.

12. The system for discreet communication of claim 6 , wherein the encoded discreet message includes biometric data including at least one of a temperature, a heart rate, and passenger state of consciousness.

13. The system for discreet communication of claim 6 , wherein the encoded discreet message includes personalized information for a passenger to view.

14. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a message to display in an aircraft;

encrypting, by the processor, the message for display, wherein the message is encrypted by adjusting a plurality of pixels in a pixel array in a portion of an image to emit a non-visible wavelength of light to provide an encrypted message; and

sending, by the processor, a signal including the encrypted message, the signal is sent to a display in the aircraft.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the encrypting the message includes steganographically encrypting the message.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining, by the processor, the display to which the signal is sent.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

identifying, by the processor, a recipient device on the aircraft to which the encrypted message is sent.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2022
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Reel/Frame 061399/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: CASTILLO-GARZA, JOSE-RODRIGO; BLAKESLEE, BRIGID A.
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060403/0935 →
Continuity (1)
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