Granted Patent B2

US 12,626,196 · App. 18/336,801 · Granted May 12, 2026

Inventors: Bryce C Baker (Raymore, MO); Pankaj Kalore (Lincolnshire, IL); Ashish Shrikhande (Bangalore, IN); Shivashankar Maddanimath Veerayya (Bangalore, IN); Brian E. St. Rock (Andover, CT)

Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.

G06Q10/025B64D11/02B64D45/00

Abstract

Claims (32)

1 . A cabin control system for an aircraft, comprising:

a central controller configured to be disposed in the aircraft;

a first controller for a first lavatory in electronic communication with the central controller;

a second controller for a second lavatory in electronic communication with the central controller;

a third controller for a galley insert (GAINs) device in electronic communication with the central controller;

a fourth controller for a first water device of a water system in the aircraft, the fourth controller in electronic communication with the central controller;

a fifth controller for a second water device of the water system of the aircraft, the fifth controller in electronic communication with the central controller; and

a control panel in electronic communication with the central controller, the control panel configured to display information corresponding to the first lavatory, the second lavatory, the galley insert (GAINs) device, and the first water device, wherein the central controller is configured to:

determine that the first water device is low on water;

determine that the second water device has an excess water capacity; and

command the second water device to transfer a portion of water to the first water device.

2 . The cabin control system of claim 1 , wherein the central controller is configured to:

receive, through a passenger user interface, a lavatory request;

analyze an occupancy status of the first lavatory and the second lavatory; and

transmit an assigned lavatory to the passenger user interface based on the occupancy status.

3 . The cabin control system of claim 1 , further comprising a sixth controller for a service cart system, the sixth controller configured to track a location of a service cart.

4 . The cabin control system of claim 3 , wherein the central controller is configured to:

receive, through a passenger user interface, a lavatory request;

analyze an occupancy status of the first lavatory and the second lavatory;

analyze a location status of the service cart; and

transmit an assigned lavatory to the passenger user interface based on the occupancy status and the location status.

5 . The cabin control system of claim 1 , further comprising a sixth controller for a passenger seat.

6 . The cabin control system of claim 5 , wherein the central controller is configured to receive a seat status corresponding to seat back position of the passenger seat from the sixth controller.

7 . The cabin control system of claim 6 , wherein the central controller is configured to transmit the seat back position of the seat in an aircraft cabin to the control panel.

8 . The cabin control system of claim 1 , wherein the control panel is further configured to display information corresponding to the second water device.

9 . The cabin control system of claim 1 , wherein the central controller is further configured to receive a water volume status from the fourth controller and the fifth controller.

10 . An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with a processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first signal from a first controller associated with a first water device;

determining, based on the first signal, that the first water device is low on water;

sending a second signal from a second controller associated with a second water device;

determining, based on the second signal, that the second water device has an excess water capacity; and

commanding the second water device to transfer a portion of water to the first water device.

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