1. A seating system for passenger service vehicles, for aircraft in particular, comprising:
a plurality of seats mounted side by side forming a row of seats, wherein each seat is limited laterally by arm rests, which determine a seat width;
an adjustment mechanism for operating at least one of the arm rests in conjunction with; an adjacent arm rest for adjustment in the transverse direction of the seats between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position and the second position correspond to different seat widths;
a bearing structure for supporting the row of seats on a vehicle floor;
a first group of pivot axes, which are positioned on the bearing structure;
a second group of pivot axes connected to the arm rest;
the adjustment mechanism having lever gearing with two articulated levers forming a parallelogram guide, each lever being mounted, at one end, on the first group of pivot axes, and an opposite end, on the second group of pivot axes, wherein
the pivot axes of the first and second group are parallel with each other and separated by equal distances from each other to form the parallelogram guide,
the pivot axes of the parallelogram guide extend in a longitudinal direction of the scat and approximately horizontally in relation to the vehicle floor,
the pivot axes of the parallelogram guide at both ends of the articulated levers are positioned in a common horizontal plane and are spaced at a distance from each other such tat the articulated levers define the respective end positions of adjustment of the arm rests, and the parallelogram guide forms a self-locking mechanism when the first and the second positions of the arm rests adjacent to each other are reached.
2. The seating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the row of seats is formed by three seats positioned side by side with a center seat and two outside seats, wherein two arm rests adjoin the center seat, and wherein the position of the two arm rests may be adjusted between the first position, in which the three seats are positioned side by side with the same seat width, and the second position, in which the arm rests may be moved nearer to each other in order to increase the width of the two outside seats.
3. The seating system as claimed in claim 2, farther comprising a coupling mechanism that operates in cooperation with the adjustment mechanism of the two arm rests and effects a simultaneous change of position of said two arm rests.
4. The seating system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the adjustment mechanism of the two adjustable-position arm rests has a coupling element in the form of a cable drum, which is rotatable by the pivoting movements of the parallelogram guide, and
a Bowden cable configuration is present as part of the coupling mechanism and converts movement of rotation of one coupling element to movement of rotation of the other coupling element trough the same angle of rotation but in the opposite direction of rotation.
5. The seating system as claimed in claim 4, wherein
the coupling element has, on each parallelogram guide, a point of engagement positioned on both sides of the axis of rotation of the coupling element forte cable configuration
the cable configuration is in the form of two Bowden cables that are guided between the coupling elements so tat one end of the Bowden cable engages a point of engagement opposite the outer seat of the row of seats and the other end engages a point of engagement of the other coupling element opposite the center seat.
6. The seating system as claimed in claim 2, wherein
a table element is provided which may be moved from a storage position in the lean area of a back rest of the center seat to a use position removed from the lean area in which it forms an approximately horizontal table surface, and
the adjustable-position arm rests extend when in their second position along the side edges of the table element when in the use position
7. The seating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end of the parallelogram guide opposite the arm rest is hinge-connected by means of the parallelogram pivot axes to an arm rest carrier, on which the arm rest is mounted, so tat the arm rest may be folded upward about a horizontal axis extending in the transverse direction of the seat.
8. The seating system as claimed in claim 1. wherein during an adjustment between the first and the second position the arm rests follow an arc-shaped path of movement which from the first position rises until it reaches an intermediate position, in which the articulated levers of the parallelogram guide are vertical, and then falls again until the second position is reached.
9. A seating system for passenger service vehicles, for aircraft in particular, comprising:
a plurality of seats mounted side by side forming a row of seats, whereim each seat is limited laterally by arm rests, which determine a seat width; and
an adjustment mechanism for operating at least one of the arm rests in conjunction with an adjacent arm rest of an adjacent seat for adjustment in the transverse direction of the seats between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position and the second position correspond to different seat widths, wherein
the adjustment mechanism includes gearing with two articulated levers forming a parallelogram guide, each lever being mounted, at one end on pivot axes positioned on a bearing structure of the seat row and, at an opposite end, on pivot axes connected to the arm rest, the pivot axes of the parallelogram guide extend in a longitudinal direction of the seat and approximately horizontally in relation to the vehicle floor,
the pivot axes of the parallelogram guide extend in the longitudinal direction of the seat and approximately horizontally in relation to the standard installed position of the row of seats wherein
the row of seats is formed by three seats positioned side by side with a center seat and two outside seats, and the at least one of the arm rests is one of two arm rests that are located on opposite sides of the center seat,
the adjustment mechanism is one of two adjustment mechanisms that regulate the two armrests, respectively,
the position of the two arm rests may be adjusted between the first position, in which each of the three seats has the same seat width, and the second position. in which the arm rests are moved nearer to each other to increase the seat width of the two outside seats,
the seating system includes a coupling mechanism, which cooperates with the two adjustment mechanisms and causes the arm rests to move together simultaneously,
the coupling mechanism includes a cable drum, which is rotated by pivoting movements of the parallelogram guide, and
the coupling mechanism includes a Bowden cable that converts rotational movement of one of the adjustment mechanisms to rotational movement of the other adjustment mechanism through equal angles of rotation but in opposite directions.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for receiving and presenting interactive voice response data, the method comprising the steps of:
sending a telephony connectivity request for establishing a voice channel connection between an originating device and an interactive voice response system;
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, receiving an interactive voice response menu associated with said interactive voice response system via a ringback channel, said interactive voice response menu including a plurality of user-selectable navigation nodes for navigating said interactive voice response menu;
downloading and storing said interactive voice response menu at said originating device;
presenting prior to establishing said voice channel connection at least a portion of said interactive voice response menu to a user of said originating device; and
conveying a user-selected navigation node selected by a user from the plurality of user-selectable navigation nodes to said interactive voice response system, said user-selected node being conveyed to said interactive voice response system prior to establishing said voice channel connection.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
conveying said interactive voice response menu from said originating device to a presenting device communicatively linked said originating device;
presenting said interactive voice response menu with said presenting device and;
interactively navigating said interactive voice response menu using said presenting device.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising disconnecting said originating device from said ringback channel after downloading and storing said interactive voice response menu and before said voice channel connection is established.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein said presenting step occurs after downloading and storing said interactive voice response menu and after disconnecting said originating device from said ringback channel and before said voice channel connection is established by utilizing said presenting device communicatively linked to said originating device.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said conveying step comprises transmitting said user-selected node to said interactive voice response system via a calling tone (CNG) channel.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of:
establishing said voice channel connection with said interactive voice response system, wherein said user-selected node is received via the CNG channel before said establishing step.
7. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of:
establishing said voice channel connection with said interactive voice response system;
conveying at least one additional user-selected node after said establishing step; and,
navigating to a location within said interactive voice response system specified by said additional user-selected node.
8. A method for providing interactive voice response data to a telephony device comprising the steps of:
receiving a telephony connectivity request for establishing a voice channel connection between an originating device and an interactive voice response system, wherein said interactive voice response system contains an internal interactive voice response decision tree having a plurality of user-selectable navigation nodes for navigating said interactive voice response system;
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, transmitting an interactive voice response menu specifying at least a portion of said interactive voice response decision tree to said originating device via a ringback channel;
downloading and storing said interactive voice response menu to said originating device
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, presenting at least a portion of said interactive voice response menu to a user of said originating device; and
conveying a user-selected navigation node selected by a user from the plurality of user-selectable navigation nodes to said interactive voice response system, said user-selected node being conveyed to said interactive voice response system prior to establishing said voice channel connection.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of:
dynamically generating said at least a portion of said interactive voice response menu.
10. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of:
accessing specific information based upon said originating device; and,
modifying at least a portion of said interactive voice response menu based upon said specific information.
11. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of:
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, terminating a connection with said originating device.
12. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of:
conveying said user-selected node specifying a node within said interactive voice response menu via a calling tone (CNG) channel; and,
responsively navigating to a location within said interactive voice response system specified by said user-selected node.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of:
establishing said voice channel connection between said originating device and said interactive voice response system, wherein said user-selected node is received via the CNG channel before said establishing step.
14. The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of:
establishing said voice channel connection between said originating device and said interactive voice response system; and
conveying at least one additional user-selected node is received after said establishing step.
15. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of:
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, receiving an interactive voice response option via a calling tone (CNG) channel.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of:
responsive to information contained within said interactive voice response option, generating an option response; and,
transmitting said option response to said originating device via a ringback channel prior to establishing said voice channel connection.
17. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a computer for causing the computer to perform the steps of:
sending a telephony connectivity request for establishing a voice channel connection between an originating device and an interactive voice response system;
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, receiving an interactive voice response menu associated with said interactive voice response system via a ringback channel, said interactive voice response menu including a plurality of user-selectable navigation nodes for navigating said interactive voice response menu;
downloading and storing said interactive voice response menu at said originating device;
presenting prior to establishing said voice channel connection at least a portion of said interactive voice response menu to a user of said originating device; and
conveying a user-selected navigation node selected by a user from the plurality of user-selectable navigation nodes to said interactive voice response system, said user-selected node being conveyed to said interactive voice response system prior to establishing said voice channel connection.
18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising the steps of:
conveying said interactive voice response menu from said originating device to a presenting device communicatively linked to said originating device;
presenting said interactive voice response menu with said presenting device and; interactively navigating said interactive voice response menu using said presenting device.
19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, further comprising disconnecting said originating device from said ringback channel after downloading and storing said interactive voice response menu and before said voice channel connection is established.
20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein said presenting step occurs after downloading and storing said interactive voice response menu and after disconnecting said originating device from said ringback channel and before said voice channel connection is established by utilizing said presenting device communicatively linked to said originating device.
21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein said conveying step comprises transmitting said user-selected node to said interactive voice response system via a calling tone (CNG) channel.
22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21, further comprising the step of:
establishing said voice channel connection with said interactive voice response system, wherein said user-selected node is received via the CNG channel before said establishing step.
23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21, further comprising the step of:
establishing said voice channel connection with said interactive voice response system;
conveying at least one additional user-selected node after said establishing step; and,
navigating to a location within said interactive voice response system specified by said additional user-selected node.
24. A computer readable storage medium, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a computer for causing the computer to perform the steps of:
receiving a telephony connectivity request for establishing a voice channel connection between an originating device and an interactive voice response system, wherein said interactive voice response system contains an internal interactive voice response decision tree having a plurality of user-selectable navigation nodes for navigating said interactive voice response system;
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, transmitting an interactive voice response menu specifying at least a portion of said interactive voice response decision tree to said originating device via a ringback channel;
downloading and storing said interactive voice response menu to said originating device
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, presenting at least a portion of said interactive voice response menu to a user of said originating device; and
conveying a user-selected navigation node selected by a user from the plurality of user-selectable navigation nodes to said interactive voice response system, said user-selected node being conveyed to said interactive voice response system prior to establishing said voice channel connection.
25. The computer readable storage medium of claim 24, further comprising the step of:
dynamically generating said at least a portion of said interactive voice response menu.
26. The computer readable storage medium of claim 24, further comprising the steps of:
accessing specific information based upon said originating device; and,
modifying at least a portion of said interactive voice response menu based upon said specific information.
27. The computer readable storage medium of claim 24, further comprising the step of:
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, terminating a connection with said originating device.
28. The computer readable storage medium of claim 24, further comprising the steps of:
conveying said user-selected node specifying a node within said interactive voice response menu via a calling tone (CNG) channel; and,
responsively navigating to a location within said interactive voice response system specified by said user-selected node.
29. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising the step of:
establishing said voice channel connection between said originating device and said interactive voice response system, wherein said user-selected node is received via the CNG channel before said establishing step.
30. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising the steps of:
establishing said voice channel connection between said originating device and said interactive voice response system; and
conveying at least one additional user-selected node after said establishing step.
31. The computer readable storage medium of claim 24, further comprising the steps of:
prior to establishing said voice channel connection, receiving an interactive voice response option via a calling tone (CNG) channel.
32. The computer readable storage medium of claim 31, further comprising the steps of:
responsive to information contained within said interactive voice response option, generating an option response; and,
transmitting said option response to said originating device via a ringback channel prior to establishing said voice channel connection.