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A vehicle entertainment control system having back-channel capabilities to provide an interactive feature for capturing, collecting, and storing passenger response data. In one embodiment, the system includes a system control unit for controlling the devices in the system. The system also includes a

A vehicle entertainment control system having back-channel capabilities to provide an interactive feature for capturing, collecting, and storing passenger response data. In one embodiment, the system includes a system control unit for controlling the devices in the system. The system also includes a back-channel server unit that provides the interactive content to the passengers over the system, capturing and collecting passenger response data via the back-channel. The interactive feature includes display units located throughout a cabin of a vehicle for displaying questions, and a control unit at the passengers' seats. The questions displayed on the display units and the passenger response data are synchronized, and the passenger response data is collected by the server unit. The back-channel is a bi-directional bus that allows passengers to provide passenger response data using the control unit. The back-channel also allows passengers to select and control audio channels and adjust the volume.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A control sequence for a passenger entertainment system, comprising:transmitting a first command requesting a video signal from a controller to a server;transmitting a video signal from the server to the controller for displaying the video signal to passengers on a plur

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A control sequence for a passenger entertainment system, comprising:transmitting a first command requesting a video signal from a controller to a server;transmitting a video signal from the server to the controller for displaying the video signal to passengers on a plurality of display units;transmitting the video signal from the controller to the plurality of display unitsdetecting, by each of a plurality of control units, passenger response data provided by passengers in response to the video signal;transmitting the passenger response data from the control units to intermediate devices;transmitting from the server to the controller a second command for collection of data;transmitting a third command, from the controller to the intermediate devices for the passenger response data; andcollecting the passenger response data from the intermediate devices at the controller; andtransmitting the passenger response data collected from the intermediate devices to the server.