"IMS has secured a sole-source contract with most of the major studios to be the encrypted-content provider for all IFE companies and other applications. In other words, Wencor, EDIG, etc have to get their content loaded thru IMS."

"My work involves low-level software applications & kernel work. This part is totally unrelated to their IFE business."

Behind the IFE curve?.... Does IMS have a patent on data structure yet having a proprietary bit stream delivery?

Until you get those ducks in a row.....you ain't got nutten....In the mean time, we'll keep a watch on referencing activity surrounding e.Digital patents.

As for the IMS data loader.....plug it into full unrestricted power source and do as you wish for whatever periphery units it uploads.....

e.Digitals ability is 20 hrs of burn off self contained units having battery options. The platform units are not off the shelf and it's not hard to develop.

doni