Supplemental audio content system with wireless communication for a cinema and related methods
First Claim
1. A supplemental audio content system for providing supplemental audio content to at least one movie patron during playing of a motion picture film and associated soundtrack in a cinema of cineplex comprising a plurality of individual cinemas, the supplemental audio content system comprising:
- a supplemental audio content player for playing supplemental audio content during playing of the motion picture and associated soundtrack;
a wireless transmitter connected to said supplemental audio content player;
at least one earphone to be worn by the at least one movie patron; and
at least one wireless receiver connected to said at least one earphone and cooperating with said wireless transmitter to deliver supplemental audio content to the at least one movie patron;
said wireless transmitter and wireless receiver having operating characteristics to avoid interference with respective supplemental audio content systems for other cinemas of the cineplex.
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Abstract
A supplemental audio content system is for providing supplemental audio content to movie patrons during playing of a motion picture film and associated soundtrack in a cinema of cineplex including a plurality of individual cinemas. The system may include a player for playing supplemental audio content during playing of the motion picture and associated soundtrack, and a wireless transmitter connected to the supplemental audio content player. An earphone may be worn by the movie patron, and the earphone may be connected to a wireless receiver to cooperate with the wireless transmitter to deliver supplemental audio content to the at least one movie patron. The wireless transmitter and wireless receiver preferably have operating characteristics to avoid interference with respective supplemental audio content systems for other cinemas of the cineplex.
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64 Claims
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1. A supplemental audio content system for providing supplemental audio content to at least one movie patron during playing of a motion picture film and associated soundtrack in a cinema of cineplex comprising a plurality of individual cinemas, the supplemental audio content system comprising:
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a supplemental audio content player for playing supplemental audio content during playing of the motion picture and associated soundtrack;
a wireless transmitter connected to said supplemental audio content player;
at least one earphone to be worn by the at least one movie patron; and
at least one wireless receiver connected to said at least one earphone and cooperating with said wireless transmitter to deliver supplemental audio content to the at least one movie patron;
said wireless transmitter and wireless receiver having operating characteristics to avoid interference with respective supplemental audio content systems for other cinemas of the cineplex. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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19. A supplemental audio content system for providing supplemental audio content to at least one movie patron during playing of a motion picture film and associated soundtrack in a cinema of cineplex comprising a plurality of individual cinemas, the supplemental audio content system comprising:
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a supplemental audio content player for playing supplemental audio content during playing of the motion picture and associated soundtrack;
a wireless transmitter connected to said supplemental audio content player; and
at least one movie patron unit comprising an earphone and a wireless receiver connected thereto and cooperating with said wireless transmitter to deliver supplemental audio content to the at least one movie patron;
said wireless transmitter and wireless receiver comprising a digital modulator and a digital demodulator respectively to avoid interference with respective supplemental audio content systems for other cinemas of the cineplex.
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32. A supplemental audio content system for providing supplemental audio content to at least one movie patron during playing of a motion picture film and associated soundtrack in a cinema of cineplex comprising a plurality of individual cinemas, the supplemental audio content system comprising:
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a supplemental audio content player for playing supplemental audio content during playing of the motion picture and associated soundtrack;
a wireless transmitter connected to said supplemental audio content player;
at least one earphone to be worn by the at least one movie patron; and
at least one wireless receiver connected to said at least one earphone and cooperating with said wireless transmitter to deliver supplemental audio content to the at least one movie patron;
said wireless transmitter and wireless receiver comprising a spread spectrum modulator and a spread spectrum demodulator respectively. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A supplemental audio content system for providing supplemental audio content to at least one movie patron during playing of a motion picture film and associated soundtrack in a cinema of cineplex comprising a plurality of individual cinemas, the supplemental audio content system comprising:
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a supplemental audio content player for playing supplemental audio content during playing of the motion picture and associated soundtrack;
an infrared transmitter connected to said supplemental audio content player;
at least one earphone to be worn by the at least one movie patron; and
at least one infrared receiver connected to said at least one earphone and cooperating with said wireless transmitter to deliver supplemental audio content to the at least one movie patron. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for delivering supplemental audio content to at least one movie patron during playing of a motion picture film and associated soundtrack in a cinema of cineplex comprising a plurality of individual cinemas, the method comprising:
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providing at least one movie patron unit comprising an earphone and a wireless receiver connected thereto; and
wirelessly transmitting the supplemental audio content from a wireless transmitter to the at least one movie patron unit to thereby deliver supplemental audio content to the at least one movie patron;
the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver having operating characteristics to avoid interference with respective supplemental audio content systems for other cinemas of the cineplex. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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