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Method and apparatus for establishing and using hierarchy among remotely controllable theatre devices

  • US 20030112148A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2003
  • Published: 06/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of performing operations on a plurality of theatre devices that are remotely controllable over a communications system from a central controller, the theatre devices having respective identifying information and settable starting addresses, the method comprising:

  • generating a list of the identifying information over the communications system;

    instructing a first one of the theatre devices to operate in a manner that is observable to a human observer from the central controller using the identifying information of the first theatre device in the list;

    instructing a second one of the theatre devices to operate in a manner that is observable to a human observer from the central controller using the identifying information of the second theatre device in the list; and

    performing operations on the first and second theatre devices in response to the first theatre device instructing step and the second theatre device instructing step.

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