SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY MONITORING, DIAGNOSING, INTERVENING WITH AND REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH CINEMATIC EQUIPMENT
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for communicating with, and receiving data representative of equipment state and status from, movie theatre equipment in theatres. The system includes a central computer storage unit for receiving and storing data representative of equipment state and status, and a plurality of remote computer storage units coupled to the central computer storage unit for transmitting data representative of equipment state and status. Each of the plurality of remote computer storage units includes a first remote computer storage unit coupled to at least one theatre automation unit for detecting and transmitting data representative of automation equipment state and status. The first remote computer storage unit is also coupled to at least one theatre projection unit for detecting and transmitting data representative of projection equipment state and status. The first remote computer storage unit is also coupled to at least one theatre audio processing unit for detecting and transmitting data representative of audio equipment state and status. The first remote computer storage unit is also coupled to at least one theatre power source for detecting and transmitting data representative of power state and status.
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38 Claims
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19. A method of determining equipment status based upon data representative of movie theatre equipment state changes, said method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving and storing data representative of theatre equipment status in a central computer storage unit that includes known status data representative of a plurality of state change patterns representing known status;
receiving status data representative of a status of each of a plurality of items of theatre equipment at each of a plurality of remote theatre screen assemblies over a plurality of instances during a period of time;
comparing a first state change pattern representative of equipment state changes to said known status data in said central computer storage unit and providing comparison data; and
receiving said comparison data and storing said comparison data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of determining equipment status based upon data representative of movie theatre equipment state changes, said method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving and storing data representative of theatre equipment status in a central computer storage unit that includes known status data representative of a plurality of state change patterns representing known status for each of a plurality of remote theatre screen assemblies;
comparing a first state change pattern of a first theatre screen assembly representative of equipment state changes in said first screen assembly to said known status data in said central computer storage unit;
providing first screen assembly comparison data;
comparing a second state change pattern of a second theatre screen assembly representative of equipment state changes in said second screen assembly to said known status data in said central computer storage unit;
providing second screen assembly comparison data; and
receiving and storing said first screen assembly comparison data and said second screen assembly comparison data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of determining equipment status based upon data representative of movie theatre equipment state changes, said method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving and storing data representative of theatre equipment status in a central computer storage unit that includes known status data representative of a plurality of state change patterns representing known status for each of a plurality of remote theatre sites;
comparing a first state change pattern of a first theatre site representative of equipment state changes in said first theatre site to said known status data in said central computer storage unit and providing first theatre site comparison data; and
receiving said first theatre site comparison data and storing said first theatre site comparison data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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