Communication to an Audience at an Event

• US 20120105466A1
• Filed: 08/09/2011
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kemal Leslie
• Original Assignee: Kemal Leslie
• Inventors: Leslie, Kemal
• Application Number:
  US13/205,742
• Publication Number:
  US 20120105466A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/589
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/026 Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/04 Display device controller operating with a plurality of display units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A device application software and server data interchange control mechanism provides synchronized screen displays on hand held communication devices at an event in an auditorium where each screen acts as a single pixel in a macro display to be controlled by the central control system and visible to the audience as a whole. The macro display can provide flashes, waves, graphics, and animation. The devices can be multi platform and/or single platform smart-phones as well as any other palmtop computers or mobile devices that function as an interactive data and media device, personal information manager, and/or PDA.

Claims

1. Apparatus for communication to an audience at an event comprising:

an arrangement for collecting information from a plurality of audience members at the event relating to their presence and their respective location at the event;

an arrangement for communication through one or more networks with hand held communication devices of the plurality of audience members, each hand held communication device having a display screen which can display a color on the screen;

a computer control system for generating a moving macro image to be displayed to the audience at the event, the moving macro image being made up of individual color pixels where each pixel is defined by one of or a plurality of the hand held communication devices at the respective locations;

the computer control system being arranged to communicate data to the hand held communication devices of the audience members;

the computer control system being arranged such that the data provides instructions to the hand held communication devices so that when the display screens of the hand held communication devices are displayed in the event by the audience members the display screens cooperate to provide a combined visual effect to the audience defined by the moving macro image.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the arrangement for collecting information from a plurality of audience members at the event relating to their respective location is arranged such that the information is obtained at the time of the audience member entering the location.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the arrangement for collecting information from a plurality of audience members at the event relating to their respective location is arranged such that the information is obtained by seat identification.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the information is communicated to the hand held communication devices.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the information is communicated by a mobile device camera for reading a bar code to identify user seat location.

6. The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the information is communicated to the computer control system independently of the hand held communication devices.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the information is communicated by a data interchange process in connection with the ticket seller to automate the input of the user'"'"'s location to the mobile device, and/or the command control database.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the arrangement for collecting information from a plurality of audience members at the event relating to their respective location is arranged such that the information is obtained by identifying the coordinates of the hand held communication device.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the data is arranged to cause the display screen to display a single solid color patch covering the whole screen.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the system includes a downloadable app to be downloaded to each of the hand held communication devices of the audience members when requested.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the data communicated to the hand held communication devices also provides audio coordination of the devices.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the computer control system is arranged to transmit a plurality of common screen control command strings which include individual ID addresses for selection by the hand held communication devices.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the computer control system is arranged to transmit the common screen control command strings using a Cell Broadcast (CB) messaging.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the computer control system is arranged to transmit to the hand held communication devices for the image to be displayed at the venue data which provides for a selected hand held communication device a color instruction for display as a solid color patch on the screen and timing information as to when the color patch should be displayed.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the computer control system is arranged to transmit an instruction to generate a sound or vibration on the hand held communication device to notify the user of a pending graphical display event or a countdown to a display event.

16. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the computer control system is arranged to transmit an instruction to generate a screen countdown for users to hold up devices at the correct time.

17. The apparatus according to claim 1 including a peripheral device for use with the mobile device to enhance the display effect created by the display of the hand held communication device.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17 wherein the peripheral device comprises a display magnifier, which enhances what is displaying on the user mobile device.

19. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the computer control system uses Cell Broadcast (CB) messaging to transmit a plurality of common screen control command strings which include individual ID addresses for selection by the hand held communication devices.

20. Apparatus for communication to an audience at an event comprising:

an arrangement for collecting information from a plurality of audience members at the event relating to their presence and their respective location at the event;

an arrangement for communication through one or more networks with hand held communication devices of the plurality of audience members, each hand held communication device having a display screen which can display a color on the screen;

a computer control system for generating an image to be displayed to the audience at the event, the image being made up of individual color pixels where each pixel is defined by one of or a plurality of the hand held communication devices at the respective locations;

the computer control system being arranged to communicate data to the hand held communication devices of the audience members;

the computer control system being arranged such that the data provides instructions to the hand held communication devices so that when the display screens of the hand held communication devices are displayed in the event by the audience members the display screens cooperate to provide a combined visual effect to the audience defined by the image;

wherein the computer control system is arranged to transmit the data by a plurality of common screen control command strings which include individual ID addresses for selection by the hand held communication devices.

21. Apparatus for communication to an audience at an event comprising:

an arrangement for collecting information from a plurality of audience members at the event relating to their presence and their respective location at the event;

an arrangement for communication through one or more networks with hand held communication devices of the plurality of audience members, each hand held communication device having a display screen which can display a color on the screen;

a computer control system for generating an image to be displayed to the audience at the event, the image being made up of individual color pixels where each pixel is defined by one of or a plurality of the hand held communication devices at the respective locations;

the computer control system being arranged to communicate data to the hand held communication devices of the audience members;

the computer control system being arranged such that the data provides instructions to the hand held communication devices so that when the display screens of the hand held communication devices are displayed in the event by the audience members the display screens cooperate to provide a combined visual effect to the audience defined by the image;

wherein the computer control system is arranged to transmit to the hand held communication devices for the image to be displayed at the venue data which provides for a selected hand held communication device a color instruction for display as a solid color patch on the screen and timing information as to when the color patch should be displayed.