CONTROLLING CONTROLLABLE DEVICE DURING PERFORMANCE

• US 20130188067A1
• Filed: 01/22/2013
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Filmme Group Oy
• Original Assignee: Filmme Group Oy
• Inventors: KOIVUKANGAS, Tapio, SALOVAARA, Lauri
• Application Number:
  US13/747,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20130188067A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/211.4
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 3/7864 T.V. type tracking systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/222 Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors, or control thereof H04N23/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

The at least one node and a trackable tag perform communication with each other. The tag is associated with a person belonging to a performance. A place of each controllable device is known. The controller receives position data of the trackable tag and controls at least one controllable device to direct with respect to the tag on the basis of the position data and the place of the at least one controllable device for causing an audio and/or optical operation associated with the performance to take place by the at least one controllable device.

Claims

1. A system for controlling controllable device, wherein the system comprises a controller, one or more controllable audio and/or optical device, a trackable tag and at least one node, the trackable tag and the at least one node are configured to perform communication with each other;

the trackable tag associated with a person belonging to a performance comprises a user interface configured to receive a person'"'"'s input and a transmitter configured to transmit the person'"'"'s input;

a place of each controllable device is known with respect to the at least one node;

position data of the trackable tag with respect to the at least one node is determined on the basis of the communication between the at least one node and the trackable tag in at least one of the following;

the trackable tag, the at least one node, the controller; and

the controller is configured to have the position data associated with a position of the trackable tag available and to control at least one controllable device of the one or more controllable device to start or stop directing with respect to the trackable tag on the basis of the position data, the place of the at least one controllable device and the input of the person controlling the controllable device, and to cause an audio and/or optical operation associated with the performance to take place or to stop by the at least one controllable device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises at least two nodes placed in predetermined positions;

the controller is configured to determine the position of the trackable tag on the basis of communication between the trackable tag and the at least two nodes; and

the controller is configured to control at least one controllable device to direct with respect to the trackable tag on the basis of the determined position of the trackable tag and the place of the at least one controllable device and to cause an audio and/or optical operation associated with the performance to take place by the at least one controllable device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises at least two nodes placed in predetermined positions;

the trackable tag is configured to determine its position on the basis of communication between the trackable tag and the at least two nodes; and

the trackable tag is configured to transmit position data on its position to the controller.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the trackable tag is configured to determine its position on the basis of signals from satellites of a satellite positioning system;

and

the trackable tag is configured to transmit position data on its position to the controller.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the controllable device comprises one or more camera;

a place of each camera of the one or more camera is known; and

the controller is configured to direct the at least one camera with respect to the trackable tag on the basis of the position of the trackable tag and the place of the at least one camera for electronically capturing images associated with the performance.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the controllable device comprises one or more light source;

a place of each light source of the one or more light source is known; and

the controller is configured to direct at least one light source with respect to the trackable tag on the basis of the position of the trackable tag and the place of the at least one light source for illuminating the performance.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the controllable device comprises one or more microphone;

a place of each microphone of the one or more microphone is known; and

the controller is configured to direct at least one microphone with respect to the trackable tag on the basis of the position of the trackable tag and the place of the at least one microphone for capturing sound from the performance.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises more than one trackable tag each associated with a performing person.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the performance is performed in a predetermined field.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the performance is performed in a constantly changing field.

11. A trackable tag for controlling controllable device, wherein the trackable tag is associated with a person belonging to a performance, and the trackable tag is configured to communicate with at least one node for transmitting position data associated with a position of the trackable tag to a controller in order to control at least one controllable device of an audio and/or optical operation associated with the performance on the basis of a position of the trackable tag determined on the basis of the communication;

and the trackable tag comprises a user interface and a transmitter;

the user interface is configured to receive a person'"'"'s input; and

the transmitter is configured to transmit the person'"'"'s input, the input being meant to control the controllable device to start directing with respect to the trackable tag or stop directing with respect to the trackable tag.

12. The trackable tag of claim 11, wherein

the trackable tag is configured to determine its position on the basis of communication between the trackable tag and the at least two nodes;

and

the trackable tag is configured to transmit position data on its position to the controller.

13. The trackable tag of claim 11, wherein the trackable tag is configured to determine its position on the basis of signals from satellites of a satellite positioning system;

and

the trackable tag is configured to transmit position data on its position to the controller.

14. A method for controlling a controllable device, the method comprising:

performing communication between at least one node and at least one trackable tag each associated with a person belonging to a performance;

determining position data of the trackable tag with respect to the node on the basis of the communication between the at least one node and the trackable tag in at least one of the following;

the trackable tag, the at least one node, the controller;

directing at least one controllable device with respect to the trackable on the basis of the position of the trackable, an input of a person fed to a controlling the controllable device and the place of the at least one controllable device known with respect to the node; and

performing or stopping performing an audio and/or optical operation associated with the performance by the at least one controllable device.

15. A computer program product embodied on a distribution medium readable by a computer and comprising program instructions which, when loaded into an apparatus, causing a computer process perform the method steps of claim 14.

16. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to perform the method steps of claim 14.