Coordinated Visual Presentation Using Audience Display Devices

• US 20130328502A1
• Filed: 05/23/2013
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Hovey, Pehr, Watson, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 9,131,551 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/297
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/155 Coordinated control of two or more light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for a coordinated visual presentation using audience display devices. The method comprises determining a plurality of variables, wherein each of the plurality of variables include at least one process for execution by a first audience display device, determining a macro command including at least one of the plurality of variables, and transmitting the macro command for storage by the first audience display device. The method may further comprise transmitting a first trigger signal, wherein the first trigger signal includes a countdown timer for the initiating the macro command, and transmitting a second trigger signal, wherein the second trigger signal includes a second countdown timer for initiating the macro command, and wherein the second countdown timer includes the first countdown timer modified to account for a time difference between the receiving the first trigger signal and the receiving the second trigger signal.

Claims

1. A method for use by a system including a processor and a memory, the method comprising:

determining a plurality of variables, wherein each of the plurality of variables include at least one process for execution by a first audience display device;

determining a macro command including at least one of the plurality of variables; and

transmitting the macro command for storage by the first audience display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one process further corresponds to a visual presentation for execution by the first audience display device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the visual presentation corresponds to a shut off presentation.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting a first trigger signal, wherein the first trigger signal includes a countdown timer for the initiating the macro command.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

transmitting a second trigger signal, wherein the second trigger signal includes a second countdown timer for initiating the macro command, and wherein the second countdown timer includes the first countdown timer modified to account for a time difference between the receiving the first trigger signal and the receiving the second trigger signal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second trigger signal supersedes the first trigger signal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the macro command comprises transmitting the macro command using a control message using infrared.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the macro command comprising transmitting the macro command using a control message from a second audience display device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the macro command is specific to the first audience display device and the second audience display device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the macro command is localized to an area.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the macro command further includes a time offset for each of the at least one variable corresponding to the area.

12. A system comprising:

a control unit, the control unit including a processor and a memory, the control unit configured to;

determining a plurality of variables, wherein each of the plurality of variables include at least one process for execution by a first audience display device;

determining a macro command including at least one of the plurality of variables; and

a transmission unit, under the control of the processor, configured to;

transmitting the macro command for storage by the first audience display device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one process further corresponds to a visual presentation for execution by the first audience display device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the visual presentation corresponds to a shut off presentation.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

transmit a first trigger signal, wherein the first trigger signal includes a countdown timer for the initiating the macro command.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

transmit a second trigger signal, wherein the second trigger signal includes a second countdown timer for initiating the macro command, and wherein the second countdown timer includes the first countdown timer modified to account for a time difference between the receiving the first trigger signal and the receiving the second trigger signal.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the second trigger signal supersedes the first trigger signal.

18. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

an infrared sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to transmit the macro command using a control message using the infrared sensor.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the macro command is specific to the first audience display device.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the macro command is localized to an area, and wherein the macro command further includes a time offset for each of the at least one variable corresponding to the area.