MULTIPLE-MEDIA PERFORMANCE MECHANISM

• US 20160117838A1
• Filed: 10/26/2015
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guy Jonathan James Rackham
• Original Assignee: Guy Jonathan James Rackham
• Inventors: Rackham, Guy Jonathan James
• Granted Patent: US 10,311,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/40 in video content extracting overlay text G06V20/62; video retrieval G06F16/70; processing of video elementary streams in video servers H04N21/234; processing of video elementary streams in video clients H04N21/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/41 Higher-level, semantic clustering, classification or understanding of video scenes, e.g. detection, labelling or Markovian modelling of sport events or news items segmenting video sequences G06V20/49
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16

Abstract

Embodiments of a system and method are disclosed for adjusting the execution of a multi-media performance in response to a live performance. Embodiments track and receive data regarding elements of the live performance, analyze the live performance data, determine the pace of the live performance, and use this data to appropriately execute elements of the accompanying multi-media performance. Some embodiments may perform this analysis and adjustment automatically. Certain embodiments may use voice detection devices, motion detection devices and musical detection devices to track the live performance. The live performance may be analyzed in relation to an electronic script, which may contain instructions related to the execution of the multi-media elements.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for controlling a multi-media performance, the method comprising:

tracking a live performance activity utilizing one or more performance tracking devices;

receiving data from the live performance activity from the one or more performance tracking devices;

analyzing the received live performance activity data;

determining the pace of the live performance activity based on the analyzing; and

adjusting the timing of at least one multi-media device execution based on the pace of the live performance activity.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising analyzing an electronic script.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the adjusting the timing includes combining data separated from analyzing the electronic script and performance tracking devices in order to adjust the timing of the execution of at least one multi-media device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance is paced over an extended period of time in order to detect a more general behavior pattern.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising using analysis of the live performance to determine a desired multi-media response.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more performance tracking devices include a vocal recognition device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the tracking a live performance includes using vocal recognition device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the tracking includes combining data from a plurality of tracking devices to determine the pace of the live performance.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing the live performance activity data includes setting a threshold that ensures the timing of the at least one multi-media device is not adjusted outside of a pre-determined range.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further includes displaying a scrolling electronic script on a monitor and the adjusting includes slowing down a speed at which the electronic script is scrolled.

11. A system for controlling elements of a multi-media performance in response to a live performance, the system comprising:

at least one electronic script;

at least one multi-media device;

at least one performance tracking device;

at least one device controller capable of triggering multi-media performance elements; and

a processor operably connected to the at least one performance tracking device and at least one multi-media device, the processor capable of adjusting the execution of multi-media performance elements based on input from the electronic script and the at least one performance tracking device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one performance tracking device comprises a voice recognition device, facial recognition device, motion detection device or music detection device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the multi-media performance elements comprise stage lighting, musical tracks, sound effects, visual effects, wind machines, or smoke machines.