Coordinated visual presentation using audience display devices

• US 9,131,551 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2013
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan, Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): SKIBINSKI, THOMAS S
• Application Number:
  US13/901,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20130328502A1
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 315/297, 315/307, 315/291, 315/312, 315/299, 345/44, 345/46, 345/48, 709/231, 709/217, 362/800, 362/103, 362/105, 362/106
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 system processor and a system memory, the method comprising:

selecting, from the system memory using the system processor, a plurality of variables, wherein the plurality of variables include instructions for execution by a processor of a first audience display device;

generating, using the system processor, a macro command including the plurality of variables; and

transmitting the macro command for storage by the first audience display device to provide the instructions for execution by the processor of the first audience display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructions correspond to a visual presentation for execution by the processor of 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, wherein the transmitting the macro command comprises transmitting the macro command using a control message using infrared.

5. 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.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the macro command is specific to the first audience display device and the second audience display device.

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

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the macro command further includes a time offset for each of the plurality of variables corresponding to the area.

9. A system comprising:

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

select, from the system memory, a plurality of variables, wherein the plurality of variables include instructions for execution by a processor of a first audience display device;

generate a macro command including the plurality of variables; and

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

transmit the macro command for storage by the first audience display device to provide the instructions for execution by the processor of the first audience display device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions further correspond to a visual presentation for execution by the processor of the first audience display device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the visual presentation corresponds to a shut off presentation.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

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

13. The system of claim 12, 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 by the first audience display device, and wherein the second countdown timer is 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 by the first audience display device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the second trigger signal supersedes the first trigger signal.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the second trigger signal is transmitted prior to an expiration of the first countdown timer.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the macro command is specific to the first audience display device.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein the macro command is localized to an area, and wherein the macro command further includes a time offset for each of the plurality of variables corresponding to the area.

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

selecting, from the system memory using the system processor, a plurality of variables, wherein the plurality of variables include instructions for execution by a processor of a first audience display device;

generating, using the system processor, a macro command including the plurality of variables;

transmitting the macro command for storage by the first audience display device to provide the instructions for execution by the processor of the first audience display device;

transmitting a first trigger signal, wherein the first trigger signal includes a first countdown timer for the initiating the macro command by the first audience display device; and

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

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second trigger signal supersedes the first trigger signal.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the second trigger signal is transmitted prior to an expiration of the first countdown timer.