Installation for controlling aids for public functions

• US 20060165245A1
• Filed: 03/30/2006
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Haupt, Axel, Niehoff, Wolfgang
• Application Number:
  US11/393,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20060165245A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/82
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 5/00 Auxiliaries for producing special effects on stages, or in circuses or arenas
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F

Abstract

The invention provides an installation for controlling aids (8, 9, 10, 12) for public functions, in particular sound irradiation and/or illumination systems. The installation comprises a control unit. At least one mobile object, in particular an (audio) signal source, as well as one or more aids to be controlled, can be connected to the control unit. The installation comprises control means for controlling the aids. Provided in the installation is a locating device for locating a relevant position, for instance the position of an actor, which outputs a position signal indicating the relevant position to the control unit. Moreover, the control unit controls the aid or aids (8, 9, 10, 12) in dependence on the position signal.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. An installation for controlling an acoustic illumination system, comprising:

a first audio signal source with a first location, wherein the first audio signal source is

a microphone producing a first audio signal;

a first locating device attached to the first audio signal source, wherein the first locating device produces a first position signal in response to the first location of the first audio signal source, wherein the first position signal and the first audio signal are transmitted from the same microphone housing; and

a control unit that receives the first position signal and controls a sound irradiation system in response to the first position signal;

wherein an acoustic impression created by the sound irradiation system essentially corresponds to the first location of the first audio signal source.

13. The installation of claim 12, further comprising:

a plurality of fixed radio beacon transmitters spaced apart from each other, wherein the fixed radio beacon transmitters transmit radio beacon signals.

14. The installation of claim 13, wherein the first locating device comprises a mobile receiver, wherein the mobile receiver receives the radio beacon signals.

15. The installation of claim 14, wherein the fixed radio beacon transmitters are high-frequency transmitters, and wherein the mobile receiver is a high-frequency receiver.

16. The installation of claim 14, wherein the fixed radio beacon transmitters transmit in the GPS format, and wherein the mobile receiver is a GPS receiver.

17. The installation of claim 14, wherein the first locating device further comprises an output unit, wherein the output unit derives the first position signal from the received radio beacon signals, and wherein the output unit outputs the first position signal.

18. The installation of claim 17, wherein the first locating device further comprises a mobile transmitter, wherein the mobile transmitter transmits the first position signal to the control unit.

19. The installation of claim 18, wherein the first locating device is located in a portable compact appliance.

20. The installation of claim 18, wherein the first locating device is located in the microphone.

21. The installation of claim 12, further comprising:

a second audio signal source with a second location; and

a second locating device attached to the second audio signal source, wherein the second locating device produces a second position signal in response to the second location of the second audio signal source;

wherein

the control unit receives the second position signal and controls the sound irradiation system also in response to the second position signal; and

wherein

an acoustic impression created by the sound irradiation system essentially corresponds also to the second location of the second audio signal source.

22. A wireless position transmitting microphone comprising:

an electronic transducer for receiving a first audio signal;

a receiver to detecting microphone location including a first locating device for producing a first position signal in response to a first location of the microphone,

a transmitter for transmitting the first audio signal as well as the first position signal.

23. An installation for controlling an acoustic illumination system, comprising:

a first audio signal source with a first location, wherein the first audio signal source is a wireless microphone producing a first audio signal having a sound transmitter therein;

a first position determining device attached to wireless microphone , wherein the first locating device produces a first position signal in response to the first location of the first audio signal source, wherein the first position signal and the first audio signal are transmitted from the wireless microphone; and

a control unit that receives the first position signal and controls a sound irradiation system in response to the first position signal;

whereby an acoustic impression created by the sound irradiation system may track the first location of the first audio signal source.