Systems and methods for emulating an environment created by the outputs of a plurality of devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10932344-B2
Application number	US-201816155622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	Oct 9, 2018
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for emulating an environment created by the outputs of a plurality of devices. The system receives device control data for a device in a first venue. The control of the outputs of said devices according to the device control data creates an environment within the first venue. The system retrieves profile data for devices within a second venue. The system associates a device in the second venue with a device from the first venue, both devices having a similar output type. The system then generates control information adapted from the associated device of the first venue for the device in the second venue. The system controls the outputs of each device in the second plurality of devices according to the generated control information to emulate the environment within the first venue in the second venue.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for emulating an environment created by the outputs of a plurality of devices, the method comprising:
receiving device control data for a first plurality of devices within a first venue, wherein control of the outputs of said devices according to the device control data creates an environment within the first venue;
retrieving profile data for a second plurality of devices within a second venue, wherein the profile data for the second plurality of devices comprises for each device in the second plurality of devices:
an output type of the device;
parameters for the output type; and
venue characteristics of the second venue;

receiving venue characteristics of the first venue; and
for each device in the first plurality of devices, determining, based on at least the venue characteristics of the first venue and the received device control data, an effect on the environment of the first venue created by the device; and
generating control information for each device in the second plurality of devices comprises, for each device in the second plurality of devices:
determining, from at least its parameters, the venue characteristics of the second venue, and the determined effect of an associated device in the first plurality of devices on the environment of the first venue, control information for the device that would achieve the determined effect on the environment of the second venue; and
setting the generated control information of the device to the determined control information; and

for each device of the first plurality of devices, associating, based on at least the device control data and the output types of the profile data, a device in the second plurality of devices having a similar output type;
for each device in the second plurality of devices, generating control information adapted from the device control data for the associated device of the first plurality based on at least the parameters of the output type of the device; and
controlling the outputs of each device in the second plurality of devices according to the generated control information, to emulate the environment within the first venue in the second venue.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the venue characteristics of the first venue or the venue characteristics of the second venue comprise at least one of: venue dimensions, venue geometry, acoustic model of venue, luminescent model of venue, seating capacity of venue, venue effect preferences, venue adaptation based on environmental conditions, and device distance from location of intended event consumption.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the control information for a device in the first plurality of devices comprises an audio output level;
the venue characteristics of the first venue comprise an acoustic model of the first venue;
determining the effect on the environment of the first venue created by the device comprises determining a decibel level of audio output by the device in the venue based on at least the audio output level and the acoustic model; and
generating control information for a device of the second plurality of devices associated with the device comprises:
determining, based on at least the venue characteristics of the second venue and the parameters for the output type of the device of the second plurality of devices, a level of output for the device of the second plurality of devices to achieve the decibel level of audio output in the environment of the second venue; and
setting the control information for the device of the second plurality of devices to cause the device of the second plurality of devices to output audio at the determined level of output.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the control information for a device in the first plurality of devices comprises a lighting intensity level;
the venue characteristics of the first venue comprise a luminescent model of the first venue;
determining the effect on the environment of the first venue created by the device comprises determining a lux output level by the device in the venue based on at least the lighting intensity level and the luminescent model; and
generating control information for a device of the second plurality of devices associated with the device comprises:
determining, based on at least the venue characteristics of the second venue and the parameters for the output type of the device of the second plurality of devices, a level of output for the device of the second plurality of devices to achieve the lux output level in the environment of the second venue; and
setting the control information for the device of the second plurality of devices to cause the device of the second plurality of devices to output lighting at the determined level of output.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the control information for a device in the first plurality of devices comprises a display orientation setting;
the venue characteristics of the first venue comprise a venue geometry of the first venue;
determining the effect on the environment of the first venue created by the device comprises determining a display offset by the device in the venue based on at least the display orientation setting and the venue geometry; and
generating control information for a device of the second plurality of devices associated with the device comprises:
determining, based on at least the venue characteristics of the second venue and the parameters for the output type of the device of the second plurality of devices, a degree of offset for the device of the second plurality of devices to achieve the display offset in the environment of the second venue; and
setting the control information for the device of the second plurality of devices to cause the device of the second plurality of devices to generate for display at the determined degree of offset.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, based on at least the venue characteristics of the first venue and the received device control data, the effect on the environment of the first venue created by the device, further comprises:
for each device in the first plurality of devices, determining a first venue distance from the device in the first plurality of devices to a location for intended event consumption in the first venue based on retrieved venue geometry of the first venue;
for each device in the second plurality of devices, determining a second venue distance from the device in the second plurality of devices to a location for intended event consumption in the second venue based on retrieved venue geometry of the second venue; and
determining a distance differential weight based on the difference between the first venue distance and second venue distance.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving profile data for the second plurality of devices within the second venue comprises:
receiving an image capture of the second environment from an image capture device;
determining a visual representation of each of the second plurality of devices within the image capture;
retrieving device identifiers for each of the second plurality of devices from a first database based on the respective visual representations of each of the second plurality of devices; and
retrieving profile data for each of the second plurality of devices from a second database based on the device identifiers for each of the second plurality of devices.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein determining the visual representation of each of the second plurality of devices within the image capture comprises:
receiving an identified selection of the image capture, wherein the identified selection comprises at least a portion of the image capture to determine the visual repr

Assignees

• Rovi Guides Inc

Inventors

• Shoop David
• Wondra Dylan M

Classifications

• H05B47/175

  by remote control · CPC title

• H05B47/196

  characterised by user interface arrangements · CPC title

• H04L67/303 Primary

  Terminal profiles · CPC title

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• H05B47/155 Primary

  Coordinated control of two or more light sources · CPC title