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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11711879-B2
Application number	US-202117150597-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2021
Priority date	Oct 9, 2018
Publication date	Jul 25, 2023
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023

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 comprising:
receiving a plurality of environment effects from a first plurality of devices in a first location, wherein each of the plurality of environment effects corresponds to an output type of each of the first plurality of devices and control data for the each of the first plurality of devices;
determining an output type of each of a second plurality of devices in a second location;
determining a distance differential weight based on a difference between the distance from first location to a first venue and the second location to a second venue;
associating, based on the output type of each of the first plurality of devices and the distance differential weight, each of the plurality of the environment effects with the each of the second plurality of devices in the second location;
generating, based on the control data for the each of the first plurality of devices, control information for the each associated device of the each of the second plurality of devices;
controlling outputs of the each associated device of the each of the second plurality of devices based on the generated control information, wherein the controlled outputs create at least one environmental effect on the second location that is similar to at least one of the plurality of environmental effects on the first location created by the each of the first plurality of devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of environment effects from the plurality of devices in the first location comprise at least one of an audio effect, and a visual effect.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the audio effect comprises at least one of a decibel level and an audible frequency.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the visual effect comprises at least one of a lux output level and a display orientation.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
retrieving, from the first plurality of devices, parameters of an acoustic model of the first location;
determining, based on the acoustic model of the first location, an audio effect on the first location created by the first plurality of devices;
identifying a device of the second plurality of devices capable of generating the audio effect on the first location in the second location; and
generating the control information for the device of the second plurality of devices.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the identifying the device of the second plurality of devices capable of generating the audio effect on the first location in the second location comprises matching an output type of a first device of the first plurality of devices contributing to the audio effect at the first location to an output type of a second device of the second plurality of devices.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
retrieving, from the first plurality of devices, parameters of a visual model of the first location;
determining, based on the visual model of the first location, a visual effect on the first location created by the first plurality of devices;
identifying a device of the second plurality of devices capable of generating the visual effect on the first location in the second location; and
generating the control information for the device of the second plurality of devices.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the identifying a device of the second plurality of devices capable of generating the visual effect on the first location in the second location comprises matching an output type of a first device of the first plurality of devices contributing to the visual effect at the first location to an output type of a second device of the second plurality of devices.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an image capture of the second location;
determining, based on the image capture, a visual effect created by the second plurality of devices;
retrieving device identifiers for the each of the second plurality of devices from memory;
determining, based on the device identifiers, which of the second plurality of devices contributed to the visual effect; and
correlating the control data for the each of the first plurality of devices to the control information for each device of the each of the second plurality of devices that contributed to the visual effect.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the controlling of the outputs of each device of the each of the second plurality of devices comprises creating a plurality of effects corresponding to at least one of the plurality of locations that comprise the first location.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, calculating control output for the each of the second plurality of devices based on the determined distance differential.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the distance from first location to the first venue is determined by an emulation system based on retrieved venue geometry of the first venue.

13. A system comprising:
a communication port;
a memory storing instructions; and
control circuitry communicably coupled to the memory and the communication port and configured to execute the instructions to:
receive a plurality of environment effects from a first plurality of devices in a first location, wherein each of the plurality of environment effects corresponds to an output type of each of the first plurality of devices and control data for the each of the first plurality of devices;
determine an output type of each of a second plurality of devices in a second location;
determine a distance differential weight based on a difference between the distance from the first location to a first venue and the second location to a second venue;
associate, based on the output type of each of the first plurality of devices and the distance differential weight, each of the plurality of the environment effects with the each of the second plurality of devices in the second location;
generate, based on the control data for the each of the first plurality of devices, control information for the each associated device of the each of the second plurality of devices;
control outputs of the each associated device of the each of the second plurality of devices based on the generated control information, wherein the controlled outputs create at least one environmental effect on the second location that is similar to at least one of the plurality of environmental effects on the first location created by the each of the first plurality of devices.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive the plurality of environment effect from the plurality of devices in the first location that comprise at least one of an audio effect and a visual effect.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to process the audio effect that comprises at least one of a decibel level and an audible frequency.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to process the visual effect that comprises at least one of a lux output level and a display orientation.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
retrieve, from the first plurality of devices, parameters of an acoustic model of the first location;
determine, based on the acoustic model of the first location, an audio effect on the first location created by the first plurality of devices;
identify a device of the second plurality of devices capable of generating the audio effect on the first location in the second location; and
generate the control information for the

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

• H05B47/155 Primary

  Coordinated control of two or more light sources · CPC title

• G06F13/105

  where the program performs an input/output emulation function · CPC title

• H04L12/2825

  Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002) · CPC title