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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12402227-B2
Application number	US-202318205666-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2023
Priority date	Oct 9, 2018
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

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 device control data for a first plurality of devices, wherein control of outputs of the first plurality of devices, according to the device control data, creates an environment at a first venue;
receiving an image capture from a second device from a second venue, wherein the second venue is at a different location than the first venue;
detecting presence of a media display device based on the image capture;
based on detecting the presence of the display device, determining display parameters associated with the media display device; and
controlling output of the media display device present at the second venue to emulate the environment created at the first venue in the second venue based on both (i) the received device control data, and (ii) the determined display parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the output of the display device is controlled further based on a type of the media display device.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising, requesting the type of the media display device from a database, wherein the request comprises transmitting the image capture that includes the presence of the media display device.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
in response to the request, receiving a media display device identifier related to the media display device from the database; and
retrieving profile data associated with the media display device based on the received media display device identifier.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the profile data is retrieved from a second database.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the environment created at the first venue relates to control of the outputs of the first plurality of devices to create a first luminosity level of lighting intensity and emulating the environment created at the first venue at the second venue comprises controlling the output of the media display device to create the same first luminosity level of lighting intensity.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the output of the media display device to emulate the environment created at the first venue in the second venue further comprises matching an output type of a first device of the first plurality of devices contributing to the environment created at the first venue to an output type of the media display device at the second venue.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the output type of the first device is related to any one of audio, video, and lighting output.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, matching a timed schedule of the control of the outputs of the first plurality of devices at the media display device.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, determining a degree of offset for the output of the media display device present at the second venue to emulate the environment created at the first venue in the second venue.

11. 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 instructions to:
receive device control data for a first plurality of devices, wherein control of outputs of the first plurality of devices, according to the device control data, creates an environment at a first venue;
receive an image capture from a second device from a second venue, wherein the second venue is at a different location than the first venue;
detect presence of a media display device based on the image capture;
based on detecting the presence of the media display device, determine display parameters associated with the media display device; and
control output of the media display device present at the second venue to emulate the environment created at the first venue in the second venue based on both (i) the received device control data, and (ii) the determined display parameters.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the output of the media display device is controlled by the control circuitry further based on a type of the media display device.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to request the type of media display device from a database, wherein the request comprises transmitting the image capture that includes the presence of the media display device.

14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to:
in response to the request, receive a media display device identifier related to the media display device from the database; and
retrieve profile data associated with the media display device based on the received media display device identifier.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the profile data is retrieved by the control circuitry from a second database.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the environment created at the first venue relates to control of the outputs of the first plurality of devices to create a first luminosity level of lighting intensity and emulating the environment created at the first venue at the second venue by the control circuitry comprises controlling the output of the media display device to create the same first luminosity level of lighting intensity.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein controlling the output of the media display device to emulate the environment created at the first venue in the second venue further comprises, the control circuitry configured to match an output type of a first device of the first plurality of devices contributing to the environment created at the first venue to an output type of the media display device at the second venue.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the output type of the first device is related to any one of audio, video, and lighting output.

19. The system of claim 11 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to match a timed schedule of the control of the outputs of the first plurality of devices at the media display device.

20. The system of claim 11 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to determine a degree of offset for the output of the media display device present at the second venue to emulate the environment created at the first venue in the second venue.

Assignees

• Adeia 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

• A63J5/02

  Arrangements for making stage effects; Auxiliary stage appliances · 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