Integrated audio-visual system

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated audiovisual system. An integrated audiovisual system for delivering an event to one or more viewers is disclosed. The integrated audiovisual system includes one or more speakers that are positioned behind one or more visual displays so as to be effectively behind the one or more visual displays and to be shielded from the field of view of one or more viewers. The one or more visual displays are specifically designed and manufactured to allow sound associated with the event to propagate from the one or more speakers with minimal acoustic distortion and / or minimal acoustic vibration while presenting a visual representation of the event to one or more viewers. Additionally, the one or more speakers and the one or more visual displays are located at a predetermined displacement from each other to further minimize acoustic distortion.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the patent application for an invention named "Integrated Audio-Visual System" with the application number 202080049595.3, the filing date of June 10, 2020.

[0002] Cross-reference to related applications

[0003] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 859,930, filed on June 11, 2019, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. Background of the Invention

[0004] The U.S. media and entertainment industry is the largest in the world. The U.S. media and entertainment industry accounts for one-third of the global media and entertainment industry, and this industry delivers events such as music events, theatrical events, sports events, and / or movie events to audiences for their viewing. Currently, venues such as music venues and / or sports venues use conventional audio-visual systems, for example, to deliver these events to audiences. These conventional audio-visual systems have various display screens surrounded by speakers within the clearly visible field of view of the audience. These conventional speakers not only occupy space in the venue that could otherwise be used for presenting events, but also the venue often takes various measures to cover these conventional speakers so as not to appear in the audience's field of view. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0005] Aspects of the present disclosure are best understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in accordance with standard practice in the industry, the features are not drawn to scale. In fact, for clarity of discussion, the dimensions of the features may be increased or decreased arbitrarily.

[0006] Figure 1 A diagram illustrating an exemplary venue in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0007] Figure 2 A diagram illustrating an exemplary integrated audio-visual system that can be implemented within an exemplary venue in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0008] Figure 3A And Figure 3B A simplified diagram illustrating an exemplary operation of an exemplary integrated audio-visual system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0009] Figure 4 A block diagram illustrating an exemplary visual display that can be implemented within an exemplary integrated audio-visual system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0010] Figure 5 A diagram illustrating an exemplary arrangement of visual display panels that can be implemented within an exemplary integrated audio-visual system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0011] Figure 6 Illustrated is an exemplary visual display panel that can be implemented within an exemplary integrated audiovisual system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Description

[0012] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the provided subject matter. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. Of course, these are merely examples and not limiting. For example, forming a first feature over a second feature in the subsequent description can include embodiments where the first and second features are in direct contact, and can also include embodiments where additional features can be formed between the first and second features such that the first and second features are not in direct contact. Additionally, the present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and / or letters in the examples. This repetition itself does not dictate a relationship between the embodiments and / or configurations discussed.

[0013] Overview

[0014] Disclosed is an integrated audiovisual system for delivering an event to one or more audiences. The integrated audiovisual system includes one or more speakers that are positioned behind one or more visual displays to effectively be shielded from the field of view of one or more audiences behind the one or more visual displays. The one or more visual displays are specifically designed and manufactured to allow sound associated with the event to propagate from the one or more speakers with minimal acoustic distortion and / or minimal acoustic vibration while presenting a visual representation of the event to one or more audiences. Additionally, the one or more speakers and the one or more visual displays are located at a predetermined displacement from each other to further minimize acoustic distortion.

[0015] Exemplary Venue

[0016] Figure 1 Illustrated is a diagram of an exemplary venue in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. In Figure 1 the exemplary embodiment shown, venue 100 represents a location where an event is held. For example, venue 100 can represent a music venue, such as a music theater, music club, and / or concert hall, a sports venue (such as an arena, convention center, and / or stadium), and / or any other suitable venue that would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art(s) without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. The event can represent a music event, a drama event, a sports event, a movie, and / or any other suitable event that would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art(s) without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. As Figure 1As shown, one or more viewers 102 experience a visual and / or auditory representation of an event transmitted from an integrated audio-visual system 104 within a venue 100. Although the following discussion of the integrated audio-visual system 104 and other integrated audio-visual systems described herein describes these integrated audio-visual systems as transmitting a sound and visual representation of an event, one of ordinary skill in the relevant art(s) will recognize that, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, the sound and visual representations transmitted by these integrated audio-visual systems need not be related to the same event. For example, these integrated audio-visual systems may transmit the sound of a music song that is not related to the visual representation of a movie.

[0017] As described in further detail below, the integrated audio-visual system 104 transmits an audio-visual viewing experience of an event to one or more viewers 102 through the accurate and precise integration of its audio-visual components. For example, the audio-visual components within the integrated audio-visual system 104 may include one or more speakers for transmitting the sound representing the audio component of an event to one or more viewers 102. As used herein, the term "speaker" or "speakers" refers to an electrical, mechanical, and / or electromechanical device that converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound. The speaker and / or speakers may include, for example, one or more super tweeters, one or more high tweeters, one or more midrange speakers, one or more woofers, one or more subwoofers, and / or one or more full-range speakers. As used herein, the term "sound" refers to an electrical waveform within the generally audible frequencies whose frequencies are within the audible band of an average person. One of ordinary skill in the relevant art(s) will recognize that the generally accepted standard range of human audible frequencies is between approximately 20 Hertz (Hz) and approximately 20 kilohertz (kHz). In some cases, at least some of these speakers may be specifically arranged to form one or more linear arrays of speakers. In this example, the audio-visual components within the integrated audio-visual system 104 may also include one or more visual displays, such as, for example, one or more light-emitting diode (LED) displays, one or more organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays, and / or one or more quantum dot (QD) displays, for transmitting the visual component of an event to one or more viewers 102.

[0018] One or more visual displays, as described further in more detail below, are specifically designed and manufactured to allow the sound associated with an event to propagate from one or more speakers to one or more viewers 102 with minimal acoustic distortion and / or minimal acoustic vibration while presenting a visual representation of the event to the one or more viewers 102. For example, the one or more visual displays are specifically designed and manufactured on one or more substrates (such as, for example, a printed circuit board substrate or a semiconductor substrate), the substrate having openings to allow the sound associated with the event to effectively pass through the one or more visual displays and propagate to the one or more viewers 102. Additionally, the one or more speakers and the one or more visual displays are positioned within the integrated audio-visual system 104 at a pre-determined displacement distance from each other. This pre-determined displacement can allow one or more wavefronts of the sound to form before the sound passes through the openings of the one or more visual displays to further minimize acoustic distortion.

[0019] Exemplary integrated audio-visual systems that can be implemented within an exemplary venue

[0020] Figure 2 FIG. illustrates an illustration of an exemplary integrated audio-visual system that can be implemented within an exemplary venue according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As described below, the integrated audio-visual system 200 is specifically designed and manufactured to allow the sound representing the audio component of an event to propagate through the visual displays while the one or more visual displays are transmitting a visual representation of the event. As Figure 2 shown, the integrated audio-visual system 200 includes a visual display mechanical housing 202, a visual display 204, a speaker mechanical housing 206, and one or more speakers 208. The integrated audio-visual system 200 can represent an exemplary embodiment of the integrated audio-visual system 104 described above in Figure 1 above.

[0021] The visual display mechanical housing 202 represents a mechanical housing for securing the visual display 204. The visual display mechanical housing 202 can be implemented using one or more metallic materials (such as, for example, iron, steel, copper, bronze, brass, aluminum, or magnesium), one or more non-metallic materials (such as wood, plastic, or glass), and / or any combination thereof. As Figure 2 shown, the visual display mechanical housing 202 represents a frame or housing for mechanically securing the visual display 204 against significant acoustic vibrations that may occur when sound passes through the visual display 204. As described further in more detail below, the visual display 204 can include a plurality of visual display panels that cooperate functionally to transmit a visual representation of the event. In Figure 2In the exemplary embodiment shown, the mechanical housing 202 of the visual display may include one or more mechanical lateral members 210 for securing a plurality of visual display panels to the mechanical housing 202 of the visual display. The one or more mechanical lateral members 210 may be designed and constructed to allow sound associated with an event to propagate through the mechanical housing 202 of the visual display from one or more speakers 208 with minimal distortion and / or minimal acoustic vibration.

[0022] The visual display 204 conveys the visual component of the event. In Figure 2 the exemplary embodiment shown, the visual display 204 includes a plurality of visual display panels that cooperate functionally to convey a visual representation of the event. In this exemplary embodiment, the plurality of visual display panels are mechanically attached to the mechanical housing 202 of the visual display using one or more mechanical lateral members 210. For example, the plurality of visual display panels may be arranged in a series of rows and a series of columns of visual display panels to form an array of visual display panels. In this example, multiple rows of visual display panels may be mechanically attached to the mechanical lateral members 210. Additionally, the plurality of visual display panels include visual emitting elements 212, such as, for example, light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), and / or quantum dots (QDs), to convey the visual representation of the event. In an exemplary embodiment, the visual emitting elements 212 may be arranged in a series of rows and a series of columns of visual emitting elements to form an array of visual emitting elements 212 to convey the visual representation of the event, as Figure 2 shown. However, those skilled in the relevant art(s) will recognize that other arrangements of the visual emitting elements 212 are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. As Figure 2 further shown, the visual emitting elements 212 may be located on a substrate 214, such as, for example, a printed circuit board substrate or a semiconductor substrate. In an exemplary embodiment, the visual emitting elements 212 may be located on the substrate 214 using, for example, reflow soldering and / or wave soldering. As Figure 2 further shown, the substrate 214 may include one or more openings 216 to allow sound associated with an event to propagate through the visual display 204 with minimal distortion and / or vibration, as described in further detail below. The one or more openings 216 represent geometric regions within the visual display 204 where the substrate 214 has been removed. In Figure 2 the exemplary embodiment shown, the one or more openings 216 may be characterized as, for example, the rectangular geometry, circular geometry, or polygonal geometry shown in Figure 2 and / or, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, any suitable irregular geometry (such as, for example, an irregular polygonal geometry) is possible. It should be noted that Figure 2The number of visual emission elements 212 and / or one or more openings 216 shown is for illustrative purposes only. One or more persons of ordinary skill in the relevant art will recognize that, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, the visual display 204 may include more or fewer visual emission elements 212 and / or one or more openings 216 than shown in Figure 2 .

[0023] The speaker mechanical housing 206 represents a mechanical housing for effectively securing one or more speakers 208 behind the visual display 204. The speaker mechanical housing 206 may be implemented using one or more metallic materials (such as, for example, iron, steel, copper, bronze, brass, aluminum, or magnesium), one or more non-metallic materials (such as wood, plastic, or glass), and / or any combination thereof. As Figure 2 shown, the speaker mechanical housing 206 represents a frame or housing for mechanically securing one or more speakers 208. In an exemplary embodiment, the speaker mechanical housing 206 is designed and constructed to mechanically damp at least some of the acoustic vibrations generated by one or more speakers 208 when providing sound. In Figure 2 the exemplary embodiment shown, the speaker mechanical housing 206 mechanically positions one or more speakers 208 effectively behind the visual display 204 to be shielded from the field of view of one or more viewers.

[0024] One or more speakers 208 convey sound representing the audio component of an event. One or more speakers 208 may include one or more super tweeters, one or more tweeters, one or more midrange speakers, one or more woofers, one or more subwoofers, one or more full-range speakers, and / or any other suitable device capable of reproducing an audible frequency range or a portion thereof that would be apparent to one or more persons of ordinary skill in the relevant art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In some cases, one or more speakers 208 may include a plurality of speakers mounted in a theoretical line to form one or more linear arrays of speakers with in-phase feeding. In some cases, the speakers within each linear array of speakers have a similar speaker type, e.g., super tweeter, tweeter, midrange speaker, woofer, subwoofer, or full-range speaker. In other cases, the plurality of linear arrays of speakers may be stacked on top of each other at slightly different vertical angles to cover a greater depth of field than a single linear array of speakers. As described in further detail below, the visual display 204 and one or more speakers 208 are located at a predetermined displacement from each other. This predetermined displacement allows sound to be formed by one or more speakers 208 before passing through the openings of the visual display 204 to further minimize acoustic distortion.

[0025] Exemplary Operations of an Exemplary Integrated Audio-Visual System

[0026] Figure 3A and Figure 3B A simplified diagram illustrates exemplary operations of an exemplary integrated audio-visual system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As described above in Figure 2 , one or more auditory speakers 208 generate an auditory waveform representing an audio component of an event, and the auditory waveform propagates through a visual display 204 while the visual display 204 is transmitting a visual representation of the event. As shown in Figure 3A , one or more speakers 208 produce a sound 302 representing an audio component of an event, and the sound propagates through the visual display 204. Figure 3A An exemplary side view of the visual display 204 and one or more speakers 208 is illustrated. Those skilled in the relevant art(s) will recognize that, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, based on different implementations of the visual display 204 and / or one or more speakers 208, the waveform 302 may be different from the waveforms depicted in Figure 3A and Figure 3B . In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 3A , the sound 302 represents a plane wave, which may be characterized by plane wavefronts 304.1 to 304.k. The plane wavefronts 304.1 to 304.k of the surface representing the constant phase of the sound 302 are further illustrated in Figure 3B as parallel planes perpendicular to the phase velocity vector 306.

[0027] In Figure 3A and Figure 3B , in the exemplary embodiment shown, when the sound 302 propagates through an opening of the visual display 204, the visual display 204 introduces acoustic distortion into the sound 302. However, as shown in Figure 3A and Figure 3B and as described above, the visual display 204 and one or more speakers 208 may be located at a predefined displacement from each other, represented as a displacement distance D in Figure 3A and Figure 3B , to minimize such acoustic distortion. The displacement distance D allows one or more of the plane wavefronts 304.1 to 304.k to form before the sound 302 passes through the opening of the visual display 204, to minimize the acoustic distortion of the sound 302 when the sound 302 propagates through the opening of the visual display 204. In an exemplary embodiment, the displacement distance D is approximately 50 centimeters (cm).

[0028] Exemplary Visual Displays That Can Be Implemented within an Exemplary Integrated Audio-Visual System

[0029] Figure 4The block diagram of an exemplary visual display that can be implemented within an exemplary integrated audiovisual system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is illustrated. As described above, the visual display system 400 conveys the visual components of an event to one or more viewers. In Figure 4 In the exemplary embodiment shown, the visual display system 400 includes a processor 402, routing architectures 404.1 to 404.s, and visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s. The visual display system 400 may represent an exemplary embodiment of the visual display 204 as described above Figure 2 in.

[0030] The processor 402 controls the overall configuration and / or operation of the visual display system 400. In an exemplary embodiment, the processor 402 may be located remotely from the routing architectures 404.1 to 404.s and the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s. For example, the visual display system 400 may be located within a venue, such as the venue 100 as described above. In this example embodiment, the processor 402 may be implemented using a series of one or more processors that may be installed in one or more equipment racks at different locations (e.g., different rooms) within the venue that are different from the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s. In Figure 4 In the exemplary embodiment shown, the processor 402 receives digital video data 450 representing the visual components of an event for conveyance to one or more viewers. Preferably, the event may be pre-recorded and stored on a machine-readable medium that may be read and executed by one or more processors. The machine-readable medium may include any mechanism for storing or transmitting information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., computing circuitry). For example, the machine-readable medium may include non-transitory machine-readable media such as read-only memory (ROM); random access memory (RAM); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; flash devices; and others. As another example, the machine-readable medium may include transitory machine-readable media such as electrical, optical, acoustic, or other forms of propagated signals (e.g., carrier waves, infrared signals, digital signals, etc.). Thereafter, a media distribution system may provide the event stored on the machine-readable medium to the processor as digital video data 450. The media distribution system may be within the venue (such as the venue 100) or outside the venue with the ability to serve multiple venues. Alternatively, when the event is occurring, the digital video data 450 representing the event may be streamed to the processor 402 in real-time or near real-time. In an exemplary embodiment, the processor 402 may supplement the digital video data 450 with supplementary digital data such as virtual advertisements and graphic effects before conveying the digital video data 450 to the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s.

[0031] Processor 402 processes digital video data 450 to provide control signals 452.1 through 452.s. In Figure 4 In the exemplary embodiment shown, each of the control signals 452.1 through 452.s configures a corresponding set of visual display panels 406.1.1 through 406.r.s (e.g., a corresponding column of visual display panels) in the visual display panel to convey its corresponding portion of the visual components of the event to one or more viewers. For example, processor 402 may map (referred to as pixel mapping) digital video data 450 from an image space to a display space for display on visual display panels 406.1.1 through 406.r.s. In this example, pixels of digital video data 450 may be assigned to various coordinates in the image space, and visual display panels 406.1.1 through 406.r.s may be assigned to respective coordinates in the display space. In this example, processor 402 converts or maps the pixels of digital video data 450 from the image space to the display space. Thereafter, processor 402 provides control signals 452.1 through 452.s to cause display panels 406.1.1 through 406.r.s to display digital video data 450 in the display space. In an exemplary embodiment, control signals 452.1 through 452.s may represent serial control signals that correspond to groups of visual display panels in visual display panels 406.1.1 through 406.r.s, e.g., corresponding columns of visual display panels. Alternatively or additionally, control signals 452.1 through 452.s may represent parallel control signals that correspond to individual visual display panels in visual display panels 406.1.1 through 406.r.s. In some cases, digital video data 450 may be encoded according to a video coding format, such as, for example, a version of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) video coding format or a version of the AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) video coding format. In these cases, processor 402 decodes digital video data 450 according to the format before processing digital video data 450, as described in further detail below, for conveyance to visual display panels 406.1.1 through 406.r.s. Optionally, processor 402 may perform motion compensation, inverse discrete cosine transform (iDCT), inverse modified discrete cosine transform (iMDCT), loop deblocking filter, intra prediction, inverse quantization (IQ), variable length decoding (VLD), spatio-temporal deinterlacing, automatic interlaced / progressive source detection, and / or bitstream processing and perfect pixel positioning to manipulate the image, or series of images, of the event within digital video data 450.

[0032] The routing architectures 404.1 to 404.s selectively route the control signals 452.1 to 452.s to be transmitted as control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s to the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s. In some cases, the processor 402 may be communicatively coupled to the routing architectures 404.1 to 404.s using a suitable communication medium such as, for example, one or more Ethernet networking cables such as one or more Category 5 (Cat5) or Category 6 (Cat 6) Ethernet networking cables, one or more fiber optic cables, and / or one or more copper communication cables such as, for example, one or more coaxial cables, one or more ribbon cables, one or more shielded cables, and / or one or more shielded twin lead cables. In Figure 4 the exemplary embodiment shown, the routing architectures 404.1 to 404.s may convert the control signals 452.1 to 452.s from serial control signals into control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s as parallel control signals for transmission to the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s. As described in further detail below, the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s may be arranged as a series of r rows and a series of s columns of visual display panels to form a visual display panel array.

[0033] The visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s collectively convey the visual components of an event to one or more viewers using the control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s. In an exemplary embodiment, the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s may be arranged as a series of r rows and a series of s columns of visual display panels to form a visual display panel array. In Figure 4In the exemplary embodiments shown, the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s utilize control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s to control the operation of various visual emission elements of the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s to collectively convey the visual components of an event to one or more viewers. In this exemplary embodiment, the control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s may represent power signals, ground signals, clock signals, and / or any other suitable signals that may be used to control the operation of the various visual emission elements that would be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art(s) without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Additionally, the various visual emission elements may include light-emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), quantum dots (QDs), and / or any combination thereof to convey a visual representation of the event. The control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s may be used to activate or turn on these various visual emission elements to emit light having a color and / or intensity of light that depends on the chemical nature of the various visual emission elements. Alternatively or additionally, the control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s may be used to deactivate or turn off these various visual emission elements to not emit light. For example, the control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s may be configured to forward bias the various visual emission elements to activate these visual emission elements, or reverse bias the various visual emission elements to deactivate these visual emission elements.

[0034] Exemplary arrangement of visual display panels that may be implemented within an exemplary integrated audiovisual system

[0035] Figure 5 Illustrates an exemplary arrangement of visual display panels that may be implemented within an exemplary integrated audiovisual system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As described above Figure 4 the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s may be arranged in a series of r rows and a series of s columns of visual display panels to form a visual display panel array. Figure 5 Illustrates such an arrangement of the visual display panels 406.1.1 to 406.r.s in a series of r rows and a series of s columns.

[0036] Exemplary visual display panel that may be implemented within an exemplary integrated audiovisual system

[0037] Figure 6 Illustrates an exemplary visual display panel that may be implemented within an exemplary integrated audiovisual system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. In Figure 6In the exemplary embodiment shown, the visual display panel 600 can be specifically designed and manufactured to allow the sound of an event (such as the sound 302 described in FIG. 3 above) to be propagated from one or more speakers to one or more viewers with minimal acoustic distortion and / or minimal acoustic vibration while presenting a visual representation of the event to one or more viewers of the event. As described below, the visual display panel 600 is specifically designed and manufactured onto a printed circuit board substrate having openings to allow the sound associated with the event to effectively pass through the visual display panel 600 from one or more speakers to one or more viewers. As Figure 6 shown, the visual display panel 600 includes visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n located on the printed circuit board substrate 604.

[0038] In Figure 6 the exemplary embodiment shown, the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n can be arranged on the printed circuit board substrate 604 in a series of m rows and a series of n columns to form a rectangular array of visual emission elements. However, those skilled in the relevant art(s) will recognize that other arrangements of the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. For example, the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n and / or the printed circuit board substrate 604 can be any suitable regular geometric shape (such as, for example Figure 6 the rectangular geometric shape, circular geometric shape, or polygonal geometric shape shown), and / or any suitable irregular geometric shape (such as, for example, an irregular polygonal geometric shape) is possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Further, although the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n and the printed circuit board substrate 604 have a geometric arrangement similar to that in Figure 6 shown, those skilled in the relevant art(s) will recognize that the geometric arrangements of the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n and the printed circuit board substrate 604 can be different without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In the exemplary embodiment, the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n can be located on the printed circuit board substrate 604 using, for example, reflow soldering and / or wave soldering. The visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n can be implemented using, for example, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and / or one or more quantum dots (QDs).

[0039] Further, the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n from each row of the series of m rows are spaced apart from each other by approximately a row distance d Rand the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n from each of a series of n columns are spaced apart from each other by approximately a column distance d C , as Figure 6 shown in the exploded view 606 of the visual display panel 600 in R . In an exemplary embodiment, the row distance d C and the column distance d Figure 6 are equidistant, for example, approximately six (6) millimeters (mm) or approximately nine (9) millimeters. However, one or more persons skilled in the relevant art will recognize that, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, the spacing between the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n can be different from that depicted in R . The row distance d C and the column distance d Figure 6 are selectively chosen to provide a relatively smooth viewing experience of the visual representation of an event to one or more viewers, taking into account the acoustic distortion of the sound associated with the event as it propagates through the visual display panel 600 to one or more viewers. As described in further detail below, the visual display panel 600 includes openings 608 to allow the sound associated with the event to effectively propagate through the visual display panel 600 from one or more speakers to one or more viewers. And as R shown in C , the size and / or shape of the openings 608 are restricted by the row distance d R and the column distance d C , where a greater row distance d R and / or a greater column distance d C allows for larger openings 608. However, if the row distance d R and / or the column distance d C is too large, then the visual representation of the event may be pixelated for one or more viewers. On the other hand, if the row distance d

[0040] As described above, the visual display panel 600 includes openings 608 to allow the sound associated with the event to propagate from one or more speakers to one or more viewers. As Figure 6 shown in Figure 6 , the openings 608 represent geometric regions within the visual display panel 600 where the printed circuit board substrate 604 has been removed. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 6The rectangular geometry, circular geometry, or polygonal geometry shown, and / or any suitable irregular geometry (such as, for example, an irregular polygonal geometry) is possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Optionally, the opening 608 may be radially shaped according to a radius R as shown in Figure 6 This optional radial shaping effectively forms a transition between the edges of the opening 608 to further minimize sound distortion as sound propagates through the visual display panel 600.

[0041] In Figure 6 In the exemplary embodiment shown, the opening 608 traverses between columns in a series of n columns of the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n. As shown in the exploded view 606, the opening 608 traverses from a first set 610 of visual emission elements along the first column in the n columns among the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n through a second set 612 of visual emission elements among the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n to a third set 614 of visual emission elements along the second column in the n columns among the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n. This illustrated arrangement of the opening 608 in the exploded view 606 allows control signals, such as, for example, control signals 454.1.1 to 454.r.s, to be routed through a series of m rows and a series of n columns to control the operation of the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n. As shown in Figure 6 In, the visual display panel 600 includes transmission lines 616.1 to 616.m and transmission lines 618.1 to 618.n to route these control signals through a series of m rows and a series of n columns to control the operation of the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n. The transmission lines 616.1 to 616.m and the transmission lines 618.1 to 618.n may be implemented using planar waveguides (such as, for example, strip lines or microstrip lines). In Figure 6 In the exemplary embodiment shown, the transmission lines 616.1 to 616.m are positioned along the rows in a series of m rows to route these control signals along these rows to the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n, and the transmission lines 618.1 to 618.n are positioned along the columns in a series of n columns to route these control signals along these columns to the rows. Alternatively or additionally, the transmission lines 618.1 to 618.n route these control signals along these columns to the visual emission elements 602.1.1 to 602.m.n, and the transmission lines 616.1 to 616.m route these control signals along these rows to the columns.

[0042] Conclusion

[0043] DETAILED DESCRIPTION Exemplary embodiments consistent with the present disclosure are illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings. References in this disclosure to "exemplary embodiments" indicate that the described exemplary embodiments may include particular features, structures, or characteristics, but that each exemplary embodiment may not necessarily include that particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same exemplary embodiment. Additionally, any feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an exemplary embodiment may be included independently or in any combination with features, structures, or characteristics of other exemplary embodiments, whether or not explicitly described.

[0044] The detailed description is not meant to be limiting. Instead, the scope of the present disclosure is defined only in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents. It should be recognized that the detailed description section, rather than the abstract section, is intended to be used to interpret the claims. The abstract section may set forth one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all exemplary embodiments, and is therefore not intended to limit the present disclosure and the appended claims and their equivalents in any way.

[0045] The exemplary embodiments described in this disclosure are provided for illustrative purposes and are not intended to be limiting. Other exemplary embodiments are possible and modifications to the exemplary embodiments may be made while remaining within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. The present disclosure has been described with the aid of functional building blocks that illustrate the implementation of specific functions and their relationships. For ease of description, the boundaries of these functional building blocks have been arbitrarily defined herein. Alternative boundaries may be defined as long as the specified functions and their relationships are appropriately performed.

[0046] Embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software applications, or any combination thereof. Embodiments of the present disclosure may also be implemented as instructions stored on a machine-readable medium that can be read and executed by one or more processors. A machine-readable medium may include any mechanism for storing or transmitting information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., computing circuitry). For example, a machine-readable medium may include non-transitory machine-readable media such as read-only memory (ROM); random access memory (RAM); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; flash devices; and others. As another example, a machine-readable medium may include transitory machine-readable media such as electrical, optical, acoustic, or other forms of propagated signals (e.g., carrier waves, infrared signals, digital signals, etc.). Additionally, firmware, software applications, routines, instructions may be described herein as performing certain actions. However, it should be recognized that such descriptions are for convenience only and that such actions are actually generated by computing devices, processors, controllers, or other devices that execute the firmware, software applications, routines, instructions, etc.

[0047] The specific implementation of the exemplary embodiments fully reveals the general nature of the present disclosure. Others can easily modify and / or adapt various applications such as the exemplary embodiments without undue experimentation by applying the knowledge of those skilled in the relevant art(s) without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, based on the teachings and guidance presented herein, such adaptations and modifications are intended to be within the meaning and multiple equivalent forms of the exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the wording or terms herein are for descriptive purposes and not restrictive, such that the terms or wording of this specification should be interpreted by those skilled in the relevant art(s) according to the teachings herein.

Claims

1. A visual display for an integrated audiovisual system, the visual display comprising: a plurality of visual display panels, each of the plurality of visual display panels comprising: a plurality of visual emitting elements positioned along a first plurality of rows and a first plurality of columns, a first plurality of transmission lines positioned along respective ones of the first plurality of rows, a second plurality of transmission lines positioned along respective ones of the first plurality of columns, and a plurality of openings located between adjacent ones of the first plurality of transmission lines and between adjacent ones of the second plurality of transmission lines and configured to allow sound generated behind the visual display to pass through the plurality of visual display panels, wherein each of the plurality of openings traverses from a corresponding first set of visual emitting elements along a corresponding first column of the first plurality of columns through a corresponding second set of visual emitting elements along a corresponding adjacent row of the first plurality of rows among the plurality of visual emitting elements to reach a corresponding third set of visual emitting elements along a corresponding second column of the first plurality of columns among the plurality of visual emitting elements; and a visual display mechanical housing configured to arrange the plurality of visual display panels in a second plurality of rows and a second plurality of columns to form an array of visual display panels.

2. The visual display of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of rows and the first plurality of columns are arranged to form a rectangular array of visual emitting elements.

3. The visual display of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of visual display panels further comprises: a printed circuit board substrate, wherein the plurality of visual emitting elements, the first plurality of transmission lines, and the second plurality of transmission lines are positioned on the printed circuit board substrate, and wherein the plurality of openings include a plurality of geometric regions within the printed circuit board substrate, the printed circuit board substrate of the plurality of geometric regions being removed to allow sound to pass through the printed circuit board substrate.

4. The visual display of claim 1, wherein the plurality of openings are configured as a plurality of rectangular geometries.

5. The visual display of claim 4, wherein the plurality of rectangular geometries are radially formed according to a radius.

6. The visual display of claim 1, wherein the visual emitting elements along each row of the first plurality of rows are spaced apart by a row distance, wherein the visual emitting elements along each column of the first plurality of columns are spaced apart by a column distance, and wherein the row distance is equal to the column distance.

7. The visual display of claim 1, wherein the second plurality of transmission lines are configured to route control signals to multiple rows of visual emitting elements along the first plurality of rows, and wherein the first plurality of transmission lines are configured to route control signals to respective ones of the visual emitting elements in the multiple rows of visual emitting elements.

8. The visual display of claim 3, wherein the printed circuit board substrate includes a plurality of pads to attach the plurality of visual emitting elements to the printed circuit board substrate.

9. The visual display according to claim 1, wherein the integrated audiovisual system is implemented within a venue hosting an event, and wherein the sound includes an auditory representation of the event.

10. A visual display panel, comprising: a printed circuit board substrate; a plurality of visual emission elements positioned on the printed circuit board substrate along a first plurality of rows and a first plurality of columns; a first plurality of transmission lines positioned on the printed circuit board substrate along each of the first plurality of rows, a second plurality of transmission lines positioned on the printed circuit board substrate along each of the first plurality of columns; and a plurality of openings located within the printed circuit board substrate between adjacent transmission lines of the first plurality of transmission lines and between adjacent transmission lines of the second plurality of transmission lines, configured to allow sound generated behind the visual display panel to pass through the printed circuit board substrate, wherein each of the plurality of openings traverses from a corresponding first set of visual emission elements along a corresponding first column of the first plurality of columns among the plurality of visual emission elements through a corresponding second set of visual emission elements along a corresponding adjacent row of the first plurality of rows among the plurality of visual emission elements to reach a corresponding third set of visual emission elements along a corresponding second column of the first plurality of columns among the plurality of visual emission elements.

11. The visual display panel according to claim 10, wherein the first plurality of rows and the first plurality of columns are arranged to form a rectangular array of visual emission elements.

12. The visual display panel according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of openings are configured as a plurality of rectangular geometries.

13. The visual display panel according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of rectangular geometries are radially formed according to a radius.

14. The visual display panel according to claim 10, wherein the visual emission elements along each row of the first plurality of rows are spaced apart by a row distance, wherein the visual emission elements along each column of the first plurality of columns are spaced apart by a column distance, and wherein the row distance is equal to the column distance.

15. The visual display panel according to claim 10, wherein the second plurality of transmission lines are configured to route control signals to multiple rows of visual emission elements along the first plurality of rows, and wherein the first plurality of transmission lines are configured to route control signals to each of the visual emission elements in the multiple rows of visual emission elements.

16. The visual display panel according to claim 10, wherein the display panel is implemented within a venue hosting an event, and wherein the sound includes an auditory representation of the event.

17. A visual display for an integrated audiovisual system, the visual display comprising: a plurality of visual display panels, each of the plurality of visual display panels comprising: a plurality of visual emission elements positioned along a first plurality of rows and a first plurality of columns, and A plurality of openings, crossing from a corresponding first column among the first plurality of columns to a corresponding second column among the first plurality of columns between corresponding adjacent rows in the first plurality of rows, are configured to allow sound generated behind the visual display to pass through the plurality of visual display panels, wherein each of the plurality of openings crosses from a corresponding first set of visual emission elements along the corresponding first column among the plurality of visual emission elements through a corresponding second set of visual emission elements along a corresponding adjacent row to reach a corresponding third set of visual emission elements along the corresponding second column among the first plurality of columns of the plurality of visual emission elements; and A visual display mechanical housing, configured to arrange the plurality of visual display panels in a second plurality of rows and a second plurality of columns to form an array of visual display panels.

18. The visual display according to claim 17, wherein the first plurality of rows and the first plurality of columns are arranged to form a rectangular array of visual emission elements.

19. The visual display according to claim 17, wherein the visual emission elements along each row among the first plurality of rows of the plurality of visual emission elements are spaced apart by a row distance, wherein the visual emission elements along each column among the first plurality of columns of the plurality of visual emission elements are spaced apart by a column distance, and wherein the row distance is equal to the column distance.

20. The visual display according to claim 19, wherein the row distance and the column distance are six millimeters or nine millimeters.

21. The visual display according to claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of visual display panels further comprises: A printed circuit board substrate, wherein the plurality of visual emission elements are positioned on the printed circuit board substrate along the first plurality of rows and the first plurality of columns, and wherein the plurality of openings include a plurality of geometric regions within the printed circuit board substrate, and the printed circuit board substrate of the plurality of geometric regions is removed to allow sound to pass through the printed circuit board substrate.

22. The visual display according to claim 21, wherein the printed circuit board substrate includes a plurality of pads to attach the plurality of visual emission elements along the first plurality of rows and the first plurality of columns to the printed circuit board substrate.

23. The visual display according to claim 17, wherein the visual display mechanical housing is configured to mechanically fix the visual display to protect it from acoustic vibrations that occur when sound passes through the plurality of visual display panels.

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