Closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects system

Abstract

The systems, methods, and apparatus disclosed herein can be implemented as closed-loop feedback systems for providing various atmospheric effects. These systems, methods, and apparatus can be tuned as part of a closed-loop feedback system based on one or more environmental measurements. As part of a closed-loop feedback system, these systems, methods, and apparatus can detect or measure one or more physical properties, such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, elevation, and / or direction, to name a few examples. These systems, methods, and apparatus can compare one or more physical properties of an atmospheric effect with one or more performance targets, and can tune the atmospheric effect to produce one or more physical properties to satisfy one or more performance targets of the atmospheric effect.

Description

Background Art

[0001] (Cross - reference to related applications) This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 18 / 121,786, filed on March 15, 2023, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0002] (Background) The media and entertainment industries in the United States are the largest in the world. The media and entertainment industries in the United States account for one - third of the global media and entertainment industries that deliver events such as music events, stage events, sports events, and / or movie events to audiences for their viewing entertainment. Currently, to give an example of an embodiment, venues such as concert halls and / or sports venues use audio - visual systems with various display screens surrounded by auditory speakers to deliver these events to audiences. Operators of these venues have made many attempts to further enhance the immersion of audiences as they watch these events. For example, these operators use large flames to provide a conventional heating effect to audiences, but these large flames cannot be used indoors in venues, posing a fire hazard. Other conventional heating systems such as large radiant space heaters are also used to provide a conventional heating effect, but these conventional heating systems are extremely inefficient, require almost unlimited power, and also pose a fire hazard. These venue operators, to give an example of an embodiment, use large blowers such as large industrial fans to provide a conventional cooling effect to audiences, but these large blowers have difficulty providing a large enough air volume to deliver these conventional cooling effects to the entire audience.

Summary of the Invention

Means for Solving the Problems

[0003] (Overview) The systems, methods, and apparatus disclosed herein can be implemented as closed-loop feedback systems for providing various atmospheric effects. These systems, methods, and apparatus can be tuned as part of a closed-loop feedback system based on one or more environmental measurements. As part of a closed-loop feedback system, these systems, methods, and apparatus can detect or measure one or more physical properties, such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, elevation, and / or direction, to name a few examples. These systems, methods, and apparatus can compare one or more physical properties of an atmospheric effect with one or more performance targets, and can tune the atmospheric effect to produce one or more physical properties to satisfy one or more performance targets of the atmospheric effect. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0004] The accompanying drawings incorporated herein and forming part of the specification illustrate and describe the disclosure, and further illustrate its principles, enabling those skilled in the art to manufacture and use it.

[0005] [Figure 1] Figure 1 graphically illustrates exemplary closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects systems in several exemplary embodiments.

[0006] [Figure 2] Figure 2 illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects system according to several exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0007] [Figure 3] Figure 3 graphically illustrates exemplary calibrated closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects systems in several exemplary embodiments.

[0008] [Figure 4]Figure 4 graphically illustrates block diagrams of exemplary atmospheric effects sensors according to several exemplary embodiments.

[0009] [Figure 5A] Figures 5A and 5B illustrate pictorial representations of exemplary venues in several exemplary embodiments. [Figure 5B] Figures 5A and 5B illustrate pictorial representations of exemplary venues in several exemplary embodiments.

[0010] [Figure 6] Figure 6 graphically illustrates a simplified block diagram of a computing device that may be used to implement an electronic device in an exemplary venue according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0011] In accompanying drawings, similar reference numbers indicate the same or functionally similar elements. Additionally, the leftmost digit of the reference number identifies the drawing in which the reference number first appears.

[0012] (Detailed explanation) The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the subject matter provided. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below for the sake of simplicity of this disclosure. These are, of course, examples only and are not intended to be limiting. Aspects of this disclosure will be best understood from the following detailed description, when read carefully together with the accompanying figures. This disclosure may repeat reference numbers and / or letters in various embodiments. This repetition does not in itself determine the relationships between the various embodiments and / or configurations discussed. Note that, in accordance with standard practice in this industry, features are not drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of features may be arbitrarily enlarged or reduced for the sake of clarity of discussion.

[0013] (Example closed-loop feedback atmospheric effect system)Figure 1 graphically illustrates an exemplary closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects system according to several exemplary embodiments. In the exemplary embodiments illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effects system 100 represents a closed-loop feedback system for providing various atmospheric effects within a venue such as a music venue, e.g., a music theater, music club, and / or concert hall; a sports venue, e.g., a game field, convention center, and / or stadium, and / or any other suitable venue, which will be obvious to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. In some embodiments, these atmospheric effects may include, to give some examples, idle airflow, breeze airflow, gust airflow, cold airflow, cold breeze airflow, cold gust airflow, warm airflow, warm breeze airflow, warm gust airflow, scented airflow, and / or any combination thereof. In these embodiments, the idle airflow may be characterized as an airflow having a low velocity, e.g., less than 2 miles per hour (MPH), at a temperature substantially similar to that of the venue. In these embodiments, a gentle breeze can be characterized as an airflow having a medium velocity, e.g., 2 MPH to 7 MPH, at a temperature substantially similar to that of the venue. In these embodiments, a gust airflow can be characterized as an airflow having a high velocity, e.g., above 7 MPH, at a temperature substantially similar to that of the venue. In these embodiments, a cold airflow can be characterized as an airflow having a low velocity at a temperature colder than that of the venue, e.g., at least 4 degrees Celsius or more colder than the temperature at the venue. In these embodiments, a cold gentle breeze can be characterized as an airflow having a medium velocity at a temperature colder than that of the venue, e.g., at least 4 degrees Celsius or more colder than the temperature at the venue. In these embodiments, a cold gust airflow can be characterized as an airflow having a high velocity at a temperature colder than that of the venue, e.g., at least 4 degrees Celsius or more colder than the temperature at the venue.In these embodiments, a thermal airflow can be characterized as an airflow having a low velocity at a temperature hotter than the venue, for example, at least 4 degrees Celsius or more hotter than the venue temperature. In these embodiments, a thermal breeze airflow can be characterized as an airflow having a medium velocity at a temperature hotter than the venue, for example, at least 4 degrees Celsius or more hotter than the venue temperature. In these embodiments, a thermal gust airflow can be characterized as an airflow having a high velocity at a temperature hotter than the venue, for example, at least 4 degrees Celsius or more hotter than the venue temperature. In these embodiments, a scented airflow can be characterized as an airflow having an idle airflow, a breeze airflow, a gust airflow, a cold airflow, a cold breeze airflow, a cold gust airflow, a warm airflow, a warm breeze airflow, and / or a warm gust airflow, which are injected with one or more scents. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects system 100 can be installed within the venue hosting the event. In these embodiments, the event may include a music event, a theatrical event, a sporting event, a film, and / or any other suitable event that would be obvious to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effects system 100 includes an atmospheric effects control system 102, an atmospheric effects pod system 104, and an atmospheric effects monitoring system 106.

[0014] The atmospheric effects control system 102 controls the configuration and / or overall operation of the atmospheric effects system 100. As illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can provide atmospheric effects control signals 150 for configuring the atmospheric effects pod system 104 to provide atmospheric effects 152. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can provide atmospheric effects control signals 150 for configuring the atmospheric effects pod system 104 to provide atmospheric effects 152 to the audience in the venue as the audience experiences the event. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects 152 may include, to name a few examples, idle airflow, breeze airflow, gust airflow, cold airflow, cold breeze airflow, cold gust airflow, warm airflow, warm breeze airflow, warm gust airflow, scented airflow, and / or any combination thereof. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effects control signals 150 can configure the atmospheric effects pod system 104 to provide atmospheric effects 152 at one or more performance targets. In some embodiments, one or more performance targets of the atmospheric effect 152 may include temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and / or scent, which will be provided by the atmospheric effect pod system 104, to give some examples.

[0015] The atmospheric effects control system 102 can adjust the atmospheric effects 152 provided by the atmospheric effects pod system 104 based on one or more environmental measurements 154 provided by the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 as part of a closed-loop feedback system. Generally, one or more environmental measurements 154 provided by the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 may represent one or more physical properties. In some embodiments, one or more physical properties may include, to give some examples, temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, elevation, and / or direction. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 may receive one or more environmental measurements 154 from the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 in real time or near real time. In these embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 may receive one or more environmental measurements 154 from the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 in real time or near real time as the audience experiences the event. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the atmospheric effects 152 may introduce undesirable noise into one or more environmental measurement values ​​154, such as burst noise, wind noise, white noise, pink noise, and / or any other suitable noise, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure, to name a few examples. In these embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can process one or more environmental measurement values ​​154 provided by the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 to effectively smooth the one or more environmental measurement values ​​154. In these embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 may implement a data smoothing mechanism, such as a random method, a simple moving average, a random walk, a simple exponential function, and / or an exponential moving average, to effectively smooth the one or more environmental measurement values ​​154, to name a few examples.

[0016] As will be described in more detail below, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can compare one or more performance targets of the atmospheric effects 152 and one or more physical properties, such as those indicated by one or more environmental measurements 154 provided by the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can control the atmospheric effects control signal 150 to adjust the atmospheric effects 152 to produce one or more physical properties in order to satisfy one or more performance targets of the atmospheric effects 152. In these embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can control the atmospheric effects control signal 150 to adjust the atmospheric effects 152 based on the difference between one or more performance targets and one or more physical properties of the atmospheric effects 152. For example, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can vary the atmospheric effects control signal 150 to enhance the atmospheric effects 152, for example, by adjusting the temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and / or fragrance of the atmospheric effects 152, when the difference between one or more performance targets and one or more physical properties of the atmospheric effects 152 is outside the target window, for example, within 1 percent. Alternatively, in this embodiment, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can maintain the atmospheric effects control signal 150 to maintain the atmospheric effects 152, for example, by maintaining the temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and / or fragrance of the atmospheric effects 152, when the difference between one or more performance targets and one or more physical properties of the atmospheric effects 152 is within the target window.

[0017] The atmospheric effect pod system 104 provides atmospheric effects 152 to the audience in the venue, for example, as the audience experiences the event. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effect pod system 104 may include atmospheric effect pods 108.1-108.m. As illustrated in Figure 1, atmospheric effect pods 108.1-108.m can provide atmospheric effects 152 at one or more performance targets in accordance with atmospheric effect control signals 150 received from the atmospheric effect control system 102. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effect pods 108.1-108.m may constitute one or more characteristics, parameters, and / or attributes of the atmospheric effect 152, such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and / or scent, which will be at one or more performance targets in accordance with the atmospheric effect control signals 150, to name a few examples. The atmospheric effect pods 108.1–108.m are further described in U.S. Patent Application No. 16 / 997,518, filed on 19 August 2020, now U.S. Patent No. 11,266,921 (which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).

[0018] The atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 can provide one or more environmental measurement values ​​154, which will be used by the atmospheric effects control system 102 to adjust the atmospheric effects 152 as part of a closed-loop feedback system. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can provide the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 with an atmospheric monitoring control signal 156, which can cause the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 to provide one or more environmental measurement values ​​154. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 can provide an atmospheric monitoring control signal 156 to trigger the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 to detect or measure one or more physical properties such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, elevation, and / or direction, to name a few examples. In these embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 102 may provide atmospheric monitoring control signals 156, for example, a first logic level such as logic value 1 to trigger the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 to detect or measure one or more physical properties, and / or, for example, a second logic level such as logic value zero to stop the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 from detecting or measuring one or more physical properties. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 may include atmospheric effects sensors 110.1-110.n. Generally, atmospheric effects sensors 110.1-110.n may include sensors for detecting or measuring one or more physical properties and recording or indicating these physical properties as one or more environmental measurements 154. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 may detect or measure one or more physical properties in real time or near real time. In these embodiments, the atmospheric effects monitoring system 106 may detect or measure one or more physical properties in real time or near real time as the audience experiences the event.In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effect sensors 110.1-110.n can be implemented as stationary electrical, mechanical, and / or electromechanical devices, for example, mobile electrical, mechanical, and / or electromechanical devices that move around the venue or elsewhere, and / or any combination thereof, which may be incorporated into or coupled to the venue, for example, in some embodiments, within seats, rails, and / or walls within the venue.

[0019] (Exemplary operation of an exemplary closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects system) FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary closed-loop feedback atmospheric effect system according to some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not limited to this operation description. Rather, other operation control flows will be apparent to those skilled in the art within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. The following discussion will describe an operation control flow 200 for providing atmospheric effects within a venue such as a concert venue, e.g., a musical theater, a music club, and / or a concert hall, a sports venue, e.g., a playing field, a convention center, and / or an arena, and / or any other suitable venue, etc. that will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, these atmospheric effects can include, for example, as described above, an idle state air flow, a gentle breeze air flow, a gust air flow, a cold air flow, a cold gentle breeze air flow, a cold gust air flow, a warm air flow, a warm gentle breeze air flow, a warm gust air flow, a scented air flow, and / or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effect system can be installed within a venue that hosts an event. In these embodiments, the event can include a music event, a theater event, a sports event, a movie, and / or any other suitable event that will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. The operation control flow 200, which will be described in more detail below, can be used, for example, to calibrate an atmospheric effect pod system such as atmospheric effect pods 108.1 - 108.m etc. to provide atmospheric effects within a venue. In some embodiments, the operation control flow 200, which will be described in more detail below, is for calibrating an atmospheric effect pod system to provide atmospheric effects within a venue without the presence of an audience within the venue. The operation control flow 200 can be implemented, for example, by an atmospheric effect control system 102 as described above.

[0020] In operation 202, the operation control flow 200 configures the atmospheric effect pod system to provide an atmospheric effect on one or more specific performance targets in the venue, such as specific temperature, specific atmospheric pressure, specific humidity, specific wind speed, specific wind direction, specific precipitation, and / or specific fragrance, etc., in a manner substantially similar to that described above. In some embodiments, the operation control flow 200 can configure the atmospheric effect pod system to provide an atmospheric effect on one or more specific performance targets in the venue without the presence of an audience in the venue. In these embodiments, the operation control flow 200 can configure the atmospheric effect pod system to provide an atmospheric effect on one or more specific performance targets in the venue regardless of the presence or absence of an event hosted by the venue.

[0021] In operation 204, the operation control flow 200 accesses one or more environmental measurement values, such as one or more environmental measurement values 154 as described above, that exhibit one or more physical properties in a manner substantially similar to that described above. In some embodiments, the one or more physical properties can include, for example, temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, fragrance, location, elevation, and / or azimuth.

[0022] In operation 206, the operation control flow 200 compares one or more specific performance targets from operation 202 and one or more physical properties. The operation control flow returns to operation 202 to reconfigure the atmospheric effect pod system to provide an atmospheric effect on one or more specific performance targets from operation 202 when the difference between one or more specific performance targets from operation 202 and one or more physical properties from operation 204 is outside the target window, for example, within 1 percent. Otherwise, the operation control flow proceeds to operation 208 when the difference between one or more specific performance targets from operation 2 or more physical properties from operation 204 is within the target window.

[0023] In operation 208, the operation control flow 200 records the configuration of the atmospheric effects pod system from operation 202, which provided atmospheric effects at one or more specific performance targets from operation 202. In some embodiments, the operation control flow 200 may store the configuration of the atmospheric effects pod as an organized collection of data, referred to as a database, which can often be indexed by one or more specific performance targets from operation 202. The database may include one or more data tables having data values ​​such as alphanumeric strings, integers, decimals, floating-point numbers, dates, times, binary values, Boolean values, and / or enumerations, to name a few embodiments. The database may be a column-oriented database, a relational database, a keystore database, a graph database, and / or a document store, to name a few embodiments. In some embodiments, the operation control flow 200 may record the configuration of the atmospheric effects pod system from operation 202, which provided atmospheric effects at one or more specific performance targets, in order to generate a general atmospheric effects calibration database associated with a venue, without involving an event hosted by the venue and without involving the presence of an audience within the venue. In another embodiment, the operation control flow 200 can record the configuration of the atmospheric effects pod system from operation 202, which provided atmospheric effects at one or more specific performance targets to generate an event atmospheric effects calibration database associated with the venue, in the event of an event hosted by the venue, without involving the presence of an audience within the venue. After recording the configuration of the atmospheric effects pod system from operation 202, the operation control flow 200 can revert to operation 202 to configure the atmospheric effects pod system to provide atmospheric effects at one or more other specific performance targets within the venue, such as, to name a few embodiments, another specific temperature, another specific atmospheric pressure, another specific humidity, another specific wind speed, another specific wind direction, another specific precipitation, and / or another specific scent.

[0024] (Example of a calibrated closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects system) Figure 3 graphically illustrates exemplary calibrated closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects systems in several exemplary embodiments. In the exemplary embodiments illustrated in Figure 3, the atmospheric effects system 300 represents a calibrated closed-loop feedback system for providing various atmospheric effects within a venue such as a music venue, e.g., a music theater, music club, and / or concert hall; a sports venue, e.g., a game field, convention center, and / or stadium, and / or any other suitable venue, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. In some embodiments, these atmospheric effects may include idle airflow, breeze airflow, gust airflow, cold airflow, cold breeze airflow, cold gust airflow, warm airflow, warm breeze airflow, warm gust airflow, scented airflow, and / or any combination thereof, as described above. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects system 300 may be installed within a venue hosting an event. In these embodiments, the event may include a music event, a theatrical event, a sporting event, a film, and / or any other suitable event that will be evident to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. As will be described in more detail below, the atmospheric effects system 300 may have access to an organized collection of data, often referred to as a database, to configure the venue to provide atmospheric effects to the audience within the venue as the audience experiences the event. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 3, the atmospheric effects system 300 includes an atmospheric effects pod system 104, an atmospheric effects monitoring system 106, and an atmospheric effects control system 302. The atmospheric effects system 300 includes many features that are substantially similar to the atmospheric effects system 100 as described above. Thus, only the differences between the atmospheric effects system 300 and the atmospheric effects system 100 will be described in more detail below.

[0025] The atmospheric effects control system 302 controls the configuration and / or overall operation of the atmospheric effects system 300. As illustrated in Figure 3, the atmospheric effects control system 302 can provide atmospheric effects control signals 150 for configuring the atmospheric effects pod system 104 to provide atmospheric effects 152 in a manner substantially similar to those described above. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects control signals 150 can configure the atmospheric effects pod system 104 to provide atmospheric effects 152 at one or more performance targets as schematically defined by event information. Generally, the event information describes one or more performance targets of atmospheric effects 152 that will be provided by the atmospheric effects pod system 104 in connection with an event. The event may represent a music event, a theatrical event, a sporting event, a film, and / or any other suitable event that will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. In some embodiments, one or more performance targets of the atmospheric effect 152 may be, in some embodiments, one or more absolute performance targets of the atmospheric effect 152 such as specific temperature, specific atmospheric pressure, specific humidity, specific wind speed, specific wind direction, specific precipitation, and / or specific scent; in some embodiments, one or more relative performance targets of the atmospheric effect 152 such as temperature difference, atmospheric pressure difference, humidity difference, wind speed difference, wind direction difference, precipitation difference, and / or scent difference; and / or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effect control system 302 may have access to an atmospheric effect calibration database 304 which schematically defines atmospheric effect control signals 150 for configuring the atmospheric effect pod system 104 to provide atmospheric effect 152 at one or more performance targets as schematically defined by event information. For example, event information may indicate that the atmospheric effect pod system 104 is providing atmospheric effect 152 at specific performance targets such as specific temperature, specific atmospheric pressure, specific humidity, specific wind speed, specific wind direction, specific precipitation, and / or specific scent.In this embodiment, the atmospheric effects control system 302 can access an atmospheric effects calibration database 304 that schematically defines atmospheric effects control signals 150 for configuring the atmospheric effects pod system 104 to provide atmospheric effects 152 at a specific performance target. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects calibration database 304 may include a general atmospheric effects calibration database and / or an event atmospheric effects calibration database as described above.

[0026] (Example atmospheric effect sensor) Figure 4 graphically illustrates block diagrams of exemplary atmospheric effects sensors according to several exemplary embodiments. In the exemplary embodiments illustrated in Figure 4, the atmospheric effects sensor 400 may, in some embodiments, detect or measure one or more physical properties such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, altitude, and / or direction, and record or indicate these physical properties as one or more environmental measurements, such as one or more environmental measurements 154 as described above. As illustrated in Figure 4, the atmospheric effects sensor 400 may include a processing network 402, a network interface 404, a power management unit 406, and environmental sensors 408.1-408.k, which can be coupled to each other in a communicative manner via a communication bus 410. The atmospheric effects sensor 400 may represent one or more exemplary embodiments of atmospheric effects sensors 110.1-110.n as described above.

[0027] The processing network 402 controls the configuration and / or overall operation of the atmospheric effect sensor 400. In this specification, the processing network is understood to be one or more circuits, processors, or combinations thereof. For example, a circuit may include analog circuits, digital circuits, state-machine logic, other structural electronic hardware, or combinations thereof. The processing network may include a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), or other hardware processor. The processing network may be “hard-coded” with instructions to perform corresponding functions according to the embodiments described herein. Alternatively, the processing network may have access to memory to read instructions stored in memory, which, when executed by the processing network, can cause the processing network to perform corresponding functions associated with the processing network. In the exemplary embodiments illustrated in Figure 4, the processing network 402 can, in some embodiments, trigger environmental sensors 408.1-408.k to detect or measure one or more physical properties such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, altitude, and / or direction. In some embodiments, the processing network 402 can, in some embodiments, receive atmospheric monitoring control signals such as atmospheric monitoring control signals 156 from atmospheric effects control systems such as atmospheric effects control system 102 and / or atmospheric effects control system 302. In these embodiments, the atmospheric monitoring control signals can be at a first logic level, such as a logic value of 1, in some embodiments, to trigger environmental sensors 408.1-408.k to detect or measure one or more physical properties, and / or at a second logic level, such as a logic value of zero, in some embodiments, to stop environmental sensors 408.1-408.k from detecting or measuring one or more physical properties. Subsequently, the processing network 402 may, in one embodiment, poll the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k with respect to one or more physical properties in order to record or indicate these physical properties as one or more environmental measurements such as one or more environmental measurement values ​​154.In some embodiments, the processing network 402 can format, for example, packetize, one or more physical properties received from environmental sensors 408.1-408.k in order to provide one or more environmental measurements. In these embodiments, one or more environmental measurements may include one or more digital packets of measurements, each including a header that identifies the atmospheric effects sensor 400 and one or more physical properties from one or more environmental sensors among the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k. In some embodiments, the header may include a unique identifier that identifies the atmospheric effects sensor 400. In these embodiments, the unique identifier may include the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the atmospheric effects sensor 400, the Media Access Controller (MAC) address of the atmospheric effects sensor 400, the model name of the atmospheric effects sensor 400, the serial number of the atmospheric effects sensor 400, the manufacturer's name of the atmospheric effects sensor 400, electronic credentials such as a username and / or password associated with the atmospheric effects sensor 400, and / or any other suitable unique identifier that would be recognized by a person skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure.

[0028] The network interface 404 provides an interface between the atmospheric effects sensor 400 and, in one embodiment, another electrical, mechanical, and / or electromechanical device, such as an atmospheric effects control system. The network interface 404 can be implemented as a wireless network interface, a wired network interface, and / or any combination thereof, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. In some embodiments, the network interface 404 can be communicatively coupled to other electrical, mechanical, and / or electromechanical devices via one or more wired transmission media, such as one or more twisted-pair cables, one or more Ethernet® cables, one or more coaxial cables, and / or one or more fiber optic cables. In some embodiments, the network interface 404 can be communicatively coupled to other electrical, mechanical, and / or electromechanical devices via one or more wireless transmission media, such as one or more wireless links, one or more microwave links, one or more satellite links, one or more Bluetooth® links, one or more Wi-Fi links, and / or one or more Wi-Fi links. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 4, the network interface 404 can receive air monitoring control signals from an air effects control system via one or more wired transmission media, one or more wireless transmission media, and / or any combination thereof, and can transmit one or more environmental measurements to the air effects control system via one or more wired transmission media, one or more wireless transmission media, and / or any combination thereof.

[0029] The power management unit 406 is involved in the power system management of the atmospheric effects sensor 400. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 4, the power management unit 406 can adjust one or more input powers and provide one or more output powers for the operation of the atmospheric effects sensor 400. In some embodiments, one or more input powers can be provided by one or more batteries that store energy in a chemical form, which is converted into electrical energy via electrochemical reactions to operate the atmospheric effects sensor 400. In these embodiments, one or more batteries may include one or more nickel-cadmium (NiCd) rechargeable battery cells, one or more nickel-iron (NiFe) rechargeable battery cells, one or more nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable battery cells, one or more lithium-ion rechargeable battery cells, and / or lithium-ion polymer (LiPo) battery cells, and / or one or more rechargeable battery cells that can be implemented using any other suitable battery chemicals or multiple chemicals that would be recognized by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. In some embodiments, the power management unit 406 may include a battery charging system for recharging one or more batteries when appropriate. For example, the power management unit 406 may use power signals received from one or more rechargeable batteries to monitor power connections and battery charging and / or charge one or more batteries when necessary. Alternatively, or in addition, one or more input power may be provided via one or more wired transmission media, such as one or more twisted-pair cables, one or more Ethernet® cables, and / or one or more coaxial cables, to name a few embodiments. In some embodiments, the power management unit 406 may, to name a few embodiments, use IEEE 802.3af TM Standard, IEEE 802.3at TMOne or more input power and air monitoring control signals can be received via one or more wired transmission media according to known PoE standards such as the standard, legacy Ethernet® power (PoE) transmission, and / or any preferred type of PoE transmission standard. In these embodiments, the air effect sensor 400 represents an electrically powered device (PD) that receives one or more input power and air monitoring control signals from a power supply device such as an air effect control system. In some embodiments, the network interface 404 and / or power management unit 406 can isolate one or more input power and air monitoring control signals from each other using, for example, one or more transformers. In these embodiments, the network interface 404 and / or power management unit 406 include one or more data transceivers that operate according to known communication standards, such as a certain version of the IEEE 802.3 communication standard, for receiving air monitoring control signals from the air effect control system.

[0030] Environmental sensors 408.1-408.k can, in some embodiments, detect or measure one or more physical properties such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, altitude, and / or direction. Environmental sensors 408.1-408.k can, in some embodiments, include sensors for detecting or measuring one or more physical properties such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, altitude, and / or direction. In some embodiments, the processing network 402 can trigger the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k to detect or measure one or more physical properties in a manner substantially similar to those described above. In some embodiments, the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k can provide one or more physical properties to the processing network 402. In these embodiments, the processing network 402 may poll the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k with respect to one or more physical properties in a manner substantially similar to that described above, in order to record or indicate these physical properties. In some embodiments, the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k may include, to name a few examples, one or more thermometers, one or more barometers, one or more hygrometers, one or more anemometers, one or more rain gauges, one or more snow gauges, one or more olfactory sensors, one or more position sensors, such as one or more Global Positioning System (GPS) sensors, and / or one or more altimeters.

[0031] The communication bus 410 connects the processing network 402, the network interface 404, the power management unit 406, and / or the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k in a communicative manner. In some embodiments, the communication bus 410 can be installed in a printed circuit board (PCB) having various transmission lines, such as striplines or microstrips, to form electrical connections between the processing network 402, the network interface 404, the power management unit 406, and / or the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k, to some examples. Alternatively, or in addition, the communication bus 410 can include one or more wired transmission media, such as one or more twisted-pair cables, one or more Ethernet® cables, one or more coaxial cables, and / or one or more optical fiber cables, to form electrical connections between the processing network 402, the network interface 404, the power management unit 406, and / or the environmental sensors 408.1-408.k, to some examples.

[0032] (An exemplary venue with an exemplary closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects system) Figures 5A and 5B illustrate pictorial representations of exemplary venues in several exemplary embodiments. In the exemplary embodiments illustrated in Figure 5, venue 500 represents a place for hosting an event. For example, venue 500 can represent a music venue, e.g., a music theater, a music club, and / or a concert hall; a sports venue, e.g., a game field, a convention center, and / or a stadium, and / or any other suitable venue that would be obvious to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. The event can represent a music event, a theatrical event, a sporting event, a film, and / or any other suitable event that would be obvious to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. In the exemplary embodiments illustrated in Figure 5, venue 500 includes one or more seating levels 502.1–502.d for seating an audience to view the event. In some embodiments, seating levels 502.1–502.d represent different seating levels at different heights for viewing the event. As shown in Figure 5A, seating section 502.1 represents a lower seating level for viewing the event, and seating section 502.d represents an upper seating level above seating section 502.1 for viewing the event. Seating levels 502.1-502.d may include seating sections 504.1-504.d for seating spectators to view the event. Seating sections 504.1-504.d may include rows of seats 506.1-506.e for seating spectators to view the event. In some embodiments, rows of seats 506.1-506.e represent different rows of seats at different heights for viewing the event. As shown in Figure 5A, row 506.1 represents the lower row of seats for viewing the event, and row 506.e represents the upper row of seats above row 506.1 for viewing the event. As shown in Figure 5A, rows 506.1–506.e include seats 508.1–508.f for seating the audience to view the event.The discussion of Figure 5B that follows will be explained from the perspective of venue 500, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the teachings herein are equally applicable to other venues having more or fewer seating sections, more or fewer rows of seats, and / or more or fewer seats, without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

[0033] As illustrated in Figure 5B, the atmospheric effects system 520 can be installed within the venue 500 to provide various atmospheric effects within the venue 500. In some embodiments, these atmospheric effects may include idle airflow, breeze airflow, gust airflow, cold airflow, cold breeze airflow, cold gust airflow, warm airflow, warm breeze airflow, warm gust airflow, scented airflow, and / or any combination thereof, as described above. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects system 520 can be installed within a venue hosting an event. In these embodiments, the event may include a music event, a theatrical event, a sporting event, a film, and / or any other suitable event, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 5B, the atmospheric effects system 520 may include an atmospheric effects control system 522, an atmospheric effects pod system 524, and an atmospheric effects monitoring system 526. The atmospheric effects system 520 can represent exemplary embodiments of the atmospheric effects system 100 and / or atmospheric effects system 300 as described above. The atmospheric effects system 523 includes many features substantially similar to those of the atmospheric effects system 100 and / or atmospheric effects system 300 as described above. Therefore, only the differences between the atmospheric effects system 300 and the atmospheric effects system 100 and / or atmospheric effects system 300 will be described in further detail below.

[0034] The atmospheric effects control system 522 controls the configuration and / or overall operation of the atmospheric effects system 520. As shown in Figure 5B, in one embodiment, the atmospheric effects control system 522 can provide atmospheric effects control signals, such as atmospheric effects control signals 150, to configure the atmospheric effects pod system 524 to provide atmospheric effects such as atmospheric effects 152 as described above, in a manner substantially similar to that described above.

[0035] The atmospheric effects pod system 524 provides atmospheric effects to the audience in the venue, for example, as the audience experiences the event. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 5B, the atmospheric effects pod system 524 may include atmospheric effects pods 528.1–528.m. As illustrated in Figure 5B, atmospheric effects pods 528.1–528.m can provide atmospheric effects at one or more performance targets in a manner substantially similar to that described above, according to atmospheric effects control signals received from the atmospheric effects control system 522.

[0036] In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects monitoring system 526 may provide one or more environmental measurements, such as one or more environmental measurements 154, in a manner substantially similar to that described above, which will be used by the atmospheric effects control system 522 to adjust atmospheric effects. In an exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the atmospheric effects control system 522 may provide the atmospheric effects monitoring system 526 with atmospheric monitoring control signals to cause the atmospheric effects monitoring system 526 to provide one or more environmental measurements, in a manner substantially similar to that described above. In some embodiments, the atmospheric effects control system 522 may provide atmospheric monitoring control signals to trigger the atmospheric effects monitoring system 526 to detect or measure one or more physical properties, such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, scent, location, elevation, and / or direction, in a manner substantially similar to that described above. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 5B, the atmospheric effects monitoring system 526 may include atmospheric effects sensors 530.1.1-530.xy and atmospheric effects sensors 532.1-532.z. The atmospheric effects sensors 530.1.1-530.xy are illustrated in Figure 5B using a pyramidal shape, and the atmospheric effects sensors 532.1-532.z are illustrated in Figure 5B using a cubic shape. In some embodiments, one or more of the atmospheric effects sensors 530.1.1-530.xy and / or atmospheric effects sensors 532.1-532.z may be implemented using atmospheric effects sensors 400 as described above.

[0037] As illustrated in Figure 5B, the atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.xy can be arranged in a series of x rows and / or a series of y columns of atmospheric effect sensors within a venue 500 to form an array of atmospheric effect sensors for detecting or measuring one or more physical properties, in a manner substantially similar to that described above. However, other arrangements of the atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.xy can also be considered as possibilities without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 5B, the atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.xy can be implemented as a stationary electrical, mechanical, and / or electromechanical device that is incorporated into or coupled to the venue, for example, in seats, rails, and / or walls within the venue 500. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that the specific installation of the atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.xy may depend on the location of seats, rails, and / or walls within the venue 500 without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. Generally, the first row of atmospheric effect sensors from a series of y rows of atmospheric effect sensors may coincide with the minimum range of atmospheric effect provided by the atmospheric effect pod system 524, and the yth row of atmospheric effect sensors from a series of y rows of atmospheric effect sensors may coincide with the maximum range of atmospheric effect provided by the atmospheric effect pod system 524.

[0038] In some embodiments, one or more rows of atmospheric effect sensors from a series of x rows of atmospheric effect sensors can be associated with one or more seating sections 504.1-504.d of seating levels 502.1-502.d. For example, in one embodiment, atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.xy from the first row of atmospheric effect sensors from a series of x rows of atmospheric effect sensors such as atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.1.y can be associated with seating section 504.d of seating levels 502.1-502.d, and / or, in one embodiment, atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.xy from the xth row of atmospheric effect sensors from a series of x rows of atmospheric effect sensors such as atmospheric effect sensors 530.x.1-530.xy can be associated with seating section 504.1 of seating levels 502.1-502.d. In this embodiment, the first row of the atmospheric effects sensor can be used to detect or measure one or more physical properties associated with seating category 504.d of seating levels 502.1-502.d, and / or the xth row of the atmospheric effects sensor can be used to detect or measure one or more physical properties associated with seating category 504.1 of seating levels 502.1-502.d. In some embodiments, the first row of the atmospheric effects sensor can be used by audience members seated in seating section 504.d of seating levels 502.1-502.d to detect or measure temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and scent, to give some examples, and / or the xth row of the atmospheric effects sensor can be used by audience members seated in seating section 504.1 of seating levels 502.1-502.d to detect or measure temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and scent, to give some examples, and

[0039] In exemplary embodiments, the atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.xy may be arranged in three rows of atmospheric effect sensors and three columns of atmospheric effect sensors to form an array of nine atmospheric effect sensors for detecting or measuring one or more physical properties, in a manner substantially similar to that described above. In this exemplary embodiment, the first row of atmospheric effect sensors from a series of three rows of atmospheric effect sensors can be installed near the row of seats 506.1 from seating level 502.1, for example, about 80 feet from atmospheric effect pod system 524; the second row of atmospheric effect sensors from a series of three rows of atmospheric effect sensors can be installed about midway between the first row of atmospheric effect sensors and the third row of atmospheric effect sensors from a series of three rows, for example, about 155 feet from atmospheric effect pod system 524; and the third row of atmospheric effect sensors can be installed near the row of seats 506.e from seating level 502.d, for example, about 240 feet from atmospheric effect pod system 524. In this exemplary embodiment, atmospheric effect sensors 530.1.1-530.xy from the three rows of atmospheric effect sensors can be spaced evenly apart from one another within venue 500.

[0040] As illustrated in Figure 5B, the atmospheric effect sensors 532.1-532.z can be arranged at any location within the venue 500 to detect or measure one or more physical properties in a manner substantially similar to those described above. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figure 5B, the atmospheric effect sensors 532.1-532.z can be implemented, for example, as a mobile electric, mechanical, and / or electromechanical device that can move around the venue 500. The atmospheric effect sensors 532.1-532.z can be implemented as independent or discrete devices and / or, to give some embodiments, can be incorporated into or coupled to other electric, mechanical, and / or electromechanical devices such as wagons, automobiles, rail vehicles, water vehicles, underwater vehicles, amphibious vehicles, aircraft, and, for example, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. In some embodiments, atmospheric effect sensors 532.1-532.z can be suspended by cables within the venue 500 and can be controlled, for example, by an atmospheric effect control system 522 around the venue 500.

[0041] (An exemplary atmospheric effects control system that may be implemented within an exemplary closed-loop feedback atmospheric effects system) Figure 6 graphically illustrates a simplified block diagram of a computing device that may be used to implement an electronic device in an exemplary venue according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The subsequent discussion of Figure 6 describes a computing device 600 that may be used to implement the atmospheric effects control system 102, atmospheric effects control system 302, and / or atmospheric effects control system 522 as described above.

[0042] In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 6, the computing device 600 includes one or more processors 602. In some embodiments, one or more processors 602 may include, or be, any of the following: a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit, or a digital signal processor, and their electronic equivalents, such as an application-specific integrated circuit ("ASIC") or a field-programmable gate array ("FPGA"). As used herein, the term "processor" typically refers to a tangible data and information processing device that physically transforms data and information using sequence transformations (also referred to as "operations"). Data and information may be physically represented by electrical, magnetic, optical, or acoustic signals that can be stored, accessed, transferred, combined, compared, or otherwise manipulated by the processor. The term "processor" may refer to a single processor and a multi-core system or multi-processor array, including a graphics processing unit, a digital signal processor, a digital processor, or a combination of these elements. A processor may be an electronic device, for example, comprising a digital logic network (e.g., binary logic) or analog (e.g., operational amplifiers). The processor may also operate within a “cloud computing” environment or as “software as a service” (SaaS) to support the performance of related operations. For example, at least part of the operation may be performed by a collection of processors available in a distributed or remote system, which are accessible via a communication network (e.g., the Internet) and via one or more software interfaces (e.g., application programming interfaces (APIs)).In some embodiments, the computing device 600 may include an operating system such as Microsoft Windows®, Sun Microsystems Solaris®, Apple Computer MacOs, Linux®, or UNIX®. In some embodiments, the computing device 600 may also include a basic input / output system (BIOS) and processor firmware. The operating system, BIOS, and firmware are used by one or more processors 602 to control subsystems and interfaces coupled to one or more processors 602. In some embodiments, one or more processors 602 may include Intel Pentium® and Itanium, Advanced Micro Devices Opteron and Athlon, and ARM Holdings ARM processors.

[0043] As illustrated in Figure 6, the computing device 600 may include a machine-readable medium 604. In some embodiments, the machine-readable medium 604 may further include a main random access memory ("RAM") 606, a read-only memory ("ROM") 608, and / or a file storage subsystem 610. The RAM 730 may store instructions and data during program execution, and the ROM 732 may store fixed instructions. The file storage subsystem 610 provides persistent storage for program and data files and may include a floppy disk drive, a CD-ROM drive, an optical drive, flash memory, or a removable media cartridge, in addition to a hard disk drive, an associated removable medium. One or more processors 602 may access the machine-readable medium 604 to read instructions stored in the machine-readable medium 604, which, when executed by one or more processors 602 as described above, can cause one or more processors 602 to perform corresponding functions associated with one or more processors 602.

[0044] The computing device 600 may further include a user interface input device 612 and a user interface output device 614. The user interface input device 612 may, in some embodiments, include pointing devices such as alphanumeric keyboards, keypads, mice, trackballs, touchpads, styluses, or graphics tablets; audio input devices such as scanners, touchscreens integrated into displays, voice recognition systems, or microphones; eye-tracking recognition; electroencephalogram pattern recognition; and other types of input devices. The user interface input device 612 may be connected to the computing device 600 by wire or wirelessly. Generally, the user interface input device 612 is intended to include all conceivable types of devices and methods for inputting information into the computing device 600. Typically, the user interface input device 612 allows the user to identify objects, icons, text, and equivalents appearing on several types of user interface output devices, e.g., on a display subsystem. The user interface output device 620 may include non-visual displays such as display subsystems, printers, fax machines, or audio output devices. The display subsystem may include flat panel devices such as cathode ray tubes (CRTs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs), projection devices, or other devices for generating visible images, such as virtual reality systems. The display subsystem may also provide non-visual displays, such as audio output or haptic output (e.g., vibration) devices. In general, the user interface output device 620 is intended to include all possible types of devices and methods for outputting information from the computing device 600.

[0045] The computing device 600 may further include a network interface 616 for providing an interface to an external network, including an interface to a communication network 618, and may be coupled to a corresponding interface device in another computing device or machine via the communication network 618. The communication network 618 may comprise many interconnected computing devices, machines, and communication links. These communication links may be wired links, optical links, wireless links, or any other devices for the transmission of information. The communication network 618 may be any suitable computer network, such as a wide area network like the Internet, and / or a local area network like Ethernet®. The communication network 618 may be wired and / or wireless, and the communication network may use encryption and decryption methods, such as those available using a virtual private network. The communication network uses one or more communication interfaces that can receive data from and transmit data to other systems. Embodiments of the communication interface typically include Ethernet® cards, modems (e.g., telephone, satellite, cable, or ISDN), (asynchronous) digital subscriber line (DSL) units, Firewire® interfaces, USB interfaces, and equivalents. One or more communication protocols such as HTTP, TCP / IP, RTP / RTSP, IPX, and / or UDP may be used.

[0046] As shown in Figure 6, one or more processors 602, machine-readable media 604, user interface input devices 612, user interface output devices 614, and / or network interfaces 616 can be coupled together to communicate with each other using a bus subsystem 620. Although the bus subsystem 620 is schematically shown as a single bus, alternative embodiments of the bus subsystem may use a bus.

[0047] (Conclusion) For detailed descriptions, accompanying figures are used to illustrate exemplary embodiments consistent with this disclosure. References in this disclosure of “an exemplary embodiment” or “exemplary embodiments” indicate that the described exemplary embodiment may include certain features, structures, or characteristics, but not all exemplary embodiments may include such features, structures, or characteristics. Furthermore, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same exemplary embodiment. In addition, any feature, structure, or characteristic described in relation to an exemplary embodiment may be included independently or in any combination with features, structures, or characteristics of other exemplary embodiments, whether expressly described or not.

[0048] The detailed description is not intended to be restrictive. Rather, the scope of this disclosure is defined solely by the following claims and their equivalents. It should be understood that the detailed description section, and not the abstract section, is intended to be used to interpret the claims. The abstract section may describe one or more exemplary embodiments of this disclosure, but not all of them, and is therefore not intended to limit in any way this disclosure and the following claims and their equivalents.

[0049] The exemplary embodiments described herein are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be limiting. Other exemplary embodiments may be conceivable, and modifications may be made to the exemplary embodiments, while remaining within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This disclosure is described with the help of functional components that illustrate the implementation of the defined functions and their relationships. The boundaries of these functional components are defined arbitrarily herein for the convenience of explanation. Alternative boundaries may be defined, insofar as their defined functions and relationships are adequately implemented.

[0050] Embodiments of the Disclosure may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software applications, or any combination thereof. Embodiments of the Disclosure may also be implemented as instructions stored on a machine-readable medium that can 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., a computing network). For example, the machine-readable medium may include non-transient machine-readable media such as read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), magnetic disk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory devices, and others. In another embodiment, the machine-readable medium may include transient machine-readable media such as electrical, optical, acoustic, or other forms of propagating signals (e.g., carrier waves, infrared signals, digital signals, etc.). Furthermore, firmware, software applications, routines, and instructions may be described herein as performing certain actions. However, please understand that such explanations are merely for convenience, and that such actions actually result from computing devices, processors, controllers, or other devices that execute firmware, software applications, routines, instructions, etc.

[0051] The detailed description of exemplary embodiments fully reveals the general nature of this disclosure that others may readily modify and / or adapt such exemplary embodiments for various uses by applying the knowledge of those skilled in the art, without diverting from the spirit and scope of this disclosure and without excessive experimentation. Furthermore, such adaptations and modifications are intended to be within the meaning of the exemplary embodiments and their equivalents, based on the teachings and guidance presented herein. It should be understood that the terminology or language used herein is for illustrative purposes only, and not for restrictive purposes, so that the terminology or language used herein may be interpreted by those skilled in the art in light of the teachings herein.

Claims

1. An atmospheric effect system for presenting atmospheric effects within a venue, wherein the atmospheric effect system is An atmospheric effect pod system configured to provide the aforementioned atmospheric effect on a performance target, An atmospheric effects monitoring system configured to measure and record the physical properties of the aforementioned atmospheric effects, An atmospheric effects control system configured to adjust the atmospheric effects to produce the physical properties of the atmospheric effects in order to satisfy the performance targets, and An atmospheric effects system equipped with [unclear].

2. The atmospheric effect system according to claim 1, wherein the physical properties of the venue include temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, or fragrance.

3. The atmospheric effect monitoring system according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of atmospheric effect sensors configured to measure a plurality of physical properties of the atmospheric effect at a plurality of locations within the venue, wherein the physical properties of the atmospheric effect are selected from among the plurality of physical properties of the atmospheric effect.

4. At least one of the aforementioned multiple atmospheric effect sensors is: A stationary device incorporated into or connected to the venue, Mobile devices that move around the aforementioned venue The atmospheric effect system according to claim 3, comprising:

5. The atmospheric effect system according to claim 1, wherein the performance target is substantially defined by event information related to an event hosted by the venue.

6. The aforementioned atmospheric effect control system is Accessing an atmospheric effects calibration database that outlines multiple atmospheric effects control signals for configuring the atmospheric effects pod system to provide multiple atmospheric effects at multiple performance targets, To provide an atmospheric effect control signal from among the plurality of atmospheric effect control signals for configuring the atmospheric effect pod system for the atmospheric effect effect at the performance target as generally defined by the event information, The atmospheric effect system according to claim 5, configured to perform the following:

7. The aforementioned atmospheric effect control system is To compare the performance target and physical properties of the atmospheric effect, The difference between the performance target and the physical properties of the atmospheric effect is outside the target window, and the atmospheric effect is varied as a result. The difference between the performance target and the physical properties of the atmospheric effect is maintained when the difference is within the target window. The atmospheric effect system according to claim 1, further configured to perform the following:

8. A venue for presenting atmospheric effects in relation to an event, the said venue is As the audience in the venue experiences the event, an atmospheric effect pod system is configured to provide the atmospheric effect on a performance target, An atmospheric effects monitoring system configured to measure and record the physical properties of the aforementioned atmospheric effects, An atmospheric effects control system configured to adjust the atmospheric effects to produce the physical properties of the atmospheric effects in order to satisfy the performance targets, and A venue equipped with these features.

9. The venue according to claim 8, wherein the physical properties of the venue include temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, or scent.

10. The venue according to claim 8, wherein the atmospheric effect monitoring system comprises a plurality of atmospheric effect sensors configured to measure a plurality of physical properties of the atmospheric effect at a plurality of locations within the venue, and the physical properties of the atmospheric effect are selected from among the plurality of physical properties of the atmospheric effect.

11. At least one of the aforementioned multiple atmospheric effect sensors is: A stationary device incorporated into or connected to the venue, Mobile devices that move around the aforementioned venue The venue according to claim 10, comprising the features described above.

12. The venue according to claim 8, wherein the performance target is substantially defined by event information relating to an event hosted by the venue.

13. The aforementioned atmospheric effect control system is Accessing an atmospheric effects calibration database that outlines multiple atmospheric effects control signals for configuring the atmospheric effects pod system to provide multiple atmospheric effects at multiple performance targets, To provide an atmospheric effect control signal from among the plurality of atmospheric effect control signals for configuring the atmospheric effect pod system for the atmospheric effect effect at the performance target as generally defined by the event information, The venue according to claim 12, configured to perform the following:

14. The aforementioned atmospheric effect control system is To compare the performance target and physical properties of the atmospheric effect, The difference between the performance target and the physical properties of the atmospheric effect is outside the target window, and the atmospheric effect is varied as a result. The difference between the performance target and the physical properties of the atmospheric effect is maintained when the difference is within the target window. The venue according to claim 8, further configured to perform the following:

15. A method for operating an atmospheric effects system to present atmospheric effects within a venue, wherein the method is: The atmospheric effect system provides the atmospheric effect in the performance target, The atmospheric effect system measures and records the physical properties of the atmospheric effect, The atmospheric effect system adjusts the atmospheric effect to produce the physical properties of the atmospheric effect so as to satisfy the performance target. Methods that include...

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the physical properties of the venue include temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, or scent.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the measurement and recording includes measuring and recording a plurality of physical properties of the atmospheric effect at a plurality of locations within the venue, and the physical properties of the atmospheric effect are selected from among the plurality of physical properties of the atmospheric effect.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the performance target is substantially defined by event information relating to an event hosted by the venue.

19. To provide, The atmospheric effects system accesses an atmospheric effects calibration database which outlines a plurality of atmospheric effects control signals for configuring the atmospheric effects pod system to provide a plurality of atmospheric effects at a plurality of performance targets, The atmospheric effects system provides atmospheric effects control signals from among the plurality of atmospheric effects control signals for configuring the atmospheric effects pod system with respect to the atmospheric effects at the performance target, which are generally defined by the event information. The method according to claim 18, including the method described in claim 18.

20. To adjust, The atmospheric effect system compares the performance target and physical properties of the atmospheric effect, The atmospheric effect system modulates the atmospheric effect when the difference between the performance target and the physical properties of the atmospheric effect is outside the target window. The atmospheric effect system maintains the atmospheric effect when the difference between the performance target and the physical properties of the atmospheric effect is within the target window. The method according to claim 15, including the method described in claim 15.

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