Remote Audio Amplifier Monitoring via Group Code Tree
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote monitoring systems for audio amplifiers in professional audio systems struggle to efficiently locate specific amplifiers due to their display of amplifiers by device ID, making it labor-intensive and time-consuming to identify the location or performance of amplifiers in large setups like concert halls or theaters.
Innovation Solution
A remote monitoring system that uses group codes to categorize and display audio amplifiers by location or performance, allowing for a tree representation that groups amplifiers based on their physical location or the speakers they connect to, enabling easier selection and monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If amplifiers are displayed by device ID in a list or tree representation, then all amplifiers can be displayed systematically, but it becomes difficult to locate specific amplifiers and identify their location or performance
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the amplifier display by introducing multiple grouping dimensions (location-based grouping and performance-based grouping) instead of displaying all amplifiers in a single flat list. This allows users to divide the large set of amplifiers into meaningful subsets based on their specific monitoring needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to the amplifier display by incorporating group codes that represent both physical location and performance characteristics. This transforms the one-dimensional device ID list into a multi-dimensional organized structure where amplifiers can be viewed from different perspectives (location view or performance view).
2Productivity
If tens or hundreds of amplifiers are used in a large audio system, then the system can provide comprehensive audio coverage, but the time and labor required to locate specific amplifiers increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization of amplifiers by automatically assigning and storing group codes that encode location and performance information before the monitoring operation begins. This pre-organization allows for rapid retrieval and localization of specific amplifiers without requiring manual searching through large numbers of devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The group code serves as an intermediary that bridges the gap between the amplifier's physical/performance characteristics and its digital representation in the monitoring system. This intermediary encoding allows users to quickly identify amplifiers by their location or performance role without directly examining detailed specifications.
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AI summary
An apparatus is provided for remotely monitoring a plurality of amplifiers on a display device. The amplifiers (6a,6b,7a,7b) are provided to process audio signals and directly or indirectly connected to a network (4). In the apparatus, a collecting section collects a group code from each of the amplifiers through the network (4). The group code is allocated to each amplifier according to a grouping system for grouping the plurality of the amplifiers. A display control section displays a tree diagram of the amplifiers according to the collected group codes on the display device as a graphical representation of the grouping system.