External Repeater Management for Remote Lighting Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light emitting devices are limited by transmission range and venue constraints, requiring dedicated operators for remote control, leading to inefficient resource use and difficulty in changing venues or managing smaller audiences.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing multiple external repeaters that remotely control light emitting devices at separate streaming spots, allowing real-time status checking and installation without dispatching operators, using a repeater management application to synchronize lighting patterns with the auditorium.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If operators are dispatched to remote streaming spots to control light emitting devices, then the lighting control can be performed locally, but the human resource efficiency deteriorates due to unnecessary operator deployment
Solution Approach 1:
The streaming spot equipment includes a repeater and light emitting devices that can autonomously receive control signals from the auditorium system and execute lighting effects without requiring local operators. The system performs self-service by automatically synchronizing lighting patterns with performance content at remote locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The repeater device serves multiple functions: it receives control signals from the auditorium, transmits them to remote light emitting devices, and enables centralized management of multiple streaming spots through a single terminal. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for dedicated operators at each location.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system supports multiple streaming spots with external repeaters, then the venue adaptability improves, but the system complexity increases due to multiple repeater management
Solution Approach 1:
A single terminal runs a repeater management application that can centrally control multiple repeaters at different streaming spots. The terminal performs universal functions including linking to multiple repeaters, transmitting control signals to all of them, and monitoring their status, thereby simplifying management despite increased venue flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The repeater management application on the terminal acts as an intermediary between the auditorium control system and multiple remote repeaters. It mediates the communication by receiving control signals and distributing them to appropriate repeaters, and by monitoring repeater status and providing feedback to the control system.
3Reliability
If operators are required at streaming spots for installation and operation, then the system can be properly configured, but the resource utilization deteriorates due to dedicated personnel requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The repeater and light emitting devices are designed to be automatically configured and controlled through the repeater management application, eliminating the need for operators to perform manual installation and configuration at streaming spots. The system achieves self-service by autonomously establishing connections and synchronizing operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for managing multiple external repeaters in a repeater management application of a terminal includes connecting to a service providing server to be linked to the multiple external repeaters located at multiple streaming spots; acquiring a request to transmit a lighting-direction control signal from each of the linked multiple external repeaters; controlling to transmit the lighting-direction control signal matched with each of the multiple external repeaters according to the acquired request; acquiring and displaying repeater status information for the multiple external repeaters through a repeater management interface; and determining a first repeater of the multiple external repeaters based on the acquired repeater status information and remotely controlling the first repeater.