Venue Environment Emulation Using Cross-Device Output Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack a method to effectively emulate the environmental effects of network-connected devices from one venue to another, as existing hardware profiles only address individual aspects of technology like lighting, without a comprehensive technique for replicating the overall environment across different venues with varying technologies and characteristics.
Innovation Solution
The system generates control information for devices in a second venue based on the effects created by devices in a first venue, adapting settings and parameters to match the output types and characteristics of devices in the second venue, using an emulation system that associates devices with similar output types and adjusts control data to achieve the desired environmental effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If hardware profiles are used for individual aspects of technology (e.g., DMX-512 profiles for lighting), then device-specific control is achieved, but comprehensive environment emulation across different venues cannot be accomplished
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual hardware profiles (lighting, audio, display, etc.) into a comprehensive venue profile that represents the entire environment. This combination allows the system to emulate complete venue atmospheres rather than controlling individual devices in isolation, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive emulation capability and system complexity by providing an integrated solution.
Solution Approach 2:
The venue profile serves multiple functions: it stores characteristics of all devices in a venue, enables environment emulation, and facilitates transfer of environmental settings between different venues. This multi-functionality addresses the contradiction by creating a universal data structure that handles diverse device types while maintaining a unified approach to environment replication.
2Adaptability or versatility
If devices with different technologies and characteristics are used in the second venue, then venue flexibility is improved, but accurate environment replication becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes parameters within the control information to compensate for differences in device characteristics. When emulating a venue with different devices, the system adjusts control parameters (such as intensity, duration, frequency) to achieve the same environmental effect despite technological variations, thereby maintaining replication accuracy while allowing venue flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the venue profile data to continuously adjust control information generation. By comparing the characteristics of original and target devices, the system dynamically modifies control parameters to achieve accurate environment replication, resolving the contradiction between flexibility and precision through adaptive parameter adjustment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If control information is generated based on device associations between venues, then environment emulation is achieved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing venue profiles that contain all necessary device characteristics and relationships before emulation is needed. This advance preparation stores the complex association data in an organized manner, reducing processing complexity during actual emulation operations since the matching and parameter adjustment work has already been done during profile creation.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for emulating an environment created by the outputs of a plurality of devices. The system receives device control data for a device in a first venue. The control of the outputs of said devices according to the device control data creates an environment within the first venue. The system retrieves profile data for devices within a second venue. The system associates a device in the second venue with a device from the first venue, both devices having a similar output type. The system then generates control information adapted from the associated device of the first venue for the device in the second venue. The system controls the outputs of each device in the second plurality of devices according to the generated control information to emulate the environment within the first venue in the second venue.