Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system – Remote supervisory monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-27
2008-05-27
Barlow, Jr., John E (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system
Remote supervisory monitoring
C352S133000, C709S207000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07379850
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for determining equipment status based upon data representative of movie theater equipment state changes. The method includes the step of retrieving and storing data representative of theater equipment status in a central computer storage unit that includes known status data representative of a plurality of state change patterns representing known status. The method also includes the steps of receiving status data representative of a status of each of a plurality of items of theater equipment at each of a plurality of remote theater screen assemblies over a plurality of instances during a period of time, comparing a first state change pattern representative of equipment state changes in state of a theater audio processing unit to the known status data in the central computer storage unit, providing comparison data, providing alert condition data responsive to the comparison data, and receiving the comparison data and storing the comparison data.
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Sprogis David H.
Zehme Dan U.
Barlow Jr. John E
CineCast LLC
Gauthier & Connors LLP
Le John H
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