Geometric radio transmission system and method for broadcasting audio to a live audience

A geometrically based radio transmission system, comprising:

• a performance having an audio component;
• a venue for said performance, said venue having an audio control center configured to control said audio component of said performance;
• a listening area in said venue;
• an audience in said listening area of said venue, said audience comprising a plurality of audience members;
• a plurality of seating locations in said listening area of said venue, each of said seating locations being sized and configured to receive one of said audience members, each of said seating locations having said one of said audience members being defined as an occupied seating location;
• locating means associated with said venue for locating said occupied seating locations in said listening area, said locating means comprising at least one of data from an audience management system of said venue, manual determination and a LiDAR sensor;
• a media transmission device associated with said venue and operatively connected to said locating means, said media transmission device configured to receive said audio component of said performance to produce an audio signal and to receive said occupied seating locations from said locating means to produce a structured operating envelope, said media transmission device further utilizing venue geometry and audience density to produce said structured operating envelope;
• a wireless radio frequency network electronically connected to said media transmission device and structured and arranged to broadcast said audio signal to said listening area based on said structured operating envelope;
• an electronic device associated with one or more of said audience members, said electronic device structured and arranged to receive said audio signal from said wireless radio frequency network and process said audio signal back into said audio component of said performance;
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• a single user listening device associated with each of said audience members and connected to one of said electronic devices so as to deliver said audio component of said performance directly to said audience member in a manner that reduces the likelihood of noise activity disturbing the enjoyment of said performance by each of said audience members.

A method of providing a geometrically based radio transmission system, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a performance having an audio component;
• (b) providing a venue having a listening area with a plurality of seating locations for said performance;
• (c) admitting an audience having a plurality of audience members into said listening area of said venue with said audience members occupying some or all of said seating locations to produce occupied seating locations;
• (d) determining location of said occupied seating locations utilizing an audience member locating mechanism;
• (e) receiving said audio component of said performance into an audio control center;
• (f) utilizing a media transmission device to produce an audio signal from said audio component of said performance and a structured operating envelope based on occupied seating locations, venue geometry and audience density;
• (g) delivering said audio signal to a wireless radio frequency network;
• (h) broadcasting said audio signal to said listening area of said venue based on said structured operating envelope;
• (i) receiving said audio signal by an electronic device associated with one or more audience members;
• (j) processing said audio signal back into said audio component by said electronic device;
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• (k) transferring said audio component to one of said audience members with a single user listening device for a high quality listening experience that substantially eliminates noise activity.