Studio equipment control system and method of controlling studio equipment control system

A method of controlling a studio equipment control system, the method comprising:

• copying, by a Next recall button section, specific control data set associated with a Next recall button of the Next recall button section to a Next control data set, wherein
• the specific control data set is copied to the Next control data set based on an operation on the Next recall button,
• the specific control data set includes display content, and
• the Next recall button includes a graphical indicator;
• displaying the display content by the graphical indicator of the Next recall button;
• receiving, by circuitry, a changing operation on each item in the Next control data set, wherein the Next control data set is in a control state of a Next-use Mix Effect Section/Bank (M/E) of a switcher;
• changing, by the circuitry, content of the Next control data set based on the received changing operation;
• sending, by the circuitry, a control signal to the switcher based on the changed content of the Next control data set;
• and
• controlling, by the circuitry based on the control signal the switcher to transition an output video signal from an output of an OnAir-use M/E to an output of the Next-use M/E, wherein the control signal is associated with the Next-use use M/E.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• copying, by a Next recall button section, specific control data set associated with a Next recall button of the Next recall button section to a Next control data set, wherein
• the specific control data set is copied to the Next control data set based on an operation on the Next recall button,
• the specific control data set includes display content, and
• the Next recall button includes a graphical indicator;
• displaying the display content by the graphical indicator of the Next recall button;
• receiving a changing operation on each item in the Next control data set, wherein the Next control data set is in a control state of a Next-use Mix Effect Section/Bank (M/E) of a switcher;
• changing content of the Next control data set based on the received changing operation;
• sending a control signal to the switcher based on the changed content of the Next control data set;
• and
• controlling, based on the control signal, the switcher to transition an output video signal from an output of an OnAir-use M/E to an output of the Next-use M/E, wherein the control signal is associated with the Next-use M/E.

A studio equipment control system, comprising:

• a control data set memory configured to store a plurality of control data sets, wherein control contents for a switcher are compiled in the plurality of control data sets;
• a device controller configured to send a first control signal to the switcher;
• an OnAir control state display GUI section configured to display a content of an OnAir control data set, wherein the OnAir control data set is in a control state of an OnAir-use Mix Effect Section/Bank (M/E) of the switcher;
• a Next control state display GUI section configured to display a content of a Next control data set, wherein the Next control data set is in a control state of a Next-use Mix Effect Section/Bank (M/E) of the switcher;
• a data controller configured to manage the OnAir control data set and the Next control data set;
• one of:
• an OnAir edit GUI section configured to receive a changing operation on each item of the content of the OnAir control data set to send a changing instruction to the data controller, or
• a Next edit GUI section configured to receive the changing operation on each item of the content of the Next control data set to send the changing instruction to the data controller;
• an OnAir xpt button row configured to perform an input operation to select a first video signal on a xpt circuit associated with the OnAir-use M/E;
• a Next xpt button row configured to perform an input operation to select a second video signal on a xpt circuit associated with the Next-use M/E;
• a plurality of OnAir recall button sections, wherein
• a first control data set of the plurality of control data sets in the control data set memory is assigned as an option to each of the plurality of OnAir recall button sections, and
• the plurality of OnAir recall button sections is configured to copy the assigned first control data set to the OnAir control data set based on a press down operation on the plurality of OnAir recall button sections;
• a plurality of Next recall button sections, wherein
• a second control data set of the plurality of control data sets in the control data set memory is assigned as an option to each of the plurality of Next recall button sections, and
• the plurality of Next recall button sections is configured to copy the assigned second control data set to the Next control data set based on a press down operation on the plurality of Next recall button sections;
• a fader lever configured to manually control progress to cause an output video signal of the switcher to transition from an output of the OnAir-use M/E to an output of the Next-use M/E;
• and
• a button section configured to send a take trigger to the device controller to transmit a second control signal, wherein the second control signal instructs the transition based on the Next control data set, wherein
• the data controller is further configured to:
• update a corresponding value in the Next control data set in response to reception of an operation on the Next xpt button row,
• send a third control signal to the switcher based on a change of the content of the OnAir control data set, wherein the third control signal is associated with the OnAir-use M/E, and
• send a fourth control signal to the switcher based on a change of the content of the Next control data set, wherein the fourth control signal is associated with the Next-use M/E, and
• the device controller is further configured to send a fifth control signal that instructs start of the transition, wherein
• the fifth control signal is sent to the switcher, and
• the fifth control signal is sent based on the Next control data set and reception of the take trigger.