Method and apparatus for comparing actual use data with contract data
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsRobyn M. Akers, Joseph S. Ng
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Abstract
One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture for monitoring an exhibition system in a digital cinema system. Exhibition information of an exhibitor system in a digital cinema system is obtained. Such exhibition information is automatically generated during a monitoring of projection system equipment. The exhibition information is then summarized. Contractual data (consisting of contractual requirements for the exhibitor system) are also obtained. Comparison information is then produced by comparing the contractual data with the summary.
Claims22
A method for monitoring an exhibition system in a digital cinema system, comprising:
- obtaining exhibition information of an exhibitor system in a digital cinema system, wherein the exhibitor information is automatically generated during a monitoring of projection system equipment;
- summarizing the exhibition information;
- obtaining contractual data comprising contractual requirements for the exhibitor system;
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- comparing the contractual data with the summary to produce comparison information.
A system for monitoring an exhibition system in a digital cinema system, comprising:
- (a) exhibition information of an exhibitor system in a digital cinema system, wherein the exhibition information is automatically generated during monitoring of projection system equipment;
- (b) an exhibitor support computer having a memory, wherein the exhibitor support computer is configured to:
- (i) obtain the exhibition information;
- (ii) summarize the exhibition information;
- (iii) obtain contractual data comprising contractual requirements for the exhibitor system;
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- (iv) compare the contractual data with the summary to produce comparison information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.