Back to results
US 8,819,130 B2Granted
System and method for group to group entertainment
AssigneesBenjamin Stuart Thompson, Ella Belzberg Thompson
InventorsBejamin Stuart Thompson, Ella Belzberg Thompson
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A hardware and software platform for collaboratively reviewing prior group to group interactions while planning, producing and archiving new group to group interactions. The platform may be used to collaboratively create group to group interactions. The system may be used to link two or more stadia, movie theatres or homes so as to provide interaction between the groups at each location simultaneously as a game or other event takes place.
Claims24
A method for group to group theatrical interaction comprising the steps of:
- group generated planning of the group to group theatrical interaction, said group to group interaction involving at least two members of the group comprised of performing artists, actors, presenters and spectators at different venues and utilizing a collaborative theatrical interface;
- producing the group to group theatrical interaction including the steps of providing a theatrical production platform, including data capture devices and data display devices at each of the venues for each of said at least two members;
- and
- enabling the group to group theatrical interaction between said at least two members including the steps of capturing data from each venue and displaying data captured from one venue at the other venue and producing interactive prompts at at least one of said venues to facilitate group to group interaction.
1 more element
A system for group to group theatrical entertainment comprising:
- interaction devices for allowing theatrical interaction between at least two members of a group comprised of
- performing artists, actors, presenters and non-participating spectators at different venues;
- said interaction means including means for producing interactive prompts at at least one of said venues
- data capture devices at each of the venues, connected to said theatrical interaction
- devices, for capturing theatrical interaction data pertaining to said at least two group members;
- transmission devices, connected to said data capture devices, for transmitting theatrical interaction data;
- and
- playback devices at each venue, connected to said transmission devices, for viewing said theatrical interaction data.
5 more elements
A method of group to group theatrical entertainment, comprising the steps of:
- group reviewing of data representing a previous group to group theatrical interaction involving at least two groups, each in a location different from the other;
- group planning a group to group theatrical interaction involving at least two groups including at least one of the following steps:
- setting a schedule of said group to group theatrical interaction;
- determining roles and responsibilities for said group to group theatrical interaction;
- creating, authoring and pre-selecting one or more theatrical interactions in which said at least two groups may take part;
- producing said group to group theatrical interaction, involving at least two groups including at least one of the following steps:
- selecting group to group theatrical interaction data for viewing;
- creating, authoring and selecting at least one theatrical interaction in which said at least two groups may take part;
- enabling said group to group theatrical interaction, including the steps of:
- capturing theatrical interaction data,
- encoding said theatrical interaction data for transmission,
- transmitting said theatrical interaction data,
- decoding said theatrical interaction data, and
- providing playback of said theatrical interaction data;
- and
- archiving of said group to group theatrical interaction, including the steps of archival storing the data representing the steps of planning, producing and enabling of said group to group theatrical interaction.
13 more elements
A system of group to group theatrical entertainment, comprising:
- interface devices for enabling interactive theatrical collaboration between groups of performing artists, actors, presenters and non-participating spectators, each present in a location different from the other so as to collaborate to create multi-location theatrical interactions;
- theatrical interaction creation devices, connected to said interface devices, for enabling said groups to collaboratively create multi-location theatrical interactions;
- production devices, capable of producing interative prompts at at least one location, connected to said interface devices and said theatrical interaction creation devices, for enabling said groups to collaboratively create multi-location theatrical interactions;
- and data capture devices, connected to said production devices, for enabling said groups to capture data pertaining to an on-going multi-location theatrical interaction.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.