- Number
- 20190250878
- Published
- 2019-08-15
- Filed
- 2018-02-15
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Abrams; Daniel et al.
- CPC
- G06F3/165; G06F3/167; G06F3/0362; G06F3/04847; G06F3/0488
- Verdict
- Set aside remote control for audio monitoring system, generic UI
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
A remote control has a physical subsystem and a graphical subsystem. The physical subsystem has a hardware command processor and one or more physical input devices. The hardware command processor determines an input for an audio command based on activation of the one or more physical input devices. Further, the hardware command processor translates the audio command into a format understood by an audio monitoring system. In addition, the hardware command processor sends the translated audio command to the audio monitoring system so that the audio monitoring system adjusts one or more audio output devices based on the audio command. The audio monitoring system is remotely situated from the physical subsystem. Further, the graphical subsystem has a display screen and a display processor rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen.
Background
BACKGROUND1. Field
This disclosure generally relates to the field of audio systems. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a configuration for monitoring audio.2. General Background
Conventional audio equipment for theater and/or home theater environments is typically configured for specific audio film formats. For instance, a first audio monitoring system may monitor audio in a theatre having a 5.1 audio configuration (i.e., six-channel) whereas a second audio monitoring system may monitor audio in a theatre having a 7.1 surround sound audio configuration (i.e., eight-channel surround audio system). As audio formats evolve, audio operators often have to change audio equipment, which is cumbersome and resource-intensive.SUMMARY
In one aspect, a remote control has a physical subsystem and a graphical subsystem. The physical subsystem has a hardware command processor and one or more physical input devices. The hardware command processor determines an input for an audio command based on activation of the one or more physical input devices. Further, the hardware command processor translates the audio command into a format understood by an audio monitoring system. In addition, the hardware command processor sends the translated audio command to the audio monitoring system so that the audio monitoring system adjusts one or more audio output devices based on the audio command. The audio monitoring system is remotely situated from the physical subsystem. The a
Claims
1. A remote control comprising: a physical subsystem comprising a hardware command processor and one or more physical input devices, the hardware command processor determining an input for an audio command based on activation of the one or more physical input devices, the hardware command processor translating the audio command into a format understood by an audio monitoring system, the hardware command processor sending the translated audio command to the audio monitoring system so that the audio monitoring system adjusts one or more audio output devices based on the audio command, the audio monitoring system being remotely situated from the physical subsystem, the audio command being provided by the hardware command processor; and a graphical subsystem comprising a display screen and a display processor rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen, the graphical user interface depicting one or more input indicia corresponding to one or more additional audio commands, the one or more additional audio commands being distinct from the audio command, the processor sending the one or more additional audio commands to the audio monitoring system so that the audio monitoring system adjusts the one or more audio output devices based on the one or more additional audio commands, the audio monitoring system being remotely situated from the graphical subsystem.
8. A system comprising: an audio monitoring system that is in operable communication with one or more audio output devices; and a remote control comprising: a physical subsystem comprising a hardware command processor and one or more physical input devices, the hardware command processor determining an input for an audio command based on activation of the one or more physical input devices, the hardware command processor translating the audio command into a format understood by an audio monitoring system, the hardware command processor sending the translated audio command to the audio monitoring system so that the audio monitoring system adjusts one or more audio output devices based on the audio command, the audio monitoring system being remotely situated from the physical subsystem, the audio command being provided by the hardware command processor, and a graphical subsystem comprising a display screen and a display processor rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen, the graphical user interface depicting one or more input indicia corresponding to one or more additional audio commands, the one or more additional audio commands being distinct from the audio command, the processor sending the one or more additional audio commands to the audio monitoring system so that the audio monitoring system adjusts the one or more audio output devices based on the one or more additional audio commands, the audio monitoring system being remotely situated from the graphical subsystem.
15. A method comprising: determining, at a remote control with a hardware command processor, input for an audio command based on activation of one or more physical input devices positioned on an exterior of the remote control, the audio command being provided by the hardware command processor; translating, with the hardware command processor, the audio command into a format understood by an audio monitoring system, the audio monitoring system being remotely situated from the hardware command processor; sending, from the remote control to an audio monitoring system, the audio command so that the audio monitoring system adjusts one or more audio output devices based on the audio command; rendering, with a display screen integrated within the remote control, a graphical user interface with one or more input indicia corresponding to one or more additional audio commands, the one or more additional audio commands being distinct from the audio command; and sending, with a processor integrated within a graphical subsystem of the remote control, the one or more additional audio commands to the audio monitoring system so that the audio monitoring system adjusts the one or more audio output devices based on the one or more additional audio commands.