Title:
SUPPLEMENTAL AUDIO CONTENT SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR A CINEMA AND RELATED METHODS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003003788
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A supplemental audio content system (30a) is for providing supplemental audio content to movie patrons during playing of a motion picture film and associated soundtrack in a cinema (21a) of cineplex (20) including a plurality of individual cinemas (21a-21d). The system (30a) may include a player (40a) for playing supplemental audio content during playing of the motion picture and associated soundtrack, and a wireless transmitter (42a) connected to the supplemental audio content player (40a). An earphone (70a) may be worn by the movie patron, and the earphone (70a) may be connected to a wireless receiver (80a) to cooperate with the wireless transmitter (42a) to deliver supplemental audio content to the at least one movie patron. The wireless transmitter (42a) and wireless receiver (80a) preferably have operating characteristics to avoid interference with respective supplemental audio content systems (30a-30d) for other cinemas (21a-21d) of the cineplex (20).
Inventors:
FOLIO RICHARD J
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/019946
Publication Date:
September 12, 2003
Filing Date:
June 24, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HARRIS CORP (US)
International Classes:
G10K15/02; A63J25/00; G03B31/00; G03B31/04; G10K15/00; H04B1/10; H04B3/00; H04B5/00; H04B7/00; H04B7/216; H04B10/10; H04B15/00; H04R5/00; H04R27/00; A63J99/00; H04R; (IPC1-7): H04R5/00; H04B3/00; H04B5/00; H04R27/00
Foreign References:
| US5055939A | 1991-10-08 | |||
| US5822440A | 1998-10-13 | |||
| US5375174A | 1994-12-20 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1410679A4
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