ES2204304B1 - SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN FILM OR SIMILAR ROOMS. - Google Patents

Abstract

System for the control of public assistance in cinemas or similar. This system comprises: - at least one infrared camera (1) disposed in a suitable place in the projection room (5) to record the number of people existing in the room by capturing the infrared signals emitted by them; -a registration and connection equipment consisting of a video digitization hardware (2), a microprocessor and memory (3) and a modem (4) for sending information related to the captured signals and - a control center remote (6) that includes a computer (7) provided with a specific application for receiving and processing the data received from the registration equipment and a modem (8) for receiving such information.

Description

Public assistance control system in movie theaters or similar.

Object of the invention

The present invention is referred to as its title indicates, to a public assistance control system in movie theaters or similar.

Background of the invention

Currently controlling the number of people who go to a movie theater or similar is done only, in depending on the number of tickets sold, this being realizable control exclusively by those responsible for the room.

In some cases, the companies that manage the advertising, trailers and movies broadcast in these rooms they need specific data on the number of people who come to each session and therefore of the public that visualizes both the advertising, such as trailers and movies.

The problem that arises is that these companies they are outside the room itself and the only data they have about the assistance are those provided by the room in question, so they do not have other means that allow them to know reliably and continued the number of attendees to each session and therefore the total number of people viewing advertising, trailer and movies broadcast in the session set, which no doubt It is a factor to be considered by potential advertisers during the choice of media in which to present your advertising.

Description of the invention

The system object of the invention has some constructive features that allow, once installed in those rooms in which you want to control the public assistant, know reliably and continuously the number of people who attend the different film sessions, all without the intervention or the collaboration of people responsible for managing said room.

According to the invention, the system for public assistance control in movie theaters or similar it comprises: - at least one infrared camera arranged in one place adequate room to record the number of existing people in it by capturing infrared signals issued by such persons, - a registration and connection team composed of a video scanning software, a microprocessor and memory to store the records of the infrared signals recorded by infrared cameras and by a modem for sending to a remote information control center relative to the signals picked up and therefore the number of people existing in the room and, - a remote control center provided with a computer with a specific application for reception and processing of data received from the team of registration via modem.

Since the infrared camera will pick up the signals infrared emitted by people from the public, the image of video once digitized and treated by the microprocessor of the Registration team allows to know the number of attendees, being transmitted said information via modem to the center computer control.

The aforementioned center of remote control can receive information from different rooms of cinema, performing from it a centralized control of the same.

It is also planned that the infrared camera can be activated by remote control, manually or in a way automatic by means of an order of action incorporated in the Audio coding in the movie's soundtrack. Of this mode, when the system receives the code of an advertisement, trailer or movie and the code asks for information about the audience, the  system sends an order to the camera to take the infrared photo to from which you can determine the number of attendees in the room.

In this way, those interested in hearings of advertising, trailer or movies may receive numerical data from hearing, which is not possible to date.

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a set of drawings in which, with character Illustrative and not limiting, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the system for monitoring public assistance in movie theaters or Similar.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As can be seen in the figures referenced the system object of the invention comprises at least an infrared camera (1) connected to a recording device and connection that include a video scanning hardware (2), a microprocessor and memory (3) to store the records of infrared signals recorded by infrared cameras (1) and a modem (4) through which the information will be sent captured from the projection room (5) to a control center remote (6).

The aforementioned remote control center (6) includes a computer (7) provided with a specific application for the reception and treatment of the data received from the team of registration and by a modem (8) through which the Receipt of such information.

The infrared camera (1) is responsible for capture infrared signals in the projection room (5) corresponding to people in the public, which allows a once these signals have been cleaned by the hardware (2) and treated by the processor (3), know the number of people who have attended a given session

The set of information will be stored in the computer (7) of the control center can be found connected to it, via modem several projection rooms (5).

Once the nature of The invention, as well as a preferred embodiment, is for the appropriate purposes that the materials, form, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention claimed in continuation.

Claims (1)

1. System for the control of public assistance in cinemas or similar; characterized in that it comprises at least: - at least one infrared camera (1) arranged in a suitable place in the projection room (5) to record the number of people in the room by capturing the thermal signals emitted by them; - a registration and connection team consisting of a video digitizing hardware (2), a microprocessor and memory (3) to store the thermal signal registers recorded by infrared cameras (1) and by a modem (4) for the sending, to a remote control center (6), of the information relative to the signals picked up and therefore the number of people existing in the room and - a remote control center (6) that includes a computer (7) provided with a specific application for reception and processing of data received from the team of registration and a modem (8) for receiving said information.