Patent ID: 9610516
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A63J,G03B

Claim:
1. A system for controlling a physical effect in a theatre, the system comprising: an audio/video (A/V) component, the A/V component being capable of processing A/V media that is associated with data indicating when the physical effect should be activated; a show control device communicably linked to the A/V component, the show control device being capable of translating the data into one or more signals that are capable of causing the physical effect to be activated; and a control assembly communicably linked to the show control device, the control assembly capable of receiving the one or more signals and activating the physical effect in response, wherein the show control device further comprises a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: identify a plurality of media clips that are capable of being played in a theatre; provide a user interface that allows a first selection of the plurality of media clips to be included in a first show that is to be shown in the theatre; receive, via the user interface, input that indicates an order in which the first selection of media clips are to be played during the first show; and store data indicating that the first selection of media clips, when played in the indicated order, forms the first show that is to be shown in the theatre.