Patent ID: 6862554
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: G03B,G06F

Abstract:
1. A maintenance system for an automated theater, comprising: an exhibitor support center for monitoring functional status of each of one or more exhibitor systems and responding to a failure at any of the one or more exhibitor systems; and a secure network connection from the exhibitor support center to each of the one or more exhibitor systems to communicate the functional status; wherein each of the exhibitor systems includes a plurality of subsystems, each subsystem includes a failure detection and management system correcting any failure and at least one redundant component, the failure detection and management system activates the redundant component in response to a detected failure in the subsystem, the failure detection and management system communicates any failures to the exhibitor support center, and the exhibitor support center attempts to reconfigure the exhibitor system if the failure detection and management system is unable to correct the failure.