Patent ID: 6983225

Claim:
A system for communicating with, and receiving data representative of equipment state and status from, movie theatre equipment in theatres, said system comprising: a central computer storage unit for receiving and storing data representative of equipment status; a plurality of remote computer storage units coupled to said central computer storage unit for transmitting data representative of equipment status, each of said plurality of remote computer storage units including; a first remote computer storage unit coupled to at least one theatre automation unit for detecting and transmitting data representative of a non-error condition as well as data representative of an error condition with respect to automation equipment status responsive to a periodic request signal; said first remote computer storage unit also being coupled to at least one theatre projection unit for detecting and transmitting data representative of a non-error condition as well as data representative of an error condition with respect to projection equipment status responsive to the periodic request signal; said first remote computer storage unit also being coupled to at least one theatre audio processing unit for detecting and transmitting data representative of a non-error condition as well as data representative of an error condition with respect to audio equipment status responsive to the periodic request signal; and said first remote computer storage unit also being coupled to at least one theatre power source for detecting and transmitting data representative of a non-error condition as well as data representative of an error condition with respect to power status responsive to the periodic request signal.