KR20230041666A - Light emitting device for directing group cheering and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A light emitting device for directing group cheering according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit for communicating with an external device, a light emitting unit, a sensor unit for detecting movement of the light emitting device, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the communication unit, the light emitting unit, the sensor unit, and the memory, wherein the processor may be set to receive a control signal for group cheering broadcasted from an external device through the communication unit, to turn on and off the light emitting unit in response to the control signal, to detect the movement of the light emitting device through the sensor unit, and when the movement of the light emitting device satisfies a specified condition, to emit light of a specified color for a predetermined time through the light emitting unit.

Description

Light emitting device for directing group cheering and its control method {LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE FOR DIRECTING GROUP CHEERING AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME}

The present disclosure relates to a light emitting device and a control method thereof. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a light emitting device for directing group cheering and a control method thereof.

In general, a light emitting device (or lighting device) may refer to a device that achieves the purpose of illumination by reflecting, refracting, and transmitting light from a light source. The light emitting device may be classified into an indirect light emitting device, a semi-indirect light emitting device, a total diffusion light emitting device, a semi-direct light emitting device, and a direct light emitting device according to light distribution.

Due to technological development, light emitting devices are used for various purposes. For example, the light emitting device may be used to create a media façade implementing media functions by installing the light emitting device on the outer wall of a building. As another example, the light emitting device may be used as a portable cheering tool in a performance hall such as a sports event or concert, which is an environment with a certain level of illumination or less. However, in such a performance environment, since a plurality of light emitting devices are individually controlled, it is difficult to produce group cheering, such as riding a wave.

Therefore, in order to specifically solve the above problems, there is a demand for a method capable of uniformly controlling a plurality of light emitting devices located in a concert hall and inducing a specific cheering operation to the audience to produce a group cheering effect.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0126427

An object of the embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure is to effectively produce group cheering by using a control signal broadcast in a performance hall and a sensor provided in a light emitting device.

The problems to be solved by the present disclosure are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

A light emitting device for directing group cheering according to the present disclosure for achieving the above technical problem is a communication unit for communicating with an external device, a light emitting unit, a sensor unit for detecting movement of the light emitting device, a memory, and a communication unit, a light emitting unit , a sensor unit, and a processor electrically connected to the memory, wherein the processor receives a control signal for group cheering broadcasted from an external device through a communication unit, blinks the light emitting unit in response to the control signal, and through the sensor unit The movement of the light emitting device may be sensed, and when the movement of the light emitting device satisfies a specified condition, the light emitting unit may be configured to emit a specified color for a predetermined time.

In addition to this, a computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium for execution to implement the present disclosure may be further provided.

In addition to this, a computer readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing a method for implementing the present disclosure may be further provided.

According to the above-mentioned problem solving means of the present disclosure, the light emitting devices are uniformly controlled by broadcasting a control signal in a performance hall, and each light emitting device emits a designated color in response to a motion of a spectator, so that a group without separate group control is required. Provides a cheering effect.

The effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a lighting effect directing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an emission control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a receiving device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a diagram illustrating a performance hall according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
5A to 5F are diagrams illustrating group cheering according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Like reference numbers designate like elements throughout this disclosure. The present disclosure does not describe all elements of the embodiments, and general content or overlapping content between the embodiments in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs is omitted. The term 'unit, module, member, or block' used in the specification may be implemented as software or hardware, and according to embodiments, a plurality of 'units, modules, members, or blocks' may be implemented as one component, It is also possible that one 'part, module, member, block' includes a plurality of components.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case of being directly connected but also the case of being indirectly connected, and indirect connection includes being connected through a wireless communication network. do.

In addition, when a certain component is said to "include", this means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

Throughout the specification, when a member is said to be located “on” another member, this includes not only a case where a member is in contact with another member, but also a case where another member exists between the two members.

Terms such as first and second are used to distinguish one component from another, and the components are not limited by the aforementioned terms.

Expressions in the singular number include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In each step, the identification code is used for convenience of description, and the identification code does not explain the order of each step, and each step may be performed in a different order from the specified order unless a specific order is clearly described in context. there is.

Hereinafter, the working principle and embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this specification, the 'apparatus according to the present disclosure' includes all various devices capable of providing results to users by performing calculation processing. For example, a device according to the present disclosure may include a computer, a server device, and a portable terminal, or may be in any one form.

Here, the computer may include, for example, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet PC, a slate PC, and the like equipped with a web browser.

The server device is a server that processes information by communicating with an external device, and may include an application server, a computing server, a database server, a file server, a game server, a mail server, a proxy server, and a web server.

The portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, and includes a Personal Communication System (PCS), a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), a Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), a Personal Handyphone System (PHS), and a PDA. (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminal, smart phone ) and wearable devices such as watches, rings, bracelets, anklets, necklaces, glasses, contact lenses, or head-mounted-devices (HMDs). can include

Functions related to artificial intelligence according to the present disclosure are operated through a processor and a memory. A processor may consist of one or a plurality of processors. In this case, the one or more processors may be a general-purpose processor such as a CPU, an AP, or a digital signal processor (DSP), a graphics-only processor such as a GPU or a vision processing unit (VPU), or an artificial intelligence-only processor such as an NPU. One or more processors control input data to be processed according to predefined operating rules or artificial intelligence models stored in a memory. Alternatively, when one or more processors are processors dedicated to artificial intelligence, the processors dedicated to artificial intelligence may be designed with a hardware structure specialized for processing a specific artificial intelligence model.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a lighting effect directing system 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a lighting effect directing system 10 in a performance hall according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a server 100, a light control device 200, a master device 300, a transmitter 400, and a receiver. The device 500 may be included, the server 100 may include a database (DB), and the emission control device 200 may include a simulator 201 for expressing, conceiving, and designing a scenario. . The lighting effect directing system 10 may control the light emitting state of the receiving device 500 using the light emitting control device 200 to produce various types of light emitting patterns for performances such as cheering in the audience seats of a concert hall.

The server 100 may store a database (DB) for storing various data necessary to produce lighting effects. The database DB may provide various performance data to the light emission control device 200 through wired communication, wireless communication, or direct provision of data. For example, the server 100 may provide performance data to the emission control device 200 through a wired network method such as a coaxial cable or a wired Local Area Network (LAN) (eg, Ethernet). For example, the server 100 may provide performance data in the form of packets to the lighting control device 200 on a mobile communication network built according to a mobile communication standard communication method. For example, the database DB stored in the server 100 may be physically transplanted into the light emitting control device 200 through a storage medium such as a removable disk.

The emission control device 200 may perform a function of controlling the receiving device 500 for directing a performance in a performance hall. For example, the light emitting control device 200 may be used in a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, personal digital assistants (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC ( slate PC), tablet PC, ultrabook, wearable device (e.g., smartwatch, smart glass, HMD (head mounted display)), etc. As one of the electronic devices, it may include all electronic devices capable of installing and executing applications related to the exemplary embodiment, or may include some of the components of these electronic devices or be configured in various forms that can be interlocked with them. there is.

In an exemplary embodiment, the emission control device 200 may include MA Lighting grandMA2, grandMA3, ETC EOS, ETC ION, ETC GIO, Chroma Q Vista, High End HOG, High End Fullboar, Avolites Sapphire Avolites Tiger, Chamsys MagicQ, and Obsidian control. systems Onyx, Martin M6, Martin M1, Nicolaudie Sunlite, ESA, ESA2, Lumidesk, SunSuite, Arcolis, Daslight, LightRider, MADRIX, DJ LIGHT STUDIO, DISCO-DESIGNER VJ STUDIO, Stagecraft, Lightkey, etc. It could be one of the software.

The light emission control device 200 may include a simulator 201 for producing lighting effects. The simulator 201 may be an electronic device that implements virtual simulation for realizing lighting effects, software driven in the electronic device, or a complex device in which software and an electronic device are combined. For example, a user may input an electronic signal corresponding to a scene to be presented to the simulator 201, and the simulator 201 converts the input electronic signal to the light emission control device 200 so that it can be driven. 200) may be converted to conform to the protocol and provided to the light emitting control device 200.

Various scenarios may be stored in the simulator 201 as predetermined or input from a user. The scenario may be a design diagram conceived to cause a lighting effect using the receiving device 500 throughout the performance time. The performance director can envision a scenario and input it into the simulator 201 to match the scenario. The scenario may be different for each scene of the performance or for each performance song, and thus may function as a blueprint for producing a cheering effect corresponding to each scene of the performance.

In an exemplary embodiment, the emission control device 200 may include appropriate software or computer programs enabling control of the receiving device 500 . For example, the emission control device 200 may include DMX512, RDM, Art-Net, sACN, ETC-Net2, Pathport, Shownet, or KiNET as exemplary protocols for controlling the receiving device 500. . The light emission control device 200 may transmit a data signal (eg, light control signal) in an appropriate format such as DMX512, Art-Net, sACN, ETC-Net2, Pathport, Shownet, or KiNET. The light emitting control device 200 generates a light emitting control signal to control the receiving device 500, and the light emitting control signal is transmitted to the receiving device 500 so that one or more light emitting devices can emit light according to the light emitting control signal. The light emission control signal may include information about a light emission state (eg, light emission color, brightness value, blinking speed, etc.).

In an exemplary embodiment, the emission control device 200 may have a plurality of input/output ports. The emission control device 200 may have input/output ports corresponding to or related to a specific data signal format or protocol. For example, the light emitting control device 200 includes a first port dedicated to DMX512 and RDM data input/output and a third port dedicated to Art-Net, sACN, ETC-Net2, Pathport, Shownet, and KiNET data input/output. It can have 2 ports. DMX512, RDM, Art-Net, sACN, ETC-Net2, Pathport, Shownet and KiNET protocols are well known as control protocols for stage lighting equipment. According to exemplary embodiments, the light emitting control device 200 uses a control protocol such as DMX512, RDM, Art-Net, sACN, ETC-Net2, Pathport, Shownet, and KiNET to provide more information about the receiving device 500. Flexible control can be planned.

The master device 300 may be provided for efficient signal transmission in a performance hall. The master device 300 may include a database (DB). The master device 300 receives a control signal from the light emitting control device 200, and provides the control signal with the information of the database DB stored therein to the transmitter 400 or directly to the receiving device 500. can provide The master device 300 includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC, and a tablet. It may be an electronic device such as a PC (tablet PC), an ultrabook, a wearable device (eg, a smartwatch, a smart glass terminal, a head mounted display (HMD)), etc. , but not limited thereto. The master device 300 may be implemented as a part of the light emission control device 200 or a part of the transmitter 400 without necessarily being provided as a separate hardware device.

The transmitter 400, as a part of a communication device, may perform a function of amplifying or transmitting a light emission control signal received from the light emission control device 200 or the master device 300. For example, the transmitter 400 may be implemented as a communication device such as an antenna. The transmitter 400 may transmit a light emission control signal received from the light control device 200 or received from the master device 300 to the receiving device 500 . As the transmitter 400 receives a light emission control signal for controlling light emission of the receiving device 500 from the light emission control device 200 and transmits the light emission control signal to the receiving device 500, the receiving device 500 may emit light corresponding to the light emission pattern included in the light emission control signal.

In an exemplary embodiment, transmitter 400 may be a collective name for a plurality of transmitters. For example, the transmitter 400 may include a first transmitter 401 and a second transmitter 402 . For example, a plurality of transmitters may be provided in a concert hall. A first transmitter 401 for a first zone and a second transmitter 402 for a second zone are provided, so that a wireless control signal is efficiently transmitted to each seat. can be sent

In an exemplary embodiment, the transmitter 400 is disclosed as a separate device from the light emission control device 200, but the light emission control device 200 may include a communication module that performs the same role as the transmitter 400. . Therefore, the light emission control device 200 may perform the same role as the transmitter 400 according to the embodiments, and the receiving device 500 may emit light by receiving a light emission control signal from the light emission control device 200. .

The transmitter 400 of the present disclosure may have directivity. The performance planner may place the transmitter 400 in the performance planning stage in consideration of specifications of transmitters used in the corresponding performance. Accordingly, the receiving device 500 may receive a light emission control signal from the transmitter 400 having identification information corresponding to the identification information of the transmitter previously stored therein.

In addition, the light emission control signal generated by the light emission control device 200 is received by the master device 300, and the master device 300 may convert the light emission control signal into a wireless control signal. The master device 300 transmits the converted wireless control signal to the transmitter 400, and the transmitter 400 may transmit the converted wireless control signal to the receiver 500 in the concert hall using wireless communication (eg, RF communication). Here, the wireless control signal may be generated by converting control data into a form for controlling the receiving device 500 in a wireless communication method.

The receiving device 500 may perform a function of producing various types of light emitting patterns in real time by the light emitting control device 200 or according to predetermined control information.

In an exemplary embodiment, the receiving device 500 may include or be connected to a light emitting element such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a light emitting diode (LED). The receiving device 500 is a device including any electronic device capable of wireless communication, and may be a small cheering tool carried by a spectator at a performance hall such as a sports arena or a concert. For example, the receiving device 500 includes a mobile phone, a wireless receiving device 500, a lighting stick, a lighting bar, a lighting ball, a lighting panel, and a wirelessly controllable light source attached thereto. It may be a tool or the like. In the present disclosure, the receiving device 500 may be referred to as a lighting device, a receiver, a controlled device, a slave, or a slave lighting device. Also, the receiving device 500 may include a wearable device that can be attached to and/or worn on a part of the body, such as a wrist or chest.

In the present disclosure, the receiving device 500 may emit light by interpreting a light emission control signal received from the transmitter 400 based on pre-stored identification information of the transmitter 400 . Specifically, the receiving device 500 compares the identification information of the transmitter 400 stored in advance with the identification information of the transmitter included in the light emission control signal, and if the comparison result is the same, the light emission pattern included in the corresponding light emission control signal It can emit light to correspond.

In an exemplary embodiment, the receiving device 500 may be a common name for a plurality of light emitting devices. For example, the receiving device 500 may include a first light emitting device 501 and a second light emitting device 502 . For example, a plurality of light emitting devices may be located in a concert hall, a first light emitting device 501 located in a first zone may receive a control signal from a first transmitter 401, and a second light emitting device located in a second zone The device 502 can receive a control signal from the second transmitter 402 . Accordingly, distributed processing of the control signal may be possible even though a plurality of receiving devices are located in the concert hall.

The lighting effect directing system 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may direct a group cheering of spectators. For example, group cheering may be surfing cheering. In one embodiment, the master device 300 may broadcast a control signal for group cheering to the concert hall. The reception device 500 located in the concert hall may flicker in response to a control signal. Alternatively, the receiving device 500 may emit light with weak intensity in response to a control signal.

In one embodiment, the receiving device 500 may include at least one sensor for detecting a motion of a spectator. When receiving a control signal for group cheering, the receiving device 500 may detect movement of the receiving device 500 using at least one sensor. For example, movement of the receiving device 500 may be caused by a motion of a spectator. For example, the audience may move the receiving device 500 up and down or shake it in place to participate in group cheering. The audience may repeat the operation of moving the receiving device 500 at various angles and returning it to the original position without being limited to the direction.

In one embodiment, the receiving device 500 may emit light of a designated color based on the movement of the receiving device 500 . For example, when the receiving device 500 detects a vertical movement and the speed of the receiving device 500 is greater than or equal to a specified speed, the receiving device 500 may emit light with a specified color and a specified intensity. The color and intensity of light emitted by the receiving device 500 may be determined by a control signal or may be based on data stored in a memory of the receiving device 500 .

In one embodiment, the receiving device 500 may emit light in a designated pattern based on the motion of the receiving device 500 . For example, the receiving device 500 may detect a vertical movement of the receiving device 500 and blink for a specified time.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a light emission control device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Redundant description with FIG. 1 will be omitted.

The emission control device 200 may include a communication unit 210 , a processor 230 and a memory 250 .

The communication unit 210 may perform communication with various types of external devices according to various types of communication methods. The communication unit 310 may include at least one of a Wireless-Fidelity (WiFi) chip, a Bluetooth™ chip, a wireless communication chip, a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip, and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip.

According to the mobile communication technology of the present disclosure, the communication unit 210 complies with technical standards or communication methods (eg, Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Code Division Multi Access 2000 (CDMA2000)) , EV-DO (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE A radio signal may be transmitted and received with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and an external server on a mobile communication network constructed according to -A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), etc.).

In addition, as the wireless technology of the present disclosure, for example, WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro (Wireless Broadband) , WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), and the like.

In addition, the communication technology of the present disclosure includes Bluetooth™, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus), TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic), USB, IEEE1394, Ethernet, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), RS232, RS422, RS485, optical communication ( It may include a technology for supporting communication using at least one of optical communication and coaxial cable communication.

The processor 230 may control the overall operation of the light emission control device 200, and more specifically, the operation of other elements constituting the light emission control device 200. Such a processor 230 may be implemented as a general-purpose processor, a dedicated processor, or an application processor. In an exemplary embodiment, the processor 230 is an operational processor (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU)) that includes dedicated logic circuits (e.g., field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), etc.) , GPU (Graphic Processing Unit), AP (Application Processor), etc.), but is not limited thereto.

The memory 250 may be a local storage medium supporting various functions of the light emitting control device 200 . The memory 250 may store a simulator ( FIG. 1 , 201 ) or an application program that can be driven by the light emission control device 200 , data for operation of the light emission control device 200 , and commands. At least some of these application programs may be downloaded from an external device (eg, the server 100) through wireless communication. The application program may be stored in the memory 250, installed on the light emission control device 200, and driven by the processor 230 of the light emission control device 200 to perform an operation (or function).

The memory 250 includes DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), LPDDR (Low Power Double Data Rate) SDRAM, GDDR (Graphics Double Data Rate) SDRAM, RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory), DDR2 SDRAM, DDR3 It may be a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) such as SDRAM, DDR4 SDRAM, and the like.

However, embodiments of the present disclosure need not be limited thereto. In an exemplary embodiment, the memory 250 is provided as a writable non-volatile memory so that data must remain even if power supplied to the light emission control device 200 is cut off, and changes can be reflected. It can be. However, the memory 250 is not limited thereto, and the memory 250 may include flash memory, EPROM or EEPROM, resistive memory cells such as ReRAM (resistive RAM), PRAM (phase change RAM), MRAM (magnetic RAM), MRAM ( Spin-Transfer Torgue MRAM), Conductive Bridging RAM (CBRAM), Ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM), and other various types of memories may be applied. Alternatively, the memory 250 may be an embedded multimedia card (eMMC), universal flash storage (UFS), compact flash (CF), secure digital (SD), or micro secure digital (Micro-SD). , Mini-SD (Mini Secure Digital), xD (extreme Digital) or memory stick (Memory Stick) can be implemented in various types of devices. In the present disclosure, it has been described that all instruction information is stored in one memory 250 for convenience of description, but is not limited thereto, and the memory 250 may include a plurality of memories.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the emission control device 200 may broadcast a control signal instructing group cheering (eg, surfing). A control signal for group cheering may be generated by a director. In one embodiment, the control signal may control the reception device 500 located in the performance hall to turn off and sense the movement of the reception device 500 using at least one sensor. In one embodiment, the control signal may include information on at least one of a light emission color, pattern, and intensity of the receiving device 500 during group cheering. The description of the control signal is illustrative, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

At least one component may be added or deleted corresponding to the performance of the components shown in FIG. 2 . In addition, it will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that the mutual positions of the components may be changed corresponding to the performance or structure of the system.

Meanwhile, each component shown in FIG. 2 means software and/or hardware components such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).

3 is a block diagram illustrating a receiving device 500 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. A description overlapping with FIGS. 1 and 2 will be omitted.

The receiving device 500 may include a communication unit 510 , a processor 530 , a memory 550 , a light emitting unit 570 , and a sensor unit 580 .

The communication unit 510 may perform communication with various types of external devices according to various types of communication methods. The communication unit 310 may include at least one of a Wireless-Fidelity (WiFi) chip, a Bluetooth™ chip, a wireless communication chip, a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip, and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the communication unit 510 may support a common protocol to communicate with the communication unit 210 of FIG. 2 . For example, the communication unit 510 is at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and an external server on a mobile communication network built according to GSM, CDMA, CDMA2000, EV-DO, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE, LTE-A, etc.) Sends and receives wireless signals with or through WLAN, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, WiBro, WiMAX, Bluetooth™, RFID, Infrared Data Association (IrDA), UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, NFC(Near Field Communication), Wireless USB(Wireless Universal Serial Bus), TTL(Transistor-Transistor Logic), USB, IEEE1394, Ethernet, MIDI(Musical Instrument Digital Interface), RS232, RS422, RS485, Optical Communication, It is possible to communicate with the communication unit 210 using at least one of coaxial cable communication technologies.

The processor 530 may control the overall operation of the receiving device 500, and more specifically, the operation of other elements constituting the receiving device 500. Such a processor 530 may be implemented as a general-purpose processor, a dedicated processor, or an application processor. In an exemplary embodiment, the processor 530 is a digital signal processor (DSP) capable of high-speed processing by converting an analog signal into a digital signal, a micro controller unit (MCU), or a dedicated processor supporting operations required by the receiving device 500. An operation processor (eg, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphic Processing Unit)), an AP (Application Processor) including a logic circuit (eg, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), etc.) ), etc.), but is not limited thereto.

The memory 550 may be a local storage medium supporting various functions of the emission control device 200 . The memory 550 may store data and instructions for operating the receiving device 500 . At least some of these application programs may be downloaded from an external device (eg, the server 100) through wireless communication. The application program may be stored in the memory 550, installed on the receiving device 500, and driven by the processor 530 of the receiving device 500 to perform an operation (or function).

The memory 550 should retain data even if power supplied to the receiving device 500 is cut off, and may be provided as a writable non-volatile memory to reflect changes. For example, the memory 550 may include flash memory, magnetic RAM (MRAM), spin-transfer torque MRAM (spin-transfer torque MRAM), conductive bridging RAM (CBRAM), ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM), phase change RAM (PRAM), and It may be implemented as a non-volatile memory such as Resistive RAM (ReRAM). However, embodiments of the present disclosure need not be limited thereto, and as an example, the memory 550 may include DDR Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), Low Power Double Data Rate (LPDDR) SDRAM, and Graphics Double Data Rate (GDDR). Data Rate) SDRAM, RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory), DDR2 SDRAM, DDR3 SDRAM, DDR4 SDRAM, etc. may be implemented as Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory 550 may store seat information of a ticket possessed by a spectator. The seat information of the ticket stored in the memory 550 includes seat information displayed on the ticket (eg, seat number 1 in row A), location information of the corresponding seat among seats in the performance hall (eg, hen information of the corresponding seat), and It may include at least one of identification information of the corresponding seat (for example, seat located at the top left of 50,000 seats when performing performance data is generated is 'No. 1') and user information.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory 550 may store seat information input from the outside and provided to the receiving device 500, and the processor 530 may receive seat information stored in the memory 550 by fetching it. The coordinates of the device 500 can be grasped. However, it is not limited thereto, and the memory 550 may store seat information obtained directly from the receiving device 500 .

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving device 500 may provide seat information to the server 100 . For example, the receiving device 500 directly provides a signal including seat information to the server 100 through the communication unit 510, or provides the signal to the server 100 through a user's smart device (not shown), or the master It can be provided to the server 100 through the device 300 . The server 100 may centrally manage performance data by storing seat information.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the data stored in the memory 550 is input to the receiving device 500 in the form of firmware in the production stage of the receiving device 500, or before or after entering the concert hall. It can be input through an application installed on a terminal (eg, smart phone, tablet, PC) of an audience carrying the receiving device 500 .

In an exemplary embodiment, an audience member who is a user can electrically connect a terminal owned by the user and a light emitting device, download control-related information for performance production from an external server and store it in the memory 550 through an application installed in the terminal. there is. The electrical connection may be made through short-range wireless communication or physical connection between the terminal and the receiving device 500 .

In an exemplary embodiment, data stored in the memory 550 may be input during a ticket confirmation process prior to admission. Specifically, the audience may perform a performance ticket confirmation step before entering the venue. In this case, the performance staff directly inputs the seat information included in the ticket into the receiving device 500 by handwriting, or through an information checking device (not shown), an OCR function or a two-dimensional electronic code expressed as a barcode or QR code. Seat information included in the ticket may be received using the reader function, and control-related information related to location information corresponding to the seat information may be provided to the receiving device 500 and stored in the memory 550 .

In an exemplary embodiment, the performance data may be location information for each seat in the performance hall. In addition, the information confirmation device provides control-related information related to location information to the reception device 500 through real-time communication with an external server (eg, 100 in FIG. Information may be stored in advance and provided to the reception device 500 at the concert hall.

In an exemplary embodiment, the information confirmation device may include an electronic device such as a kiosk (not shown). In this case, the audience may directly perform a performance ticket confirmation step through the kiosk. The kiosk receives electronic code information (in other words, information read through barcode, QR code, RFID, NFC, etc.) included in the ticket, and receives control-related information related to location information corresponding to the electronic code information (500). It can be provided to and stored in the memory 550. In this case, the kiosk may store control-related information related to location information in advance through communication with an external server (100 in FIG. 1 ) or in the performance planning stage.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory 550 may store color data in advance. As described above, the color data is stored in advance before the performance, such as being stored in the production stage of the receiving device 500 or stored before entering the performance hall or after entering the performance hall, so that lighting effects can be produced smoothly during the performance. In an embodiment, the color data may include at least one of a color, a pattern, and an intensity emitted by the receiving device 500 during group cheering.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the color data may include RGB values prepared to emit light in a predetermined color according to a data expression range. In order to express all colors, RGB values having three color channels must be indicated as 3 bytes. However, there are cases where it is not necessary to substantially express all natural colors in a scene to be produced in a performance hall, and it is necessary to reduce the amount of data transmission and processing. Accordingly, the color data may include a mapping table for some colors to be displayed by the receiving device 500 according to scenarios.

The light emitting unit 570 may include one or more light source devices, and the light source device may use, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) or the like. In addition, the light emitting unit 570 may output light of various colors according to RGB color information using a light source device.

The sensor unit 580 senses at least one of internal information of the device, surrounding environment information surrounding the device, and user information, and generates a sensing signal corresponding thereto. Based on these sensing signals, the control unit may control driving or operation of the device, or perform data processing, functions, or operations related to an application program installed in the device.

In one embodiment, the sensor unit 580 may include at least one sensor. The receiving device 500 may detect movement of the receiving device 500 caused by the audience using the sensor unit 580 . For example, the audience may move the receiving device 500 up and down or shake it in place to participate in group cheering. The receiving device 500 may emit light of a designated color and/or pattern based on movement.

In one embodiment, the at least one sensor may include a speedometer and/or an accelerometer. The speedometer can detect the speed at which the receiving device 500 moves in one direction. The accelerometer may detect acceleration of the receiving device 500 .

In one embodiment, the at least one sensor may include an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor and/or a vibration sensor. The type of sensor is illustrative, and embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the IMU sensor may detect the posture of the receiving device 500 at 6 degrees of freedom (DoF) using a built-in accelerometer sensor, a gyro sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor. For example, the vibration sensor may detect acceleration of the receiving device 500 . When the receiving device 500 is accelerated due to a motion of a spectator, the acceleration may be sensed by a spring provided in the vibration sensor touching the sensor.

In one embodiment, the receiving device 500 may emit a specified color and/or pattern when the movement of the receiving device 500 satisfies a specified condition. For example, when the speed at which the viewer moves the receiving device 500 is higher than a certain speed, the receiving device 500 may emit light of a designated color for a certain period of time (eg, 1 second). For example, when acceleration of the receiving device 500 is sensed, the receiving device 500 may emit light of a designated color for a certain period of time (eg, 1 second). For example, when the acceleration of the receiving device 500 has a peak value at least once during a predetermined time (eg, 1 second), the receiving device 500 displays a designated color for a predetermined time (eg, 1 second). can glow For example, when an audience moves the receiving device 500 in a designated direction (eg, a right diagonal direction), the receiving apparatus 500 emits light in a designated pattern (eg, blinking) for a predetermined period of time (eg, 1 second). can After a certain period of time has elapsed, the receiving device 500 may blink.

At least one component may be added or deleted corresponding to the performance of the components shown in FIG. 3 . In addition, it will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that the mutual positions of the components may be changed corresponding to the performance or structure of the system.

Meanwhile, each component shown in FIG. 3 means software and/or hardware components such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).

4 illustrates a state of a performance hall according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

In FIG. 4 , the lighting direction of the concert hall may be implemented by the system 10 of FIG. 1 . The venue is a physical space where performances are directed, and may include a stage 600 and audience seats 610, 620, and 630. On the stage 600, a performance may be directed with various effects. Audience seats 610, 620, and 630 are provided with seats for spectators watching a performance, and each seat may have a unique coordinate. The audience seats 610, 620, and 630 may include at least one zone according to the size of the venue. For example, the audience seats 610 , 620 , and 630 may include a first zone 610 , a second zone 620 , and a third zone 630 . The concert hall of FIG. 4 is illustrative, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, a concert hall may have a multi-story structure. In this case, the area of the audience seat may be divided into a first floor and a second floor.

In one embodiment, some of the receiving devices 500 at the concert hall may exist in a paired state or not paired with the concert hall. For example, when the receiving device 500 is paired with a performance hall, the receiving device 500 may include seat information corresponding to a ticket possessed by an audience in the memory 550 . For example, before a performance starts, the audience connects the receiving device 500 with a user terminal, and sends seat information (eg, seat location information displayed on a ticket) to the receiving device 500 through an application installed on the user terminal. , at least one of identification information of the corresponding seat and user information) may be input. Seat information is acquired in the process of ticket confirmation before entering, or obtained in the process of inputting an application installed on a user terminal by a user located in the audience seat, or a specific receiving device using short-range communication is a router that is part of a short-range communication device, or It may be obtained when within a certain distance from a beacon, but is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the receiving device 500 may operate in at least one mode. For example, the receiving device 500 may operate in a performance mode or a Bluetooth mode in a concert hall. The performance mode may be understood as a mode in which the receiving device 500 receives a control signal broadcasted by the master device 300 in a performance hall and directs a lighting effect associated with directing the performance. The Bluetooth mode may be understood as a mode in which the receiving device 500 wirelessly connects with user terminals (eg, smart phones) possessed by audiences.

In one embodiment, in order for the receiving device 500 to produce a lighting effect according to a control signal, the receiving device 500 may be required to be paired with a performance hall. When the receiving device 500 is not paired with a seat in a concert hall, the receiving device 500 may emit light according to a user's manipulation regardless of performance direction in a performance mode. In this case, the master device 300 sends a control signal instructing the receiving device 500 to keep the blinking state of the receiving device 500 that is not paired with the performance hall in order to prevent the receiving device 500 from emitting light unrelated to the production of the performance. can be broadcast.

In one embodiment, the receiving device 500 may operate in the Bluetooth mode due to manipulation of the audience before or during the performance. In the Bluetooth mode, the receiving device 500 may not be able to receive a control signal broadcast from the master device 300 . Therefore, during the performance, all receiving devices 500 need to be switched to the performance mode.

In one embodiment, the receiving device 500 may be set to automatically change to the performance mode when there is no Bluetooth connection for a specified time (eg, 30 seconds or 1 minute) in the Bluetooth mode. In another embodiment, when the receiving device 500 is paired with a seat and there is no Bluetooth connection for a specified period of time (eg, 30 seconds or 1 minute), it may be set to automatically change to the performance mode.

In one embodiment, when an audience enters the concert hall and turns on the receiving device 500, the receiving device 500 receives a radio signal (eg, radio frequency (RF)) from the master device 300 of the concert hall. )) can be received. In this case, the receiving device 500 may automatically switch to the performance mode.

In one embodiment, group cheering may be directed at the concert hall by the director's instructions. Group cheering may be surfing cheering. The director may broadcast a control signal through the master device 300 to direct the group cheering. The broadcasted control signal may be received through the receiving device 500 possessed by the audience watching the performance.

In one embodiment, in cheering for surfing, the director may intend that light emitted from the receiving device 500 propagates to an adjacent area starting from one area of the concert hall. The receiving device 500 that has finished emitting light may blink after a predetermined time has elapsed. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, spectators in one area may move their receiving device 500 for cheering on a wave in a designated direction (eg, up and down). The receiving device 500 may detect a movement of the receiving device 500 using at least one sensor, and emit light in a designated color and/or pattern based on the movement.

Referring to FIGS. 5A to 5F , the presentation of the receiving device 500 in surfing cheering may start from the left end of the first zone 610 and propagate sequentially to the right end of the third zone 630 .

In one embodiment, while audiences in one zone produce lighting effects through the receiving devices 500, the receiving devices 500 of audiences belonging to other zones may maintain a flickering state or emit light with weak intensity. . Through this, the color of the receiving device 500 emitting light in one zone in surfing cheering may be emphasized.

In one embodiment, a light emission color according to surfing cheering may be set differently according to zones. For example, the color emitted by the receiving device 500 in the first area 610 may be different from the color emitted by the receiving device 500 in the second area 620 .

When cheering for surfing, the color emitted by the receiving device 500 may be determined by a control signal. Alternatively, the color emitted by the receiving device 500 may be based on data stored in a memory of the receiving device 500 . A description of the color, intensity, and/or pattern emitted by the receiving device 500 may be referred to the description of FIG. 3 .

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. It may be understood that the operation of the receiving device 500 in FIG. 6 is substantially performed by the processor 530 .

In operation S600 , the receiving device 500 may receive a control signal for group cheering broadcast from an external device through the communication unit 510 . The external device may include, for example, the master device 300 . The control signal may inform the plurality of reception devices 500 located in the concert hall that group cheering (eg, surfing) has started.

In operation S610, the receiving device 500 may blink the light emitting unit 570 in response to the control signal. By blinking the receiving device 500, the effect of group cheering can be improved.

In operation S620, the receiving device 500 may detect the movement of the receiving device 500 through the sensor unit 580. For example, the sensor unit 580 may detect the speed, acceleration, or attitude of the receiving device 500 .

In operation S630, when the movement of the receiving device 500 satisfies the specified condition, the receiving device 500 may emit light of a specified color for a predetermined time through the light emitting unit 570. For example, when a viewer lifts the receiving device 500, the receiving device 500 may sense acceleration and emit a designated color. After a certain period of time has elapsed, the receiving device 500 may blink.

Meanwhile, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in the form of a recording medium storing instructions executable by a computer. Instructions may be stored in the form of program codes, and when executed by a processor, create program modules to perform operations of the disclosed embodiments. The recording medium may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium.

Computer-readable recording media include all types of recording media in which instructions that can be decoded by a computer are stored. For example, there may be read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic tape, magnetic disk, flash memory, optical data storage device, and the like.

As above, the disclosed embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains will understand that the present disclosure may be implemented in a form different from the disclosed embodiments without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present disclosure. The disclosed embodiments are illustrative and should not be construed as limiting.

Claims (10)

A light emitting device for directing group cheering;
a communication unit for communication with an external device;
light emitting part;
a sensor unit for sensing movement of the light emitting device;
Memory; and
A processor electrically connected to the communication unit, the light emitting unit, the sensor unit, and the memory;
the processor,
Receiving a control signal for the group cheering broadcasted from the external device through the communication unit;
In response to the control signal, the light emitting unit blinks;
Detecting movement of the light emitting device through the sensor unit;
When the motion of the light emitting device satisfies a specified condition, it is set to emit a specified color for a predetermined time through the light emitting unit.
light emitting device. According to claim 1,
The sensor unit includes at least one of a speedometer, an accelerometer, an IMU sensor, or a vibration sensor,
light emitting device. According to claim 2,
The light emitting device operates in one of a first mode for group cheering and a second mode for Bluetooth connection,
the processor,
When the light emitting device operates in the second mode, if there is no Bluetooth connection for a specified time, the light emitting device is set to switch to the first mode.
light emitting device. According to claim 3,
the processor,
Set to operate in the first mode in response to receiving the control signal when the light emitting device is turned on in a performance hall,
light emitting device. A method for directing group cheering using a plurality of light emitting devices,
broadcasting, by a master device, a control signal for group cheering to the plurality of light emitting devices located in a performance hall;
blinking the plurality of light emitting devices in response to receiving the control signal;
detecting, by the plurality of light emitting devices, movement of the plurality of light emitting devices based on the control signal, and emitting light of a specified color for a predetermined time when the movement satisfies a specified condition; including,
method. According to claim 5,
The plurality of light emitting devices include at least one of a speedometer, an accelerometer, an IMU sensor, or a vibration sensor.
method. According to claim 6,
The conditions specified above are
Including a case where the movement of the plurality of light emitting devices is at a specified speed or higher, the plurality of light emitting devices are moving in a designated direction, or acceleration of the plurality of light emitting devices is sensed.
method. According to claim 7,
The conditions specified above are
When the acceleration of the plurality of light emitting devices has at least one peak value during a predetermined time,
method. According to claim 8,
The control signal for group cheering includes a signal for controlling light emitting devices that are not paired with the concert hall among the plurality of light emitting devices to remain in a blinking state.
method. A program stored in a computer readable recording medium in order to execute a method of directing a group cheer by using a plurality of light emitting devices according to any one of claims 5 to 9 in combination with a computer.
method.

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