WO1993008547A1 - Process for determining the audience of shows such as films and system for carrying out such a process - Google Patents
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- WO1993008547A1 WO1993008547A1 PCT/FR1992/000981 FR9200981W WO9308547A1 WO 1993008547 A1 WO1993008547 A1 WO 1993008547A1 FR 9200981 W FR9200981 W FR 9200981W WO 9308547 A1 WO9308547 A1 WO 9308547A1
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- G08B5/22—Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
- G08B5/221—Local indication of seats occupied in a facility, e.g. in a theatre
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- the present invention relates to a method for determining the audience for shows taking place in halls as well as a system intended for implementing such a method.
- the object of the present invention is to eliminate the above drawback of the known method by proposing a method for determining the audience for shows, such as cinematographic works, taking place in halls with seats and which is characterized in that it periodically consists of checking the free or occupied state of each seat of at least one room, of recording information data relating to the free or occupied states of all the seats in the room respectively and of determining from the recorded information the number of seats occupied continuously for a significant period of time of the total duration of each show in the hall.
- the method also consists in recording, at each aforementioned control period, information data relating to the identification of the room, at the date and at the time of the control of the free states or occupied the seats in the room.
- the aforementioned information data coming from all the rooms is transmitted to a processing center, preferably on a computer, suitable for grouping together all the information data recorded for each room identified, determining the time of the end of each show that took place in the room identified by determining from information data gathered the instant when approximately half of the seats in the hall are unoccupied before the instant when all the seats are unoccupied between two successive shows, compare each determined instant of the end of a show with the theoretical time slots known and memorized attributed to the different shows identified in the hall and the duration of each of which is memorized, affect at this instant the spectacle which corresponds to it, determine the real instant of the start of this spectacle by making the difference between the determined instant of the end of the show and its duration and calculate between the determined moments of the start and end of the show pectacle the number of seats occupied continuously for at least a determined threshold duration corresponding to a percentage value of the total duration of the show.
- the invention also proposes a system for determining the audience for shows for the implementation of the method defined above and which is characterized in that it comprises sensors associated respectively with the seats of each hall each delivering an electrical signal of a logical level determined according to whether the associated seat is free or occupied; a microcomputer device connected to the sensors periodically scanning the outputs of the sensors in the seats of each room and memorizing the logical levels of output from the sensors, an identification code of the room where the scanned sensors are located, the date and the sensor scanning time; a processing center, preferably a computer, in connection with the micro-computer device and suitable for grouping all the data recorded for each identified room and relating to the logical output levels of the sensors, to the identification code of each hall and on the dates and times when the sensors were scanned, determine the time of the end of each show that took place in an identified hall by determining from information data gathered at the time when approximately half of the seats of the hall are unoccupied before the moment when all the seats are unoccupied between two successive shows, compare each determined instant of the end of a show
- the aforementioned microcomputer device periodically transmits the aforementioned recorded data to the processing center at periods outside the time slots for presentation of theaters.
- the aforementioned microcomputer device transmits the aforementioned recorded data in real time to the processing center.
- Figure 1 shows the system for determining the audience for shows.
- FIG. 2 represents the overall profile of the evolution of the occupation of a hall in which two shows took place, for example, and as obtained by the system of the invention.
- FIG. 1 represents the system of the invention making it possible to objectively determine the actual attendance of cinemas showing a cinematographic work.
- the system includes a certain number of seats in a projection room * arranged in rows SU, S12, ... Sln; S21, S22, ... S2n; ...; Sml, Sm2, ... Smn with which are associated sensors respectively (not shown) each delivering an electrical signal of a binary logic level depending on whether the associated seat is free or occupied.
- the corresponding sensor delivers a high level electrical signal corresponding to the logic 1 whereas in the case of a free or unoccupied seat, the corresponding sensor delivers a corresponding low level electric signal at logical 0.
- the sensors can be constituted by electromagnetic contactors, photoelectric cells, or infrared cells located in appropriate places of the seat.
- these sensors can be located at the hinge or at the seat / backrest contact in the case of tilting armchairs, at the chair / floor contact, in the armrests, etc. .
- the choice between these different solutions will be guided in particular by considerations of reliability and economy in so far as it is necessary to avoid as much as possible changing the seats or armchairs of a performance hall in order to install the system of the invention therein. Consequently, one will choose among these solutions, those which best adapt to the existing equipment in each room.
- the outputs of the seat sensors of each of the rows are connected by means of sheet wiring to a concentrator C1; C2; ... Cm.
- the outputs of the concentrators C1 to Cm are connected by means of a ribbon cable to a microcomputer device 1, the function of which will be explained later.
- the link between the sensors and the microcomputer device 1 can also be constituted by a radio link, RS422 cables or bundles of optical fibers.
- the microcomputer device 1 is also connected in the manner described above to sensors respectively associated with seats in other rooms forming part of the same cinema.
- the system further comprises a processing center 2, preferably a computer, collecting information from the different microcomputer devices 1 in order to use it in order to determine the audience for each of the cinematographic films passing through the different projection rooms.
- the microcomputer device 1 is programmed so as to periodically scan the outputs of the seat sensors of each projection room and to memorize the binary data data relating to the free or occupied states respectively of all the seats in a room and to also memorize, during each control period, information data relating to the identification of the room, the date and the instant of the control of the free or occupied states of the seats in the room.
- the control period is chosen over a range of 10 to 30 seconds depending on the fineness of the desired result and the storage capacity of the microcomputer device 1.
- a set of data relating to the name or code of a projection room, on the date of the measurement and at the time of the measurement in hours is recorded on the storage unit of the microcomputer device 1 , minutes and seconds.
- This set is followed by a matrix of as many points as there are seats in the room, each point of this matrix having a value of 1 or 0 depending on whether the seat was occupied or empty at the time of the measurement.
- the order of each seat in the material can be defined by a pair of row number - seat number in the row or simply by a global order number in the room. An example of recording a measurement is given below with each seat classified by a pair row number - seat number.
- each microcomputer device 1 is either temporarily stored therein, awaiting daily transmission to the processing center 2, or transmitted in real time, so immediately, at treatment center 2.
- each microcomputer device 1 is in permanent communication with the processing center 2 and the measurements collected at fixed frequency by each microcomputer device 1 for rooms forming part of a same cinema are immediately transmitted to the processing center 2 which stores them for later use or exploits them immediately.
- this procedure necessarily requires relatively expensive equipment including in particular permanent private dedicated lines between each microcomputer device 1 and the processing center 2.
- the data stored in each microcomputer device 1 is transmitted in deferred time to the processing center 2. More precisely, insofar as the system operates without interruption 24 hours a day and without the intervention of the personnel operating the rooms , the data stored in each microcomputer device 1 is transmitted to the processing center 2 within a time slot, for example ranging from 3 am to 8 am, located outside the time range for showing films in each room, and in which transmission time range seat occupancy measurement is of no interest except to monitor the reliability of the measuring device since in such a time range all the sensors associated with the seats must deliver an electrical signal corresponding to a logic level binary 0.
- a time slot for example ranging from 3 am to 8 am
- the results of the measurements of the output signals from the each room is therefore temporarily stored in the microcomputer device 1 by transferring them from the storage unit thereof to a hard disk or equivalent of the device 1 and are transmitted periodically to the processing center 2.
- the microcomputer device 1 then automatically switches from the mode of scanning the outputs of the sensors in each room to the mode of transmission of the data stored in the microcomputer device 1 to the processing center 2 or to a standby mode depending on the type of communication retained with the processing center 2.
- the microcomputer device 1 awaits a call from the processing center 2 while in transmission mode, it is the microcomputer device 1 which at the initiative of the appeal.
- the information data stored for a certain number of hours is transferred from each microcomputer device 1 to the processing center 2 and once this transfer has been carried out, each microcomputer device 1 switch back to scan or measure mode.
- the processing center 2 is programmed to process the information data transmitted by each microcomputer device 1 in the following manner.
- each room is assigned an identification code thereof which appears at the start of any periodic recording of the information data carried out by the microcomputer device 1.
- the processing center 2 thus performs all of the 'first a grouping of the set of information data recorded for each room identified so as to obtain an overall profile of occupation of the projection room, an example of which is shown in Figure 2.
- This figure illustrates the evolution of the occupancy of the seats in a projection room as it results from the measurements made by the microcomputer device 1.
- An analysis of these measurements highlights a total vacuity range in the room, bearing the reference H4 and corresponding to a period of time separating two successive sessions.
- Processing center 2 determines the end time of each film that has been screened in a room identified as follows
- Figure 2 shows the H2 hour at which the room began to empty before to be completely empty as indicated in H4.
- the exact end time of the film projection is therefore between H2 and H4.
- the processing center will then determine the real instant of the start of the projection of the film which corresponds to the difference between the determined instant H1 of the end of the film and the duration of the latter.
- the processing center 2 are stored by projection room, the name of the films screened as well as the theoretical schedule of the screenings and the total precise duration of each film, excluding advertising, short short films before, program which is known when the film is released. Having determined the instant at the end of the film, the processing center 2 can therefore determine to what time of a session corresponds to this instant and can thus affect at this instant the title of the film as well as the duration of the latter. .
- the processing center 2 can then make the difference between the instant of the end of the film and the duration of the latter to determine the real instant H1 of the start of the projection of the film. This way of determining the instants of start and end of the film is sufficiently precise to allow the processing center 2 to determine the audience of a film in a sufficiently reliable manner.
- the processing center 2 Once the processing center 2 has determined the different start times of film projection in the different rooms, it will calculate the audience room by room, film by film and session by session.
- This calculation can be carried out by counting the seats occupied continuously between the determined instants of the start and end of each film for a defined threshold duration greater than or equal to 90% of the total duration of the projection.
- the processing center 2 can also be programmed so as to count the spectators who have attended the projection of a film but who have changed seats one or more times so that the duration of occupation of each of them is less than the determined threshold duration as previously explained.
- the processing center 2 adds the duration of occupation of such seats and divides the sum obtained by the threshold duration to obtain an additional number of seats considered to be occupied. This can be illustrated for example in the case of a spectator who arrives late for a projection of a film, attends 30% of the duration of the projection on a seat that does not suit him, 35% on another seat and 30% on a last seat. Processing center 2, insofar as the individual duration of occupation of each of these seats is less than 90% (or 75%) of the time of projection of the film will not count any of these seats. However, by adding the occupancy times of these three seats, the processing center 2 will count a seat and therefore a spectator insofar as the total occupancy time is 95% of the projection time and therefore greater than 90% of its total duration.
- the system according to the invention therefore makes it possible to measure the audience for a film from the precise measurement of the duration of occupation of each seat in a room during the duration of the film.
- the system of the invention makes it possible to know daily the exact image of the attendance of all the rooms equipped with the system of the invention and therefore to assess the economic value of a film, an image which can be viewed on a television screen or computer terminal.
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EP92923843A EP0608381A1 (en) | 1991-10-18 | 1992-10-16 | Process for determining the audience of shows such as films and system for carrying out such a process |
CA002121606A CA2121606A1 (en) | 1991-10-18 | 1992-10-16 | Process for determining the audience of shows such as films and system for carrying out such a process |
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FR9112916A FR2682787B1 (en) | 1991-10-18 | 1991-10-18 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE HEARING OF SHOWS, SUCH AS CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORKS AND A SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD. |
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GB286018A (en) * | 1926-12-07 | 1928-03-01 | Edward Philip Newton | Improvements in and relating to engaged seat indicators for displaying the accommodation available in public halls, auditoria and other places provided with such accommodation |
FR831230A (en) * | 1937-12-24 | 1938-08-26 | Electrical signaling device for seat occupancy, on a central indicator board | |
GB524618A (en) * | 1939-02-04 | 1940-08-09 | Sydney Rutherford Wilkins | Improvements in counting or indicating devices |
US4222111A (en) * | 1977-12-19 | 1980-09-09 | Sherwood Johnston | Method and apparatus for monitoring status of tables in a restaurant |
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GB286018A (en) * | 1926-12-07 | 1928-03-01 | Edward Philip Newton | Improvements in and relating to engaged seat indicators for displaying the accommodation available in public halls, auditoria and other places provided with such accommodation |
FR831230A (en) * | 1937-12-24 | 1938-08-26 | Electrical signaling device for seat occupancy, on a central indicator board | |
GB524618A (en) * | 1939-02-04 | 1940-08-09 | Sydney Rutherford Wilkins | Improvements in counting or indicating devices |
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