FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
[39 OF 1970]
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[SEE SECTION 10 & RULE 13]
1 TITLE
An Integrated, Secured, Scalable, Resource Conserving, Real Time, System To Conduct Simultaneous Virtual Premiere Of A Movie Comprising Of Its Creators and/or Various Stake Holders Congregated In stationary/mobile Central Studio Having Superior Resolution, Digital Multimedia Based Duplex Interaction Via Telecommunication Network With Remote Spectators In Geographically Distinct Multi-Locational Theaters.
2 APPLICANT
NAME VALUABLE INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
ADDRESS Valuable Techno Park 53/1, Road No. 7, MIDC , Andheri (East), Mumbai Pin Code - 400 093
NATIONALITY INDIAN
The following specification particularly describes the nature of the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed:

1.0 Title of invention
An Integrated, Secured, Scalable, Resource Conserving, Real Time, System To Conduct Simultaneous Virtual Premiere Of A Movie Comprising Of Its Creators and/or Various Stake Holders Congregated In stationary / mobile Central Studio Having Superior Resolution, Digital Multimedia Based Duplex Interaction Via Telecommunication Network With Remote Spectators In Geographically Distinct Multi-Locational Theaters
2.0 Field of invention
The present invention relates to the novel Integration of various hardware, communication, networking, video processing between a movie associated star cast, director, producer in the studio(s) and viewers at geographically distinct multiple theaters presenting a virtual premiere atmosphere where the interaction is simultaneous and in real time.
3.0 Introduction
Given an, opera, concert, drama, play where a performing artist, character in play, or its directors, producers, singers, script writers, choreographer etc. have the intrinsic benefit to assess their real time performance by perceiving and sensing the response/gesture of the spectator seating across in the auditorium. But this is possible with only one location where the event is being conducted.
Such response serves give pointers to performing artist to improve their performance in real time during the same or subsequent shows so as to cater to the quality and variation of requirements of the spectators.
Moreover, spectators have the opportunity to energetically glance/meet the star cast or associated technicians live.
However, in case of movies, film festivals etc. principally the content being beamed & viewed by audience in more than one theaters is pre-recorded. Further there is no direct means of getting feedback or have face to face interaction with more than one patron in geographically separated multiple theaters.
Overall the whole performance feedback mechanism is offline i.e. either side learns via coverage of movie in newsprint, radio, television, internet, blogs or various media.
Many times a premiere of movie is arranged with availability of star cast and audience in theater to have short interactive session before or after the special show. Again this is limited to only said theater and majority of the audience from rest of the theaters are deprived of same, reason being they are distantly located.

4.0 Prior Art
Existing method of video communication utilizes video conferencing systems. It enables distant person to view and hear other person through shared network. The clients in such systems connect with a central server. All clients send and receive video with central server via different type of network. Due to associated high cost of bandwidth, under such deployment it is not possible for e.g. member of star cast of movie's whose premiere is being arranged to view more than one/all the theaters simultaneously in real time cost effectively.
However, inventor's technique presented here aims to overcome this problem by using alternate network in conjunction with primary network.
Present focus of the solutions is to improve the delivery of multimedia content to remote spectators with who have little or no means of interaction and to avail the feedback mechanism from multi locational remote viewers to star cast housed in studio.
There are existing technologies in respect of remote interaction / learning or teaching viz.
US6775518B2: This patent talks about stored content based system, whereas inventors patent targets viewer's response (facial and body expression, like hand raise, nodding and audio expressions) to the teacher in a live set up.
US6813474B2: It states creation of educational content and its sharing, whereas inventor's solution emphasises creation, transmission, reception and projection of live interaction
US7031651B2: This is a patent for matching student to teachers however inventors talks of interaction of multiple remote with studio and amongst multiple remote too.
US7500256B1: Tests if student is actually viewing an educational program, inventors system creates of MIS and archiving of all the interactions from multiple theaters
Most of the patents and technology focuses on access to online stored content to a subscriber or a virtual viewing online from a prerecorded event lecture where there is inability to have any live interaction or means to have live interaction at an event..
5.0 Statement of Problem
To some extent, this lacuna is overcome by arranging special screening of movie in a single theater. Principally it is to encourage viewers to patron and interact with certain production house, banner, director, Film Company or movie stars.
Such special airing is christened as premiere of movie, where in situ spectators, press / media personnel give their live feedback on contribution made by various technicians in

creating the said movie. If permitted audience can shake hands/have photo possession/autograph of associated celebrities.
For film technicians too, it is a representative appreciations/feedback of countrywide audience in minuscule which helps them to fine tune their performance as an individual or a team.
Particular theaters where such movie premieres are arranged also draw wider attention, larger audience thereby enhancing revenue for its owner.
6.0 Limitations
However, the aforesaid interactions among audience and movie technicians are limited to a single theater and selected movies. Other limitations viz. movie stars and technicians need to carve out extra time and efforts to participate in this otherwise vital exercise to improve their own professional performance index. Moreover, issues related with security, handling of mass audience, yellow journalism etc. affects response of potential spectators.
In a conferencing or movie viewing environment it is essential for key-star cast/ director/ producer of movie to be able to see the reaction of other remote viewers to fine tune his acting/directing/production skills. This becomes a challenge in case of large scale video collaboration deployment scenarios, for example, when one actor is addressing multiple numbers of theaters (say 20 theaters) through a VSAT or any other network. To provide viable feedback to the star cast, it is essential to have some visual cue of distant theaters. This problem is addressed by application of image pattern analyzer.
7.0 Object of invention
The aim is to use and leverage the benefits of the in house developed real time, digital distribution of multidimensional, multimedia content in geographically distinct, multiple theaters to have simultaneous, live interaction or seek feedback from the in-situ patrons with the more than one star cast/director/producer who are physically anchored with one studio but virtually accessible via secured and scalable networks of unique hardware and software component at respective client and studio end in virtual premiere theater deployments.
8.0 Summary of invention
Keeping in pace of today's digital era, inventors have addressed the said issues by designing a unique system which helps to conduct premiere in virtual environment. With this innovative technique, it is possible to simultaneously conduct virtual premiere in multiple theaters spread in various linguistic-social-cultural-economic zones of same or multiple cities in real time. It can be extended across nation to seek the live pulse of

spectators from spectators comprising of different gender, race, caste, creed, age, socio-economical-language-cultural, physically challenged background there by truly overcoming cutting all the social barriers in having live interactions. Entire solution is based on the conservation of all the resources in terms of bandwidth, hardware, physical and virtual space, time, efforts, overheads, manpower etc. Added to that, it is an integrated, futuristic solution with scalability and security via data encryption and encoding of the exchanged information.
In virtual premiere's studio end set-up, inventor's application allows star cast to glance at iconic bird's view of multiple theaters in a large digital display in front of him. This live audiovisual provides requisite response to actors to fine tune their performance / acting / interaction for better appreciation by viewers ultimately to make it hit at box office.
Inventors unique algorithm permits low reverse bandwidth networks using images or video using same or alternate network, this helps achieve better interaction environment for viewers.
In a virtual premiere theater setup, multiple theaters are part of one session. They receive actor's video feed using forward bandwidth while send their own feed using reverse bandwidth. In any deployment if networks like VSAT are primary communication network, the available reverse bandwidth is insufficient for all the clients to transmit their video feed to the actor. In such a scenario, client application uses alternate network (secondary network) to send continuous video feed to the actor. So the same feed may be transmitted using two different networks at any time. A client in conference with actor uses primary network for communication (and secondary network for video mosaic) consuming available reverse bandwidth on primary network. The feed of all the clients reach actor using the secondary network.
In case secondary network is not available at any site, client uses primary network to send images at regular intervals.
8.1 Brief Description Of the drawings
The invention is described by the accompanying schematic drawings which have the following general nature:
Figure 1: Studio and Theater communication via server
Figure 2: Steps involved in working of Studio Controller to start/stop video streaming.
Figure 3: Steps involved in working of Studio Controller for interaction with Theater
Clients.
Figure 4: Steps involved in working of Theater Clients for interaction with Studio
Controller.
Figure 5: Steps involved in working of Theater Clients for video playback of other
Theater Clients.
Figure 6: Steps involved in working of Server for Streaming Video to Theater Clients,

Figure 7: Schematic Structure of Components and Bi-directional Data Stream in Virtual
Premiere
Figure 8: View of Virtual Premiere at Studio End
9.0 Topology of Studio-Remote(s) Network
The aforesaid invented virtual premiere of a movie comprises of its creators and/or various stake holders congregated in central studio having high definition digital multimedia based duplex interaction via secured telecommunication network with remote spectators in geographically distinct multi-locational theaters simultaneously. Whereas, on the remote theater end, the theater administrator provides at least one video camera with microphone to in situ spectators whose feed is captured by the theater end computer and transmitted to the central studio over a dedicated telecommunication network.
At the studio end, interpretation of the near real time facial expression, gesture, and or verbal interaction impact of the remote viewer is arranged in image/video matrix with zoom provision. It is toggled in scrolling windows for limited span. Depending upon the scale and demand from the locations specific audience, studio administrator helps star cast to go live with the chosen remote location live for interaction or vice versa.
The audio-visuals content matrix monitoring application brings the distant theater to the actor. While performing/interacting in front of a camera, actor is presented with a mosaic-display (with periodic updates which in turn is function of bandwidth optimization) showing the video or images of the distant theaters. The display gives actors the feel of theaters, viewer's reactions and allows him to adapt accordingly. This greatly enhances the actors comfort, resulting in better overall educating audience results.
10.0 Methodology
This invention relates to an online virtual premiere system by which an actor and viewers can observe each other by means of display device showing the video or images of the actor and theaters to formulate an almost direct interaction means where the reaction of the viewers are gauged by the actor and the presentation by the actor is appreciatively recognizable and feedback obtainable online lends a better prospect than by reading or accessing a taped version provided by some systems.
In general, there are two ways presently available for interaction. One by directly visiting the theaters or event centers where there is face to face physical communication and interactive experience take place and another by accessing the views of actors or viewers either uploaded online or available on recorded media stored online or at archives, libraries.
The former as envisaged requires presence at the centers and the latter is a monotonous reproduction with barely any possibility of instant feedback.

The present invention takes into account above shortcomings and is also intended to spread awareness, education, and training of performing art based on inspirational interaction of film personalities with patrons in remote theaters who do not have any means networking to have one to one direct physical interaction with stars.
Invention is a novel method to provide simultaneous interactive (edutainment) content from a studio end to at least one or geographically apart multiple theaters by means of a wireless communications network such as VSAT, where said method comprises of installation of studio component software on studio/actor's computer coupled with a display devices located in studio end and installation of a theater component software on one or more remote theater's display unit coupled with computer(s), whereby a studio component software along with its specific hardware and theater component software beside with its customized hardware permits secured, bi-directional communication between the said actor housed in studio with computer display comprising of video mosaic and said one or more remote theater display to improve real time interaction with optimum bandwidth resources
The technical solution operates as below.
(a) Audi-visual images are captured by remote theater clients at regular intervals.
(b) On receiving instructions, the remote theater clients send these images to the display at actor end.
(c) These instructions are automatically generated by the application.
(d) Display renders the images and/o video in high definition format
(e) On receiving stop instruction, remote theater clients stop sending images/audio.
The application can also send the audio along with image/video of remote theater to actor end. It is useful in case actor needs purely verbal confirmations during his interaction.
While performing in front of a camera, an actor is presented with all tool that need to be depicted in the manuscript of movie which can be conveyed to the viewers in distant theaters.
Thus there is a great enhancement of comfort at both the ends the observation of the star cast and the aids and presentation of the actor by the viewers and the observance of the viewers and their reactions by the actor.
11.0 Structural Functions of the Invention
The Studio Controller (100) is an application running on any computing device capable (PC/Handheld/Smart phone etc.) of IP based communication. Controller establishes a communication link (110) with the server (120) and receives list of Theater Client(s) (140) from the server (120). This list contains information about client (140) capability to send/receive video data. To achieve this communication Studio Controller (100) includes necessary h/w and s/w components.

Studio Controller (100) sends Broadcast/Stop Broadcast command to the server and Stream Video, Stop Stream Video, Play/Stop Theater Video commands to Theater Clients via communication link (110) and with server (120) in between.
The Theater Client (140) establishes a communication link (130) with the server to send/receive commands and video data. After receiving Play Theater Video command from server (120), Theater Client (140) starts sending video data to server (120). The client (140) has necessary h/w and s/w to capture, process video/images and send them over network to Server (120). The client (140) can be a any capable computing device like desktop computer, smart phone or any other handheld device.
The Server (120) can be a single server or a group of servers handling different aspects of communication. Also there could be multiple servers to handle different clients so that the system is load balanced. The server may include database of Theater Client (140), Studio Controller (110) and other system level information required to configure and run the system. The server has all the required h/w and s/w necessary for establishing communication links, computation and storage.
The communication links (110, 130) can be wired/wireless links and may include or interface to internet, UN, WAN, MAN, SAN
The Studio Controller (100) and Theater Client (110) can be any device or personal computer running on Miscrosoft Windows, Unix, Linux, Sun Solaris, Apple OSX or any other operating system or platform.
Communication link (130) is the primary network like VSAT with lower bandwidth capacity in Theater Client (140) to Server (120) direction. With communication link (130) being VSAT, special configuration is required to automatically share it among multiple Theater Clients for bandwidth allocation in Theater Client (140) to Server (120) direction.
A system has of uniquely designed configuration in VSAT network which enables simultaneous running of image matrix along with auto scanning feature. Concurrently, it intelligently bifurcates the hybridized data from reverse (backward) path into video/image and auto scanning category. Subsequently, it routes it independently on control channel and in-route data channel respectively. This circumvents the need of otherwise taxing bandwidth
Inventors system has a built in smart network monitoring tool. It is activated at remote locations. It provides the real time status and information about the precise packet drop in either audio or video or both the streams for the remotes as well as for the studio end.
It rapidly diagnoses the problem associated with different components of the application as well as network. Further, it facilitates to improve uptime of the system by alarming the corresponding problem addressing resources.
The invention therefore has the following positive aspects to make it superior to prior art

The invention enables actor to interact with all the remote viewers and more specifically; those theaters where viewers have difficulty or failed to have verbal/audio communication, by responding to their gesture or facial expression from zooming plurality of patterns of images and/or videos.
The invention allows actors in in-house to observe flicks of all the remote theaters embedded in a single front panel. It facilitates him/her to customize his/her pace & depth of the delivery of dialogue to improve in depth interaction with remote viewers
The invention, unlike the established conventional model where, an actor/actress is exclusively, either virtually or physically anchored with only one theater, here due to unique algorithm based application generating a unification effect, the system stimulates an integrated theater experience to actor where, he has scalable flexibility to simultaneously demonstrate his effective acting skills /share his experience/views to geographically separated theaters comprising of multiple viewers in variable number, gender, socio-economy-linguistic background & interaction level.
The invention helps the theater management to deploy their human knowledge capital in effective manner there by improving the attendance of patrons, facilitating remote actor management, optimizing demonstration of movie related equipment, quality edutainment in remote and otherwise unreachable terrain, by promoting off peak hour premiere shows via centralized monitoring of basic administration of remote theaters.
Specifically, medical fraternity will find the system as boon to learn rare surgical skills from specialized surgeon, sportsmen to learn strategic thinking, tactics, moves and other intricacies of games, rescue operation team can smartly manage disasters, virtual classroom based on this technique can improve grasping and performance of student from different socio-economic-cultural, gender strata through audio/text/video based interaction with remote teacher with specialized skills.
The invention allows usage of its specific hardware and software components with networked infrastructure at either end to deliver entertainment, social, vocational contents beyond theatrical hours there by enhancing higher viewership of remote viewers comprising of adult, women, minority, socio-weaker section, create awareness about various government policies for masses etc. Basically it can also serve as an effective tool to interact between citizens and government representative to address local issues, edutainment based interaction can educate masses on social, problematic, sensitive issues, national integration, harmony, unity etc. in cost effective manner in real time.
The invention enables large number of tier It, III city audience who are movie buff/fan in bigger size to fulfill their one of the life time dream of such interaction there by transforming them into loyal customer who subsequently boosts revenue of producer as well as local/vernacular news media, theaters get countrywide coverage.
The invention may help audience to plan their alternate carrier, business ventures based upon case studies, experience of struggle/success path/inspiration stories aired by the associated star cast.

The invention gives a real time, feedback channel to star cast to fine tune their performance, producers can create movie with new twist/plot in manuscript, direction, production, photography, music, costume, choreography, landscape designer, dialogue writer etc. compatible with interest of audience.
The invention enables conducting live competitions, quizzes pertaining to said movie there by encouraging audience to learn more, participate and earn movie points which can be encased for subsequent movies from same house/star cast etc.
The invention facilitates star cast, directors to simultaneously address, the press conference in real time in most secured, scalable manner to media personnel assembled in multiple theaters covered under V-sat linked network of promoters.
The invention will speed up, simplify the task of interacting journalist to compile reviews, rating of movies; TRP statistic to media there by improves the box office collection.
The invention supports a studio on wheel, where the star cast, or respective outdoor shooting locations specific technicians etc. can have live interaction having background of real time prevailing climatic conditions of the said location with spectators from multiple remote theaters simultaneously.
An Extended part of invention permits simultaneous hybridized intra /inter real time multimedia information exchange between stationary/mobile, multiple studios and multiple theater personnel.
The invention will help even government to have opinion polls through spectator and movie creators to frame up its censor policies, entertainment/service tax rebate, fire, safety, energy, environment, public amenity audits.
The invention will facilitate having live interaction among the promoters/campaigners of any legally permitted non-entertainment event, non-movie content, and its audience. With Implementation of the said unique technology, Nominations for Life time achievement. Best technician, star cast, National Film Citations, International awards ceremony or even Film Festival etc. Events can be made more realistic, competitive and interactive.
The invention enables (a) real time Interaction between domain knowledge experts from a single studio and multiple number of patrons in geographically distinct multiple theaters. It enables Simultaneous view of all the remotes along with interactivity. Moreover it supports transmission of high definition images/video and superior fidelity audio from studio end to theatre end. Further, it can switch in-route bandwidth between remote theaters to minimize time lag and effective optimization of associated bandwidth cost.

We Claim:
[1] . An apparatus and method to connect a studio comprising of unique integration of image & audio capturing devices, application server, studio router, V-sat Hub router, DNCC server and content up-linking dish (> 2.5 m diameter), 20 MBPS lease line data transmission connectivity, with in house developed server end component of algorithm to simultaneously interact with more than one participants at geographically apart multiple theaters equipped with V-sat based wireless communication network via Ku-band satellite (which receives and sends the uplinked data) and each Theater having an image & audio capturing devices, data processing, storage and projection devices with pre-installed counterpart of above algorithm i.e. theater end software comprising of instructions to receive and transmit images, video, audio through wireless connection via a secondary channel to central studio thus enabling theater end patron to witness his interaction with domain expert as well as interaction of same domain expert with patron other than his own occupied theater on the in-housed silver screen while establishing seamless, secured, scalable, real time, cost effective duplex communication between actor and patron via integration of hardware and software
Wherein further level of real time simultaneous interaction from studio end involves, permitting domain expert at studio end to virtually replicate himself in creating a feel of pseudo vicinity with multiple remote patrons from multi-location by pick and choose or the queued remote location displayed on video wall in studio.
Another variation involves synchronous communication amongst multi-location based remote patrons and studio based auditors who catalyze real time communication amid studio based domain expert and patron's by perceiving patron's language, behavior, responses and significant presence to sustain their attentiveness, enrich quality communication for effective one-to-one interaction with excellent bandwidth adjustment.
Further virtual but real time teleporting is enabled by creating high definition virtual omni-theater presence based interaction of centrally stationed domain expert(s) e.g. play/cinema actor anchored in given studio with remote patrons.
Theater end component of the embedded program authorize remote theaters to organize their local time table to synchronize the centralized broadcasting schedule of various virtual premieres offered in multiple languages to widen the benefits of depth of interactivity to viewers from different strata of the pyramidal society.
Algorithm optimizes bandwidth utilization by switching of in-route bandwidth between remotes along with display of content in high definition format with minimal time lag and superior audio fidelity.
[2] A system comprising of a computer with specific hardware configuration, display device with desired pixel such as LCD screen/TV, smart board, white board, 2D and/or 3D camera at the studio end, wherein a pictorial representation of the layout of various remote theaters is displayed on the said studio/actor display device at the studio i.e.

broadcasting and wherein the layout i.e. image/video matrix is configured in category such as first cum first serve incoming feed, or alphabetical order or pre allotted serial number based ID of remote theaters and the return data from remote viewers end to actor(s) in studio end is crunched and received in real time by studio end in either in the form of image or video format to give a look and feel of face to face interaction among geographically apart actor and patrons through same wireless network.
[3] An apparatus and method to connect a studio as in Claim 1 comprises
of uniquely designed configuration in VSAT network, which enables simultaneous running of pattern assortment application along with auto scanning feature.
means to intelligently bifurcate the hybridized data from reverse (backward) path into video/ image and auto scanning category.
means to route data / video/image independently on control channel and in-route data channel respectively. This circumvents the need of otherwise provisioning a separate network to manage image mosaic.
[4] An apparatus and method to connect a studio as in claim 1 has a built in network monitoring tool activated at remote locations which provides the real time status and information about the precise packet drop in either audio or video or both the streams for the remotes as well as for the studio end to rapidly diagnose the problem associated with different components of the application as well as network and facilitate improving uptime of the system by alarming the corresponding problem addressing resources.
[5] A system according to claim 2, wherein the pictorial representation at studio end being extensive, is displayed in enumerated scrolling format permitting actor to review and select remote theater with predefined property functions such as locality, town, state, regional language, type of audience e.g. kids/adults wise to have a further interaction for question answer session in co-ordination with local conductor/comparer of remote theater and its viewers.
[6] A system according to claim 2, 5 comprising of means such as writing on white board, or beaming a pre-recorder copyrighted multimedia content through smart board, for an actor to illustrate to remote audience, an edutainment cum training, performance, demonstration of toolsf instruments to conduct practical session of performing/choreography art training besides just verbal theoretical discussion/dialogues.
[7] A system as cited in claim 2 to 6, uniquely integrates output from multiple hardware devices at studio end e.g. microphone, smart board output, white board output and analogue/digital shoot from various acting school, film laboratory devices into a composite media that is securely, wirelessly transmitted in encrypted and encoded

format which upon its receipt at multiple remote theater ends is decrypted and decoded by bandwidth and resource saving technique.
[8] A system as stated in claim 2, which comprises means for remote viewers to raise their enquiry to local comparer or mediator in studio either by texting, audio or video mode under monitored environment with local comparer and means to permit actor to responds to enquiries raised by remote viewers in compatible language text, speech, high definition image or video mode or integration of all of them in most secured manner.
[9] A system as in claims 2 and 5 enables broadcast multi-lingual text, noise free / cancelled audio, multi-dimensional video e.g. 3D, high definition, edutainment, multimedia content with optimal usage of bandwidth over secured wireless network and also permits remote locations to receive the same in real time without compromise on fidelity and uses secured control channel of VSAT linkage to carry images along with controlling signals to operate it.