Patents Assigned to The Entertainment Group, LLC
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Patent number: 11375305Abstract: An integrated audio-visual system is disclosed for delivering an event to one or more spectators. The integrated audio-visual system includes one or more loudspeakers that are positioned behind one or more visual displays to be effectively behind the one or more visual displays to be shielded from the field of view of the one or more spectators. The one or more visual displays are specially designed and manufactured to allow sound associated with the event to propagate from the one or more loudspeakers with minimal acoustical distortion and/or minimum acoustical vibration while presenting a visual representation of the event to the one or more spectators. Moreover, the one or more loudspeakers and the one or more visual displays are situated to be a predetermined displacement from each other to further minimize acoustical distortion.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignees: MSG Entertainment Group, LLC, Holoplot GmbHInventors: Erik Hockman, Alex Luthwaite, Emad Yacoub Hanna
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Publication number: 20220189262Abstract: An infrasound drive system and method are disclosed. An infrasound drive system includes a control circuit for transmitting a data signal and a power signal, and one or more infrasound drive that includes an input terminal, an amplifier and a tactile transducer, in one or more infrasound drives, the amplifier receives a power signal from the power channel and a data signal from the data channel. The amplifier outputs an amplified signal to the tactile transducer. The tactile transducer generates a tactile vibration based on the data signal and the power signal. An infrasound drive can be disposed in a housing and transmit a haptic force to a user in contact with the housing. A user can limit the haptic force transmitted by the infrasound drive. The power channel and the data channel can be provided by a power over Ethernet (PoE) cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventor: Erik HOCKMAN
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Publication number: 20220176265Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Robert ANDERSON, Stuart ELBY, Erik HOCKMAN, Michael Allen RIVES, Jeffrey Lynn WERTZ, Darik Wade BEAVER, Jason David ADAMS, Joshua Richard ANDERSON, Brian Andrew MAIER, Richard Neal FLEMING, Tony Leonard OXFORD
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Publication number: 20220165207Abstract: An exterior display system can be configured and arranged around a structure. The exterior display system includes a mechanical supporting structure configured and arranged about the exterior surface of the structure. This mechanical supporting structure can include various supporting structures and/or mounting structures which are configured and arranged to form a mechanical lattice framework. An electronic visual display device can be connected to the mechanical lattice framework to form the exterior display system. The electronic visual display device can include multiple electronic visual display panels which are connected to the mechanical lattice framework. Each of these multiple electronic visual display panels can include multiple groups of multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), also referred to electronic LED disc assemblies, that are configured and arranged in a series of one or more rows and/or a series of one or more columns.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Alex LUTHWAITE, Bassam JALBOUT, Marc MORRISSEAU
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Publication number: 20220165185Abstract: An exterior display system can be configured and arranged around a structure. The exterior display system includes a mechanical supporting structure configured and arranged about the exterior surface of the structure. This mechanical supporting structure can include various supporting structures and/or mounting structures which are configured and arranged to form a mechanical lattice framework. An electronic visual display device can be connected to the mechanical lattice framework to form the exterior display system. The electronic visual display device can include multiple electronic visual display panels which are connected to the mechanical lattice framework. Each of these multiple electronic visual display panels can include multiple groups of multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), also referred to electronic LED disc assemblies, that are configured and arranged in a series of one or more rows and/or a series of one or more columns.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Alex LUTHWAITE, Miguel Fontgivell ARIÑO, Jonathan Lawrence MALLIE, Aric Gabriel BRASELTON, Nicholas Craig REYNOLDS, Maria Charlotta KNNUTSSON-HALL
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Publication number: 20220167513Abstract: An exterior display system can be configured and arranged around a structure. The exterior display system includes a mechanical supporting structure configured and arranged about the exterior surface of the structure. This mechanical supporting structure can include various supporting structures and/or mounting structures which are configured and arranged to form a mechanical lattice framework. An electronic visual display device can be connected to the mechanical lattice framework to form the exterior display system. The electronic visual display device can include multiple electronic visual display panels which are connected to the mechanical lattice framework. Each of these multiple electronic visual display panels can include multiple groups of multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), also referred to electronic LED disc assemblies, that are configured and arranged in a series of one or more rows and/or a series of one or more columns.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Alex LUTHWAITE, Miguel Fontgivell ARIÑO
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Patent number: 11302157Abstract: An infrasound drive system and method are disclosed. An infrasound drive system includes a control circuit for transmitting a data signal and a power signal, and one or more infrasound drive that includes an input terminal, an amplifier and a tactile transducer. In one or more infrasound drives, the amplifier receives a power signal from the power channel and a data signal from the data channel. The amplifier outputs an amplified signal to the tactile transducer. The tactile transducer generates a tactile vibration based on the data signal and the power signal. An infrasound drive can be disposed in a housing and transmit a haptic force to a user in contact with the housing. A user can limit the haptic force transmitted by the infrasound drive. The power channel and the data channel can be provided by a power over Ethernet (PoE) cable.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventor: Erik Hockman
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Patent number: 11266921Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Robert Anderson, Stuart Elby, Erik Hockman, Michael Allen Rives, Jeffery Lynn Wertz, Darik Wade Beaver, Jason David Adams, Joshua Richard Anderson, Brian Andrew Maier, Richard Neal Fleming, Tony Leonard Oxford
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Patent number: 11260314Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Robert Anderson, Stuart Elby, Erik Hockman, Michael Allen Rives
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Publication number: 20220054953Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Robert ANDERSON, Stuart ELBY, Erik HOCKMAN, Michael Allen RIVES, Jeffery Lynn WERTZ, Darik Wade BEAVER, Jason David ADAMS, Joshua Richard ANDERSON, Brian Andrew MAIER, Richard Neal FLEMING, Tony Leonard OXFORD
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Publication number: 20220054952Abstract: An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Robert ANDERSON, Stuart ELBY, Erik HOCKMAN, Michael Allen RIVES
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Publication number: 20220020222Abstract: Modulated display AR tracking systems and methods include a display configured to transmit first image content, the image content comprising a first image content frame and a second image content frame and a device comprising an image sensor, a processor and a memory. The device identifies the first image content frame and the second image content frame by distinguishing at least one feature of the first image content frame. The device recognizes at least one tracking pattern embedded of the second image content frame and retrieves a graphical element based on the at least one tracking pattern of the second image content frame. The device displays augmented image content including the first image content frame and the graphical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Michael Romaszewicz, Andrew Plourde
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Publication number: 20210400416Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for replicating a remote venue in a local venue. An embodiment operates by receiving original audio. Thereafter, the original stream of audio is modified to produce modified audio based on an audio profile unique to a remote venue smaller than the local venue. The audio profile comprises a virtual representation of the remote venue including (i) a virtual audio source corresponding to the local venue's audio source and configured to produce the original audio and (ii) a virtual reverberation point corresponding to a real-world location in the remote venue and the portion of the local venue. As such, the modified audio is determined based on receipt of the original audio from the reverberation point. Thus, after correlating the modified audio to the local venue's audio source, the modified audio is provided by the audio source to the portion of the local venue.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Stuart ELBY, Erik HOCKMAN
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Patent number: 11202162Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for replicating a remote venue in a local venue. An embodiment operates by receiving original audio. Thereafter, the original stream of audio is modified to produce modified audio based on an audio profile unique to a remote venue smaller than the local venue. The audio profile comprises a virtual representation of the remote venue including (i) a virtual audio source corresponding to the local venue's audio source and configured to produce the original audio and (ii) a virtual reverberation point corresponding to a real-world location in the remote venue and the portion of the local venue. As such, the modified audio is determined based on receipt of the original audio from the reverberation point. Thus, after correlating the modified audio to the local venue's audio source, the modified audio is provided by the audio source to the portion of the local venue.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Stuart Elby, Erik Hockman
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Publication number: 20210358199Abstract: Position based media pipeline systems and methods for volumetric displays provide content to a volumetric display having at least two pixels arranged in a 3D coordinate space. A three-dimensional (3D) pixel position dataset and a 3D animation are provided and a first volume representation based on the 3D animation is created. A second volume is created based on the first volume and including color data. A texture atlas is assembled based on the second volume and volumetric image data is generated based on the texture atlas. The position based media pipeline outputs the volumetric image data to one or more graphic controllers. The volumetric image data can be output whereby a user can preview the volumetric image data in addition to output to the volumetric display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Kurt KAMINSKI, Landon Thomas HUMPHREYS
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Patent number: 11176746Abstract: Modulated display AR tracking systems and methods include a display configured to transmit first image content, the image content comprising a first image content frame and a second image content frame and a device comprising an image sensor, a processor and a memory. The device identifies the first image content frame and the second image content frame by distinguishing at least one feature of the first image content frame. The device recognizes at least one tracking pattern embedded of the second image content frame and retrieves a graphical element based on the at least one tracking pattern of the second image content frame. The device displays augmented image content including the first image content frame and the graphical element.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Michael Romaszewicz, Andrew Plourde
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Publication number: 20210240989Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing visual guidance on presenting content on a media surface of a venue. An embodiment operates by mapping visual content onto a media surface of the venue and a key feature unique to the visual content and/or the media surface being extracted. Thereafter, an experiment metric corresponding to the visual content and/or the media surface is retrieved, a viewer location metric and/or a media surface metric based on the experiment metric and the key feature is determined. The viewer location metric and the media surface metric correspond to the attribute, which is utilized to provide a hint of the attribute to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: David E. Rodriguez, Michael Ramaszewicz, Evan Schectman, Michael Graae, Clay Budin, Mateusz Marcinowski
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Patent number: 11080923Abstract: Position based media pipeline systems and methods for volumetric displays provide content to a volumetric display having at least two pixels arranged in a 3D coordinate space. A three-dimensional (3D) pixel position dataset and a 3D animation are provided and a first volume representation based on the 3D animation is created. A second volume is created based on the first volume and including color data. A texture atlas is assembled based on the second volume and volumetric image data is generated based on the texture atlas. The position based media pipeline outputs the volumetric image data to one or more graphic controllers. The volumetric image data can be output whereby a user can preview the volumetric image data in addition to output to the volumetric display.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: MSG Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Kurt Kaminski, Landon Thomas Humphreys
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Publication number: 20210209905Abstract: An infrasound drive system and method are disclosed. An infrasound drive system includes a control circuit for transmitting a data signal and a power signal, and one or more infrasound drive that includes an input terminal, an amplifier and a tactile transducer. In one or more infrasound drives, the amplifier receives a power signal from the power channel and a data signal from the data channel. The amplifier outputs an amplified signal to the tactile transducer. The tactile transducer generates a tactile vibration based on the data signal and the power signal. An infrasound drive can be disposed in a housing and transmit a haptic force to a user in contact with the housing. A user can limit the haptic force transmitted by the infrasound drive. The power channel and the data channel can be provided by a power over Ethernet (PoE) cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: MSG ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLCInventor: Erik HOCKMAN
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Patent number: D932577Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: The Entertainment Group, LLCInventors: Samuel T. Gardner, Patrick W. Panakos