Ismael E Rodriguez

US Patent:

7131145, Oct 31, 2006

Filed:

Jul 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/190908

Inventors:

Joseph S. Ng - Montebello CA, US
Ismael Rodriguez - El Segundo CA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 11/30
H04K 1/00
G06F 1/26

US Classification:

726 34, 713189, 380258, 726 35

Abstract:

One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture for monitoring components of a digital cinema system. A configuration of an exhibitor system (that has one or more components) of a digital cinema system is stored. Each of the one or more components is then polled (e. g. , using radio frequency) based on the configuration. A determination is then made regarding the integrity of the exhibitor system based on the configuration and results of the polling. Further, a global positioning system (GPS) location and an identification (of a component) is received from an exhibitor system component. Based on the identification and the polling, a determination may be made regarding whether the identification is for an unauthorized component and consequently the location of the component for initiating enforcement action.

US Patent:

7234169, Jun 19, 2007

Filed:

Jul 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/191346

Inventors:

Joseph S. Ng - Montebello CA, US
Ismael Rodriguez - El Segundo CA, US
Antonie C. Smith - Centurion, ZA

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

H04K 1/00
G06F 11/00

US Classification:

726 34, 726 35, 713189, 713194, 380258, 709224

Abstract:

One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture for monitoring components of a digital cinema system. A digital cinema system utilizes an exhibitor system (that has one or more components) to display media content. A configuration of the exhibitor system is stored in the exhibitor system. The integrity of the configuration is then determined by querying each of the components. Software agents on each of the components respond to the query. Based on the configuration and the responses received, the integrity of the exhibitor system is determined.