Method and system for the automatic production and distribution of media content using the internet
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1. A method of capturing and distributing media content through a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- comparing a plurality of clips of media content captured with at least one capture system against a set of trigger criteria, said trigger criteria defining at least one type of media content which is to be transmitted to a distribution system;
identifying clips from said plurality of clips which satisfy said trigger criteria;
transmitting said identified clips to said distribution system through said computer network;
combining a plurality of said clips into a microchannel stream, each of said combined clips being associated with criteria from said trigger criteria that overlap at least a portion of microchannel criteria, said microchannel criteria defining at least one type of media content to be included in said microchannel stream; and
transmitting said microchannel stream to at least one client through said computer network.
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Abstract
A media content capture and distribution system includes at least one capture system which provides clips of media content satisfying a set of at least one trigger defined for the capture system. The clips are transmitted to a distribution system. A channel creator in the distribution system combines a plurality of the clips that satisfy at least a portion of the criteria defining the content requirements of a microchannel into a microchannel stream. The microchannel stream is transmitted to a client through a computer network.
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1. A method of capturing and distributing media content through a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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comparing a plurality of clips of media content captured with at least one capture system against a set of trigger criteria, said trigger criteria defining at least one type of media content which is to be transmitted to a distribution system;
identifying clips from said plurality of clips which satisfy said trigger criteria;
transmitting said identified clips to said distribution system through said computer network;
combining a plurality of said clips into a microchannel stream, each of said combined clips being associated with criteria from said trigger criteria that overlap at least a portion of microchannel criteria, said microchannel criteria defining at least one type of media content to be included in said microchannel stream; and
transmitting said microchannel stream to at least one client through said computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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17. A system for capturing and distributing media content over a computer network, comprising:
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at least one capture system, each of said at least one capture system including a capture unit for transmitting clips of media content captured by said capture system to a distribution system through said computer network, said media content characterized by trigger criteria identified by a set of at least one trigger which defines for said capture system at least one type of media content to be transmitted to said distribution system; and
said distribution system, said distribution system receiving said clips transmitted from said at least one capture system, said distribution system comprising;
at least one microchannel creator, said microchannel creator combining a plurality of said clips into a microchannel stream, each of said combined clips being associated with criteria from said trigger criteria that overlap at least a portion of microchannel criteria, said microchannel criteria defining at least one type of media content to be included in said microchannel stream, wherein said distribution system transmits said microchannel stream to at least one client through said computer network.
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