News and other information delivery system and method
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically updating a content list, said method comprising the steps of:
- (1) altering said content list at a feed station server by implementing one or more revisions into said content list;
(2) packaging said one or more revisions implemented in step (1) into a message; and
(3) transmitting said message to one or more field stations for updating at least one copy of said content list at said one or more field stations.
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Abstract
A news information content list may be updated dynamically by first altering the content list at a feed station server. More specifically, the content list may be altered by implementing one or more revisions thereto. The content list is comprised of an ordered sequence of stories, with each story being comprised of any one or combination of text elements, metadata, and one or more references to media objects. Next, the revisions implemented to the content list are packaged into a message and transmitted to one or more field stations. These revisions are used in updating copies of the content list at the field stations. Thus, media objects and the like are transmitted only when they are modified, not when they are included or moved in multiple other content lists. A content list at a field station is processed in a similar manner. Specifically, one or more revisions to a content list at a feed station are received via a message at a field station. The content list is comprised of an ordered sequence of stories, with each story including text elements and one or more references to media objects. Subsequently, a copy of the content list at the field station is updated by utilizing only the revisions to replace original content.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically updating a content list, said method comprising the steps of:
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(1) altering said content list at a feed station server by implementing one or more revisions into said content list;
(2) packaging said one or more revisions implemented in step (1) into a message; and
(3) transmitting said message to one or more field stations for updating at least one copy of said content list at said one or more field stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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12. A method for dynamically updating a content list, said method comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving a message transmitted from a feed station server at a field station, wherein said message is comprised of one or more revisions packaged therein implemented at said feed station server; and
(2) updating a copy of said content list maintained at said field station by utilizing said one or more revisions to replace outdated content.
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15. A system for dynamically updating a content list, said system comprising:
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a user interface for altering said content list at a feed station server by implementing one or more revisions into said content list;
a packaging module for packaging said one or more revisions into a message; and
a transmitter for transmitting said message to one or more field stations for updating at least one copy of said content list at said one or more field stations.
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24. A system for dynamically updating a content list, said system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a message transmitted from a feed station server at a field station, wherein said message is comprised of one or more revisions packaged therein implemented at said feed station server; and
a processor for updating a copy of said content list maintained at said field station by utilizing said one or more revisions to replace outdated content.
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27. A system for dynamically updating a content list, said system comprising:
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means for altering said content list at a feed station server by implementing one or more revisions into said content list;
means for packaging said one or more revisions into a message; and
means for transmitting said message to one or more field stations for updating at least one copy of said content list at said one or more field stations.
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32. A system for dynamically updating a content list, said system comprising:
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means for receiving a message transmitted from a feed station server at a field station, wherein said message is comprised of one or more revisions packaged therein implemented at said feed station server; and
means for updating a copy of said content list maintained at said field station by utilizing said one or more revisions to replace outdated content. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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35. A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer, the instructions for instructing the computer to effect dynamically updating a content list, said medium comprising instructions for:
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altering said content list at a feed station server by implementing one or more revisions into said content list;
packaging said one or more revisions into a message; and
transmitting said message to one or more field stations for updating at least one copy of said content list at said one or more field stations.
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40. A computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer, the instructions for instructing the computer to effect dynamically updating a content list, said medium comprising instructions for:
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receiving a message transmitted from a feed station server at a field station, wherein said message is comprised of one or more revisions packaged therein implemented at said feed station server; and
updating a copy of said content list maintained at said field station by utilizing said one or more revisions to replace outdated content. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. A system for dynamically updating a content list, said system comprising:
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a newsroom computer system for coordinating generation and revision of news information including said content list, wherein said content list is comprised of an ordered sequence of stories, and wherein each story is comprised of at least one of a text element, metadata, and one or more references to media objects;
one or more media and object servers for storing said media objects referenced by said one or more references; and
an object and stream manager for managing transmission of data to one or more client servers including one or more revisions to said ordered sequence of stories of said content list, text element, metadata, references to media objects and media objects retrieved from said one or more media and object servers, wherein said one or more revisions to said content list made at said newsroom computer system are packaged into a message and transmitted to said one or more client servers for updating one or more corresponding content lists at said one or more client servers. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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