Aggregate information production and display system
First Claim
1. A media distribution network comprising:
- a producer station for transmitting an envelope of data, the envelope of data including a plurality of media files selected from the group consisting of an audio file, a text file, and a video file, the envelope of data further including a mark-up language document having a plurality of tags each respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of media files;
a satellite for broadcasting the envelope;
a plurality of receiving stations receiving the envelope from the satellite, each of the receiving stations locally storing the data of the envelope in a respective local storage medium, each of the plurality of receiving stations including means for accessing the mark-up language document, the mark-up language document providing means for accessing selective ones of the plurality of media files via the plurality of tags.
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Abstract
A production system for packaging aggregates of mixed media information (e.g. text, images, audio, and video) into addressable packets which are transmitted to receivers over a satellite network, with the information aggregates (IA'"'"'s) displayed and arranged for use via an associated Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) file, or other such displays language file and associated interpreter. The HTML file, when interpreted and displayed, would provide an organized and easy to access presentation of the mixed-media files transmitted over the satellite network, whereby textual and graphic descriptions could be used to describe the file contends and HTML buttons would allow playback and/or viewing of the linked file information. The HTML file might also include a link to communications software for enabling data dialog with a site external to the receiving station. One example link would include software for a telephone connection. This connection could direct the transmission source station to send more information, as needed. Still other links would allow software stored locally at the receiving station to be accessed and used. A link might also be provided via the internet to external URL addresses. The IA groups and packets would also be useful for distributed, distant teaching systems, with feedback from the receiving sites provided through the communications link to the source station.
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38 Claims
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1. A media distribution network comprising:
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a producer station for transmitting an envelope of data, the envelope of data including a plurality of media files selected from the group consisting of an audio file, a text file, and a video file, the envelope of data further including a mark-up language document having a plurality of tags each respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of media files;
a satellite for broadcasting the envelope;
a plurality of receiving stations receiving the envelope from the satellite, each of the receiving stations locally storing the data of the envelope in a respective local storage medium, each of the plurality of receiving stations including means for accessing the mark-up language document, the mark-up language document providing means for accessing selective ones of the plurality of media files via the plurality of tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A transmitter for use in transmitting an envelope of data to a receiving station for local storage by the receiving station, the transmitter comprising:
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a computer system storing the envelope of data, the envelope of data including a plurality of media files selected from the group consisting of an audio file, a text file, and a video file, the envelope of data further including a mark-up language document having a plurality of tags each respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of media files;
an RF transmitter for modulating the envelope of data for RF transmission. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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17. A receiver for receiving an envelope of data that has been modulated to RF, the receiver comprising:
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a demodulator for demodulating the envelope of data;
a computer system locally storing the envelope of data, the envelope of data including a plurality of media files selected from the group consisting of an audio file, a text file, and a video file, the envelope of data further including a mark-up language document having a plurality of tags each respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of media files, the computer system being operable to access the plurality of media files via the plurality of tags of the mark-up language document.
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25. A data transmission comprising:
a plurality of RF modulated data elements, the plurality of RF modulated data elements including a plurality of media files selected from the group consisting of an audio file, a text file, and a video file, and a mark-up language document having a plurality of tags each respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of media files.
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31. A media distribution system comprising:
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a producer station for transmitting an envelope of data, the envelope of data including a plurality of media files selected from the group consisting of an audio file, a text file, and a video file, the envelope of data further including a mark-up language document having a plurality of tags each respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of media files;
a receiving station receiving the envelope, the receiving station locally storing the data of the envelope in a respective local storage medium, the receiving station including means for accessing the mark-up language document, the mark-up language document providing means for accessing selective ones of the plurality of media files via the plurality of tags. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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