System and method for distributing and broadcasting multimedia
First Claim
1. A central multimedia provider for use in a multimedia distribution system having said central multimedia provider, a satellite and a remote station, said central multimedia provider comprising:
- a central database for storing multimedia and control information, said control information allowing a plurality of display arrangements for multimedia sequences from a set of multimedia elements;
a central control unit for generating said control information; and
a transmitter for transmitting said multimedia and control information to said remote station via said satellite.
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Abstract
Multimedia distribution and broadcast systems and related processes are provided for transmitting multimedia contents and control information from a central uplink facility to a remote downlink via a satellite. The system is preferably implemented in order to generate sequences of multimedia that are broadcast from the remote downlink facility to viewers. The display arrangements of the multimedia sequences are varied and customized by each downlink facility using the control information in order to better inform and entertain viewers.
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61 Claims
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1. A central multimedia provider for use in a multimedia distribution system having said central multimedia provider, a satellite and a remote station, said central multimedia provider comprising:
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a central database for storing multimedia and control information, said control information allowing a plurality of display arrangements for multimedia sequences from a set of multimedia elements;
a central control unit for generating said control information; and
a transmitter for transmitting said multimedia and control information to said remote station via said satellite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A central multimedia provider for use in a multimedia distribution system having said central multimedia provider, a satellite and a remote station, said central multimedia provider comprising:
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a central database for storing multimedia and control information, said control information including characteristic properties of multimedia used by said remote station to select at least one multimedia element and construct multimedia sequences based on said selected multimedia element;
a central control unit for preparing said control information; and
a transmitter for transmitting said multimedia and control information to said remote station via said satellite. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A central multimedia provider for use in a multimedia distribution and broadcast system having said central multimedia provider, a satellite and a remote station, said central comprising:
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a central database for storing multimedia and control information, said control information containing a plurality of prioritized schedules to be combined by said remote station to construct an implicit schedule;
a central control unit for preparing said control information; and
a transmitter for transmitting said multimedia and control information to said remote station via said satellite. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A remote station for use in a multimedia distribution system having said central multimedia provider, a satellite and said remote station, said remote station comprising:
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a receiver for receiving multimedia and control information via said satellite, said control information for facilitating a plurality of display arrangements for multimedia sequences from a set of multimedia; and
a remote control unit for processing said multimedia and control information to generate said multimedia sequences. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A remote station for use in a multimedia distribution system having a central multimedia provider, a satellite and said remote station, said remote station comprising:
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a receiver for receiving multimedia and control information via said satellite, said control information including characteristic properties of said multimedia used to construct multimedia sequences; and
a remote control unit for processing said multimedia and control information to select at least one multimedia element from said multimedia and generate said multimedia sequences based on said selected at least one multimedia element. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A remote station for use in a multimedia distribution and broadcast system having a central multimedia provider, a satellite and said remote station, said remote station comprising:
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a receiver for receiving multimedia and control information via said satellite, said control information containing a plurality of prioritized schedules to be combined by said remote station to construct an implicit schedule;
a remote control unit for processing said multimedia and control information to generate said multimedia sequences; and
a broadcasting transmitter to broadcast said generated multimedia sequences to a plurality of subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 39)
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40. A multimedia management system for use in a multimedia distribution and broadcast system having a central multimedia provider, a satellite and a plurality of remote stations comprising:
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a central database at said central multimedia provider for storing multimedia and control information, said control information facilitating a plurality of display arrangements from a set of multimedia for multimedia sequences;
a transmitter at said central multimedia provide for distributing said multimedia and control information to said stations via said satellite;
a receiver at each of said remote stations for selectively receiving said multimedia and control information that are particular to said remote station;
a remote database at each of said remote station for storing said multimedia and said control information; and
a remote control unit at each of said remote stations for selecting one of said display arrangements for each of said multimedia sequences and generating said multimedia sequences based on said control information and said multimedia. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. A promotion management system for use in a multimedia distribution and broadcast system having a central multimedia provider, a satellite and a plurality of remote stations comprising:
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a central database at said central multimedia provider for storing control information and multimedia, said control information including a set of queries and multimedia properties, a set of multimedia properties and a set of prioritized schedules wherein said queries utilizes said multimedia properties to construct promotions that satisfy said schedules;
a central control unit at said central multimedia provider for customizing said control information for each of said remote stations;
a transmitter at said central multimedia provider for distributing said customized control information and said multimedia to said remote stations via said satellite;
a receiver at each of said remote stations for selectively receiving said customized control information for each respective remote station and for receiving said multimedia;
a remote database at each of said remote station for storing said customized control information and said multimedia; and
a remote control unit at each of said remote stations for combining said prioritized schedules to construct an implicit schedule, and processing said queries to convert said implicit schedule to an explicit schedule by selecting said multimedia for use in said promotions based on said multimedia properties.
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45. A method of providing multimedia sequences in a multimedia distribution and broadcast system having a central multimedia provider, a satellite and a plurality of remote stations comprising the steps of:
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providing at said central multimedia provider multimedia and control information including display arrangements for said multimedia, preferences of said remote stations, scheduling information;
distributing said multimedia and control information to said remote stations via said satellite;
receiving at each of said remote stations said multimedia and control-information;
storing at each of said-remote stations said multimedia and control information;
processing said scheduling information to construct an implicit schedule;
selecting said multimedia to convert said implicit schedule to an explicit schedule;
selecting said display arrangements;
generating multimedia sequences in said display arrangements; and
broadcasting said multimedia sequences in accordance with said explicit schedule to viewers. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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