Method and system for interactive movie scene television

• US 20030097664A1
• Filed: 11/21/2001
• Published: 05/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James Meyers, Scott Anderson, Sunder Aaron
• Original Assignee: James Meyers, Scott Anderson, Sunder Aaron
• Inventors: Meyers, James, Aaron, Sunder, Anderson, Scott
• Application Number:
  US10/001,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20030097664A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/138
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47211 for requesting pay-per-view content payment schemes payment architectures or payment protocols G06Q20/00, G07F
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

The invention presents for its viewers a distinctive and unduplicated combination of unique television programming joined directly with related interactive services and features. An improved method and apparatus for programming a television network are disclosed. The method and apparatus enables viewers to watch television programming comprised almost wholly of entertainment scenes, view and navigate information, product, merchandise and premium television services lists, directly purchase these products, merchandise and services which are directly related to the comprised programming. Also detailed is the process of attaching and managing the data which attends the broadcast and interactive services, and any sales to the viewer. It is especially useful audiovisual programming that provides unique and unduplicated interactive content for viewers, Pay TV operators, while supplying unique and unduplicated promotional services for motion picture studios, entertainment programming producers, and premium television networks.

Claims

1. A method and apparatus of providing entertainment content on a television network, the method comprising:

excerpting several select scenes from an entertainment production or event, creating themed programming blocks comprised of these scenes, packaging multiple scenes together in a compelling fashion, presenting the packaged scenes in an entertaining and informational context, and delivering the newly created television programming to one or more viewers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the entertainment production is a motion picture.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the motion picture is an originally theatrically released motion picture.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the motion picture is a made-for-television motion picture.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the entertainment production is a television program.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the television program is an episode of television series.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the television series is a drama.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the television series is a situation comedy.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the entertainment event is a sports event.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering step comprises broadcasting.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering step comprises wire delivery.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering step is via the internet.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering step is via satellite.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering step is via cable.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the scene programming is accompanied by interactive television menu selections related to the scene programming which are made available on-screen for the viewer.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein interactive menu selections enable viewers of the network to view and navigate information, product, merchandise, and premium television services lists.

18. The method and apparatus of claim 16, wherein viewers of the network can directly purchase these products, merchandise and services through use of the onscreen interactive television menu selections.

19. The method and apparatus of claim 16, wherein a showing of the motion picture related to the scene programming is sold in its entirety to a viewer via the television network and through use of the onscreen television menu selections.

20. The system and apparatus of claims 18 and 19 in which business partner companies and organizations are directly compensated for the sale of products, merchandise and services which are sold via the network through the onscreen interactive menus.

15. A television network dedicated to providing scenes of entertainment content comprising:

scene programming comprising at least one scene from an entertainment production or event, wherein at least 50% of the network'"'"'s programming is said scene programming.