Integrated digital production line for full-motion visual products
First Claim
1. An integrated digital production line for full motion visual products comprising:
- a content acquisition equipment coupled to a network to acquire visual content;
a hub coupled to the network including a hub switch and one or more servers, the one or more servers to run one or more application programs to allow users to electronically receive, transmit and edit visual content;
a user equipment coupled to the network to allow users to electronically receive, transmit and edit visual content;
a content exhibitor/consumer equipment coupled to the network to electronically transmit information, receive the visual content and to display the visual content;
a detector coupled to the network for obtaining content usage information and other billing related information; and
a billing server coupled to the network to receive the content usage information and the other billing related information and to generate bills based thereon.
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Abstract
An Integrated Digital Production Line for Full-Motion Visual Products is a fully-integrated digital process which has application in many industries, including entertainment (e.g., movie, TV) and government (e.g., test range activity, intelligence). The entire process includes the phases of (1) Project Planning, (2) Content Creation, (3) Content Management, and (4) Content Distribution/Use. Throughout, the visual content is handled in a totally secure (e.g., encrypted) manner over a virtual private network (120), wherein only those authorized to use or view the visual product can do so, and wherein there is the ability to monitor use so that the user can be charged for its use or viewing. There is also an integrated process to bill automatically the user or exhibitor for such use or viewing, and to pass the revenue to the owner of the content. According to an embodiment, a virtual private network (120) includes a network (116) for interconnecting several entities, including user equipment (310 or 312), content acquisition equipment (330), a digital hub (110), a network operations center (112) and a content exhibitor/set-top box equipment (320).
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26 Claims
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1. An integrated digital production line for full motion visual products comprising:
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a content acquisition equipment coupled to a network to acquire visual content;
a hub coupled to the network including a hub switch and one or more servers, the one or more servers to run one or more application programs to allow users to electronically receive, transmit and edit visual content;
a user equipment coupled to the network to allow users to electronically receive, transmit and edit visual content;
a content exhibitor/consumer equipment coupled to the network to electronically transmit information, receive the visual content and to display the visual content;
a detector coupled to the network for obtaining content usage information and other billing related information; and
a billing server coupled to the network to receive the content usage information and the other billing related information and to generate bills based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An integrated process of creating and managing visual content over a network comprising:
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acquiring digitized visual content;
transmitting the digitized content over the network to a server;
storing the content on the server;
a first user editing the content and storing the edited content on the server;
a second user, remotely located from the first user, reviewing the edited content;
electronically distributing a copy of the content via the network to one or more exhibitors or consumers; and
electronically collecting billing information over the network relating to the distribution of the content to an exhibitor and/or the use or display of the content by an exhibitor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An integrated process of creating and managing visual content over a network comprising:
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one or more users electronically performing one or more functions associated with a project planning phase for visual content over the network;
acquiring digitized visual content;
transmitting the digitized content over the network to a server;
storing the content on the server;
a first user editing the content and storing the edited content on the server;
a second user, remotely located from the first user, reviewing the edited content;
distributing a copy of the content via the network to one or more exhibitors or consumers; and
electronically collecting billing information over the network relating to use or display of the content by an exhibitor or consumer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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