Encapsulated, streaming media automation and distribution system
First Claim
1. An information distribution system delivering digital program information over a large geographic area wherein the digital program information provides different broadcast quality television programming to a plurality of remote locations within the large geographic area, the system comprising:
- a network operation center creating a national program feed and information components that are multiplexed to create a digital streaming media;
a broadcast quality multi-window screen display at the remote location, the multi-window display comprising a plurality of different programming in each of the multi-window screens, wherein at least a portion of the different programming is carried by the digital streaming media from the network operation center and comprises at least a national program feed;
a graphical user interface accessing a software control process at the network operation center for controlling through the digital streaming media the assembly of the multi-window screen display;
a distribution system transmitting the digital streaming media to a plurality of remote locations; and
a plurality of remote nodes receiving the digital streaming media at the plurality of remote locations wherein the digital streaming media is used to produce the multi-window display at the remote node.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for creating and distributing programming content carried by a digital streaming media to be a plurality of remote nodes located over a large geographic area to create customized broadcast quality programming at the remote nodes. At the remote nodes, a multi-window screen display simultaneously shows different programming including national programming and local programming content. The remote nodes utilize a remote channel origination device to assemble the customized programming at the remote location that can be controlled from a central location. An encapsulated IP and IP encryption system is used to transport the digital streaming media to the appropriate remote nodes. Also disclosed is a graphical user interface (“GUI”) providing a software control interface for creating and editing shows or programs that can be aired or played on a remote display device having a multi-window display. The intuitive GUI Software provides the user the ability to easily manage and assemble a series of images, animations and transitions as a single broadcast quality program to be displayed on a remote display device. Another application software system is capable of automating the production of audio narration reports. The disclosed audio concatenation engine automates the creation of audio narration using prerecorded audio segments to minimize the requirement for live, on-air personnel to record audio narration segments.
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14 Claims
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1. An information distribution system delivering digital program information over a large geographic area wherein the digital program information provides different broadcast quality television programming to a plurality of remote locations within the large geographic area, the system comprising:
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a network operation center creating a national program feed and information components that are multiplexed to create a digital streaming media;
a broadcast quality multi-window screen display at the remote location, the multi-window display comprising a plurality of different programming in each of the multi-window screens, wherein at least a portion of the different programming is carried by the digital streaming media from the network operation center and comprises at least a national program feed;
a graphical user interface accessing a software control process at the network operation center for controlling through the digital streaming media the assembly of the multi-window screen display;
a distribution system transmitting the digital streaming media to a plurality of remote locations; and
a plurality of remote nodes receiving the digital streaming media at the plurality of remote locations wherein the digital streaming media is used to produce the multi-window display at the remote node. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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2. The invention of claim 2 wherein the remote nodes use the digital streaming media and locally provided information from sources at the remote node location to produce customized programming with local content.
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10. An information distribution system delivering digital program information over a large geographic area wherein the digital program information provides customized programming to a plurality of remote locations within the large geographic area, the system comprising:
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a network operation center creating a national program feed and information components that are multiplexed to create a digital streaming media;
a broadcast quality multi-window television display at the remote location, the multi-window display comprising a plurality of different programming in each of the multi-window screens, wherein at least a portion of the different programming is carried by the digital streaming media from the network operation center and comprises at least a national program feed;
an application software process to create audio narrations by assembling audio narrations from a stored format without requiring a live, on-air announcer to produce the narration;
a distribution system transmitting the digital streaming media to a plurality of remote locations;
a plurality of remote nodes receiving the digital streaming media at the plurality of remote locations wherein the digital streaming media is used to produce the multi-window display at the remote node;
locally provided information relevant to the remote location where a remote node is located, wherein the locally provided information is utilized by the remote node for programming in at least one of the multi-windows. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An interactive information distribution system delivering digital interactive streaming media over a large geographic area wherein the digital interactive streaming media provides different broadcast quality interactive programming to plurality of remote locations within the geographic areas, comprising:
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a network operations center creating national programming and multiplexing interactive programming to create a digital interactive streaming media;
a set top application system to develop the interactive programming to be displayed to viewers, wherein the interactive programming is carried by the digital streaming media and enables viewer to select displayed items for purchase;
a distribution system transmitting the digital interactive streaming media to the plurality of remote locations; and
a return network to communication transactional information from the remote location to provide interactive programming capability. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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