Method and apparatus for capturing content and creating multimedia presentations

• US 20050198690A1
• Filed: 11/12/2004
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gary Esolen, Ken Hays
• Original Assignee: Gary Esolen, Ken Hays
• Inventors: Esolen, Gary, Hays, Ken
• Application Number:
  US10/986,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20050198690A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/145
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26208 the scheduling operation being performed under constraints
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/85 Assembly of content; Generation of multimedia applications

Abstract

A method and apparatus for generating a variety of programming by the computer-automated combining of pre-recorded segments organized around topics and themes and identified as to length and function, into sequences which may include paid advertising appropriately inserted according to context and time or sequence of delivery. A variety of media clips may be used and combined in a plurality of context and time sequences to provide a program that continuously fresh and relevant content.

Claims

1. A computerized method for generating from a limited number of media clips a wide variety of media programming, said method comprising the steps of:

preparing said media clips;

storing said media clips on a digital platform;

combining said media clips into programming into sequences suitable for delivery by broadcast to an audience.