Tv programme material assemblage

• US 20050240955A1
• Filed: 07/04/2003
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jonathan Olaf Hudson
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Olaf Hudson
• Inventors: Hudson, Jonathan Olaf
• Application Number:
  US10/520,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20050240955A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/9
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/409 Data transfer via television network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of assembling programme material involving the steps of (a) distributing clues defining or alluding to content to be broadcast as a television segment or assembled for that potential purpose; (b) receiving a plurality of content presentations, received content being based on an interpretation of said clues; and (c) forming said received content into an assemblage of material for broadcast. In addition, the method may include the step of selecting at least one said presentations for broadcast.

Claims

1-37. -37. (canceled)

38. A television format involving the steps of

a) distributing clues defining a situation to be broadcast as a television segment;

b) receiving a plurality of presentations showing segments in picture or video form, each received segment being based on an interpretation of said clues;

c) selecting at least one of said presentations for broadcast.

39. The format of claim 38 including the step of providing a channel for receiving a home based presentation.

40. The format of claim 38 wherein selection of a received segment for broadcast is based on a best fit with the situation defined by the clues.

41. The format of claim 38 wherein selection of a received segment for broadcast is based on a least best fit with the situation defined by the clues.

42. The format of claim 38 wherein a selection of a received segment for broadcast is based on a perverse or contrary fit with the situation defined by the clues.

43. The format of claim 38 wherein said selection is competitive.

44. A method of doing business including the steps of generating revenue from contestant submission of program material to be broadcast.

45. A method of configuring picture or video data to be broadcast including the steps of collection said data at a remote site, transmitting said data in a compressed format in accordance with a first standard to a program creation suite, using said data to create a program segment, and broadcasting said data in accordance with a second standard.

46. A method of assembling program material involving the steps of:

d) distributing clues defining or alluding to content to be broadcast as a television segment or assembled for that potential purpose;

e) receiving a plurality of content presentations, received content being based on an interpretation of said clues; and

f) forming said received content into an assemblage of material for broadcast.

47. A method of receiving program content as claimed in claim 46 including the step of collecting data regarding content submitters including personal;

equipment or content type.