Audiovisual works and methods relating to creating, transmitting and/or displaying versions thereof

• US 20050273807A1
• Filed: 05/14/2004
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Luminosity, LLC
• Original Assignee: Luminosity, LLC
• Inventors: Nissing, Nicholas J.
• Application Number:
  US10/846,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20050273807A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8541 involving branching, e.g. to different story endings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/24 Systems for the transmission of television signals using pulse code modulation H04N21/00 takes precedence

Abstract

Audiovisual works and methods related to creating, transmitting and/or displaying versions thereof. In a preferred implementation, a method generally includes providing information about at least two different versions of an audiovisual work. Each version can include at least one segment of audiovisual material in common with the other versions, and at least one segment of audiovisual material unique from the other versions. This method can also include displaying to each audience member the version of the audiovisual work that such audience member selects based upon the information provided.

Claims

1. A method of displaying an audiovisual work on a subject to an audience comprised of subset audiences with different interests, the method comprising:

providing information about at least two different versions of the audiovisual work on the subject, each version including at least one segment of audiovisual material in common with the other versions, and at least one segment of audiovisual material unique from the other versions; and

substantially simultaneously displaying to each audience member the version of the audiovisual work that such audience member selects based upon the information provided.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein at least one segment of audiovisual material in common with all versions is displayed simultaneously to all audience members.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises displaying the audiovisual work at a facility having at least two separate theatres, and wherein each version of the audiovisual work is displayed in a separate theater.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises transmitting each version of the audiovisual work on a different channel, and wherein each audience member makes a selection by selecting the appropriate channel.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein providing information comprises providing information about unique content in a particular version of the audiovisual work.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein providing information comprises providing information about unique content that is not in a particular version of the audiovisual work.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein providing information comprises providing information about the intended audience for a particular version of the audiovisual work.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein providing information comprises providing information about the intended audiences for the other versions of the audiovisual work.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises:

transmitting at least one common segment to all audience members; and

transmitting each unique segment based upon the information provided.

10. The method according to claim 9 wherein each said transmitting comprises digitally transmitting.

11. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises displaying at least one version of the audiovisual work to a general public audience.

12. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises automatically displaying each version of the audiovisual work at a different viewing station.

13. The method according to claim 1 further comprising allowing an audience member to select a version of the audiovisual work without an electronic communication from the audience member.

14. The method according to claim 1 further comprising creating the versions of the audiovisual work by:

developing at least one content plan for the versions;

obtaining audiovisual material correlating to the content plan;

editing the audiovisual material into segments; and

assembling the segments into the versions of the audiovisual work.

15. The method according to claim 14 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises displaying at least one version of the audiovisual work about seven or more days after creating said at least one version.

16. The method according to claim 14 wherein obtaining audiovisual material comprises obtaining artificially manufactured fictional content.

17. An audiovisual work produced according to the method of claim 14.

18. The method according to claim 1 further comprising marketing each version of the audiovisual work to a different market segment in accordance with unique content within the corresponding version.

19. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises transmitting at least two versions of the audiovisual work each with a different mode of transmission.

20. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises displaying at least one version of the audiovisual work to overlap at least one other version while also including at least one of a different start time and a different end time than the other version.

21. The method according to claim 1 further comprising allowing the user to select more than one version of the audiovisual work.

22. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises displaying at least one version of the audiovisual work about seven or more days after creating said at least one version.

23. The method according to claim 1 wherein substantially simultaneously displaying comprises displaying at least two versions of the audiovisual work within twenty-four hours of one another without any overlap.

24. The method according to claim 1 wherein each version comprises artificially manufactured fictional content.

25. The method according to claim 1 wherein each version comprises ratio of total time duration of audiovisual segments in common with the other versions to total time duration of audiovisual segments unique from the other versions which is greater than about three or less than about one.

26. A method of displaying two or more versions of an audiovisual work on a subject, the method comprising:

providing information about at least two different versions of the audiovisual work on the subject, each version including at least one segment of audiovisual material in common with the other versions, and at least one segment of audiovisual material unique from the other versions;

allowing an audience member to select a version of the audiovisual work based upon the information provided without an electronic communication from the audience member; and

displaying to each audience member the version of the audiovisual work that such audience member selects based upon the information provided.

27. The method according to claim 26 wherein displaying comprises transmitting at least one version of the audiovisual work for display by a television.

28. The method according to claim 26 wherein each version comprises a recurring television show including at least one audiovisual segment from a different perspective than a corresponding audiovisual segment in the other versions.

29. The method according to claim 26 wherein the subject of the audiovisual work comprises a crime, wherein at least one version comprises at least one audiovisual segment about the crime from a law enforcement perspective, and wherein at least one other version comprises a corresponding audiovisual segment about the crime from a criminal perspective.

30. The method according to claim 26 wherein displaying comprises simultaneously displaying to each audience member the version of the audiovisual work that such audience member selects based upon the information provided.

31. The method according to claim 26 wherein allowing and displaying comprises displaying the audiovisual work at a facility having at least two separate theatres, and wherein each version of the audiovisual work is displayed in a separate theater.

32. The method according to claim 26 wherein allowing and displaying comprises automatically displaying each version of the audiovisual work at a different viewing station.

33. The method according to claim 26 wherein displaying comprises displaying at least one version of the audiovisual work about seven or more days after creating said at least one version.

34. The method according to claim 26 wherein displaying comprises displaying at least two versions of the audiovisual work within twenty-four hours of one another without any overlap.

35. The method according to claim 26 wherein each version comprises artificially manufactured fictional content.

36. The method according to claim 26 wherein each version comprises ratio of total time duration of audiovisual segments in common with the other versions to total time duration of audiovisual segments unique from the other versions which is greater than about three or less than about one.

37. A method of producing two or more versions of an audiovisual work on a subject, the method comprising:

developing at least one content plan for the versions of the audiovisual work;

obtaining audiovisual material correlating to the content plan, the audiovisual material including artificially manufactured fictional content;

editing the audiovisual material into segments; and

assembling the segments into the versions of the audiovisual work such that each version includes at least one audiovisual segment common to all versions, at least one audiovisual segment unique from the other versions, at least one audiovisual segment including artificially manufactured fictional content, and a ratio of total time duration of audiovisual segments common to all versions to total time duration of audiovisual segments unique from the other versions which is greater than about three or less than about one.

38. The method according to claim 37 wherein each version of the audiovisual work has approximately the same total time duration.

39. The method according to claim 37 further comprising:

providing information about at least two different versions of the audiovisual work; and

displaying to each audience member the version of the audiovisual work that such audience member selects based upon the information provided.

40. The method according to claim 39 wherein displaying comprises simultaneously displaying to each audience member the version of the audiovisual work that such audience member selects based upon the information provided.

41. The method according to claim 37 further comprises automatically displaying each version of the audiovisual work at a different viewing station.

42. The method according to claim 37 further comprising allowing an audience member to select a version of the audiovisual work without an electronic communication from the audience member.

43. The method according to claim 37 further comprising displaying at least two versions of the audiovisual work within twenty-four hours of one another without any overlap.

44. The method according to claim 37 further comprising displaying at least one version of the audiovisual work about seven or more days after assembling the segments into said at least one version.

45. An audiovisual work produced according to the method of claim 37.