Motion picture distribution system and related method
First Claim
1. A motion picture distribution system, the system comprising:
- a. a central computer located at a central site and configured to distribute a digital version of the motion picture;
b. an exhibitor computer located at an exhibitor location that is remote from the central site, and configured both to receive the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer, and to display the motion picture;
c. a communication channel configured to facilitate the electronic transfer of the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer to the exhibitor computer; and
d. a back channel coupled between the central computer and the exhibitor computer that is configured to allow for the transfer of information between the exhibitor computer and the central computer.
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Abstract
A motion picture distribution system, the system including a central computer, an exhibitor computer, a communication channel, and a back channel. The central computer is located at a central site and configured to distribute a digital version of the motion picture. The exhibitor computer is located at an exhibitor location that is remote from the central site. The exhibitor computer is configured both to receive the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer, and to display the motion picture. The communication channel is configured to facilitate the electronic transfer of the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer to the exhibitor computer. The back channel is coupled between the central computer and the exhibitor computer, and configured to allow for the transfer of information between the exhibitor computer and the central computer.
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38 Claims
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1. A motion picture distribution system, the system comprising:
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a. a central computer located at a central site and configured to distribute a digital version of the motion picture;
b. an exhibitor computer located at an exhibitor location that is remote from the central site, and configured both to receive the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer, and to display the motion picture;
c. a communication channel configured to facilitate the electronic transfer of the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer to the exhibitor computer; and
d. a back channel coupled between the central computer and the exhibitor computer that is configured to allow for the transfer of information between the exhibitor computer and the central computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A motion picture distribution system, the system comprising:
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a. a central computer located at a central site and configured to distribute a digital version of the motion picture;
b. an exhibitor computer located at an exhibitor location that is remote from the central site, and configured to receive the digital version of the motion picture from the central site, and to display the motion picture;
c. an aggregation computer located at an aggregation site that is remote from both the central site and the exhibitor location, and the aggregation computer is coupled between the central computer and the exhibitor computer;
d. a first communication channel configured to facilitate the electronic transfer of the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer to the aggregation computer;
e. a second communication channel coupled between the aggregation computer and the exhibitor computer, and configured to facilitate the electronic transfer of the digital version of the motion picture from the aggregation computer to the exhibitor computer; and
f. a back channel coupled between the central computer and the exhibitor computer that is configured to allow for the transfer of information between the exhibitor computer and the central computer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for distributing a motion picture, the method comprising:
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a. providing a central computer located at a central site, the central computer configured to distribute a digital version of the motion picture;
b. providing an exhibitor computer located at an exhibitor location that is remote from the central site, the exhibitor computer configured both to receive the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer, and to display the motion picture;
c. providing a communication channel configured to facilitate the electronic transfer of the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer to the exhibitor computer;
d. providing a back channel that is coupled between the central computer and the exhibitor computer, and configured to allow for the transfer of information between the exhibitor computer and the central computer;
e. receiving the motion picture at the central computer from an external source;
f. compressing, encoding, and encrypting the motion picture into the digital version of the motion picture using the central computer;
g. transmitting the digital version of the motion picture from the central computer to the exhibitor computer through the communication channel; and
h. transmitting information between the exhibitor computer and the central computer via the back channel. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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Specification