Method and system for creating, managing and delivering community information
First Claim
1. A method for providing community information concerning an accommodation area, the method comprising the steps of:
- inputting community information to a storage medium, wherein the community information pertains to the accommodation area;
creating a first television presentation using software, wherein the software imports the community information from the storage medium and automatically formats and lays out the community information into the first television presentation; and
transmitting the first television presentation to the accommodation area via a distributed communications network.
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Abstract
A method for providing community information concerning an accommodation area includes the steps of (a) inputting community information of the accommodation area to a storage medium; (b) creating a television presentation and a web presentation using software, wherein the software imports the community information from the storage medium and automatically formats and lays out the community information into the television presentation and the web presentation; (c) applying presentation elements having user-modifiable rules associated therewith to the television presentation and the web presentation; (d) transmitting the television presentation to the accommodation via a distributed communications network; and (e) optionally displaying the web presentation on a web site associated with the accommodation area. A system for creating, managing and delivering community information is also disclosed.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for providing community information concerning an accommodation area, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting community information to a storage medium, wherein the community information pertains to the accommodation area;
creating a first television presentation using software, wherein the software imports the community information from the storage medium and automatically formats and lays out the community information into the first television presentation; and
transmitting the first television presentation to the accommodation area via a distributed communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing community information, comprising:
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a server configured to be communicatively connected to a distributed communications network;
a database communicatively connected to the server, wherein the database is configured to store a plurality of presentation elements;
a storage medium communicatively connected to the server, wherein the storage medium is configured to store community information; and
software operative on the server for;
importing the community information from the storage medium;
automatically formatting and laying out the community information into a television presentation and a web presentation;
retrieving the plurality of presentation elements stored in the database;
automatically applying at least one of the plurality of presentation elements to the television presentation and the web presentation; and
transmitting the television presentation and the web presentation via the distributed communications network to an accommodation area and a web site, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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