Digital media management system and method

• US 20070157261A1
• Filed: 12/15/2005
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Steelberg, Ryan, Steelberg, Chad
• Application Number:
  US11/305,891
• Publication Number:
  US 20070157261A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/87
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/06 Arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• 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 21/8583 by creating hot-spots

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for managing broadcasting of media content. The system includes at least one database at a hub, wherein at least one digital file associated with the media content is relationally present in the at least one database, and a computer software accessible at a local media play point remote from the hub that provides a graphical user interface for at least scheduling, editing, and distributing of a plurality of ones of the at least one digital file for broadcasting, where the interface includes at least a header reader that allows for graphical display of header information, wherein the header information includes at least a graphic indicative of length of play and a plurality of alerts occurring within the length of play. Also included is at least one computerized device at the local media play point for accessing and playing the at least one digital file.

Claims

1. A system for managing broadcasting of media content, comprising:

at least one database at a hub, wherein at least one digital file associated with said media content is relationally present in said at least one database;

a computer software accessible at a local media play point remote from said hub that provides a graphical user interface for at least scheduling, editing, and distributing of a plurality of ones of said at least one digital file for said broadcasting, wherein the interface comprises at least a header reader that allows for graphical display of header information, wherein the header information includes at least a graphic indicative of length of play and a plurality of alerts occurring within the length of play; and

at least one computerized device at said local media play point capable of accessing said at least one digital file based on instructions entered to said computer software via said graphical user interface for play over said local media play point.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said play over said local media play point is at least partially automated.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer software further comprises a recording mechanism.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer software inserts at least one generic track to fill a schedule gap.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer software incorporates an external feed into said plurality of ones of said at least one digital file for distributing.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said broadcasting is an internet broadcasting.