Timezone-shifting IP-based video broadcasting system
First Claim
1. An IP-based video broadcasting system for broadcasting video contents to customers via the internet or intranet, comprising:
- a broadcasting apparatus for storing and broadcasting a plurality of video contents; and
a plurality of client players for receiving the plurality of video contents from the broadcasting apparatus via the internet or intranet based on video streaming;
wherein said broadcasting apparatus comprises;
a timezone-shifting means for adjusting the timezone shift between the content originating overseas timezone and the customer watching local timezone so as to deliver the video contents to the client players;
a timezone-non-shifting means for controlling the delivery of said video contents broadcasted at the overseas originating timezone to the client player received at the local watching timezone in almost the same broadcast time;
a language-selecting means for, in response to a request provided by the client player, providing the video content originated by a specific language to the client player to which customers access in said language; and
a customer-profile means for, when each of the client players accessing the system, storing and analyzing the customer data to develop a customer profile for each of the plurality of client players.
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Abstract
The present invention is to disclose an IP-based video broadcasting system for broadcasting video contents regarding TV programs to customers particularly from Asia regions particular to the Asian regions from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, China, Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, etc. via the internet or intranet. The system comprises a broadcasting apparatus and a plurality of client players, whereby the broadcasting apparatus comprises a timezone-shifting means, a timezone-non-shifting means, a language-selecting means, and a customer-profile means to provide customers with good quality of overseas TV broadcasting services.
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15 Claims
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1. An IP-based video broadcasting system for broadcasting video contents to customers via the internet or intranet, comprising:
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a broadcasting apparatus for storing and broadcasting a plurality of video contents; and a plurality of client players for receiving the plurality of video contents from the broadcasting apparatus via the internet or intranet based on video streaming; wherein said broadcasting apparatus comprises; a timezone-shifting means for adjusting the timezone shift between the content originating overseas timezone and the customer watching local timezone so as to deliver the video contents to the client players; a timezone-non-shifting means for controlling the delivery of said video contents broadcasted at the overseas originating timezone to the client player received at the local watching timezone in almost the same broadcast time; a language-selecting means for, in response to a request provided by the client player, providing the video content originated by a specific language to the client player to which customers access in said language; and a customer-profile means for, when each of the client players accessing the system, storing and analyzing the customer data to develop a customer profile for each of the plurality of client players. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An IP-based video broadcasting system for broadcasting video contents to customers via the internet or intranet, comprising:
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a broadcasting apparatus for storing and broadcasting a plurality of video contents; a plurality of client players for, each of the client players accessed by the customer, receiving the plurality of video contents from the broadcasting apparatus via the internet or intranet based on video streaming; and a plurality of virtual servers invoked by said broadcasting apparatus for improving the quality of delivery of the video contents to the client players; wherein said broadcasting apparatus comprises; a timezone-shifting means for adjusting the timezone shift between the content originating overseas timezone and the customer watching local timezone so as to deliver the video contents to the client players disposed in different timezones and/or geographical locations; a language-selecting means for, in response to a request provided by the client player, providing the video content originated by a specific language to the client player which customers access in said language; and a customer-profile means for, when each of the client players accessing the system, storing and analyzing the customer data to develop a customer profile for each of the plurality of client players.
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15. An IP-based video broadcasting system for broadcasting video contents to customers via the internet or intranet, comprising:
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a broadcasting apparatus for storing and broadcasting a plurality of video contents; a plurality of client players for, each of the client players accessed by the customer, receiving the plurality of video contents from the broadcasting apparatus via the internet or intranet based on video streaming; and a plurality of virtual servers invoked by said broadcasting apparatus for improving the quality of delivery of the video contents to the client players; wherein said broadcasting apparatus comprises; a timezone-shifting means for adjusting the timezone shift between the content originating timezone and the customer watching local timezone so as to deliver the video contents to the client player disposed in different timezones and/or geographical locations; and a language-selecting means for, in response to a request provided by the client player, providing the video content originated by a specific language to the client player which customers access in said language.
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