LOCAL MESSAGE PERFORMANCE ON AN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

• US 20080271066A1
• Filed: 04/27/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AMI Entertainment Network, LLC
• Original Assignee: AMI Entertainment Network, LLC
• Inventors: SPIELMAN, Howard L.
• Application Number:
  US11/741,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20080271066A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for enabling users to locally request the presentation of messages on an entertainment system. In particular, a method of operating an entertainment system is provided, including: receiving a request to perform a local message for performance in a single venue; and performing a series of messages, said series of messages comprising network messages for performance in on a plurality of entertainment systems and the local message.

Claims

1. A method of operating an entertainment system, comprising:

receiving a request to perform a local message for performance in a single venue; and

performing a series of messages, said series of messages comprising network messages for performance in on a plurality of entertainment systems and the local message.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to perform an entertainment content item; and

performing the entertainment content item in response to the request.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the request to perform the entertainment content item and the request to perform the local message are received from different users.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the request to perform the entertainment content item and the request to perform the local message are received from the same user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user identity information prior to performing the local message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the user identity information corresponds to a payment source; and

in response to said receiving the request to perform the local message, charging a value against the payment source.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the payment source comprises a stored value account or a usage credit account.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving payment from a user in exchange for performing the local message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said receiving the request to perform the local message comprises receiving a text-based message from a user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said performing the series of messages comprises displaying a text-based message.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said performing the series of messages comprises playing an audio clip.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said performing the series of messages comprises displaying a graphical image.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said performing the series of messages comprises displaying a text-based message and a graphical image.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

said receiving the request to perform the entertainment content item comprises receiving the request via a user interface displayed on a first video display device;

said performing the series of messages comprises performing the series of messages a second video display device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein:

the first video display device comprises a touch screen display device.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein:

the second video display device is mounted higher than five feet above a floor of a venue in which the entertainment system is provided.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving content from a user device external to the entertainment system;

wherein said performing the series of messages comprises displaying the content from the user device.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the network messages comprise commercial advertisements.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the network messages are ordered by one or more advertisers more than one day in advance of an expected performance time.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the network messages are ordered by one or more advertisers located outside of a venue in which the series of messages are performed.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the network messages have been purchased by one or more advertisers for a plurality of performances.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein:

the network messages have been purchased by one or more advertisers for greater than 100 performances.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein:

a cost of the performance of the local message is greater than a cost of the performance of one of the network messages.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein:

the cost of the performance of the local message is an order of magnitude greater than the cost of the performance of one of the network messages.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said performing the series of messages comprises sequentially displaying the network messages and the local message in a defined advertising region of a video display device.

26. An entertainment system, comprising:

a network interface for coupling the entertainment system with a host system over a network;

a video display device for displaying graphical content to a user;

a user input device; and

a control module configured to;

receive a request to perform a local message for performance in a single venue; and

perform a series of messages, said series of messages comprising network messages for performance in on a plurality of entertainment systems and the local message.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the control module is further configured to:

receive a request to perform an entertainment content item; and

effectuate the performance of the entertainment content item in response to the request.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the control module is further configured to:

receive user identity information prior to effectuating the performance of the local message.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein:

the user identity information corresponds to a payment source; and

in response to said receiving the request to perform the local message, the control module charges a value against the payment source.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein:

the payment source comprises a stored value account or a usage credit account.

31. The system of claim 26, wherein the control module is further configured to:

receive payment from a user in exchange for performing the local message.

32. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the local message comprises a text-based message from a user.

33. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the series of messages comprises a text-based message.

34. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the series of messages comprises an audio clip.

35. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the series of messages comprises a graphical image.

36. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the series of messages comprises a text-based message and a graphical image.

37. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the user interface comprises a touch screen display device; and

further comprising a second video display device on which the series of messages are performed.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein:

the second video display device is mounted higher than five feet above a floor of a venue in which the entertainment system is provided.

39. The system of claim 26, wherein the control module is further configured to:

receive content from a user device external to the entertainment system for performance as the local message.

40. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the network messages comprise commercial advertisements.

41. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the network messages are ordered by one or more advertisers more than one day in advance of an expected performance time.

42. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the network messages are ordered by one or more advertisers located outside of a venue in which the series of messages are performed.

43. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the network messages have been purchased by one or more advertisers for a plurality of performances.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein:

the network messages have been purchased by one or more advertisers for greater than 100 performances.

45. The system of claim 26, wherein:

a cost of the performance of the local message is greater than a cost of the performance of one of the network messages.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein:

the cost of the performance of the local message is an order of magnitude greater than the cost of the performance of one of the network messages.

47. The system of claim 26, wherein:

the network messages and the local message are sequentially displayed in a defined advertising region of a video display device.

48. A method of operating an entertainment system, comprising:

receiving from the entertainment system a report of local message purchases on the entertainment system;

determining a local message revenue based on the report of local messages; and

distributing to the operator of the entertainment system a portion of the determined local message revenue.

49. The method of claim 48, further comprising:

receiving from the entertainment system a report of commercial advertisement performances on the entertainment system;

determining an advertisement revenue based on the report of commercial advertisement performances; and

distributing to an operator of the entertainment system a portion of the determined advertisement revenue.