SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZED MEDIA DISTRIBUTION
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1. A method for synchronizing distribution of media with at least one scheduled media event, the method comprising:
- transferring selected content from a producer to a server at a time during the scheduled media event;
storing at the server the selected content transferred from the producer; and
providing the selected content from the server to at least one consumer via a network for presentation thereof at the at least one consumer substantially in synchronization with the scheduled media event.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for synchronizing distribution of media with a scheduled media event. According to one aspect of the invention, a producer transfers selected content at a server in synchronization with a scheduled media event. Consumer sessions poll the server via a network and retrieve the selected content from the server for presentation thereby, whereby the information being presented at the consumers provides a user experience that is also in synchronization with the media event.
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1. A method for synchronizing distribution of media with at least one scheduled media event, the method comprising:
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transferring selected content from a producer to a server at a time during the scheduled media event; storing at the server the selected content transferred from the producer; and providing the selected content from the server to at least one consumer via a network for presentation thereof at the at least one consumer substantially in synchronization with the scheduled media event. - 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 synchronizing distribution of media with at least one scheduled media event, the system comprising:
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a producer that transfers selected content to a server during the scheduled media event; the server storing the selected content at a corresponding location that is accessible via a network, the server also being programmed to provide a network session for each of a plurality of consumers that is in communication with the server via the network; and the network session at each of the plurality of consumers being programmed to access the server during the scheduled media event and retrieve the selected content from the producer that is stored at the server, the network session presenting information at each of the plurality of consumers in synchronization with the scheduled media event according to the selected content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer system programmed to transfer target files to a server in synchronization with an occurrence of a scheduled media event, each of the target files comprising at least one of preselected content or a preselected location identifier for content, the server storing the target files and making the stored the target files available for retrieval via web sessions running at each of a respective plurality of consumer devices, information presented via the web sessions at each of the respective plurality of consumer devices being provided substantially in synchronization with the occurrence of the scheduled media event.
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