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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS BROADCASTING

  • US 20160301963A1
  • Filed: 06/21/2016
  • Published: 10/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • a. situating an autonomous broadcast device (ABD) behind a firewall;

    b. establishing an Internet connection for the ABD behind the firewall, wherein the firewall prevents remote access to the ABD from outside the firewall; and

    c. using the ABD to autonomously perform the following actions without any user intervention required at the location of the ABD and without any modification to or circumvention of the firewall;

    c-1. issue a request via the Internet connection to a server situated outside the firewall and receive data relating to a start time of a live event from the server in response to the request;

    c-2. receive digital content of the live event after the start time from a digital recording device proximate to the live event;

    c-3. transmit streaming information via the Internet connection to the server, wherein the server is configured to stream the content to a plurality of users;

    c-4. transmit the digital content via the Internet connection to the server contemporaneously with the live event; and

    c-5. receive data relating to an end time for the live event from the server via the Internet connection, wherein, at the end time, the ABD ceases transmission of the digital content,wherein the ABD lacks a user interface permitting a user to input the start time of the live event via the ABD.

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