SCHEDULE SUBSCRIPTION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE RESTRICTIONS
First Claim
1. A method for use in a media scheduling system including a scheduling service and a plurality of subscribing stations, the method comprising:
- obtaining, at the scheduling service, a national log of media items configured to be consumed by the plurality of subscribing stations and inserted into local broadcast clocks generated by the plurality of subscribing stations;
obtaining, at the media scheduling system, subscription information associated with the plurality of subscribing stations;
inserting, at the media scheduling system, restriction information into the national log of media items to generate a restricted log of media items, wherein the restriction information includes daypart restrictions and editing restrictions, and wherein different restriction information is associated with different subscribing stations; and
transmitting the restricted log of media items to the plurality of subscribing stations, the restricted log of media items configured to be automatically inserted into the local broadcast clocks of individual subscribing stations in accordance with the restriction information.
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Abstract
A subscription system includes a national subscription server capable of tracking which local stations subscribe to particular radio station music formats, for example AC middays, Top 40 afternoons, morning programs, or overnight Contemporary AC. A local music scheduler can query the subscription server for a log of nationally scheduled content to fill one or more dayparts of a local broadcast schedule. The subscription system can determine where to obtain the requested log, and provide the log to the local scheduler for insertion into a particular daypart of the local clock, while leaving the remaining dayparts free for local scheduling. Trusted subscribers can also be permitted to alter portions of log of nationally scheduled items. Inserting the log of nationally scheduled items into the local clock provides local awareness of both local and national media items scheduled for broadcast.
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1. A method for use in a media scheduling system including a scheduling service and a plurality of subscribing stations, the method comprising:
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obtaining, at the scheduling service, a national log of media items configured to be consumed by the plurality of subscribing stations and inserted into local broadcast clocks generated by the plurality of subscribing stations; obtaining, at the media scheduling system, subscription information associated with the plurality of subscribing stations; inserting, at the media scheduling system, restriction information into the national log of media items to generate a restricted log of media items, wherein the restriction information includes daypart restrictions and editing restrictions, and wherein different restriction information is associated with different subscribing stations; and transmitting the restricted log of media items to the plurality of subscribing stations, the restricted log of media items configured to be automatically inserted into the local broadcast clocks of individual subscribing stations in accordance with the restriction information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for use in a media scheduling system including a scheduling service and a plurality of subscribing stations, the method comprising:
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creating from a national log, at the scheduling service, a first restricted log of media items identifying nationally scheduled media items, wherein the first restricted log includes first restrictions on use and editing of the nationally scheduled media items applicable to a first subscribing station; creating from the national log, at the scheduling service, a second restricted log of media items identifying nationally scheduled media items, wherein the second restricted log includes second restrictions on use and editing of the nationally scheduled media items applicable to a second subscribing station; transmitting the first restricted log of media items to the first subscribing station, the first restricted log of media items configured to be automatically inserted into a first local broadcast clock of the first subscribing station in accordance with the first restrictions; and transmitting the second restricted log of media items to the second subscribing station, the second restricted log of media items configured to be automatically inserted into a second local broadcast clock of the second subscribing station in accordance with the second restrictions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A subscription-based media scheduling system comprising:
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a communications interface configured to receive, from a plurality of subscribing stations, requests for logs of nationally scheduled media items, wherein the requests includes subscriber information; a processor configured to; obtain a national log of media items to be consumed by the plurality of subscribing stations and inserted into local broadcast clocks generated by the plurality of subscribing stations; obtain subscription information associated with the plurality of subscribing stations; insert restriction information into the national log of media items to generate a restricted log of media items, wherein the restriction information includes editing restrictions, and wherein different editing restrictions are associated with different subscribing stations; and the communications interface further configured to; transmit the restricted log of media items to the plurality of subscribing stations, the restricted log of media items configured to be automatically inserted into the local broadcast clocks of individual subscribing stations in accordance with the restriction information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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