Radio transmission system for distribution of newspaper copy in computer format to personal computers for viewing
First Claim
1. An electronic distribution system for mass distribution of media copy to readers, comprising in combination,means for organizing the media copy into an electronic data stream formatted in a set of computer files each file comprising media copy with accompanying control identification tags,radio transmission means for transmission of the data stream to a set of end user receivers for viewing directly with corresponding personal computers at corresponding reading stations,radio reception means at the reading stations for receiving the electronic data stream,personal computer means at subscriber stations responsive to the control identification tags in a received data stream for extracting and storing computer files from the data stream, andviewing means at the reading stations for viewing of the media copy selected from stored computer files.
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Abstract
An electronic method for distributing printed media to subscriber stations for viewing on a personal computer and corresponding electronic distribution system is afforded by this invention. Mass distribution of newspaper or periodical magazine copy is made feasible by converting the copy into an electronic data flow stream format with sequentially represented computer files identified for reception, selection and extraction at a subscriber'"'"'s computer system. This data stream then is transmitted en masse in this format over a narrow bandwidth transmission channel without filtering or logical processing for local area broadcast over a commercial FM broadcast station on a subcarrier frequency. There selected files are extracted at subscriber reception stations from the data flow stream and stored for interactive manipulation and viewing either as printed media or as an image on a PC viewing monitor.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic distribution system for mass distribution of media copy to readers, comprising in combination,
means for organizing the media copy into an electronic data stream formatted in a set of computer files each file comprising media copy with accompanying control identification tags, radio transmission means for transmission of the data stream to a set of end user receivers for viewing directly with corresponding personal computers at corresponding reading stations, radio reception means at the reading stations for receiving the electronic data stream, personal computer means at subscriber stations responsive to the control identification tags in a received data stream for extracting and storing computer files from the data stream, and viewing means at the reading stations for viewing of the media copy selected from stored computer files.
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12. A distribution system for newspapers, comprising in combination:
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means for converting newspaper media copy into a coded electronic data flow stream formatted in a computer compatible file format comprising a series of sequential blocks of copy with accompanying identifying control tag indicia for control in a receiving computer of the storage and presentation of said compatible files in newspaper print format, a radio transmitter equipped for reception and broadcasting of the coded data flow stream in said computer compatible file format for direct processing at reading stations by personal computers, and a set of reading stations within the broadcasting range of the radio transmitter having a radio receiver for receiving the flow stream inputting the flow stream into personal computers for storing and processing said blocks of copy, means for storing selected portions of said blocks of copy in the respective computers of the individual subscribers responsive to said control tag indicia, and viewer operable means for converting the stored portions of the data flow stream into visible newspaper formatted copy for viewing.
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13. The method of distributing newspaper media copy to subscribers comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting a media flow stream from a newspaper media source, said flow stream comprising a sequence of coded files containing said media copy and corresponding control tag indicia coded in a personal computer compatible file format for direct processing by personal computer systems of a set of subscribers coupled for receiving and responding to the media and control tag indicia by organizing and visually presenting portions of a newspaper selected by a subscriber, and interactively reproducing the selected newspaper portions visually in newspaper copy format at subscriber'"'"'s personal computer systems. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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