Remote interactive multimedia preview and data collection kiosk system
First Claim
1. A system for previewing different types of entertainment events, including movie films, video tapes, music selections, and other data, comprising:
- host data processing means having means for receiving data related to said entertainment events from one or more sources and processing the data into a predetermined digitized format, means for loading the processed data into information-specific databases each containing information related to a particular type of entertainment event, and means for transmitting the data at predetermined time intervals to data processing means in at least one remote location for access by a user to the data at the remote location;
display means at the remote location for displaying the data selected by the user, including preview of the movie films and video tapes; and
interactive control means operable by the user for seleting only from the remote data processing means the data to be previewed.
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Abstract
A system for previewing movies, videos, music, and other events, has a host data processing network connected via modem with one or more media companies and with one or more remote kiosks to transmit data between the media companies and the kiosks, so that the data can be accessed by users at the remote kiosks. A touch screen and user-friendly graphics encourage use of the system. Video images, graphics and other data received from the media companies are suitably digitized, compressed, and otherwise formatted by the host for use at the kiosk. This enables movies, videos, music and special events to be previewed at strategically located kiosks, and the data can be updated or changed, as desired, from the host.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for previewing different types of entertainment events, including movie films, video tapes, music selections, and other data, comprising:
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host data processing means having means for receiving data related to said entertainment events from one or more sources and processing the data into a predetermined digitized format, means for loading the processed data into information-specific databases each containing information related to a particular type of entertainment event, and means for transmitting the data at predetermined time intervals to data processing means in at least one remote location for access by a user to the data at the remote location; display means at the remote location for displaying the data selected by the user, including preview of the movie films and video tapes; and interactive control means operable by the user for seleting only from the remote data processing means the data to be previewed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for previewing different types of entertainment events, including movie films, video tapes, music selections, and other data, comprising the steps of:
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using a host data processing means to collect from one or more sources data related to materials to be previewed; processing the collected data into a predetermined digitized format and loading the processed data into one or more information-specific databases, depending upon the type of entertainment event; transmitting the data in the databases at predetermined time intervals from the host data processing means to a remote data processing means at one or more remote locations; accessing the data only in the remote data processing means via a user-actuated interactive interface to view selected data previously transmitted to the remote location from the host data processing means, including preview of movie films and video tapes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for previewing movie films, comprising:
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host data processing means having means for receiving excerpts of movie films and related information from one or more sources and processing the excerpts and related information into digitized data, means for loading the digitized data into a database, and means for transmitting the digitized data at predetermined time intervals to data processing means in at least one remote location for access to the data by a user at the remote location; display means at the remote location for displaying the data selected by the user, including video display of the movie film excerpts; and interactive control means operable by the user for selecting only from the remote data processing means the data to be previewed.
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25. A method for previewing movies, comprising the steps of:
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using a host data processing means to collect from one or more sources data related to movies to be previewed, including excerpts of the movies; processing the collected data into a predetermined digitized format and loading the processed data into an information-specific database; transmitting at predetermined time intervals the data in the database from the host data processing means to a remote data processing means at one or more remote locations; accessing only the data in the remote data processing means via a user-actuated interactive interface to view selected data previously transmitted to the remote location from the host data processing means, including video of the movie excerpts.
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26. A method of previewing movies, comprising the steps of:
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sending to a host data processing means data related to movies, including video excerpts from the movies, movie credits, movie story lines, movie reviews, and a schedule and directory of times and locations where the movies can be seen; processing the data into a digitized format and loading the processed data into a database; transmitting at predetermined time intervals the data in the database from the host data processing means to a remote data processing means at a remote location; and accessing only the data in the remote data processing means via an interactive user-actuated interface to view selected data previously transmitted to the remote data processing means, including video of the excerpts from the movies, movie credits, movie story lines, movie reviews, and the schedule and directory of times and locations where the movies can be seen.
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