System for distribution of interactive multimedia and linear programs by enabling program webs which include control scripts to define presentation by client transceiver
First Claim
1. A system for distribution of interactive multimedia and linear programs comprising:
- at least one bunker, operatively connected to at least one data studio, for receiving and storing preprocessed multimedia program webs from said data studio, said data studio being operative for said design and/or production of said program webs which include control scripts to define presentation to the user and interaction with the user and processing engines to process content-dependent data as well as the multimedia data itself; and
at least one hub connected to a communication network and connected to said bunker for selectively retrieving and storing said programs from said bunker and based on program web content proactively predicting needed data for distribution of said selected program webs using said communication network; and
at least one client transceiver connected to said communications network for receiving, storing and selectively enabling a user to utilize said program webs;
whereby multimedia program webs which include said presentation and interaction definitions, processing engines and multimedia data are prepared at said data studio, stored as online-ready files and segments in said bunker and said program webs are selectively accessbile for online distribution from the hub to the client transceiver via said communications network.
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Abstract
A system and method to efficiently deliver multimedia interactive and linear programming on a large-scale network is disclosed. The system is designed to be hierarchical in nature in order to avoid the huge processing and storage requirements of a system utilizing centralized storage and system control. The stored program material is segmented into portions and each program segment is transmitted to the receiving system component in less than real-time on an as-needed basis. Methods for efficiently using system resources such as bandwidth, storage and processing time to maintain an optimally-performing system that results in minimal latency for the end-user'"'"'s interaction with the system are disclosed.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for distribution of interactive multimedia and linear programs comprising:
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at least one bunker, operatively connected to at least one data studio, for receiving and storing preprocessed multimedia program webs from said data studio, said data studio being operative for said design and/or production of said program webs which include control scripts to define presentation to the user and interaction with the user and processing engines to process content-dependent data as well as the multimedia data itself; and at least one hub connected to a communication network and connected to said bunker for selectively retrieving and storing said programs from said bunker and based on program web content proactively predicting needed data for distribution of said selected program webs using said communication network; and at least one client transceiver connected to said communications network for receiving, storing and selectively enabling a user to utilize said program webs; whereby multimedia program webs which include said presentation and interaction definitions, processing engines and multimedia data are prepared at said data studio, stored as online-ready files and segments in said bunker and said program webs are selectively accessbile for online distribution from the hub to the client transceiver via said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing selective distribution and control of multimedia and linear programs over a communications network comprising the following steps:
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processing the multimedia program comprising one or more of;
compression, editing, and adding metadata, said metadata including information regarding file characteristics, content-dependent information and interactivity-related information; andtransferring said processed multimedia programs to at least one bunker for offline storage; and selectively transferring said programs to at least one Hub for on-line storage; and receiving program requests at said Hub from a Client destination via a communications network; and transmitting said programs to one or more Client destinations via said communications network responsive to said requests; and receiving said programs for storage and viewing at one or more client destinations via said communications network. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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