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System and method for distributing and broadcasting multimedia

  • US 6,526,575 B1
  • Filed: 01/07/1997
  • Issued: 02/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multimedia management system for use in a multimedia distribution and broadcast system having a central multimedia provider, a satellite and a plurality of remote stations comprising:

  • a central database at said central multimedia provider for storing multimedia and control information, said control information facilitating a plurality of display arrangements for multimedia sequences from a set of multimedia;

    a transmitter at said central multimedia provider for distributing said multimedia and control information to said remote stations via said satellite;

    a receiver at each of said remote stations for selectively receiving said multimedia and control information that are particular to said remote station;

    a remote database at each of said remote stations for storing said multimedia and said control information;

    a remote control unit at each of said remote stations for selecting one of said display arrangements for each of said multimedia sequences based on said control information and said multimedia;

    said control information containing a plurality of prioritized schedules to be combined by each of said remote stations to construct an implicit schedule; and

    wherein said control information further includes a set of queries and multimedia properties, each of said remote stations processing said queries to convert said implicit schedule to an explicit schedule by selecting said multimedia for use in said multimedia sequences based on said multimedia properties.

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