System and method for providing for out-of-home advertising utilizing a satellite network
First Claim
1. A system for distributing content for a broadcaster on a communications network, said system comprising:
- a database operable to maintain the content for the broadcaster, the broadcaster being a subscriber for use of at least one visual appliance;
a user interface in communication with said database and operable to provide a self-servicing scheduler for the broadcaster to form a playlist of the content, and to distribute the playlist and associated scheduled content across the communications network;
a server operable to receive the playlist and schedule content associated therewith via the communications network; and
a visual appliance in communication with said server and operable to receive and display the scheduled content.
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Abstract
A system and method for distributing content for a broadcaster on a communications network. The system may include a database operable to maintain the content for the broadcaster, the broadcaster being a subscriber for use of at least one visual appliance. A user interface may be in communication with the database and be operable (i) to provide a self-servicing scheduler for the broadcaster to form a playlist of the content and (ii) to distribute the playlist and associated scheduled content across the communications network. A server may be operable to receive the playlist and scheduled content associated therewith via the communications network. A visual appliance may be in communication with the server and be operable to receive and display the scheduled content.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for distributing content for a broadcaster on a communications network, said system comprising:
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a database operable to maintain the content for the broadcaster, the broadcaster being a subscriber for use of at least one visual appliance; a user interface in communication with said database and operable to provide a self-servicing scheduler for the broadcaster to form a playlist of the content, and to distribute the playlist and associated scheduled content across the communications network; a server operable to receive the playlist and schedule content associated therewith via the communications network; and a visual appliance in communication with said server and operable to receive and display the scheduled content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for broadcasting to a subscriber an advertisement from a network having a plurality of advertisements, said method comprising:
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providing a user interface to enable self-scheduling of advertisements to form a playlist of advertisements; accessing, by a computing system, a network location of an advertisement on the network desired by the subscriber for broadcasting for the subscriber and to the subscriber; selecting, by the computing system, the desired advertisement from the network location for broadcasting for the subscriber; scheduling a display time for the desired advertisement for the subscriber; communicating the desired advertisement via a communications network to the subscriber from the network location; receiving, by a visual appliance, the desired advertisement for display based on the display time scheduled; and displaying, on the visual appliance, the desired advertisement for the subscriber in accordance with the scheduling. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for broadcasting advertisements to a subscriber, said system comprising:
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means for accessing a network location of an advertisement on the network desired by the subscriber for broadcasting for the subscriber and to the subscriber; means for selecting the desired advertisement from the network location for broadcasting for the subscriber; means for scheduling a display time for the desired advertisement for the subscriber; means for communicating the desired advertisement to the subscriber from the network location; means for receiving the desired advertisement for display based on the display time scheduled; and means for displaying the desired advertisement for the subscriber in accordance with the scheduling. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for distributing content for a broadcaster on a communications network, said system comprising:
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a server; a database in communication with said server, and operable to maintain the content for the broadcaster, the broadcaster being a subscriber for use of at least one visual appliance; a user interface in communication with said database and operable to provide a self-servicing scheduler for the broadcaster to form a playlist of the content and to distribute the playlist and associated scheduled content across the communications network; and a visual appliance in communication with the communications network, and configured to receive and display the scheduled content. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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