Secure electronic media distribution and presentation system
First Claim
1. A system for transmitting and displaying electronic media from a service provider to a subscriber comprising:
- a controller for receiving an electronic media collection;
a display, coupled to said controller, displaying the electronic media collection provided by said controller, said display including at least a first and a second frame where the first frame displays media data selected from the group consisting of;
audio, video, text, images, animations, web pages, streaming media data and combinations thereof and the subscriber sets a sequential order and time limit for each media data to be displayed on said display;
a controller storage, for storing the electronic media collection received by said controller;
a service provider computer coupled to said controller via a network connection, said service provider computer transmitting the electronic media collection to said controller;
a service provider storage coupled to said service provider computer, for storing the electronic media collection transmitted to said controller;
a customer computer, coupled to said service provider computer via a network connection for generating the electronic media collection to be transmitted to said controller;
said electronic media collection selected from the group consisting of;
pre-assembled media content generated and provided by the service provider to the subscriber for selection;
modified pre-assembled media content generated by the subscriber; and
/orcustom generated media content generated for the subscriber;
said subscriber selecting from among said electronic media to generate said electronic media collection.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the distribution of electronic media content for distribution to employees of a subscriber. The system includes an electronic display for displaying selected electronic media content that may be selected, modified and/or generated by the subscriber. The system allows for dramatically increased subscriber control of the media content presented as well as for increased security for any confidential media content to be presented on the customer display. The system further provides for individual control of multiple displays that may be located in differing geographic locations while at the same time providing for ease of information management.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for transmitting and displaying electronic media from a service provider to a subscriber comprising:
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a controller for receiving an electronic media collection; a display, coupled to said controller, displaying the electronic media collection provided by said controller, said display including at least a first and a second frame where the first frame displays media data selected from the group consisting of;
audio, video, text, images, animations, web pages, streaming media data and combinations thereof and the subscriber sets a sequential order and time limit for each media data to be displayed on said display;a controller storage, for storing the electronic media collection received by said controller; a service provider computer coupled to said controller via a network connection, said service provider computer transmitting the electronic media collection to said controller; a service provider storage coupled to said service provider computer, for storing the electronic media collection transmitted to said controller; a customer computer, coupled to said service provider computer via a network connection for generating the electronic media collection to be transmitted to said controller; said electronic media collection selected from the group consisting of; pre-assembled media content generated and provided by the service provider to the subscriber for selection; modified pre-assembled media content generated by the subscriber; and
/orcustom generated media content generated for the subscriber; said subscriber selecting from among said electronic media to generate said electronic media collection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for transmitting and displaying electronic media from a service provider to a subscriber comprising:
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a controller for receiving an electronic media collection; a display, coupled to said controller, displaying the electronic media collection provided by said controller; said display including at least a first and a second frame where the first frame displays media data selected from the group consisting of;
audio, video, text, images, animations, web pages, streaming media data and combinations thereof and the subscriber sets a sequential order and time limit for each media data to be displayed on said display, and the second frame is divided into a first portion and a second portion each displaying electronic media;a service provider computer coupled to said controller via a network connection, said service provider computer transmitting the electronic media collection to said controller; a service provider storage coupled to said service provider computer, for storing the electronic media collection transmitted to said controller; and a customer computer having a customer storage and coupled to said service provider computer via a network connection for generating the electronic media collection to be transmitted to said controller; said electronic media collection including confidential and/or non-confidential media content, the confidential media content stored on said customer storage and the non-confidential media content stored on said service provider storage; said electronic media collection including the non-confidential media content transmitted from said service provider computer to said controller, said electronic media collection including an address to direct said controller to download the confidential media content from said customer storage. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for transmitting and displaying electronic media from a service provider to a plurality of subscriber locations comprising:
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at least two controllers for receiving first and second electronic media collections respectively; at least two displays coupled to said at least two controllers respectively, said at least two displays displaying the first and second electronic media collections received by said at least two controllers; said at least two displays each having at least a first and a second frame where the first frame displays media data selected from the group consisting of;
audio, video, text, images, animations, web pages, streaming media data and combinations thereof and the subscriber sets a sequential order and time limit for each media data to be displayed on said display, and the second frame is divided into a first portion and a second portion each displaying electronic media;at least two controller storages coupled to said at least two controllers respectively, for storing the first and second electronic media collections received by said at least two controllers; a service provider computer coupled to said at least two controllers via a network connection, said service provider computer transmitting the first and second electronic media collections to said at least two controllers; a service provider storage coupled to said service provider computer, for storing the first and second electronic media collections transmitted to said at least two controllers; and a customer computer, coupled to said service provider computer via a network connection for creating the first and second electronic media collections transmitted to said at least two controllers; said at least two controllers positioned at different physical locations; said subscriber generating the first and second electronic media collections sent to each of said at least two controllers respectively. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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