System and method for distributing and tracking media
First Claim
1. A system for tracking media, comprising:
- a portable tracking system being associated with a shipping container for the media, and wirelessly transmitting status information representing a status of the media; and
a central media validation system receiving said status information transmitted by said portable tracking system and comparing said status information with a predetermined media verification criterion,wherein said media validation system validates the media for playback if said status information complies with said predetermined media verification criterion and invalidates the media, inhibiting playback of the media, if said status information deviates from said predetermined media verification criterion,wherein said portable tracking system is attached to the media,wherein said predetermined media verification criterion comprises at least one preselected authorized movie theater for the media at a preselected authorized time and for a preselected authorized time interval.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking media is disclosed. A tracking device package includes a container for shipping media and a tracker coupled to the container wherein access to the media is monitored electronically by the tracker to enable media access. The tracker can be a combination of a GPS system, for determining the location of the media, and a mobile phone for communicating the location to interested parties. The tracker can verify the location of the container and the length of time that the container has been at a particular site. If anomalies are detected with respect to the location and/or the length of time that a container has been located at a particular site, then the tracker can report this information back to the owner of the media being tracked through a central repository and database system.
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1. A system for tracking media, comprising:
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a portable tracking system being associated with a shipping container for the media, and wirelessly transmitting status information representing a status of the media; and a central media validation system receiving said status information transmitted by said portable tracking system and comparing said status information with a predetermined media verification criterion, wherein said media validation system validates the media for playback if said status information complies with said predetermined media verification criterion and invalidates the media, inhibiting playback of the media, if said status information deviates from said predetermined media verification criterion, wherein said portable tracking system is attached to the media, wherein said predetermined media verification criterion comprises at least one preselected authorized movie theater for the media at a preselected authorized time and for a preselected authorized time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A shipping container device for media, comprising:
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a container body defining a cavity that receives the media; and a portable tracking system being associated with said container body and wirelessly transmitting status information representing a status of the media to a central media validation system, wherein the central media validation system validates the media for playback if said status information complies with a predetermined media verification criterion and invalidates the media, inhibiting playback of the media, if said status information deviates from said predetermined media verification criterion, wherein said portable tracking system is attached to the media, wherein said predetermined media verification criterion comprises at least one preselected authorized movie theater for the media at a preselected authorized time and for a preselected authorized time interval. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for tracking media, comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting status information representing a status of the media via a portable tracking system coupled to the media; and at a central media validation system, receiving said status information transmitted by said portable tracking system at a central media validation system; comparing said status information with a predetermined media verification criterion; validating the media for playback if said status information complies with said predetermined media verification criterion; and if said status information deviates from said predetermined media verification criterion, invalidating the media; and inhibiting playback of the media, wherein said predetermined media verification criterion comprises at least one preselected authorized movie theater for the media at a preselected authorized time and for a preselected authorized time interval. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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