Operations center for a television program packaging and delivery system
First Claim
1. A system for packaging and delivering programs to remote terminals, comprising:
- a central processor unit (CPU), the CPU comprising program instructions for packaging programs for delivery to remote terminals coupled to a program delivery system, anda local CPU operably connected to the CPU,a viewer information database coupled to the local CPU, wherein viewer information is stored; and
a delivery control processor unit (DCPU) coupled to the local CPU and configured to generate and transmit a program control information signal based at least in part on filtering the viewer information.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method provide optimum packaging of programs for delivery over a television program delivery system. The apparatus includes a central processor unit (CPU) that is used to select program categories and identify external and internal programs. For packaging. The CPU includes advanced features to weight programs according to established criteria including previous buying history, programs watched data, and viewer demographics. The CPU formats a menu having a program lineup and assigns transponder space. Other advanced features include the use of multiple operations centers to support the packaging, delivery of the packaged programs to cable television headends, insertion of local avails, and direct transmission of program packages to individual television terminals.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for packaging and delivering programs to remote terminals, comprising:
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a central processor unit (CPU), the CPU comprising program instructions for packaging programs for delivery to remote terminals coupled to a program delivery system, and a local CPU operably connected to the CPU, a viewer information database coupled to the local CPU, wherein viewer information is stored; and a delivery control processor unit (DCPU) coupled to the local CPU and configured to generate and transmit a program control information signal based at least in part on filtering the viewer information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18)
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8. A system for packaging and delivering programs to remote terminals, comprising:
one or more slave operations centers operably connected to a master operations center, each of the one or more slave operations centers, comprising; a local CPU, a viewer information database coupled to the local CPU, wherein viewer information is stored, an external program source coupled to the local CPU, wherein external programs are received, a delivery control processor unit (DCPU) coupled to the local CPU and configured to generate and transmit a program control information signal based at least in part on filtering the viewer information, and one or more uplink sites for transmitting the program control information signal and the programs to the remote terminals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19)
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14. A system for packaging and delivering programs to remote terminals, comprising:
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a master operations center, comprising; a central processor unit (CPU), the CPU comprising program instructions for packaging programs for delivery to terminals coupled to a program delivery system, and a program storage database coupled to the CPU, wherein the programs are stored for packaging; and the one or more slave operations centers operably connected to the master operations center, each of the one or more slave operations centers, comprising; a local CPU, a viewer information database coupled to the local CPU, wherein viewer information is stored, an external program source coupled to the local CPU, wherein external programs are received, a delivery control processor unit (DCPU) coupled to the local CPU and configured to generate and transmit a program control information signal based at least in part on filtering the viewer information, and one or more uplink sites for transmitting the program control information signal and the programs to the remote terminals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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