Method and system for controlling a scheduling order per daypart category in a music scheduling system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a scheduling order, said method comprising:
- designating a scheduling order for the delivery and playback of multimedia content based on the position of particular time slots within a daypart region within said scheduling order, by executing a program instruction in a data processing apparatus, wherein the daypart region comprises a block of consecutive time slots; and
configuring said scheduling order using a daypart scheduling technique of said multimedia content to optimize rotation of said multimedia content in different playback categories for the eventual airplay of said multimedia content, by executing a program instruction in a data processing apparatus, wherein optimizing rotation of said multimedia content prevents scheduling of the same multimedia content adjacent to itself within a time slot and within the same time slot of adjacent broadcast days.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling a scheduling order per category is disclosed. A scheduling order can be designated for the delivery and playback of multimedia content (e.g., music, news, other audio, advertising, etc) with respect to particular slots within the scheduling order. The broadcast day is divided into dayparts according to specific time slots. The dayparts are assigned with specific daypart categories wherein multimedia is scheduled. The scheduling order can be configured to include a slotted by daypart scheduling technique to control the scheduling order for the eventual airplay of the multimedia content over a radio station or network of associated radio stations.
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1. A method for controlling a scheduling order, said method comprising:
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designating a scheduling order for the delivery and playback of multimedia content based on the position of particular time slots within a daypart region within said scheduling order, by executing a program instruction in a data processing apparatus, wherein the daypart region comprises a block of consecutive time slots; and configuring said scheduling order using a daypart scheduling technique of said multimedia content to optimize rotation of said multimedia content in different playback categories for the eventual airplay of said multimedia content, by executing a program instruction in a data processing apparatus, wherein optimizing rotation of said multimedia content prevents scheduling of the same multimedia content adjacent to itself within a time slot and within the same time slot of adjacent broadcast days. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for controlling a scheduling order, said system comprising:
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a processor; a data bus coupled to said processor; and a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for; designating a scheduling order for the delivery and playback of multimedia content based on the position of particular time slots within a daypart region within said scheduling order, wherein the daypart region is a block of consecutive time slots; and configuring said scheduling order using a daypart scheduling technique of said multimedia content to optimize rotation of said multimedia content in different playback categories for the eventual airplay of said multimedia content, wherein optimizing rotation of said multimedia content prevents scheduling of the same multimedia content adjacent to itself within a time slot and within the same time slot of adjacent broadcast days. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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