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Multimedia scheduling for airplay with alternate category support

  • US 9,898,499 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2015
  • Issued: 02/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for multimedia content airplay by a computing device, the method comprising:

  • retrieving a first set of multimedia content identifiers having a first sequential order and a first category, wherein each of the first set of multimedia content identifiers includes at least one multimedia parameter;

    retrieving a second set of multimedia content identifiers having a second sequential order and a second category, wherein each of the second set of multimedia content identifiers includes at least one multimedia parameter, wherein a ratio of the number of multimedia content identifiers in the first set to the number of multimedia content identifiers in the second set is based on licensing fees of the multimedia content;

    combining the first set and the second set of the multimedia content identifiers based on the first category and the second category to produce at least a portion of a chronological scheduling order having a plurality of slot positions;

    when a conflict occurs with the at least one multimedia parameter of one of the first set of the multimedia content identifiers and the at least one multimedia parameter of one of the second set of the multimedia content identifiers by having equivalent data values within a predetermined number of slot values of the at least the portion of the chronological scheduling order;

    producing a modified chronological scheduling order by exchanging a slot position of either of the one of the first set and the one of the second set of the multimedia content identifiers with another corresponding one of the either of the first set and the second set of the multimedia content identifiers based upon the predetermined number of slot values to resolve the conflict;

    scheduling the multimedia content based on the modified chronological scheduling order; and

    airplaying the multimedia content.

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