BROADCAST CONTENT MANAGEMENT BASED ON CATEGORIZATION
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1. A method for a content provider to manage broadcast content, said method comprising:
- selecting content to be broadcast;
determining a category of said selected content, wherein said category is at least one of real time content, effective real time content, non-real time content and time opportunistic content;
tagging said selected content; and
transmitting said tagged selected content to a content aggregator for broadcasting, wherein said content aggregator receives content from the various content providers and forwards said content to transmission antennas for broadcasting to customers'"'"' premises, and further, wherein ownership of said content aggregator is vested in said content providers.
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Abstract
A method for a content provider to manage broadcast content including selecting content to be broadcast, determining a category of the selected content, tagging the selected content and transmitting the tagged selected content to a content aggregator for broadcasting. Also described is a method for a content aggregator to broadcast content including receiving selected content from a content provider, determining when to broadcast the selected content and determining whether to broadcast any part of the selected content prior to a schedule time and broadcasting the selected content responsive to the determining step.
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1. A method for a content provider to manage broadcast content, said method comprising:
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selecting content to be broadcast; determining a category of said selected content, wherein said category is at least one of real time content, effective real time content, non-real time content and time opportunistic content; tagging said selected content; and transmitting said tagged selected content to a content aggregator for broadcasting, wherein said content aggregator receives content from the various content providers and forwards said content to transmission antennas for broadcasting to customers'"'"' premises, and further, wherein ownership of said content aggregator is vested in said content providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for a content aggregator to broadcast content, said method comprising:
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receiving selected content from a content provider; determining when to broadcast said selected content and determining whether to broadcast any part of said selected content prior to a schedule time; and broadcasting said selected content responsive to said determining step. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A content provider to manage broadcast content, comprising:
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a processor and storage module, said processor and storage module selecting content to be broadcast; said processor and storage module determining a category of said selected content, wherein said category is at least one of real time content, effective real time content, non-real time content and time opportunistic content; said processor and storage module or a transcoding/multiplexing module, which is in bi-directional communication with said processor tagging said selected content; and said processor and storage module transmitting said tagged selected content to a content aggregator for broadcasting, wherein said content aggregator receives content from the various content providers and forwards said content to transmission antennas for broadcasting to customers'"'"' premises, and further, wherein ownership of said content aggregator is vested in said content providers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A content aggregator for broadcasting and managing content, comprising:
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a processor and storage module, said processor and storage module receiving selected content from a content provider; said processor and storage module determining when to broadcast said selected content and means for determining whether to broadcast any part of said selected content prior to a schedule time; and said processor and storage module broadcasting said selected content responsive to said determining. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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