Benjamin K Mcallister

US Patent:

20030070167, Apr 10, 2003

Filed:

Sep 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/247783

Inventors:

Alex Holtz - Jacksonville FL, US
Marcel LaRocque - Jacksonville FL, US
John Benson - Jacksonville FL, US
William Couch - Fernandina Beach FL, US
Charles Hoeppner - Jacksonville FL, US
Benjamin McAllister - Jacksonville FL, US
Robert Snyder - St. Augustine FL, US
Keith Tingle - Neptune Beach FL, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60
H04N007/16
H04H009/00
H04N007/025
H04N007/10

US Classification:

725/032000, 705/014000, 725/022000

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer program product enables automation and control of the sales, management, accounting, reporting, and traffic functions necessary to manage advertisement sales, content management, and administrative processes for media production environments, including, but not limited to, broadcast television, radio and webcasting stations, and newspapers. The advertisement management and automation system operates on a PC-based platform and is networked for communications with local area networks, wide area networks, and the Internet, including both wired and wireless appliances. Distribution and tracking is enabled for both local and national advertisement and content management, whereby data, advertisements, content, and reports are pushed and pulled from individual nodes (e.g., television stations) to a central network hub or point that feeds and/or gathers data and communicates with the individual nodes. Traditional broadcast methods for over-the-air, DBS, terrestrial cable, wireless, and live Internet webcasting are combined with on-demand Internet and wireless appliances for monetizing and streamlining the sales, management, accounting, reporting, and traffic processes for single and multi-distribution content production environments.

US Patent:

20030001880, Jan 2, 2003

Filed:

Aug 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/208810

Inventors:

Alex Holtz - Jacksonville FL, US
Robert Snyder - St. Augustine FL, US
Marcel LaRocque - Jacksonville FL, US
William Couch - Fernandina Beach FL, US
Benjamin McAllister - Jacksonville FL, US
Charles Hoeppner - Jacksonville FL, US
Keith Tingle - Neptune Beach FL, US
David Armbruster - Jacksonville Beach FL, US

Assignee:

ParkerVision, Inc.

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

345/716000

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer program product are provided to edit and encode enriched multimedia productions for live, delayed, or on-demand web casts or other distribution. The present invention is configured to operate independent of the system platform and media format. Hence, the present invention has the ability to operate with any type of manual or automated video production system. The multimedia production is produced according to an electronic show rundown. The rundown includes instructions for encoding the production for webcasting. In an embodiment, the multimedia is produced and broadcast over conventional channels simultaneously with a live or delayed web cast. The web cast material is edited, fragmented, tagged and/or archived during the simulcast. In another embodiment, the multimedia is produced and archived for on-demand web cast. Auxiliary information is added to enhance the multimedia production. Auxiliary information includes web sites, extended video segments, related media productions, advertisements, and the like. During pre-production, production, or post-production, auxiliary information can be altered or deleted for web casts. The encoding process permits the enriched multimedia to be partitioned, cataloged, and indexed for personalized viewing over the Internet. A user can select one or more events from a menu of categorized media productions, determine an order for viewing, and receive a seamless assembly of productions.