# US 10,320,873 B1 · Newsroom production system with syndication feature > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,320,873 B1 - Document ID: US10320873B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 14/521,186 - Filed: 2014-10-22 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2013-10-25 - Assignees: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC - Applicants: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC - Inventors: Hank J. Hundemer; Dana Lasher - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320873B1 ## CPC - H04L 12/18: for broadcast or conference {, e.g. multicast} - H04L 12/1836: {with heterogeneous network architecture} - H04L 65/611: for multicast or broadcast (systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06) - H04L 65/765: {intermediate} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Disclosed is a system and method relating to the production and syndication of a news program. An example method involves: (i) receiving a first media-stream; (ii) using the received first media-stream to generate a first media-file representing the first media-stream; (iii) using a first portion of the generated first file to generate a second media-stream; (iv) transmitting the generated second media-stream to a broadcasting system for broadcast; (v) using a second portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-file representing a third media-stream having a lower bitrate than the first media-stream, wherein the first portion of the generated first media-file is different from the second portion of the generated second media-file; and (vi) transmitting the generated second media-file to a syndication server for syndication. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving a first media-stream; using the received first media-stream to generate a first media-file representing the first media-stream; using a first portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-stream; transmitting the generated second media-stream to a broadcasting system for broadcast; using a second portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-file representing a third media-stream having a lower bitrate than the first media-stream, wherein the first portion of the generated first media-file is different from the second portion of the generated first media-file; and transmitting the generated second media-file to a syndication server for syndication, wherein transmitting the generated second media-stream to the broadcasting system for broadcast occurs while transmitting the generated second media-file to the syndication server for syndication. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: the syndication server using the transmitted second file to generate a fourth media-stream; and the syndication server transmitting the generated fourth media-stream to a receiver. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: retrieving metadata associated with the generated first media-file; using the retrieved metadata to generate metadata associated with the generated second media-file; and transmitting the generated metadata to the syndication server. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the generated metadata comprises a thumbnail image and a title. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein (i) using the received first media-stream to generate the first media-file comprises converting the received first media-stream into the first media-file, (ii) using the first portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-stream comprises converting the first portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-stream, and (iii) using the second portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second file comprises converting the second portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-file. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first media-stream represents a news program. ### Claim 7 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a processor cause performance of a set of acts comprising: receiving a first media-stream; using the received first media-stream to generate a first media-file representing the first media-stream; using a first portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-stream; transmitting the generated second media-stream to a broadcasting system for broadcast; using a second portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-file representing a third media-stream, wherein the first portion of the generated first media-file is different from the second portion of the generated first media-file; and transmitting the generated second media-file to a syndication server for syndication, wherein transmitting the generated second media-stream to the broadcasting system for broadcast occurs while transmitting the generated second media-file to the syndication server for syndication. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, the set of acts further comprising: retrieving metadata associated with the generated first media-file; using the retrieved metadata to generate metadata associated with the generated second media-file; and transmitting the generated metadata to the syndication server. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the generated metadata comprises a thumbnail image and a title. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein (i) using the received first media-stream to generate the first media-file comprises converting the received first media-stream into the first media-file, (ii) using the first portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-stream comprises converting the first portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-stream, and (iii) using the second portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-file comprises converting the second portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-file. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the third media-stream has a lower bitrate than the first media-stream. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the first media-stream represents a news program. ### Claim 13 A system comprising: a processor, wherein the processor is at least partially a hardware component; a communication interface; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by the processor cause performance of a set of acts comprising: receiving, via the communication interface, a first media-stream; using the received first media-stream to generate a first media-file representing the first media-stream; using a first portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-stream; transmitting the generated second media-stream to a broadcasting system for broadcast; using a second portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-file representing a third media-stream, wherein the first portion of the generated first media-file is different from the second portion of the generated first media-file; and transmitting the generated second media-file to a syndication server for syndication, wherein transmitting the generated second media-stream to the broadcasting system for broadcast occurs while transmitting the generated second media-file to the syndication server for syndication. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, the set of acts further comprising: retrieving metadata associated with the generated first media-file; using the retrieved metadata to generate metadata associated with the generated second media-file; and transmitting the generated metadata to the syndication server. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein (i) using the received first media-stream to generate the first media-file comprises converting the received first media-stream into the first media-file, (ii) using the first portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-stream comprises converting the first portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-stream, and (iii) using the second portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-file comprises converting the second portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-file. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the third media-stream has a lower bitrate than the first media-stream. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the first media-stream represents a news program. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the system comprises a news production system.