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US 10,856,026 B2Granted
Video broadcasting system
OwnerCarole Summer Krechmaninventor
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Abstract
A mobile system that resolve the communication and engagement challenge that companies face on a daily basis including a mobile video app that compliments existing employee communication of large multinational companies to provide immediate and direct communication to employees in several languages. The system includes a local server that communicates with a mainframe during off peak band width periods and distributing the content locally through a private WiFi network. The system may also be configured as a plug in to a software based inventory system utilizing bar codes that may be scanned to provide video content regarding a particular product.
Claims15
A system for distributing videos through a private, confidential system, comprising:
- a source of video content;
- a streaming server in communication with a management system for controlling the operation of the streaming server to provide video content to a user via a private network line;
- a back end system configured to provide an email notification to the user that new video content has been added to the streaming server and an instruction that an entirety of the new video content should be viewed by the user;
- a smart phone, the smart phone including a camera configured as a bar code scanner;
- a content server resident at a user location, the content server in communication with the private network line and the smart phone, the content server having a processor configured using software programming commands to:
- receive content requests from the smart phone and to transmit requested content to the smart phone for display on the smart phone,
- query the streaming server for requested content,
- receive the requested content from the streaming server only during periods of low usage of the private network line,
- transmit the requested content to the smart phone for display on the smart phone,
- provide confirmation that the transmitted content was displayed on the smart phone, and
- provide a measure of compliance by the user with the instruction to view the entirety of the new video content;
- an application resident on the smart phone, the application configured to enable communication by the smart phone to the content server, the application also configured to scan a bar code, the application including a user interface enabling user selection of video content;
- and
- wherein the content request is generated by the application from a scanned bar code, wherein the scanned bar code is associated with a pre-selected video content, and wherein the content server streams the pre-selected video content to the smart phone for display.
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A system for distributing videos through a private, confidential system operated by a business, comprising:
- a database containing video content;
- a management system having an email and/or notification capability configured to provide an email notification to a user that new video content has been added to the database and an instruction that an entirety of the new video content should be viewed by the user;
- a server in communication with the database, and also in communication with the management system for controlling the operation of the server to respond to user requests for video content and to provide requested video content in response to the user requests;
- a private network in communication with the server and management system;
- and
- a content server resident at a location of a business, the content server in communication with the private network, the content server having a processor configured using software programming commands to receive the video content requests from a user's mobile device and to transmit the requested video content requests to the server and management system, to receive requested content from the server when the business is closed, to communicate the received video content to the user's mobile device for display to the user, to provide confirmation that the video content communicated to the user's mobile device has been displayed to the user, and provide a measure of compliance by the user with the instruction to view the entirety of the new video content.
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A system for distributing videos through a private, confidential system located within a business, comprising:
- a database containing video content;
- a management system having an email and/or notification capability configured to provide an email notification to a user that new video content has been added to the database and an instruction that an entirety of the new video content should be viewed by the user;
- a server in communication with the database, and also in communication with the management system for controlling the operation of the server to respond to user's mobile device requests for video content and to provide requested video content in response to the user's requests;
- a private network in communication with the server and management system;
- a content server resident at a location of a business, the content server in communication with the private network, the content server having a processor configured using software programming commands to receive the video content requests from the user's mobile device and to transmit the requested video content requests to the server and management system, to receive requested content from the server when the business is closed, to communicate the received video content to the user's mobile device for display to the user, and to provide a confirmation that the communicated video content to the user's mobile device has been displayed on the user's mobile device, and provide a measure of compliance by the user with the instruction to view the entirety of the new video content;
- an application resident on the user's device, the application including software commands configured to enable communication by the user's mobile device to the content server, the application including a user interface enabling user selection of video content;
- wherein the user's mobile device includes a camera, and wherein the application is also configured to capture an image of a bar code from the camera, and wherein the video content request is generated by the application from the image of the bar code, wherein the image of the bar code is associated with a pre-selected video content, and wherein the content server streams the pre-selected video content to the user's mobile device for display;
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- wherein the private network includes a T1 line connecting the server and the content server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.