Configurable Electronic Media Distribution System
AssigneeThe Marlin Company
InventorsFrank Kenna, III, Preeti Patel
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Abstract
A method and system for the distribution of electronic media content to employees where the subscriber is presented with a media content library that is key word searchable such that the subscriber can quickly and easily identify media content associated with certain key words. The subscriber's key word searches may also be saved and the subscriber notified when additional media content is available associated with the previously searched key word.
Claims24
A system for transmitting and displaying electronic media from a service provider to a subscriber comprising:
- a controller having a storage with an electronic media collection stored thereon;
- a display coupled to said controller, said display displaying the electronic media collection,
- said display including at least a first and a second frame where the first frame displays media data selected from the group consisting of:
- audio, video, text, images, animations, web pages, streaming media data and combinations thereof;
- a service provider computer coupled to said controller via a network connection;
- software executing on said service provider computer to present a web page that is used to log onto the system;
- an electronic media library accessible by said service provider computer, said electronic media library searchable by key word;
- wherein when the electronic media library is searched by key word, a plurality of pre-assembled media content is presented associated with the key word and upon selecting one of the plurality of pre-assembled media content presented, the selected content is presented allowing a user to see the selected pre-assembled media content prior to the content being added to the electronic media collection;
- wherein the pre-assembled media content that is added to the electronic media collection is presented on said display.
A method for transmitting and displaying electronic media from a service provider to a subscriber comprising the steps of:
- connecting a display to a controller having a storage, the controller having a network connection, the display including at least a first and a second frame where the first frame displays media data selected from the group consisting of:
- audio, video, text, images, animations, web pages, streaming media data and combinations thereof;
- accessing a service provider computer having a web page interface, the service provider computer having access to an electronic media library;
- searching the electronic media library by means of a key word, wherein pre-assembled media content is associated with the key word;
- displaying pre-assembled media content associated with the key word;
- selecting one of the pre-assembled media content presented;
- presenting the selected pre-assembled media content;
- adding pre-assembled media content to an electronic media collection;
- transmitting the electronic media collection to the controller;
- saving the electronic media collection on the storage;
- and
- presenting the electronic media collection on the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.