System and method for automated media content production and distribution
AssigneeVia Productions, LLC
InventorMatthew Whitney
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Abstract
An automated system and method for media content post-production, including customer order-based customization, customer approval, transcoding and distribution of the media content to broadcasting sites that disseminate audio, audiovisual or print media.
Claims12
Method for producing and delivering media content, comprising the steps of:
- a. Providing a media production template on a computer graphical interface, the media production template defining an advertising production including an audio media segment and a video media segment;
- b. Prompting a user to select at least one of a plurality of options to modify at least one of the audio media segment or the video media segment;
- c. Based upon user selection of at least one of the plurality of options, modifying the at least one of the audio media segment or the video media segment in the advertising production;
- d. Selecting at least one of a plurality of media broadcasting stations to broadcast the advertising production;
- e. Converting the modified advertising production into a CODEC specific for the selected at least one of a plurality of media broadcasting stations;
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- f. Automatically distributing the converted modified advertising production to the selected at least one of a plurality of media broadcasting stations.
A computer-implemented method for producing and distributing advertising media content to user-selected broadcasting sites, comprising the steps of:
- a. Providing a media production template on a computer graphical interface, the media production template having the pre-defined advertising media content,
- b. Prompting a user to select at least one of a plurality of options to modify the advertising media content, including options to modify at least one of an audio media segment or a video media segment of the pre-defined advertising media content, each of the plurality of options to modify having a pre-determined pricing value associated therewith;
- c. Based upon user selection of at least one of the plurality of options, modifying the at least one of the audio media segment or the video media segment in the advertising media content to produce a modified advertising media content production;
- d. Selecting at least one of a plurality of media broadcasting stations to broadcast the advertising production;
- e. Converting the modified advertising production into a CODEC specific for the selected at least one of a plurality of media broadcasting stations;
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- f. Automatically distributing the converted modified advertising production to the selected at least one of a plurality of media broadcasting stations.
System for producing and delivering advertising media content, comprising:
- a. An ordering portal operable on a computer, the ordering portal comprising at least one web-page presenting at least one predefined template containing the media content to a user, a plurality of prompts presented by the at least one web-page having user prompts prompting user input to edit the predefined template containing the media, pre-determined pricing associated with each user prompt and at least one order entry prompt that, when activated by a user, completes a media content order and closes the ordering portal;
- b. A media content production server that receives the completed media content order from the ordering portal, processes the edited predefined template containing the media content to produce customized media content data and notify the user of the customized media content data;
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- c. Media content data distribution server that distributes the media content data to at least one remote broadcasting computer.
A system for producing and delivering customizable media advertising content, comprising at least one of a plurality of broadcast station groups, each of the at least one broadcast station groups comprising at least two broadcast stations having an order of relationship with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.