US 2026/0222633 A1 · System and Method for Alternate Channel Generation

Abstract

A system for alternate channel generation includes first and second channel playout systems and a storage. The first system reads a playlist and outputs a first channel feed according to the playlist. The first system ignores one or more special commands in the playlist. The second system reads the playlist and outputs a second channel feed according to the playlist. The second system reads the one or more special commands in the playlist. The storage is accessible by the second system and not accessible by the first system. The storage stores special content including at least one of special video content or special graphics. The second system reads the one or more special commands in the playlist causes the second system to retrieve the special content and insert the special content in the second feed. The first system does not insert the special content in the first feed.

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Dependent claims

A system for alternate channel generation, comprising:

a first channel playout system configured to read a playlist and output a first channel feed according to the playlist, the first channel playout system configured to ignore one or more special commands in the playlist;
a second channel playout system configured to read the playlist and output a second channel feed according to the playlist, the second channel playout system configured to read the one or more special commands in the playlist;
and
a storage accessible by the second channel playout system and not accessible by the first channel playout system, the storage configured to store special content including at least one of special video content or special graphics,
wherein the second channel playout system is configured to read the one or more special commands in the playlist causes the second channel playout system to retrieve the special content and insert the special content in the second channel feed, and
wherein the first channel playout system does not insert the special content in the first channel feed.

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A method for alternate channel generation, comprising:

loading a playlist to a first channel playout system configured to read the playlist and output a first channel feed according to the playlist, the first channel playout system configured to ignore one or more special commands in the playlist;
loading the playlist to a second channel playout system configured to read the playlist and output a second channel feed according to the playlist, the second channel playout system configured to read the one or more special commands in the playlist;
accessing a storage by the second channel playout system, the storage configured to store special content including at least one of special video content or special graphics;
based on the one or more special commands, retrieving from the storage the special content;
inserting the special content in the second channel feed;
outputting, by the second channel playout system, the second channel feed including the special content;
and
outputting, by the first channel playout system, the first channel feed not including the special content.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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