Presentation scheduling in digital cinema system
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsJesse Hose, Michael Mitrani, Roger Olmstead
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed allow assigning programs for presentation in a digital cinema system. In one embodiment, a scheduler 180 is implemented to generate a schedule in accordance to which decoding modules 140 control playback of data for presentation in the digital cinema systems. The decoding module 140 may operate in an automatic mode and/or manual mode. In automatic mode, the decoding module 140 controls playback based on the schedule, without user intervention. In manual mode, the decoding module 140 cues the user at the appropriate times to control playback based on the schedule.
Claims68
In a digital cinema system having at least one storage module and at least one auditorium module, a presentation system comprising:
- a theatre manager configured to control presentation;
- and
- a scheduler configured to allow assignment of one playlist for presentation, the scheduler further configured to allow assignment of one or more playlists for presentation by generating a schedule and configured to verify that the system has resources to present contents of each assigned playlist when generating the schedule.
In a digital cinema system having at least one storage module and at least one auditorium module, a presentation system comprising:
- a theatre manager configured to control presentation;
- and
- a scheduler configured to allow assignment of one playlist for presentation, the scheduler further configured to store one or more playlists for presentation by generating a schedule and configured to send a message indicating a change in the schedule if a change is made in the schedule.
In a digital cinema system, a method for presentation comprising:
- generating a schedule to assign one or more playlists for presentation;
- controlling presentation of the assigned one or more playlists based on the schedule;
- and
- verifying that the digital cinema system has resources to present each assigned playlist when generating the schedule.
In a digital cinema system, a method for presentation comprising:
- generating a schedule to assign one or more playlists for presentation;
- controlling presentation of the assigned one or more playlists based on the schedule;
- and
- sending a message indicating a change in the schedule if a change is made in the schedule.
In a digital cinema system, a presentation system comprising:
- means for assigning a single playlist for presentation;
- means for generating a schedule to assign one or more playlists for presentation;
- and
- means for verifying that the system has resources to present each assigned playlist before presenting each assigned playlist.
In a digital cinema system, a presentation system comprising:
- means for assigning a single playlist for presentations;
- means for generating a schedule to assign one or more playlists for presentation;
- and
- means for sending a message indicating a change in the schedule if a change is made in the schedule.
In a digital cinema system, a method for generating a schedule comprising:
- displaying a list of playlists;
- assigning one or more playlists for presentation based on the list;
- generating a schedule based on the one or more assigned playlists;
- verifying that the digital cinema system has resources to present each playlist assigned in the schedule when generating the schedule;
- and
- rejecting assignment of a playlist in the schedule if the digital cinema system does not have the resource.
In a digital cinema system, a scheduling system for generating a schedule comprising:
- means for displaying a list of playlists;
- means for assigning one or more playlists for presentation based on the list;
- means for generating a schedule based on the selected one or more playlists;
- means for verifying that the digital cinema system has resources to present each playlist assigned in the schedule when generating the schedule;
- and
- means for rejecting assignment of a playlist in the schedule if the digital cinema system does not have the resource.
In a digital cinema system, a method for decoding programs for playback comprising:
- checking a schedule to determine if there is a schedule entry for presentation, the schedule entry being comprised of one or more programs;
- and
- initiating playback of the schedule entry according to the schedule by appropriately decoding each program of the schedule entry.
In a digital cinema system, a decoding system for decoding programs comprising:
- starting presentation of a currently scheduled playlist from the beginning of the playlist when a start command is received, if the decoding system is in an intermission state;
- starting presentation of the currently scheduled playlist from approximately the point the playlist was stopped when a start command is received, if the decoding system is in a paused state;
- entering the paused state when a stop command is received before completing the presentation of the playlist;
- and
- entering the intermission state either if a cancel command is received or if the presentation of the playlist is completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.