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US 7,889,724 B2Granted
Multi-station media controller
AssigneeWideorbit LLC
InventorWilliam Irvin
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Abstract
A system including a plurality of software-controlled broadcast stations each having at least one media asset, and a controller to allow a user to link a first media asset of a first one of the stations to a second media asset of a second one of the stations. When the user schedules the first station to broadcast the first media asset at a specified time, the controller automatically causes the second station to broadcast the second media asset at the specified time.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- a plurality of software-controlled broadcast stations each having at least one media asset;
- and
- a controller having a graphical user interface to allow a DJ to link a first media asset of a first one of the stations to a second media asset of a second one of the stations, such that when the DJ schedules the first station to broadcast the first media asset at a specified time, the controller automatically causes the second station to broadcast the second media asset at the specified time,
- wherein one of the stations operates as a leader station and another of the stations operates as a follower station during a simulcast, the leader station configured to provide to the follower station information about a length of an independent program period, and
- wherein the follower station controls a switch to forward a signal representing a common program from the leader station to a signal modulator associated with the follower station during a first time period, and to forward a signal representing the second media asset from the follower station to the signal modulator during a second time period.
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A computer-implemented method for controlling software-controlled broadcast stations by a single DJ, comprising:
- linking a first media asset of a first software-controlled broadcast station to a second media asset of a second software-controlled broadcast station, wherein the DJ identifies the assets that are linked together within a graphical user interface;
- designating the first station as a leader station and the second station as a follower station during a simulcast, wherein the leader station is configured to provide to the follower station information about a length of an independent program period;
- providing a user interface to allow the DJ to schedule broadcast of the first media asset at a specified time by the first station;
- automatically causing the second media asset to be broadcast by the second station at the specified time;
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- controlling a switch associated with the follower station to forward a signal representing a common program from the leader station to a signal modulator associated with the follower station during a first time period, and to forward a signal representing the second media asset from the follower station to the signal modulator during a second time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.