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US 9,002,991 B2Granted
System and methods for cloud-based media play out
AssigneeMiranda Technologies Partnership
InventorIan Fletcher
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to cloud-based media distribution and management systems, providing pushing of content to regional playout servers geographically dispersed for local rebroadcasting of network based content. Automation may be controlled through a hierarchical system, allowing easy and efficient playlist editing and media control. In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a playout server for retrieving or receiving content from a network or cloud based storage, and playing content according to an automated playlist received from a media distribution and management system.
Claims20
A media play out system, comprising:
- a first device, comprising a first processor and a first storage device, the first processor configured for transmitting a hierarchical broadcast media automation schedule from the storage device to a second device via a network;
- and
- the second device, comprising a second processor, a media router, a second storage device, and at least one media output interface connected to the media router, the second processor configured for:
- receiving the hierarchical automation schedule from the first device,
- identifying a node within the hierarchy corresponding to the second device,
- aggregating media automation instructions of the identified node and each parent node of the identified node from the hierarchical automation schedule,
- controlling the media router in accordance with the aggregated automation instructions,
- retrieving at least one item of content identified in the aggregated automation instructions,
- storing the retrieved at least one item of content in the second storage device,
- playing the retrieved at least one item of content via the media output interface from the second storage device, in accordance with the aggregated automation instructions,
- determining whether a first item of content is available for playback at a first time designated for playback of the first item of content in the aggregated automation instructions,
- identifying a child node of the hierarchical automation schedule including the instruction designating playback of the first item of content at the first time, responsive to a determination that the first item of content is not available for playback,
- iteratively searching for a parent node of the child node including an instruction designating playback of a second item of content at the first time, and
- playing the second item of content in the second storage device via the media output interface, responsive to locating the parent node.
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A method for cloud-based media play out, comprising:
- transmitting, by a first device to a second device via a network, a hierarchical media automation schedule stored in a storage device of the first device;
- receiving, by the second device from the first device, the hierarchical media automation schedule;
- identifying, by the second device, a node within the hierarchy corresponding to the second device;
- aggregating, by the second device, media automation instructions of the identified node and each parent node of the identified node from the hierarchical media automation schedule;
- determining, by the second device, whether a first item of content is available for playback at a first time designated for playback of the first item of content in the aggregated media automation instructions;
- identifying, by the second device, a child node of the hierarchical media automation schedule including the instruction designating playback of the first item of content at the first time, responsive to a determination that the first item of content is not available for playback;
- iteratively searching, by the second device, for a parent node of the child node including an instruction designating playback of a second item of content at the first time and
- playing the second item of content via the media output interface, responsive to locating the parent node;
- and
- controlling, by the second device, a media router of the second device in accordance with the aggregated media automation instructions.
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A media play out system, comprising:
- a first device, comprising a first processor and a first storage device, the first processor configured for transmitting a hierarchical broadcast media automation schedule from the storage device to a second device via a network;
- and
- the second device, comprising a second processor, a media router, a second storage device, and at least one media output interface connected to the media router, the second processor configured for:
- receiving the hierarchical automation schedule from the first device,
- identifying a node within the hierarchy corresponding to the second device,
- aggregating media automation instructions of the identified node and each parent node of the identified node from the hierarchical automation schedule,
- determining whether a first item of content is available for playback at a first time designated for playback of the first item of content in the aggregated automation instructions,
- identifying a child node of the hierarchical automation schedule including the instruction designating playback of the first item of content at the first time, responsive to a determination that the first item of content is not available for playback,
- iteratively searching for a parent node of the child node including an instruction designating playback of a second item of content at the first time, and
- playing the second item of content in the second storage device via the media output interface, responsive to locating the parent node.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.