Bally Gaming, Inc.

Other

Clarity Visual Systems, Inc.

Louis Giacalone, Jr

Methods of electronic scheduling for playback of media contents are disclosed. Discrete items of content are scheduled for play back based upon a schedule created by the integration of scheduling methods into a single scheduling algorithm. In a first scheduling method, a discrete item of content is assigned a frequency rating relative to other items of content. A second way to schedule is repeating a content item at specific intervals of time. A third scheduling method allows the content to be played at a specific date and time. A fourth scheduling method includes playing a content item upon receipt of a trigger event which is received from a source external to the scheduling system. And lastly, means are provided for selectively determining whether or not particular content is available for play in a particular venue or during a particular period of time.

Method for scheduling distribution of content to a plurality of media devices

Methods of electronic scheduling for playback of media contents. Discrete items of content are scheduled for play back based upon a schedule created by the integration of five standard scheduling methods into a single scheduling algorithm. In the first scheduling method, a discrete item of content is assigned a frequency rating relative to other items of content. A second way to schedule is repeating a content item at specific intervals of time. A third scheduling method allows the content to be played at a specific date and time. The fourth scheduling method includes playing a content item upon receipt of a trigger event which is received from a source external to the scheduling system. And lastly, means are provided for selectively determining whether or not particular content is available for play in a particular venue or during a particular period of time.

Methods of electronic scheduling for playback of media contents. Discrete items of content are scheduled for play back based upon a schedule created by the integration of five standard scheduling methods into a single scheduling algorithm. In the first scheduling method, a discrete item of content is assigned a frequency rating relative to other items of content. A second way to schedule is repeating a content item at specific intervals of time. A third scheduling method allows the content to be played at a specific date and time. The forth scheduling method includes playing a content item upon receipt of a trigger event which is received from a source external to the scheduling system. And lastly, means are provided for selectively determining whether or not particular content is available for play in a particular venue or during a particular period of time.

Method and system for electronic scheduling for playback of media contents

A method for facilitating the electronic scheduling for playback of a variety of media such as music or video is disclosed. In the described system, discrete items of content (such as music or video) are scheduled for play back based upon a schedule created by the integration of five standard scheduling methods into a single comprehensive scheduling algorithm. In the first scheduling method a discrete item of content is assigned a frequency rating relative to other items of content. A second way to schedule is called recurring playback. In the recurring method, a particular item of content is scheduled to repeat at specific intervals of time. Intervals can be in terms of minutes, hours or days. A third scheduling method allows the content to be played according to a time base, that is, media content can be scheduled to play at a specific date and time. The forth type of input to the scheduling system is a trigger event which is received from a source external to the scheduling system. Upon receiving a trigger event, particular media content will be played. This type of input includes a mechanism called asynchronous request and relates to play of previously unscheduled content on an external request basis. And lastly, means are provided for selectively determining whether or not particular content is available for play in a particular venue or during a particular period of time. These five methods of scheduling playback of content are integrated into a single comprehensive scheduling system.

Method and system for electronically distributing, displaying and controlling advertising and other communicative media

A system is disclosed for distributing and scheduling the play of advertising content utilizing a network. A database is provided for storing the advertising content. A server is coupled to the database. The server is capable of receiving and storing input preferences relating to parameters selected from the group consisting of: frequency, interval, time of play, and trigger events. A scheduling algorithm is executed on the server for generating scheduling data utilizing the input preferences. The scheduling algorithm is based on predetermined methods of processing these input preferences. A network is coupled between the database and the server for distributing the advertising content and the scheduling data to a plurality of output devices.

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Las Vegas, NV, United States of America

Louis Giacalone, Jr