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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard J. Boetje, San Ramon, CA (US);
David C. Collier, Gilroy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing broadcast operations that enables a programmer to schedule broadcast constituents, such as programs, schedules, commercials, etc. according to relative sequential orderings indicative of the sequence the constituents are played. The corresponding material which manifests select of the constituents and the media which manifests the material are also identified such that to play the broadcast, the structure is accessed to identify the sequence of play and the media to be played.