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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2004
Scheduling between digital projection and film projection corresponding to a predetermined condition
Walter C. Bubie, Rochester, NY (US);
Curtis R. Cates, Rochester, NY (US);
David S. Jones, Fairport, NY (US);
Paul Tomblin, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael E. Mccrackan, Rochester, NY (US);
William A. Orfitelli, Pittsford, NY (US);
Walter C. Bubie, Rochester, NY (US);
Curtis R. Cates, Rochester, NY (US);
David S. Jones, Fairport, NY (US);
Paul Tomblin, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael E. McCrackan, Rochester, NY (US);
William A. Orfitelli, Pittsford, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is described for scheduling a playlist from digital content supplied to a server in a multi-screen digital cinema theater. The playlist includes digital content stored in the server and that is subsequently projected in the digital cinema theater. The method includes: (a) generating and displaying a table of playlists currently available for scheduling; (b) generating and displaying a schedule table showing a schedule view for each screen as an elongated timeline bar representing a time dimension. The method further includes: (c) selecting a playlist from the table of playlists and specifying a scheduled start time and a selected screen; and (d) updating the schedule table by inserting the selected playlist as an elongated element into the elongated timeline bar for the selected screen, whereby the updated schedule table is used to schedule the selected playlist for the selected screen.