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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Gvbb Holdings S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Alex Holtz, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Robert J. Snyder, St. Augustine, FL (US);
John R. Benson, Jacksonville, FL (US);
William H. Couch, Fernandina Beach, FL (US);
Marcel Larocque, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Charles M. Hoeppner, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Keith Gregory Tingle, Neptune Beach, FL (US);
Richard Todd, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Maurice Smith, Jacksonville, FL (US);
GVBB HOLDINGS S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for producing a show. In an embodiment, the invention is directed to a production system having a first production path, a second production path, and a control system that causes the first production path to generate a show in a first aspect ratio (4:3), and that causes the second production path to generate the same show in a second aspect ratio (16:9). In another embodiment, the invention is directed to producing a show from live material and from archived material. This aspect of the invention operates by producing a first show comprising a plurality of stories, segmenting the first show, and storing the show segments in an archive. Then, the invention produces a second show using live portions as well as show segments retrieved from the archive. The invention is also directed to a media manager that interacts with a server. In some cases, the server is integrated with the production system. The media manager automatically assigns channels/ports of the server when accessing material stored in the server.