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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Iheartmedia Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Nigel Attwell, Goldens Bridge, NY (US);
Wiliam Wallace Webber, Jr., Tarrytown, NJ (US);
IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A device and method for resolving a conflict in a chronological scheduling order for airplay while with constant order of the multimedia. A scheduling order can be designated for the delivery and playback of multimedia content (e.g., music, news, other audio, advertising, etc) with respect to particular slots within the scheduling order. Conflict resolution between multimedia content is based upon exchanging a slot position of either of one of a first set and one of a second set of a category of multimedia content identifiers with another corresponding one of either of the first set and the second set of the multimedia content identifiers based upon a predetermined number of slot value to resolve the conflict and to modify at least the portion of the chronological scheduling order while adhering to constant order for the multimedia content. Modified portions of the chronological scheduling order are produced for eventual airplay of multimedia content corresponding to the multimedia content identifiers.