Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for scheduling clips
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Application No.: US14209029Application Date: 2014-03-13
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Publication No.: US09648370B1Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Hank J. Hundemer
- Applicant: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC
- Current Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: H04N9/80
- IPC: H04N9/80 ; H04N21/262 ; G11B27/10 ; H04N9/87

Abstract:
Disclosed is a system and method for scheduling clips. An example method involves (i) accessing a first list that includes ordered clip identifiers C1 . . . Cn; (ii) accessing a second list that includes a player identifier Pq; (iii) accessing a third list that includes player identifiers P1 . . . Px; (iv) making a determination that a particular clip identifier from the clip identifiers C1 . . . Cn is associated with a property; (v) responsive to making the determination, assigning to the particular clip identifier, the player identifier Pq; (vi) assigning to each clip identifier C1 . . . Cn except for the particular clip identifier, a respective one of the player identifiers P1 . . . Pn wherein the player identifiers are selected in an ordered and looping fashion; and (vii) for each of the clip identifiers C1 . . . Cn, causing a player identified by the one of the player identifiers Pq or P1 . . . Px assigned to that clip identifier to load a clip identified by that clip identifier.
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