Video distribution system

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-31
OCHOA OPTICS
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[0012] The present invention provides a video distribution system that is beneficial to all involved parties, namely consumers, content providers and data transmission providers. In certain embodiments, consumers are able to preselect movies for viewing from as many as thousands of movies that are transmitted daily and as many as sixty thousand movies transmitted monthly. Customers of the video distribution system utilize a menu driven, graphical user interface with simplified controls that provide movie selection by title, type, or category (e.g., comedy new releases from major studios). In preferred embodiments, video/audio content is blanket transmitted via direct broadcast satellite (DBS) in an encoded, compressed form for playback at VHS resolution (or other desired resolution). The transmission is directly to each customer's recei

Problems solved by technology

Video rental stores have provided a sort of “video on demand”, subject, of course, to the high cost of video cassette purchases by the rental stores, as well as the high capital outlay for real estate (land and building) and the cost of labor at the stores.
Even when a title becomes available through video release, the viewer's ability to watch the show at his chosen time is subject to availability of the video at the store, round-trip transportation to the store and the inevitable problems wit

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[0096] The video distribution system of the present invention is implemented using the business model of FIG. 10, the DISH 500 DBS system, and the other hardware and software systems described above and illustrated in the drawing figures.

[0097] The video / audio content provided by the video distribution system is transmitted in real time (i.e., not time-compressed—average movie 110 minutes). The movies are blanket broadcast utilizing approximately 49% of the total capacity of the DISH 500 system, with transmission times heavily weighted for Tier 2, 3 and 4 movies to off-peak broadcast hours (e.g., 1:00 am-8:00 am).

Movie “Hierarchy”

[0098] Tier 1: The current 100 new release movies from major studios.

[0099] Tier 2: The 6000 movies that are at the second level of consumer demand after the Tier 1 new release movies.

[0100] Tier 3: The 8000 movies at the third level of consumer demand.

[0101] Tier 4: 60,000 additional movies.

Transmission Schedule

[0102] Tier 1: Each new re...

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EXAMPLE II

[0108] The video distribution system of Example II is implemented with the same tiers of movies as Example I with, the difference being that the Tier 1 movies are transmitted in compressed time format to high speed memory buffer 84 contained in user station 28 which, in turn, writes to recorder 86 at its maximum write speed. This compressed time transmission (e.g., 8 to 10 minutes per movie) permits consumers to have movies, particularly Tier 1 movies, available on short notice, often in a time less than or on the order of that time required for a round trip to a video rental store. To further facilitate this enhanced availability of movies on short notice, according to Example II Tier 1 new release movies are transmitted every 30 minutes from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, and at several other times daily.

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EXAMPLE III

[0109] Same as Example II except that all movies are transmitted in compressed time format.

EXAMPLE IV

[0110] The video distribution system of this Example IV is implemented with the same tiers of movies as Examples I-III. According to Example IV, drive 86 of user station 28 comprises a magneto-optical disc recording and playback device that has the capacity to write to a magneto-optical disc at write speeds on the order of 12 megabits / sec or greater, a write speed that is approximately 6 to 10 times the data stream speed for conventional VHS resolution video / audio transmission and playback (with conventional MPEG II compression). Utilizing an approximately 12 megabit / sec write speed, and a corresponding data transmission speed via DBS or other suitable transmission means, a movie may be transmitted in time-compressed format and recorded at 8 to 10 times real time, so that a 110 minute movie may be transmitted and recorded in approximately 11 to 14 minutes or less.

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Abstract

The invention relates to video distribution systems and, more particularly, to a system that blanket transmits video/audio content such as movies (for example, via satellite downlink transmission) to each customer's recording, storage and playback system. Customers may preselect from a list of available movies or other content in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay for the video/audio content that is actually viewed.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 675,025, filed Sep. 28, 2000, which is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 09 / 385,671, filed Aug. 27, 1999; Ser. No. 09 / 436,281, filed Nov. 8, 1999; Ser. No. 09 / 476,078, filed Dec. 30, 1999; Ser. No. 09 / 502,069, filed Feb. 10, 2000; Ser. No. 09 / 553,524, filed Apr. 20, 2000 and Ser. No. 09 / 645,087, filed Aug. 24, 2000. The disclosures of these applications are hereby expressly incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to video distribution systems and, more particularly, to a system that blanket transmits video / audio content such as movies (for example, via satellite downlink transmission) to each customer's recording, storage and playback system. Customers may preselect from a list of available movies or other content in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay for the video / audio content that is actually viewed. DESCR...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F15/16G06Q30/00G07F17/16G11B27/031G11B27/034H04H60/22H04H60/27H04H60/46H04N5/44H04N5/765H04N5/775H04N5/781H04N5/782H04N5/85H04N5/907H04N5/913H04N7/16H04N7/173
CPCG06Q20/123G06Q20/1235G06Q30/06G11B27/031G11B27/034G11B2220/2529G11B2220/2545G11B2220/2562G11B2220/41H04H60/06H04H60/22H04H60/27H04H60/46H04N5/4401H04N5/765H04N5/775H04N5/781H04N5/782H04N5/85H04N5/907H04N7/165H04N7/17318H04N7/17354H04N21/2543H04N21/262H04N21/42646H04N21/4325H04N21/4331H04N21/4334H04N21/4351H04N21/44008H04N21/44204H04N21/443H04N21/4622H04N21/4627H04N21/47202H04N21/47214H04N21/4821H04N21/4825H04N21/6143H04N21/63345H04N21/8106H04N21/8355H04N2005/91335H04N21/426
Inventor HUNTER, CHARLES ERICBALLOU, BERNARD L. JR.SPARKS, KELLY C.HEBRANK, JOHN H.
Owner OCHOA OPTICS
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