Video distribution system

a technology of video distribution system and video cassette, which is applied in the field of video distribution system, can solve the problems of high cost of video cassette purchase by the rental store, high capital outlay for real estate (land and building), high labor cost at the store, and type of video demand system, so as to prevent conversion and duplication for playback

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-21
OCHOA OPTICS
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[0011] The present invention provides a video distribution system that is beneficial to all involved parties, namely consumers, content providers and data transmission providers. In preferred embodiments, consumers are able to preselect movies for viewing from as many as one to eight thousand movies or more that are transmitted daily and as many as ten to sixty thousand movies or more 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, 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 t...

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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 w...

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[0088] 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.

[0089] 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”

[0090] Tier 1: The current 100 new release movies from major studios. [0091] Tier 2: The 6000 movies that are at the second level of consumer demand after the Tier 1 new release movies. [0092] Tier 3: The 8000 movies at the third level of consumer demand. [0093] Tier 4: 60,000 additional movies.

Transmission Schedule [0094] Tier 1: Each new release movi...

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[0100] 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 a high speed memory buffer contained in the user station which, in turn, writes to the DVD RAM disc 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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[0101] Same as Example II except that all movies are transmitted in compressed time format.

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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 computer-based recording, storage and playback system. Customers preselect from a list of available movies or other content in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay for only the video/audio content that is actually viewed.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is divisional of Ser. No. 09 / 645,087, filed Aug. 24, 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 and Ser. No. 09 / 553,524, filed Apr. 20, 2000.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 computer-based recording, storage and playback system. Customers preselect from a list of available movies or other content in advance using an interactive screen selector, and pay for only the video / audio content that is actually viewed. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0003] Widespread home television viewing began in approximately 1950 with broadcast networks transmitting shows o...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N7/20H04N7/167H04N7/173
CPCH04N5/913H04N7/1675H04N7/17309H04N21/2543H04N21/4331H04N21/4335H04N21/4532H04N21/47202H04N21/8358H04N2005/91335
Inventor HUNTER, CHARLES ERICBALLOU, BERNARD L. JR.SPARKS, KELLY C.HEBRANK, JOHN H.
Owner OCHOA OPTICS
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