SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF BOTH PRE-SHOW AND FEATURE PRESENTATION CONTENT WITHIN A THEATRE
A method for enabling seamless transitions for a cinema presentation package, wherein the cinema presentation package includes pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features, the steps include determining the requirements of specific protocols corresponding to the cinema presentation that will affect transitioning between the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features. Transition behaviors have to be identified between the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features that form the cinema presentation package. Flexibility exists in displaying the cinema presentation package, and yet the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features are displayed according to the specific protocols and transition rules associated with the specific protocols.
1 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content to an audience at an exhibitor site, the method comprising:
(a) reading a relational database that contains records of schedule items;
(b) reading a relational database that contains records of advertising play lists;
(c) reading a relational database that contains rules of association; and
(d) creating relational database records that associate schedule items in said database with advertising play lists in said database per association rules in said database.
2 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to claim 1 further comprising determining if schedule items are pre-existent or new to the system
3 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to claim 2 further comprising a request for additional resources to determine a unique identifier for each schedule item.
4 . A method for executing steps in claim 1 whenever new advertising data is loaded on the system.
5 . A method for executing steps in claim 1 whenever new schedule information is loaded on the system.
6 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to claim 1 further comprising association with default play list(s) when association rules yield no association for a schedule item.
7 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to claim 1 wherein a schedule is saved to a relational database at the end of processing.
8 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to claim 1 wherein said play lists meta-data must be valid to be eligible for association processing.
9 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to claim 1 further comprising an ability to allow a play list to be associated even if select content elements expire.