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US 10,320,873 · App. 14/521,186 · Granted Jun 11, 2019

Newsroom production system with syndication feature

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Patent No.
US 10,320,873
App. No.
14/521,186
Granted
Jun 11, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method relating to the production and syndication of a news program. An example method involves: (i) receiving a first media-stream; (ii) using the received first media-stream to generate a first media-file representing the first media-stream; (iii) using a first portion of the generated first file to generate a second media-stream; (iv) transmitting the generated second media-stream to a broadcasting system for broadcast; (v) using a second portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-file representing a third media-stream having a lower bitrate than the first media-stream, wherein the first portion of the generated first media-file is different from the second portion of the generated second media-file; and (vi) transmitting the generated second media-file to a syndication server for syndication.

Claims (50)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first media-stream;

using the received first media-stream to generate a first media-file representing the first media-stream;

using a first portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-stream;

transmitting the generated second media-stream to a broadcasting system for broadcast;

using a second portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-file representing a third media-stream having a lower bitrate than the first media-stream, wherein the first portion of the generated first media-file is different from the second portion of the generated first media-file; and

transmitting the generated second media-file to a syndication server for syndication, wherein transmitting the generated second media-stream to the broadcasting system for broadcast occurs while transmitting the generated second media-file to the syndication server for syndication.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

the syndication server using the transmitted second file to generate a fourth media-stream; and

the syndication server transmitting the generated fourth media-stream to a receiver.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retrieving metadata associated with the generated first media-file;

using the retrieved metadata to generate metadata associated with the generated second media-file; and

transmitting the generated metadata to the syndication server.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the generated metadata comprises a thumbnail image and a title.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein (i) using the received first media-stream to generate the first media-file comprises converting the received first media-stream into the first media-file, (ii) using the first portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-stream comprises converting the first portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-stream, and (iii) using the second portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second file comprises converting the second portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-file.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first media-stream represents a news program.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a processor cause performance of a set of acts comprising:

receiving a first media-stream;

using the received first media-stream to generate a first media-file representing the first media-stream;

using a first portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-stream;

transmitting the generated second media-stream to a broadcasting system for broadcast;

using a second portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-file representing a third media-stream, wherein the first portion of the generated first media-file is different from the second portion of the generated first media-file; and

transmitting the generated second media-file to a syndication server for syndication, wherein transmitting the generated second media-stream to the broadcasting system for broadcast occurs while transmitting the generated second media-file to the syndication server for syndication.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , the set of acts further comprising:

retrieving metadata associated with the generated first media-file;

using the retrieved metadata to generate metadata associated with the generated second media-file; and

transmitting the generated metadata to the syndication server.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the generated metadata comprises a thumbnail image and a title.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein (i) using the received first media-stream to generate the first media-file comprises converting the received first media-stream into the first media-file, (ii) using the first portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-stream comprises converting the first portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-stream, and (iii) using the second portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-file comprises converting the second portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-file.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the third media-stream has a lower bitrate than the first media-stream.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the first media-stream represents a news program.

13. A system comprising:

a processor, wherein the processor is at least partially a hardware component;

a communication interface; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by the processor cause performance of a set of acts comprising:

receiving, via the communication interface, a first media-stream;

using the received first media-stream to generate a first media-file representing the first media-stream;

using a first portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-stream;

transmitting the generated second media-stream to a broadcasting system for broadcast;

using a second portion of the generated first media-file to generate a second media-file representing a third media-stream, wherein the first portion of the generated first media-file is different from the second portion of the generated first media-file; and

transmitting the generated second media-file to a syndication server for syndication, wherein transmitting the generated second media-stream to the broadcasting system for broadcast occurs while transmitting the generated second media-file to the syndication server for syndication.

14. The system of claim 13 , the set of acts further comprising:

retrieving metadata associated with the generated first media-file;

using the retrieved metadata to generate metadata associated with the generated second media-file; and

transmitting the generated metadata to the syndication server.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein (i) using the received first media-stream to generate the first media-file comprises converting the received first media-stream into the first media-file, (ii) using the first portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-stream comprises converting the first portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-stream, and (iii) using the second portion of the generated first media-file to generate the second media-file comprises converting the second portion of the generated first media-file into the second media-file.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the third media-stream has a lower bitrate than the first media-stream.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first media-stream represents a news program.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the system comprises a news production system.

Assignments (4)
PARTIAL RELEASE - REEL/FRAME 034231/0333 Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY
Reel/Frame 050475/0410 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 19, 2019
From: CHICAGOLAND TELEVISION NEWS, INC.; KPLR, INC.; KSTU, LLC; KSWB, LLC; KTLA, LLC; KTVI, LLC; KWGN, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING DENVER, LLC; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING FORT SMITH, LLC; TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY; TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.; WDAF LICENSE, INC.; WDCW, LLC; WGHP, LLC; WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; WHNT, LLC; WJW TELEVISION, LLC; WNEP, LLC; WPIX, LLC; WQAD, LLC; WREG, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 050438/0004 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 13, 2014
From: GRACENOTE, INC.; TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC; TRIBUNE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC; TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 034231/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2014
From: HUNDEMER, HANK J.; LASHER, DANA A.
To: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 034022/0491 →