System and method for content delivery to lodging entertainment systems
US7895630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6143
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Entertainment content is delivered in an encrypted digital format from a home base via satellite to individual lodging properties (sites) having an in-room entertainment system. Each digital file containing content (such as a movie) is accompanied by a sites file which identifies the name of the content file and the sites to which the content file is being transmitted. Each site includes a host computer, a digital content receiver, a digital content server guest terminals in the guest rooms, and a distribution network for distributing content from the digital content server to the guest terminals. The digital content receiver receives the transmitted digital content and sites files, and provides the files to the digital content server for storage and later use.
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