Method and system for forming a countdown clock channel output
US7926081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/812
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method includes an automation system and a scheduling system generating a schedule having a countdown time for a countdown clock assembly and communicating the schedule to an automation system. The system also includes a content repository storing promotional content and a clock background in the content repository. The automation system retrieves the promotional content and the clock background from the content repository, stores the promotional content and the clock background, forms a countdown clock assembly from the promotional content and the clock background and inserts the countdown clock assembly into a channel signal.
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