Digital signage management and content delivery system and method thereof

US9304783B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• American Megatrends, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Sanjoy Maity · Snellville, US
• Baskar Parthiban · Johns Creek, US
• Varadachari Sudan Ayanam · Suwanee, US
• Samvinesh Christopher · Suwanee, US
• Joseprabu Inbaraj · Suwanee, US
• Chandrasekar Rathineswaran · Cumming, US
• Blake Yang

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 2013
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 19, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F8/65
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods of managing and delivering digital media content data. In certain embodiments, a management device in communication to a computing device via a universal serial bus (USB) connector is provided. The management device has a processor, a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory includes a first partition storing a firmware and a second partition. When executed at the processor, the firmware emulates an emulated bootable storage device for the computing device at the USB connector. In response to an access instruction from the computing device to access data stored at an emulated address of the emulated bootable storage device, the management device converts the emulated address to a physical address of the second partition, and accesses the data at the physical address. The data includes digital media content data and a control module configured to play the content data.