Van Q Dang

US Patent:

20190025202, Jan 24, 2019

Filed:

Jul 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/998109

Inventors:

David Grice Mulligan - Clinton MD, US
Van Quoc Dang - Arlington VA, US

International Classification:

G01N 21/3577
G01N 15/14
G01N 33/487

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided herein for facilitating the scheduling and controlling the presentation of media content at one or more Venues (e.g., bars, restaurants). The scheduling and presentation is coordinated by a distributed system including a scheduling management server and a local subsystem at the Venue. The system is also configured to receive information from remote devices including electronic media guides as well as user devices enabling venue managers or the public to interact with the system. The system is configured to maintain a content presentation schedule and coordinate presentation at a Venue based on parameters obtained from remote devices including: the requirements of the Venue, requests from Patrons, programming available for presentation and the availability of resources at the venue (e.g., televisions). Moreover, the exemplary system is configured to implement/execute the schedule in view of the specific technological systems and requirements of the Venue's particular media presentation systems.

US Patent:

20170171581, Jun 15, 2017

Filed:

Jun 8, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/176481

Inventors:

David Grice Mulligan - Clinton MD, US
Van Quoc Dang - Washington DC, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/262
H04N 21/482
H04N 21/214
H04N 21/643
H04N 21/845
H04N 21/23

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided herein for facilitating the scheduling and controlling the presentation of media content at one or more Venues (e.g., bars, restaurants). The scheduling and presentation is coordinated by a distributed system including a scheduling management server and a local subsystem at the Venue. The system is also configured to receive information from remote devices including electronic media guides as well as user devices enabling venue managers or the public to interact with the system. The system is configured to maintain a content presentation schedule and coordinate presentation at a Venue based on parameters obtained from remote devices including: the requirements of the Venue, requests from Patrons, programming available for presentation and the availability of resources at the venue (e.g., televisions). Moreover, the exemplary system is configured to implement/execute the schedule in view of the specific technological systems and requirements of the Venue's particular media presentation systems.