Deborah Ann Clark

US Patent:

53114230, May 10, 1994

Filed:

Jan 7, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/637854

Inventors:

Deborah P. Clark - Anaheim CA

Assignee:

GTE Service Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 1522
G06F 1524
G06G 752

US Classification:

364401

Abstract:

A method of managing information used and generated in the scheduling and exhibition of performances is disclosed. A video network includes a video server that operates several video recorders to simultaneously exhibit video performances or programs on a plurality of channels. The video server is controlled in real time in accordance with data presented to it in an exhibition plan. The exhibition plan is generated through the performance of an exhibition manager process which operates on a computer. The exhibition manager manages information related to the performances to be exhibited, schedules the performances in accordance with user-supplied timing data, prints reports, and maintains a personal information manager having a database describing studios, contacts, and other information related to licensing the performances for exhibition on the network. The information related to performances includes repeat factors and short titles which the exhibition manager calculates. The scheduling activities of the exhibition manager automatically schedule repeated exhibitions of a performance in accordance with the performance's repeat factor.