Patent ID: 9197858
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing multimedia having one or more multimedia elements by a central multimedia provider to a remote station, the method comprising: constructing an implicit schedule from a plurality of prioritized schedules at the central multimedia provider; generating control information comprising the implicit schedule, the plurality of prioritized schedules, a set of queries, and characteristic properties of the multimedia; storing the multimedia and the control information in a central database at the central multimedia provider; and transmitting the multimedia and the control information from the central multimedia provider to the remote station, wherein the remote station: wherein the first and the second multimedia elements are each transmitted by the remote station together and are displayed for a period of time such that the second multimedia element is displayed automatically after the first multimedia element has been presented for the period of time, and wherein the period of time is determined based on the control information transmitted by the remote station.