Patent ID: 8307284
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A computerized control system, comprising: an interface enabling communication with broadcast video and audio production devices; and one or more computers operatively coupled to the interface and configured for controlling the broadcast video and audio production devices, the one or more computers being further configured for: enabling one or more operators to define sequences of looks, each look being a collection of particular settings of the broadcast video and audio production devices, each sequence comprising a time sequence of a plurality of looks to be played to air sequentially; monitoring upcoming sequences of the defined sequences of looks that have not been played to air, for production device conflicts; providing a status indication for each upcoming sequence of looks to indicate an ability of the system to safely prepare each look within the upcoming sequence without production device conflicts, if the upcoming sequence is followed exactly when the upcoming sequence is played to air, wherein on-air output of the broadcast video and audio production devices is unaffected by the providing; and enabling the one or more operators to prepare each look, by transmitting or causing to be transmitted, commands which modify settings of the broadcast video and audio production devices as defined by the look.