Patent ID: 8627485
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A software as service method for distributing a digital representation of a cinematic production comprising the steps of: a. a studio producing a digital source master (DSM) of the cinematic production on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; b. the studio distributing the DSM to at least one distributor; c. the distributor producing a digital cinema distribution master (DCDM) from the DSM; d. the distributor compressing the DCDM to a digital cinema package (DCP); e. the distributor producing a key delivery message (KDM) unique to each DCP and cinema in the distributor's distribution chain; f. selecting the cinematic production represented by the DCP from a list of cinematic productions; g. selecting a priority type associated with delivery of the selected DCP; h. identifying a transfer begin and end time of the selected DCP; i. booking electronic delivery of the DCP to the cinema based upon the priority type selected, transfer time required, the transfer begin/end time; j. booking electronic delivery of the DCP based also upon the priority type selected, transfer time required, the transfer begin/end time of a competing transfer to the same cinema; and k. electronically delivering the DCP and KDM to the cinema.