Patent ID: 8537982
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A computer-driven multimedia content delivery apparatus, comprising multiple geographically distributed on-site modules, each said on-site module repeatedly receiving and storing the following from one or more multimedia content servers: video segments and schedules dictating times to begin displaying the video segments wherein all video segments scheduled within a predetermined time interval are delivered in a bundle in advance of said predetermined time interval; wherein each on-site module automatically displays received video segments at a video monitor according to the respective schedule of said on-site module; wherein each on-site module additionally displays call-in instructions including at least an entry code corresponding to said on-site module and a telephone number of an audio server; wherein responsive to the audio server, a call placed to one of the telephone numbers is received and a telephone connection is engaged in; wherein operations are performed, responsive to receiving user entry of one of the entry codes via the telephone connection, said operations comprising: using the received entry code to identify the corresponding on-site module and consulting the schedule specific to the identified on-site module to identify video segment scheduled to be currently playing at the identified on-site module; automatically computing a state of progression of the video; performing one of the following: