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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2001', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 00928351', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 146', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 200506631', 'Application No. 146', 'Application No. 2']

Patent US7895088 - System permitting the display of video or still image content on selected ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsCommercial advertisers, such as consumer product companies and the advertising agents that represent them, directly access a network of thousands of large, high resolution electronic displays located in high traffic areas and directly send their own advertisements electronically to the network to be...http://www.google.com/patents/US7895088?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7895088 - System permitting the display of video or still image content on selected displays of an electronic display network according to customer dictatesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7895088 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/133,396Publication dateFeb 22, 2011Filing dateApr 29, 2002Priority dateApr 28, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6424998, US20010013015, US20020162113, US20070186253Publication number10133396, 133396, US 7895088 B2, US 7895088B2, US-B2-7895088, US7895088 B2, US7895088B2InventorsCharles Eric HunterOriginal AssigneeNovus Partners, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (152), Referenced by (6), Classifications (34), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem permitting the display of video or still image content on selected displays of an electronic display network according to customer dictates
US 7895088 B2Abstract
Commercial advertisers, such as consumer product companies and the advertising agents that represent them, directly access a network of thousands of large, high resolution electronic displays located in high traffic areas and directly send their own advertisements electronically to the network to be displayed at locations and times selected by the advertisers. In another application, operators of digital movie theaters have ongoing, continuous access to tens of thousands of movies that can be ordered in digital form for display on selected screens at their theaters at selected times.
This is a continuation of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/315,111 filed May 18, 1999, the contents of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 09/301,102, filed Apr. 28, 1999, the contents of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The invention relates to the display of video or still image content on electronic displays. More particularly, the invention relates to a network of thousands of electronic displays, such as electronic billboards or electronic digital movie displays, and a related system that permits display of content on selected displays according to customer dictates.
Background, Advertising/Billboards
The present invention, in one broad respect, is a system that permits video (e.g., movies) or still image content to be displayed on selected ones of multiple, networked electronic displays at selected times according to dictates of the customers of the system.
Some of the features of the invention having been stated, other features will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which�
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