System for management of both pre-show and feature presentation content within a theatre

Abstract

A method for enabling seamless transitions for a cinema presentation package, wherein the cinema presentation package includes pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features, the steps include determining the requirements of specific protocols corresponding to the cinema presentation that will affect transitioning between the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features. Transition behaviors have to be identified between the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features that form the cinema presentation package. Flexibility exists in displaying the cinema presentation package, and yet the pre-shows, trailers, live events, and main features are displayed according to the specific protocols and transition rules associated with the specific protocols.

1 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content to an audience at an exhibitor site, the method comprising: 
 (a) reading a relational database that contains records of schedule items;    (b) reading a relational database that contains records of advertising play lists;    (c) reading a relational database that contains rules of association; and    (d) creating relational database records that associate schedule items in said database with advertising play lists in said database per association rules in said database.    
   
   
       2 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to  claim 1  further comprising determining if schedule items are pre-existent or new to the system  
   
   
       3 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to  claim 2  further comprising a request for additional resources to determine a unique identifier for each schedule item.  
   
   
       4 . A method for executing steps in  claim 1  whenever new advertising data is loaded on the system.  
   
   
       5 . A method for executing steps in  claim 1  whenever new schedule information is loaded on the system.  
   
   
       6 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to  claim 1  further comprising association with default play list(s) when association rules yield no association for a schedule item.  
   
   
       7 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to  claim 1  wherein a schedule is saved to a relational database at the end of processing.  
   
   
       8 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to  claim 1  wherein said play lists meta-data must be valid to be eligible for association processing.  
   
   
       9 . A method for scheduling and presenting digital advertising content according to  claim 1  further comprising an ability to allow a play list to be associated even if select content elements expire.