Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
An apparatus for delivering, via a distribution network, a preprocessed multimedia presentation generated at a preprocessor to a presentation processor serving a customer, the presentation offering at least one interactive feature to the customer and including presentation commands and associated multimedia objects and a delivery schedule which includes delivery commands for delivering the presentation commands and associated multimedia objects, said apparatus comprising: means for collecting and storing messages received from the presentation processor; means for storing said presentation; a delivery controller for controlling the retrieval of said presentation from the presentation storing means and for executing said delivery commands contained in said delivery schedule of the presentation, said delivery controller having a service time (ST), which is a maximum time for said delivery controller, once receiving a message from the presentation processor indicating the customers selection of the interactive feature, to respond to the presentation processor; and a presentation technology parameter generator connected to said delivery controller for generating a round trip latency (RTL) between the apparatus and the presentation processor, said RTL to be input to said preprocessor, said generator requesting from the distribution network a propagation delay (PD) of the distribution network, which is a time for said message to travel from the presentation processor to said apparatus, and utilizing said (PD) and said (ST) of said delivery controller to generate said RTL as follows: RTL (seconds)=2(PD)+ST. 2.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
230 words
An apparatus for delivering, via a distribution network, a preprocessed multimedia presentation generated at a preprocessor to a presentation processor serving a customer, the presentation offering at least one interactive feature to the customer and including presentation commands and associated multimedia objects and a delivery schedule which includes delivery commands for delivering the presentation commands and associated multimedia objects, said apparatus comprising: means for collecting and storing messages received from the presentation processor; means for storing said presentation; a delivery controller for controlling the retrieval of said presentation from the presentation storing means and for executing said delivery commands contained in said delivery schedule of the presentation, said delivery controller having a service time (ST), which is a maximum time for said delivery controller, once receiving a message from the presentation processor indicating the customers selection of the interactive feature, to respond to the presentation processor; and a presentation technology parameter generator connected to said delivery controller for generating a round trip latency (RTL) between the apparatus and the presentation processor, said RTL to be input to said preprocessor, said generator requesting from the distribution network a propagation delay (PD) of the distribution network, which is a time for said message to travel from the presentation processor to said apparatus, and utilizing said (PD) and said (ST) of said delivery controller to generate said RTL as follows: RTL (seconds)=2(PD)+ST. 2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
91 words
The apparatus of claim 1 for delivering, via a distribution network, a preprocessed multimedia presentation generated at a preprocessor to a presentation processor serving a customer, further comprising: a first interface connected to the preprocessor for receiving said preprocessed multimedia presentation retrieved by said delivery controller and for sending said RTL generated at said generator to the preprocessor; and a second interface connected to the presentation processor for receiving messages from the presentation processor and transmitting presentation commands and associated multimedia objects of said preprocessed multimedia presentation to the presentation processor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus of claim 1 for delivering, via a distribution network, a preprocessed multimedia presentation generated at a preprocessor to a presentation processor serving a customer, wherein said delivery controller checks said collecting and storing means for said messages received from the presentation processor indicating the customer's selection of the interactive feature and follows said delivery schedule according to said messages.