METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REAL TIME TELEVISION LISTINGS FOR VENUES

摘要

A system for disseminating venue-specific content output information to users is described. A venue database stores a plurality of venue entries associated with a respective plurality of venues. Each venue entry includes information identifying one or more content output devices deployed thereat. A controller is communicatively coupled to the content output devices by a first network. The controller is configured to receive, over the first network, from the content output devices, identifying information associated with the content being output by the respective content output devices deployed at the plurality of venues. The controller also updates the venue entries stored in the venue database with the received identifying information of content being output by the content output devices deployed at the respective venues. A server is accessible by computing devices of users over a second network to retrieve the identification information stored in the venue database.

主权项

1. A method for providing venue-specific television programming information for a plurality of venues, the method comprising:
receiving, over a first network, from a plurality of content output devices, identifying information associated with the content being output or scheduled to be output by the content output devices deployed at the plurality of venues; updating the venue entries stored in the venue database with the received identifying information associated with content being output or scheduled to be output by the content output devices deployed at the respective venues; receiving, from a device associated with a user, a request for content listings, the request comprising information regarding the location of the user; determining content listings based upon the information regarding the location of the user and the updated information associated with the content being output or scheduled to be output by the content output devices deployed at the plurality of venues; and transmitting the determined content listings to the device associated with the user.