Systems and methods for distributing template-based multimedia presentations over a network

摘要

A plurality of multimedia presentations and a scheduling file may be stored on a display system. In response to reading the scheduling file, the display system determines which multimedia presentations to play at specific times. Periodically, updated scheduling files and updated multimedia presentations may be downloaded from a remote server. Template-based multimedia presentations comprise a template file, a template parts list and media content files. Template files define an arrangement and presentation of selected content element types. A template parts list associates content element types with content elements stored in the media content files. The display system processes template files according to the schedule. In processing a template file, the template parts list is referenced to identify which of content elements are associated with the selected content element types and to retrieve the identified content elements from the corresponding media content files in order to build the multimedia presentation.