METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MOTION PICTURE CINEMATIC INFORMATION FOR VIEWING IN MOVIE THEATERS

摘要

Cinematic information including sequential frames of cinemagraphic video images and, optionally, corresponding audio data are converted into digital data which is transmitted from a central site (2) to a movie theater (6). The digital data received at the movie theater (6) is provided to a digital projector (44) which converts the digital data into the sequential frames of cinemagraphic video images and projects the sequential frames of cinemagraphic video images onto a screen (46). The corresponding audio data is converted into audible sounds sequentially with the projection of the sequential frames of cinemagraphic video images. Orders for cinematic information can be placed via a communication network, such as a private or public telephone network.