Schedule management method

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1991-01-07

1994-05-10

Envall, Jr., Roy N.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

455 31, 348 6, 348906, G06F 1522, G06F 1524, G06G 752

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053114230

ABSTRACT:
A method of managing information used and generated in the scheduling and exhibition of performances is disclosed. A video network includes a video server that operates several video recorders to simultaneously exhibit video performances or programs on a plurality of channels. The video server is controlled in real time in accordance with data presented to it in an exhibition plan. The exhibition plan is generated through the performance of an exhibition manager process which operates on a computer. The exhibition manager manages information related to the performances to be exhibited, schedules the performances in accordance with user-supplied timing data, prints reports, and maintains a personal information manager having a database describing studios, contacts, and other information related to licensing the performances for exhibition on the network. The information related to performances includes repeat factors and short titles which the exhibition manager calculates. The scheduling activities of the exhibition manager automatically schedule repeated exhibitions of a performance in accordance with the performance's repeat factor. An inventory manager takes the exhibition manager's schedule and automatically expands it to schedule individual media copies of performances. The inventory manager automatically prints purchase orders and tracks media copies after they are received. Unique codes are affixed to the media copies and to the places where the media copies might possibly reside. Portable scanners are used to associate an employee id, a media copy code, a location code, and a date and time stamp together to track inventory and to provide accountability for the media copies.

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