US Patent:
20100205640, Aug 12, 2010
Inventors:
Jeffrey Steinborn - Nashville TN, US
Robert Zimmerman - Nashville TN, US
Joyce D. Peacock - Nashville TN, US
Bill Morton - Nashville TN, US
Daniel Hayes - Franklin TN, US
International Classification:
H04N 7/18
G08G 1/01
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention relate to a method, system and computer-readable medium for conveying audio/video information. The method detects a presence of at least one automobile and communicates such presence to an information system comprising a number of display devices (D) and an information processing unit. The processing unit contains a library of audio/video portions, each audio/video portion having a total run time (V), where each audio/video portion is divisible into segments (V) having a segment run time (V) such that V≦Dand V÷D=V. The processing unit estimates a total viewing time (T) to provide the audio/video information; parses the audio/video information into Dseparate segments; and selects one parsed audio/video portion such that Vof the selected audio/video portion is substantially equal to TThe selected audio/video segments are communicated to the display devices.