CA2335667A1 - Method and apparatus for the display of selected images at selected times - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for the display of selected images at selected times Download PDF

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CA2335667A1
CA2335667A1 CA 2335667 CA2335667A CA2335667A1 CA 2335667 A1 CA2335667 A1 CA 2335667A1 CA 2335667 CA2335667 CA 2335667 CA 2335667 A CA2335667 A CA 2335667A CA 2335667 A1 CA2335667 A1 CA 2335667A1
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Francois Cloutier
Claire Langlois
Edmund Mark Hooper
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PIXNET Inc
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Pixel Systems Inc.
Francois Cloutier
Claire Langlois
Edmund Mark Hooper
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Abstract

This invention relates to a method for the remote display of selected images at selected times and to an autonomous digital distribution system and components thereof used with such method. This method and system allow advertisers, retailers, television networks and other information providers to have access and maintain, via geographic, demographic and/or other selectors to a diverse network of remotely located out-of-home electronic multimedia displays of varying format and capacity. The system may also comprise means to translate sold and unsold air-time into actual presentation schedules.
CA 2335667 2000-02-11 2001-02-12 Method and apparatus for the display of selected images at selected times Expired - Fee Related CA2335667C (en)

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