WO2000025248A2 - Audience management for interactive network events - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a system and method for managing content distribution to an audience and, more particularly, to a system and method for regulating access to network-based events such as a method for issuing electronic tickets to specific customers or clients, and accepting redemption of those tickets, thereby permitting customers or clients having valid electronic tickets to access the network-based events.
- the Internet is a loose network of connected computers spread throughout the world.
- a message can be sent from any computer on the Internet to any other by specifying a destination address and passing the message from computer to computer via a series of "hops.”
- Each computer, router, or “node” on the Internet has a unique Internet address.
- the computer checks the intended destination of the message and passes it along accordingly.
- the Internet is growing, in terms of both size and sophistication, at a rapid rate.
- most users of the Internet were academic, research, or institutional users; the Internet was primarily used at that time to transmit and receive electronic mail and network news and to allow transfer of computer files.
- WWW World Wide Web
- the Internet has begun to host increasing amounts of other types of data of general interest, namely representations of images and articles, audiovisual and multimedia content, etc.
- Web pages often consisting primarily of text and graphical material, are stored on numerous computers, known as “Web servers,” throughout the Internet.
- a software program known as a “browser” can be used to access and view Web pages across the Internet by specifying the location (i.e. Internet address) of the desired Web page.
- a Web page When a Web page is accessed, its information is transmitted from the remote computer (server or delivery site) , wherever in the world it may be located, across the Internet, to the user.
- Internet-like data networks is based on the principle that delays and significant data transmission rate variations are acceptable for ordinary data (e.g. text and still images) . Consequently, because of the high value of permitting access to text and graphical information from locations around the world, such transmission defects are considered acceptable, and the base capacity of the Internet is somewhat "oversubscribed" to reduce data transmission costs. In other words, the timeliness of network data transmission has been significantly compromised in order to render relatively insignificant the aggregate cost of long distance communication connections. In order to successfully transfer audio-video data across a message-oriented network such as the Internet, for any more than a few users, network resources should be committed in a manner facilitating timeliness of transmittal.
- a system using committed network resources generally cannot take advantage of the existing pricing method of shared networks like the Internet, since it cannot participate in the sharing of network resources on a data packet by data packet basis.
- Video data must be transmitted to the exclusion of lower-priority data. Transmission costs thus become significant, especially when the connection is "long distance" or when the connection is continued over an extended period of time.
- a browser program can be used to access and view Web pages across the Internet by specifying the location (i.e. Internet address) of the desired Web page, or more commonly, by "hotlinking" to Web pages.
- location i.e. Internet address
- Common browsers are Lynx, NCSA Mosaic, Netscape Navigator, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- the desired Web page is specified by a uniform resource locator ("URL") , indicating the precise location of the file using the syntax
- Web pages are generally described, in terms of layout and content, by way of a language known as "HTML” (HyperText Markup Language) . Any particular computer linked to the Internet can store one or more Web pages, i.e. computer files in HTML format, for access by users.
- HTML HyperText Markup Language
- Hotlinking from one HTML Web page to another is accomplished as follows.
- the user first accesses a Web page having a known address, often on the computer located at the user's ISP (Internet Service Provider).
- the ISP is the organization providing Internet connectivity to the user.
- That Web page can contain, in addition to textual and visual data specified in HTML format, "links," or embedded information (in the form of URLs) pointing to the Internet addresses of other Web pages, often on other computers throughout the Internet.
- the user by selecting a link (often by pointing and clicking with a mouse) , can then access other Web pages, which can in turn contain further data and/or additional links.
- NCSA Mosaic handles references to unknown types of data by allowing the data to be downloaded to the user's computer, and then optionally invoking an external program to view or manipulate the data.
- plug-in can be automatically invoked to handle the data as it is received from the remote Web page.
- Other means such as network program "applets" written in the Java language (or a similar language) , can be used to extend the functionality of the browser environment or network.
- the unauthorized receipt of content is regulated by either blocking the signal before it reaches unauthorized individuals, or by encoding the transmissions and providing authorized individuals with decoders. Both approaches are capital-intensive, as blocking equipment must be installed for each unauthorized viewer in the former case, and decoders must be provided to authorized viewers in the latter case. It is also possible to reach large numbers of customers by replicating content and sending individual copies to each customer. Printed matter, such as newspapers, magazines are distributed this way. Videotape rentals may also be considered to fall within this model.
- the Internet while it uses electronic distribution like traditional broadcasting, acts in most cases more like the distribution of replicated content. Using the traditional model, Internet communications generally will not reach their intended destination unless they are specifically transmitted to that user. This method of reaching a large number of customers is inefficient, however. As described above, audio and video transmissions over the Internet are bandwidth intensive, and sending such data to a large number of customers can easily oversubscribe network capacity.
- the Internet is the most measurable medium in existence. It is absolutely the goal of the publisher to know exactly why and how their viewers used the content stream (s) . It is this specific knowledge of the user that establishes significant value to the provider and its advertisers. Unfortunately, Internet Multicasting or broadcasting forfeits the opportunity of user data while not capitalizing on the truly efficient cost advantages of the traditional broadcast infrastructure. The actual problem is three fold. One. Whereas broadcast television in the early days had only three networks, we have now 50 broadcast and cable stations and millions of Web sites. Thus, the competition for viewership is fierce. Even in the best scenario, it is difficult to capture and hold viewers. This new Internet community of viewers migrates from site to site. No one has a favorite channel. This means that very few sites have regular or consistent traffic.
- the principle shift for sites is to present Web site facades that deliver different messages for different users. Advertising on the Web has already made this shift as have Internet search engines with content preferencing. The goal in communication is to speak to each user. What do you do for them? The problem is that the broader the message, the smaller the impact it has on the specific user. The new mission of the Internet communicator is to both sharpen one's point while getting to that point much faster. Focus and brevity are the catchwords of a viable site.
- Multicasting There is also an Internet-based form of broadcasting, which in one embodiment is called “multicasting.”
- an Internet-based communication can reach a large number of users, but can also be intercepted easily by individuals who are not authorized to do so.
- Internet broadcasts like traditional television broadcasts, are difficult to regulate. Audio and video content distributed this way can be encrypted or specially encoded to prevent unauthorized viewing, but this often does not present desirable results.
- the computational and storage capabilities of many computer systems in common use today are over-burdened or fully utilized simply in the process of receiving and decoding audio and video content.
- the invention relates to a system and method for managing content distribution.
- the invention defines a system and method for both regulating and promoting access to Internet content or other events by fostering reservations and issuing electronic tickets to authorized individuals or ideal audiences in advance of the event.
- a presently preferred embodiment of the invention includes an event guide, which includes information on when events will take place, what content is included, cost, and restrictions on attendance.
- the event guide is also used as an "alarm clock" and virtual host for the collection of pre- registered viewers prior to the commencement of the event. The goal is to identify end users and collect them as the audience for the event.
- Limiting event attendance to a certain number of authorized individuals is contrary to current Internet paradigms, but is useful for several reasons.
- access may be restricted to those individuals who have paid for it, as in "pay-per-view" television. This tends to increase the value of the event.
- Third, the individuals who have the greatest interest in an event can be targeted. Not only does the sequence of affirmative steps required to procure and present an electronic ticket deter the most casual users, but the registration process of the invention allows demographic data to be collected for all users who request tickets.
- the invention can also track attendance; a benefit of interest to event sponsors.
- a goal of all "selling" is to create scarcity of the item to be sold. The greater the perceived scarcity, the higher the market value of the item.
- Another goal of the system is to reduce cost of promotion. Ordinary promotion of an event is transitory and will diminish dramatically once the event has come and gone. If the content provider instead focuses on collecting viewers for each event using the system described here, the total magnitude of viewers will increase as a consequence of the number of events staged. This existing base of end users (subscribers) can then be used by the content provider to laterally grow the type and diversity of their content offerings.
- the invention also includes a method to encourage participation once tickets have been acquired. Specifically, if a user does not use tickets he has reserved, even when there was no monetary cost for the tickets, participation in future events may be denied or conditioned.
- Certain tickets may be charged to the requesting user's credit card, and certain other tickets may be acquired free of charge, as desired by the operator of the ticketing system. Charges may be made to the user at any time, when reservations are made, when a ticket is acquired, or when the event takes place.
- the user's terminal exchanges information with a database server and a registration server by way of a custom ticketing program operative for example, at the user terminal. Reservations are requested from the database server. If the user is authorized to attend the event, and space is available, then the registration server processes and issues the user's ticket. When the event occurs, the user redeems the ticket by presenting a code to the server. If the code is authorized, the user terminal will begin receiving data.
- FIGURE 1 is a block diagram illustrating several functional blocks, namely a plurality of servers and at least one user terminal, as used in an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 2 is a block diagram illustrating the intercommunication among the various blocks illustrated in FIGURE 1;
- FIGURE 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method by which a reservation is requested according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method by which ticket availability is confirmed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method by which attendance at an event is authorized according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 6 is a diagram illustrating one possible user interface method for an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 7 is a diagram illustrating operations related to how information may travel through an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 8 is a diagram illustrating operations related to registering in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 9 is a diagram of a screen display that describes new stories and events in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 10 is a diagram illustrating operations related to viewing content and recording activity in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 11 is a diagram of two screen displays that describe a channel changer in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 12 is a diagram of two screen displays that describe a ticket minder in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 13 is a diagram of two screen displays that describe the process of accessing an about screen in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 14 is a diagram of two screen displays that describe the process of accessing a help screen in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 15 is a diagram of a navigation screen display in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 16 is a diagram of a screen display that describes a method of sorting items in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 17 is a diagram of a screen display that describes a method of displaying events in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 18 is a diagram of a screen display that describes a method of confirming a ticket in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 19 is a diagram illustrating operations related to obtaining a ticket in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 20 is a diagram of a screen display that describes a method of accessing more information about an event in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 21 is a diagram illustrating operations related to registering a publisher in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 22 is a diagram of a main publisher screen display in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 23 is a diagram of a screen display that describes a method of creating a new entry in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 24 is a diagram illustrating operations related to creating a new entry in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 25 is a diagram illustrating operations related to uploading an entry in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 26 is a diagram of a choice list screen display in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 27 is a diagram illustrating operations related to downloading statistics in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIGURE 28 is a diagram of two screen displays that describe the demand reports in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIGURE 29 is a diagram of a screen display that describes a method of uploading media files in an audience management system constructed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- the Internet 110 which is intended to be representative of wide-area communications networks in general, is depicted in the center.
- the Internet is known to be an interconnected network of a large number of computers .
- Internet-connected computers that are "geographically" near each other can be “electronically” near each other on the Internet, such is not usually the case.
- one computer connected to the Internet can communicate with any other computer connected to the Internet; the message will most likely travel over a path comprising a sequence of links, or "hops,” between computers that are directly connected to each other.
- a user terminal 112 is also depicted in FIG. 1.
- the user terminal 112 is connected to the Internet 110 via an Internet service provider (ISP) , which is typically a computer, router, or terminal server connected to the Internet 110.
- ISP Internet service provider
- Only one user terminal is shown; however, it should be recognized that the number of concurrent users of the invention is potentially unlimited.
- a ticketing server 114 Also connected to the Internet 110 are a ticketing server 114, a database server 116, a registration server 118, and an event server 120. As will be described in further detail below, these servers are employed in a system according to the invention to issue and process electronic tickets.
- a browser program 122 is adapted to run on the user terminal 112. This browser program 122 is capable of sending and receiving data from the Internet, and is further capable of displaying data in a graphical format. Examples of popular browser programs in common use are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. As is also well known in the art, the browser program 122 is capable of interfacing with an e-mail program 124.
- a custom ticketing program 126 is provided for use with the invention.
- the ticketing program 126 is in the form of a "plug-in" for use in cooperation with the browser.
- the ticketing program may be a standalone program, an "ActiveX control" for use with Microsoft Internet Explorer, or a Java application or applet for use in cooperation with a browser or operating system capable of interpreting or compiling programs in the Java language.
- the Ticketing/Guide program 126 first interacts with the ticketing server 114; requests for information on ticketed events are sent from the user terminal 112 to the ticketing server 114 (arrow 210) .
- the ticketing server 114 responds by sending back a list of events.
- Preregistration information and requests for reservations are sent from the Ticketing/Guide program 126 to the database server 116 (arrow 214) .
- the database server 116 sends a confirmation message and information on the event back to the browser program 122 (arrow 216) .
- the database server 116 also sends an e-mail confirmation message to the e-mail program 124 (arrow 218) .
- the e-mail confirmation message requires a response by the user. That response is sent from the e-mail program 124 (or optionally the browser program 122) to the database server 116 (arrow 220) .
- the user terminal 112 is connected to the event server 120.
- the ticketing program 126 redeems the electronic ticket by presenting the authorization code previously received from the registration server 118 (arrow 226) . If authorization is granted, the event server 120 then begins to send the event data to the browser program (arrow 228) .
- FIG. 3 illustrates in further detail the sequence of steps performed by the invention at the time a user identifies and requests to participate in an event.
- the user preregisters to use the ticketing service (step 310) . This is accomplished by having the user send his full name, address, telephone number, payment information (such as a credit card number) , and any other desired information to the database server 116, where that information is stored for later use. After preregistration has been completed, the user is free to use the ticketing service.
- step 312 When the user has identified an event of interest (step 312) , for example a live concert presented in audio and video, the user indicates his selection to the ticketing program 126 or to the browser program 122, e.g., by clicking on a button corresponding to the selected event.
- an event of interest for example a live concert presented in audio and video
- the user when the user learns of an event from external sources, such as word of mouth, the user can either search the listing of events with the ticketing program 126 or can enter a specific Internet address into the browser program 122, thereby loading a Web page containing code adapted to invoke the ticketing program, as in the second alternative described above.
- a record is added to a database on the database server 116 (step 320) representative of the user's confirmation or position on the waiting list. If the user is on the waiting list, no further action need be taken unless additional spaces open up.
- an e-mail message is sent to the user (step 414) .
- this e-mail message includes computer code (e.g., in HTML or the Javascript language) adapted to present a response button to the user through the e-mail program 124.
- computer code e.g., in HTML or the Javascript language
- Many e-mail programs in common use today are capable of decoding HTML or Javascript content; several other programs are capable of automatically invoking a browser program to decode the HTML or Javascript.
- the user is presented with a response button, and the system awaits completion of the confirmation process (step 416) by awaiting a message from the user terminal 112, sent when the user presses the response button.
- a final registration page is sent to the user's browser program 122 (step 418) .
- This registration page includes a registration program capable of interacting with the ticketing program 126.
- This registration program is run at the user terminal 112 (step 420) ; it receives the authorization code from the registration server 118 (step 422) as well as further information on the event, including a request to authorize a credit card payment, if applicable (step 424) . Payment authorization is then transmitted from the user terminal 112 to the registration server (step 426) , and a countdown timer is initiated (step 428) to remind the user of the event.
- a payment could be made at the time a reservation is requested (step 314) , or at the time of the event (see Figure 5, described below) . Tickets for certain events might not be charged at all.
- AMS Audience Management System
- AMS is a software solution for creating and retaining online audiences for a Web site.
- publishers can create and upload information from one or more HTML pages to the system network.
- Publishers can also gather information about their online audience or viewers through AMS by requesting usage data from the AMS Server and producing reports based on that data.
- AMS The Publisher is designed as an organizational tool for publishers. Through an easy-to-use data entry system, the tool creates data records that are accessed by Audience clients.
- AMS Audience Management System
- Clients there are two types of users: Clients and Publishers. Publishers create and upload information to the system network that the Clients will view.
- Figure 7 describes how information travels through AMS.
- the information is then downloaded to the Sybase Database on the Database 101 Machine.
- the Client Before installing AMS: The Client, the end user must obtain a Channel Installation package from the publisher by downloading it from the publisher's Web site, CD-ROM or diskette.
- the Channel Installation package contains the data files that comprise the Channel, and program files that direct the installation. EyeQ is invoked to install the Channel into the client's copy of AMS: The Client.
- EyeQ is invoked to download and install the AMS: The Client prior to installing the Channel.
- EyeQ will automatically be downloaded and installed.
- AMS The Client will be installed.
- An AMS The Client icon appears on the client's desktop simply labeled INTERVU, along with an eyeQ Multimedia Manager icon if that was not already installed.
- the Start menu entry for INTERVU is created or updated and entries for starting AMS: The Client as well as for uninstalling it are created, along with entries for installing and uninstalling each channel.
- AMS Before launching AMS: The Client, it must be registered. This section explains how information is transferred from the User Registration dialog to the provider of the AMS service. 1. When AMS: The Client is first installed, a User Registration dialog appears.
- the client enters: Name E-mail address
- the script validates the user registration information and sends an e-mail message to the client with a confirmation number.
- the client replies to the e-mail message and sends it back to the AMS Server.
- the script evreg.cgi, creates a password from the registration ID, User ID and e-mail address and sends another e-mail message to the client with a password.
- the client replies to that e-mail message, the password is sent to the AMS Server and the script, evsignupm.cgi, makes sure that the password is valid.
- the user registration information is stored in a text file called evreg.log.
- the registration process includes the following steps:
- Step #1 Client downloads Audience Management System: The Client from the AMS provider Web site and fills out registration information.
- Step #2 Client sends user registration information to AMS Server.
- Step #3 Script, evreg.cgi, validates user registration information and sends e-mail message to client with a confirmation number.
- Step #4 Client replies to e-mail message and sends it to AMS server.
- the script, evsignupm, is run to make sure that password is valid.
- Step #5. Client receives an e-mail message explaining whether or not the registration process is successful.
- the corresponding screen appears. For example, if a client clicks Navigate, the Navigate screen appears. If a client clicks Events, the Events screen appears.
- the names of the buttons and screens are customizable by the publisher, but the underlying functionality remains the same.
- evhits.log can include the following information:
- the viewing content and recording activity process includes the following steps:
- Step #1 Client launches Web Browser when he/she clicks Go There.
- Step #2 CGI Script, evbeenthere. cgi, sends message to the AMS Server.
- User ID and URL address of page accessed by client is stored in a log file called, evhits.log.
- AMS Changing Channels From the three main screens in AMS: The Client, there is a Channel Changer located on the bottom left side of the screen. When the client clicks on the Channel Changer, a pop-up menu appears that lists channels that have already been installed. The client can then change the current Channel by selecting another channel from the list.
- the Channel was changed from NEWCO to MTV.
- a client changes channels, he/she is changing the information, look and feel of the screens used in AMS: The Client.
- Ticket Minder is located at the bottom of the screen in AMS: The Client. Ticket Minder lists the events that the client has previously signed up for from the Events Screen. When the client clicks on Ticket Minder, a pop-up menu appears that lists the registered events. By selecting an event from the list, the Viewer invokes an Internet Browser and URL address of that particular event. See Figure 12. By selecting Semisonic — Breaking the Speed of Sound from the Ticket Minder pop-up menu, an Internet Browser is invoked with the URL address of the event.
- About button is located directly above the Channel Changer. When a client clicks on the About button, the About Audience Screen appears. See Figure 13.
- a Help button is located directly above the Channel Changer.
- an Internet Browser is invoked with the URL address of the Audience Help System. See Figure 14. To exit out of these pages, click Return To Audience.
- the second main screen in AMS The Client is the Navigation screen. See Figure 15. This screen classifies the stories and events from a Web site into different categories. It lists the categories on the left side of the screen and it lists the stories, events and descriptions on the right side of the screen. The client can change what he/she views on the right hand side of the screen by selecting different categories.
- the client can sort the categories that he/she wants to view alphabetically, by quantity and by date. See Figure 16.
- the list is then sorted according to sort criterion.
- the client can also sort items in each category for the past 1 day, 7 days or all days by clicking the corresponding buttons.
- the third main screen in AMS is the Event screen.
- the information gets stored in the following text file, evticket.log.
- the information also gets sent out to the Event Database file so that the number of tickets sold can be updated.
- the process of obtaining a ticket includes the following steps:
- Step #1 After the client clicks Go There, a Confirm Ticket screen appears with the name of the event, client's name, e-mail address and whether or not the clients wants to be reminded about the event 10 minutes before it occurs. If the information is correct, the client clicks Sign Up and the information is sent to the AMS Server.
- Step #2 From the AMS Server, a CGI script evticket.cgi verifies the user information, creates a password from the client's e-mail address, user ID and registration ID and sends an e-mail message to the client.
- the e-mail message explains that the client must reply to the message if he/she wants to receive a ticket to the event.
- Step #3 Client replies to the e-mail message and sends it back to the AMS Server.
- Step #4 The CGI script, evticket.cgi, checks the Channel Database Files (newCo/chaninfo.dir and NewCo/chaninfo.pag) to see if there are any available tickets for the event.
- Step #5. If so, the CGI script increases the number of tickets sold in the Channel Database Files.
- Step #6 The information gets stored in the following text file, evticket.log.
- Step #7 Finally, an e-mail message is sent to the client explaining that they are now officially registered for the event.
- Event Info From the Confirm Ticket screen in Events, the client clicks Event Info. See Figure 20. When a client clicks on Event Info, this will launch a Web Browser with the URL of the Event Page.
- AMS To register AMS: The Publisher, the publisher must get a Workstation ID Number and Activation Key number. To obtain these numbers, the publisher must contact the AMS provider. In general, employees of the AMS provider will perform the following steps:
- the Content Producer will receive a valid workstation ID number and activation key number that he/she enters as soon as the Audience Publisher Tool is launched.
- the AMS Server looks up the Workstation ID number and Activation Key number to make sure that a valid user is working with the program even though he/she is not queried for them.
- the registering process includes the following steps:
- Step #1 The publisher, Workstation #1, installs AMS; The Publisher. After installation is completed, the registration dialog appears. The publisher must enter the Workstation ID Number and Activation Key Number that is obtained from the following site: http: //evguide. intervu.net/addclient.html.
- Step #2 After the publisher enters this information in the registration dialog and clicks OK, the information is sent to the Global Master Database.
- the Global Master Database consists of multiple databases: Channel Database and User Database.
- the Channel Database consists of the following files: chaninfo.mtv.pag and chaninfo.mts.dir.
- the User Database consists of the following files: userinfo.mtv.pag and userinfo.mtv.dir .
- MTV is the client code and changes according to client accessing the information.
- Step #3 When the publisher clicks OK, the information is uploaded to following inbound directories across the Web: /home/httpd/html/ inbound/ . htaccess /home/www/evglogs/clients/ . htpasswd /home/www/evglogs/clients/ . htgroup
- Step #4 Channels are downloaded to the Publisher; if there is an error in registration, an error message is returned to the Publisher.
- New Entry screen closes and the information is saved offline in the local database.
- the process of creating a new entry includes the following steps:
- Step 1 Entry is saved offline in local Database.
- Step 2. It is uploaded to Global Master Database when Publisher uploads entry.
- a Publisher uploads an entry he/she pulls out from the local database and uploads it to the Global Master Database as an ASCII Test File.
- the Global Master Database consists of multiple databases.
- a CGI script workstation. cgi, verifies your User Name and Password. Then it pulls the data that you want to upload from your local database, changes it to an ASCII Text File and uploads it to the Global Master Database.
- the process of uploading an entry includes the following steps:
- Step #1 Workstation. cgi script verifies User Name and Password.
- Step #2 Workstation. cgi script pulls data out from local database and changes it to an ASCII Text File.
- Step #3 Workstation. cgi script uploads ASCII Text File to Global Database.
- Publisher can also modify, delete and rearrange entries from this screen.
- a CGI script evgetdata. cgi, verifies your User Name and Password.
- CGI script evgetdata. cgi, pulls data from the Global Master Database with the dates selected and sends it back to the Content Producer as a text file.
- the downloaded data is then saved to a local database.
- Step #1 CGI Script, evgetdata. cgi, pulls data from Global Master Database with requested dates and sends it to the Viewer as a text file.
- Step #2 The downloaded data or text file is saved to the local database.
- a CGI script verifies your User Name and Password.
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