Systems and methods for delivering media content
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1. A system for developing media content and offering the media content to a plurality of consumers, the system comprising:
- a processor operable to combine media assets and metadata based on selected groupings of the consumers to create a media content offering for each selected group of the consumers;
a database for storing the media content offering;
a file repository for storing media content associated with the media content offering; and
a server adapted to distribute media content stored in said file repository.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for offering media content to consumers for a selected interval of time. In one or more embodiments, the present invention uses a content management system for preparing the media content for distribution, a subscriber management system for managing consumer accounts, a content distribution system for distributing the media content to the consumers, and a licensing server for issuing licenses restricting the use of media content.
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59 Claims
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1. A system for developing media content and offering the media content to a plurality of consumers, the system comprising:
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a processor operable to combine media assets and metadata based on selected groupings of the consumers to create a media content offering for each selected group of the consumers;
a database for storing the media content offering;
a file repository for storing media content associated with the media content offering; and
a server adapted to distribute media content stored in said file repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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23. A method for developing and offering media content to a plurality of consumers, the method comprising the steps of:
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combining media assets and metadata based on selected groupings of consumers to create a media content offering for each selected group of the consumers; and
storing the media content offering in a database.
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41. A system for developing media content and offering the media content to a plurality of consumers, the system comprising:
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a processor operable to combine media assets and metadata based on at least one business rule associated with one or more of the media assets to create a media content offering accessible by a selected group of the consumers, the business rule prescribing how one or more of the media assets may be used;
a database for storing the media content offering;
a file repository for storing media content associated with the media content offering; and
a server adapted to distribute media content stored in said file repository. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for developing and offering media content to a plurality of consumers, the method comprising the steps of:
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combining media assets and metadata based on at least one business rule associated with one or more of the media assets to create a media content offering accessible by a selected group of the consumers, the business rule prescribing how one or more of the media assets may be used; and
storing the media content offering in a database. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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