Internet news compensation system

• US 20050049971A1
• Filed: 10/18/2004
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David S. Bettinger
• Original Assignee: David S. Bettinger
• Inventors: Bettinger, David S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,095,467 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0272 Period of advertisement exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A computerized compensation system of disseminating a plurality of news and information items offered, contributed, and submitted by a plurality of independent submitters to an internet provider site. The provider site accepts, indexes, catalogs, tracks, meters, and calculates viewer exposure to each submitted news and information item chosen by a plurality of viewers. Compensation due individual submitters is transmitted in real time, as the submitter continues the submission to the provider web site. Billing of funding sources is provided.

Claims

1. An internet news compensation system comprising:

a submitter web server selected for accepting and indexing a plurality of multi-media expositions;

a plurality of independent submitter web terminals selected for voluntary submission and continuous updating of the multi-media expositions by a plurality of independent submitters;

a viewer web server selected for displaying the multi-media expositions on a provider site

to a plurality of free agent viewers utilizing a plurality of viewer web terminals;

a metering mechanism comprising,

means selected for tracking each said multi-media exposition chosen by the free agent viewers for display, coupled with

means selected for calculating compensation accruing to each said independent submitter based on at least one selected viewer exposure measure accruing to each of the said submitted multi-media expositions, coupled with

means selected for continuously updating the accrued compensation and communicating the updated accrued compensation to each said submitter web terminal;

further, the submitter web server, the plurality of submitter web terminals, the viewer web server, and the metering mechanism are all in continuous real time electronic communication among each other;

whereby, the compensation due each submitter is disposed for continuous real time communication to said submitter web terminal during the continuous communication of the multi-media exposition by the submitter web terminal.

2. The internet news compensation system of claim 1, wherein the viewer exposure measure is chosen from the measure of the number of viewers, the measure of the duration of view of said free agent viewer, the measure of said free agent viewer response, the measure of said free agent viewer click through to a linked site, and all possible measure combinations thereof.

3. The internet news compensation system of claim 2, wherein the web server is further selected for real time communication with associated internet sites of viewing availability of at least one of the multi-media expositions.

4. The internet news compensation system of claim 3, wherein the submitter web server is further selected for accepting and indexing each said multi-media exposition based upon a lead of each said multi-media exposition.

5. The internet news compensation system of claim 4, further comprising the addition of a layout web server selected for accepting and indexing a plurality of finding source media items from a plurality of funding source web terminals.

6. The internet news compensation system of claim 5, whereby said layout web server is further selected for accepting and recording said multi-media expositions in an archive.

7. The internet news compensation system of claim 6, wherein said submitter web server is further selected for identifying, interpreting, sorting, ranking, and segregating the individual multi-media expositions into groups within a catalog, based upon preselected criteria applied to the lead, further said viewer web server is selected for displaying the multi-media exposition groups and the multi-media exposition catalog on an internet site to a plurality of free agent viewers.

8. The internet news compensation system of claim 7, wherein the layout web server is further selected for retrieving, accepting and indexing a plurality of background media items from a plurality of web servers and terminals.

9. The internet news compensation system of claim 8, wherein said layout web server is further selected for accepting and indexing each said funding source media item based upon a preference list of each said funding source media item.

10. The internet news compensation system of claim 9, wherein the layout web server is further selected for positioning each said funding source media item in close proximity to the multi-media expositions of a related catalog group based upon the preference list of each said funding source media item.

11. The internet news compensation system of claim 10, wherein the preference list further comprises price value of each preference item.

12. The internet news compensation system of claim 11, wherein the means selected for calculating expense accruing to each said funding source is further based on at least one said selected price value and at least one said viewer exposure measure.

13. The internet news compensation system of claim 12, wherein the means selected for calculating compensation accruing to each said independent submitter is further based upon a portion of the sum of expenses accruing to the funding sources for the exposition of the independent submitter.

14. The internet news compensation system of claim 13, wherein beginning of the exposition submission by the submitter is unscheduled by site provider.

15. The internet news compensation system of claim 13, wherein the beginning of the exposition submission by the submitter is scheduled at a day and time mutually preselected by the submitter and the site provider.

16. The internet news compensation system of claim 14, wherein the submitter comprises a reporter,

further said multi-media exposition is an unscheduled news and information report,

further said site provider comprises a news collection and dissemination agency,

further said provider site comprises a news and information internet site controlled and operated by the provider,

further the lead comprises subject, identity, location, and payment account,

further funding source comprises an advertising agency,

further the funding source media item comprises an advertisement,

further the metering mechanism comprises at least one means chosen from means to measure number of viewers, means selected to determine time of day of said news and information report downloaded from the provider site by the viewers and means selected to determine time of day of the duration of view of the news and information report downloaded from the provider site by the viewers, whereby the metering mechanism calculation means selected for utilization of the measurements and determinations to provide for compensation determination for the reporters

further whereby the metering mechanism is selected for communication of the compensation to the reporters as the reporters continue submission of the news and information reports.

17. The internet news compensation system of claim 15, wherein the

submitter comprises an exercise instructor,

further said multi-media exposition is an exercise instruction class,

further said provider comprises a health and fitness site provider,

further said provider site comprises a fitness internet site controlled and operated by the health and fitness site provider,

further the lead comprises subject, identity, location, and payment account,

further the exercise instructor is scheduled to begin the exercise instruction class at a specific date and time based upon an agreement with the health and fitness site provider,

further the funding source comprises a manufacturer of exercise equipment,

further the funding source media comprises an exercise equipment advertisement,

further the metering mechanism comprises at least one means chosen from means to measure number of viewers, means selected to determine time of day of said health news and information report downloaded from the provider site by the viewers and means selected to determine time of day of the duration of view of the news and information report downloaded from the provider site by the viewers, whereby the metering mechanism calculation means selected for utilization of the measurements and determinations to provide for compensation determination for the exercise instructor,

further whereby the metering mechanism is selected for communication of the compensation to the exercise instructor during the continuing submission of the exercise instruction class.