Methods and systems for acquiring rights to content for transmission at an event

• US 20050216299A1
• Filed: 03/11/2005
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Immersion Entertainment LLC
• Original Assignee: Immersion Entertainment LLC
• Inventors: Wood, Mark A., Anderson, Geoffrey L., Anderson, Tazwell L. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/077,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20050216299A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/02 Arrangements for relaying broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/61 for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6334 for authorisation, e.g. by transmitting a key wireless communications network key management H04W12/04; wireless communications network access security H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method is provided for acquiring rights to content for transmission at an event. The method comprises identifying at least one of sources, carriers and owners of content for transmission at an event. The sources, carriers and owners include at least one of event content sources, event content carriers, event content owners, non-event content sources, non-event content carriers, non-event content owners, venue owners, event organizers and event participants. The method includes determining access rights to be acquired to transmit the content at the events, and establishing at least one agreement with at least one of the sources, carriers and owners to acquire the access rights to transmit the content at the event. The method may include establishing separate agreements with the sources of the content, the carriers of the content and the owners of the content.

Claims

1. A method for acquiring rights to content for transmission at an event, the method comprising:

identifying at least one of sources, carriers and owners of content for transmission at an event, the sources, carriers and owners including at least one of event content sources, event content carriers, event content owners, non-event content sources, non-event content carriers, non-event content owners, venue owners, event organizers and event participants;

determining access rights to be acquired to transmit the content at the event; and

establishing at least one agreement with at least one of the sources, carriers and owners to acquire the access rights to transmit the content at the event.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing separate agreements with the sources of the content, the carriers of the content and the owners of the content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a first agreement with an owner of a venue at which an event will occur; and

establishing a second agreement with a network carrying the event, the first and second agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a first agreement with an owner of a venue at which an event will occur; and

establishing a second agreement with an event organizer, the first and second agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a first agreement with a network carrying the event;

and

establishing a second agreement with an event organizer, the first and second agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a government license to broadcast the content.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a government license to broadcast the content at the event.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a first agreement with event participants;

and

establishing a second agreement with an event organizer, the first and second agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the agreements allow access to, and transmission of, content at an event, the content relating to the event.

10. A method for acquiring rights to content for transmission at an event, the method comprising:

identifying at least one of sources, carriers and owners of content for transmission at an event, the sources, carriers and owners including at least one of event content sources, event content carriers, event content owners, non-event content sources, non-event content carriers, non-event content owners, venue owners, event organizers and event participants;

determining access rights to be acquired to transmit the content at the event;

establishing a first agreement with an owner of a venue, at which an event will occur; and

establishing a second agreement with a network carrying the event, the first and second agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising establishing a third agreement with an event organizer, the first, second and third agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising establishing a third agreement with an event organizer, the first, second and third agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising obtaining a government license to broadcast the content.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising obtaining a government license to broadcast the content at the event.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising establishing a third agreement with event participants;

and

establishing a first agreement with an event organizer, the first, second, third and fourth agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

16. A method for acquiring rights to content for transmission at an event, the method comprising:

identifying at least one of sources, carriers and owners of content for transmission at an event, the sources, carriers and owners including at least one of event content sources, event content carriers, event content owners, non-event content sources, non-event content carriers, non-event content owners, venue owners, event organizers and event participants;

determining access rights to be acquired to transmit the content at the event;

establishing a first agreement with at least one of the sources, carriers and owners to acquire the access rights to transmit the content at the event;

establishing a second agreement with an event organizer; and

wherein the agreements allow access to, and transmission of, content at an event, the content relating to the event.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

establishing the first agreement with the owner of the venue at which an event will occur; and

establishing a third agreement with the network carrying the event, the first and second agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising obtaining a government license to broadcast the content.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising obtaining a government license to broadcast the content at the event.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising establishing a third agreement with event participants, the first, second and third agreements permitting replay of at least portions of the event live or time delayed.