Systems and methods for managing and distributing media content
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1. A method for providing commercials to an audience, the method comprising:
- presenting a user with a publicly accessible website for managing a plurality of versions of commercials over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features associated with the website by inputting at least one of a user name and a password;
in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the features associated with the website, presenting a plurality of advertisement campaigns to the user on the website, wherein;
the plurality of advertisement campaigns includes at least one customizable advertisement campaign that is selectable by the user;
the at least one customizable advertisement campaign includes a plurality of media slots, each media slot is configured to receive one or more media segments; and
metadata is associated with the one or more media segments;
in response to the user selecting the at least one customizable advertisement campaign, presenting options associated with the at least one customizable advertisement campaign to the user on the website;
assembling a completed commercial, wherein the assembling comprises correlating the selected options to the metadata associated with the one or more media segments, retrieving at least one media segment using the metadata, and inserting the retrieved media segment into the customizable advertisement campaign;
presenting a preview of the completed commercial on the website prior to delivering the completed commercial to the audience;
presenting a list of content providers on the website, wherein each content provider is selectable by the user;
in response to user selecting at least one content provider, presenting delivery options that correspond to the completed commercial to the user, wherein the delivery options include at least one of a delivery format, a delivery address, playback options, and a chargeback number; and
in response to receiving a request from the user to order the completed commercial, transmitting the completed commercial to at least one content provider in accordance with the delivery options selected by the user.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a media content management application that allows a user to customize, assemble, distribute, and track one or more versions of media content based on semantic criteria is provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for providing commercials to an audience, the method comprising:
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presenting a user with a publicly accessible website for managing a plurality of versions of commercials over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features associated with the website by inputting at least one of a user name and a password;
in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the features associated with the website, presenting a plurality of advertisement campaigns to the user on the website, wherein;
the plurality of advertisement campaigns includes at least one customizable advertisement campaign that is selectable by the user;
the at least one customizable advertisement campaign includes a plurality of media slots, each media slot is configured to receive one or more media segments; and
metadata is associated with the one or more media segments;
in response to the user selecting the at least one customizable advertisement campaign, presenting options associated with the at least one customizable advertisement campaign to the user on the website;
assembling a completed commercial, wherein the assembling comprises correlating the selected options to the metadata associated with the one or more media segments, retrieving at least one media segment using the metadata, and inserting the retrieved media segment into the customizable advertisement campaign;
presenting a preview of the completed commercial on the website prior to delivering the completed commercial to the audience;
presenting a list of content providers on the website, wherein each content provider is selectable by the user;
in response to user selecting at least one content provider, presenting delivery options that correspond to the completed commercial to the user, wherein the delivery options include at least one of a delivery format, a delivery address, playback options, and a chargeback number; and
in response to receiving a request from the user to order the completed commercial, transmitting the completed commercial to at least one content provider in accordance with the delivery options selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing commercials to an audience, the method comprising:
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presenting a user with a publicly accessible website for managing a plurality of versions of commercials over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features associated with the website by inputting at least one of a user name and a password;
in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the features associated with the website, retrieving a plurality of customizable advertisement campaigns, media segments, and user data associated with the user;
presenting the plurality of advertisement campaigns to the user on the website, wherein the at least one customizable advertisement campaign includes a plurality of media slots, each media slot is configured to receive one or more of the retrieved media segments, and wherein metadata is associated with each of the retrieved media segments;
in response to the user selecting one of the customizable advertisement campaigns, presenting options associated with that customizable advertisement campaign on the website;
assembling a completed commercial, wherein the assembling comprises correlating the selected options to the metadata associated with the retrieved media segments and inserting at least one of the retrieved media segments into the customizable advertisement campaign;
presenting a preview of the completed commercial on the website prior to delivering the completed commercial to the audience;
presenting a list of content providers on the website, wherein each content provider is selectable by the user;
in response to user selecting at least one content provider, presenting delivery options that correspond to the completed commercial to the user, wherein the delivery options include at least one of a delivery format, a delivery address, playback options, and a chargeback number; and
in response to receiving a request from the user to order the completed commercial, transmitting the version of the commercial to at least one content provider in accordance with the delivery options selected by the user.
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21. A method for providing commercials to an audience, the method comprising:
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presenting a user with a publicly accessible website for managing a plurality of versions of commercials over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features associated with the website by inputting at least one of a user name and a password;
in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the features associated with the website, presenting the user with options associated with a version of a commercial on the website;
assembling the version of the commercial using the received options, wherein the assembling comprises inserting media segments from a database into an advertisement campaign;
ordering the version of the commercial using the received options in response to receiving an order from the user on the website; and
using the received options and in response to the order, delivering the version of the commercial to a content provider.
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22. A system for providing commercials to an audience, the system comprising:
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an access component that is configured to;
present a user with a publicly accessible website for managing a plurality of versions of commercials over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features associated with the website by inputting at least one of a user name and a password;
in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the features associated with the website, transmit an authorization for the user to a commercial creation component;
the commercial creation component that is configured to;
present the user with a plurality of advertisement campaigns to the user on the website, wherein;
the plurality of advertisement campaigns includes at least one customizable advertisement campaign that is selectable by the user;
the at least one customizable advertisement campaign includes a plurality of media slots, each media slot is configured to receive one or more media segments; and
metadata is associated with the one or more media segments;
in response to the user selecting the at least one customizable advertisement campaign, present options associated with the at least one customizable advertisement campaign to the user on the website; and
transmit the selected options to an assembly component;
the assembly component that is configured to;
assemble a completed commercial, wherein the assembling comprises correlating the selected options to the metadata associated with the one or more media segments, retrieving at least one media segment using the metadata, and inserting the retrieved media segment into the customizable advertisement campaign;
present a preview of the completed commercial on the website prior to delivering the completed commercial to the audience;
a delivery component that is configured to;
present a list of content providers on the website, wherein each content provider is selectable by the user; and
in response to user selecting at least one content provider, presenting delivery options that correspond to the completed commercial to the user, wherein the delivery options include at least one of a delivery format, a delivery address, playback options, and a chargeback number; and
an ordering component that is configured to, in response to receiving a request from the user to order the completed commercial, transmit the completed commercial to at least one content provider in accordance with the delivery options selected by the user.
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23. A system for providing commercials to an audience, the system comprising:
a processor at least partially executing a media content management application that is configured to;
present a user with a website for managing a plurality of versions of commercials over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features associated with the website by inputting at least one of a user name and a password;
in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the features associated with the website, present the user with options associated with a version of a commercial on the website;
assemble the version of the commercial using the received options, wherein the assembling comprises inserting media segments from a database into an advertisement campaign;
order the version of the commercial using the received options in response to receiving an order from the user on the website; and
using the received options and in response to the order, deliver the version of the commercial to a content provider.
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