METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON-LINE CONTENT ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION
First Claim
1. A content distribution system for receiving electronic media content captured by an originator'"'"'s content capturing device and distributing the electronic media to one or more third parties over a network, the system comprising:
- a central repository in electronic communication with the content capturing device and the one or more third parties over the network, the central repository including;
a content repository for receiving and storing the electronic media content received over the network from the content capturing device;
a processor for determining if the received content is to be distributed to the one or more third party in return for compensation, the processor calculating the compensation based upon at least one desired compensation parameter received from the originator; and
a distribution module for distributing the content to the one or more third parties in return for the compensation.
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Abstract
A method and system for capturing and distributing electronic media content over a communications network. One or more subscribers capture media about a specific event with the use of a media capture device such as the camera of a mobile phone. The subscriber contacts a central repository and transmits the media content to the repository where the content can be stored, indexed and categorized. The content can be made available to one or more interested third party subscribers such as, for example, news agencies seeking information about the event. A bidding system can be implemented to allow the agency with the highest bid to receive access to the desired content. In return, the subscriber that submitted the content can receive compensation for the submitted content.
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20 Claims
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1. A content distribution system for receiving electronic media content captured by an originator'"'"'s content capturing device and distributing the electronic media to one or more third parties over a network, the system comprising:
a central repository in electronic communication with the content capturing device and the one or more third parties over the network, the central repository including; a content repository for receiving and storing the electronic media content received over the network from the content capturing device; a processor for determining if the received content is to be distributed to the one or more third party in return for compensation, the processor calculating the compensation based upon at least one desired compensation parameter received from the originator; and a distribution module for distributing the content to the one or more third parties in return for the compensation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for receiving electronic media content captured by an originator'"'"'s content capturing device and distributing the electronic media to one or more third parties over a network, the system comprising:
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receiving the captured electronic media content from the content capturing device; determining if the received content is to be distributed to the one or more third parties in return for compensation; calculating the compensation based upon at least one originator-established compensation parameter; and distributing, over the network, the content to the one or more third parties in return for compensation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for disseminating media content captured by one or more content capture devices to one or more third parties over a communications network comprising:
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enrolling one or more subscribers and one or more third parties, each subscriber having a content capture device; receiving the captured content from one or more content capture devices; presenting the content to the one or more third parties; receiving requests for the content from the one or more third parties; distributing the content to at least one selected third party; and arranging for the subscriber that submitted the captured content to receive compensation, the compensation being determined based upon at least one desired compensation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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