METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PUBLISHING MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20090106093A1
• Filed: 01/12/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cunningham, Ryan Brice, Folgner, Michael George, Waterhouse, Steven
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,465 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.610
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/18 Licensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule

Abstract

Systems and methods have been developed for manipulating media assets in a networked computing environment where processing power, bandwidth and/or storage capacity may be limited.

Claims

1. A method for publishing a composite media asset and receiving compensation therefor, comprising:

receiving, from a first remote computing device, an edit specification for rendering a composite media asset, the edit specification identifying at least a first component media asset and a second component media asset that comprise the composite media asset;

storing the edit specification;

receiving, from a second remote computing device, a request to render at least the first component media asset based upon information in the edit specification;

transmitting, to the second remote computing device, information identifying the first component media asset; and

receiving compensation for the transmitting step.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the information identifying the first component media asset comprises:

identifying a location of the first component media asset.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the information identifying the first component media asset comprises:

identifying a file type of the first component media asset.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the request to render the first component media asset comprises:

receiving at least one search term corresponding to the information in the edit specification.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the request to render the first component media asset comprises:

receiving a request to render the composite media asset.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

based upon the information identifying the first component media asset, identifying the second component media asset; and

transmitting, to the second remote computing device, information identifying the second component media asset.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the compensation is in the form of monetary compensation.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving compensation comprises:

receiving compensation from a user of the second remote computing device; and

compensating a user of the first remote computing device.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving compensation comprises:

compensating a user of the second remote computing device by a user of a third remote computing device;

receiving compensation from the user of the second remote computing device; and

compensating a user of the first remote computing device.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving compensation comprises:

receiving user information from one or more vendors.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting information identifying the first component media asset further comprises:

receiving a portion of the first component media asset; and

rendering the first component media asset.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving compensation for the transmitting step further comprises:

permitting access to the first component media asset at a first compensation level.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the first compensation level permits free access to the first component media asset.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

permitting access to the composite media asset or the second component media asset at a second compensation level.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the information identifying the first component media asset comprises a digital right that is detectable by an image rendering device.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the digital right prevents display of the first component media asset on the image rendering device.

17. A method for inserting advertising into a composite media asset and receiving compensation therefor, the method comprising:

receiving a composite media asset edit specification defining a composite media asset, the composite media asset edit specification identifying a first component media asset and a second component media asset;

receiving a request, by one or more vendors, to incorporate at least one advertisement with the composite media asset;

incorporating the at least one advertisement with the composite media asset; and

receiving compensation from the one or more vendors for the incorporating step.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein incorporating the at least one advertisement with the composite media asset comprises:

inserting the at least one advertisement within the composite media asset.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein incorporating the at least one advertisement with the composite media asset comprises:

adding the at least one advertisement before the composite media asset.

20. The method of claim 17 wherein incorporating the at least one advertisement with the composite media asset comprises:

adding the at least one advertisement after the composite media asset.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein incorporating the at least one advertisement with the composite media asset comprises:

rendering at least one advertisement with the composite media asset.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the at least one advertisement is associated with contextual information that is derived from rendering the composite media asset edit specification.

23. The method of claim 17 wherein the at least one advertisement is associated with the composite media asset edit specification.

24. A method for inserting advertising into a composite media asset and receiving compensation therefor, the method comprising:

receiving a composite media asset edit specification defining a composite media asset, the composite media asset edit specification identifying a first component media asset and a second component media asset;

receiving a request, by one or more vendors, to incorporate at least one advertisement with the composite media asset;

incorporating the advertisement as part of the composite media asset;

transmitting the composite media asset to a remote computing device; and

upon rendering of at least a portion of the composite media asset at the remote computing device, receiving compensation from the one or more vendors.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein incorporating the at least one advertisement with the composite media asset comprises:

inserting the at least one advertisement within the composite media asset.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein incorporating the at least one advertisement with the composite media asset comprises:

adding the at least one advertisement before the composite media asset.

27. The method of claim 24 wherein incorporating the at least one advertisement with the composite media asset comprises:

adding the at least one advertisement after the composite media asset.

28. The method of claim 24 wherein the rendering of the at least a portion of the composite media asset comprises:

rendering the at least one advertisement.

29. The method of claim 24 wherein the at least one advertisement is rendered with the composite media asset.

30. The method of claim 24 wherein the at least one advertisement is associated with contextual information that is derived from rendering the composite media asset edit specification.

31. The method of claim 24 wherein the at least one advertisement is associated with the composite media asset edit specification.