POPULARITY BASED LICENSING OF USER GENERATED CONTENT

• US 20090132435A1
• Filed: 11/21/2007
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Porter, Erik, Booth, Ernest A., Titus, Tobin R.
• Application Number:
  US11/943,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20090132435A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination

Abstract

Technologies are described herein for providing popularity-based licensing of user-generated content. A selection of a popularity measure is received. A value of the popularity measure is determined. A price of a user-generated content item is determined based on the value of the popularity measure. A license including the price of the user-generated content item is generated.

Claims

1. A method for providing popularity-based licensing of user-generated content, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a popularity measure;

determining a value of the popularity measure;

determining a price of a user-generated content item based on the value of the popularity measure; and

generating a license including the price of the user-generated content item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a selection of a popularity measure comprises receiving the selection of the popularity measure from a list of a plurality of popularity measures.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the list of the plurality of popularity measures comprises one or more of a content item popularity measure indicating a popularity of the user-generated content item, a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a first participant who created the user-generated content item, and a recipient popularity measure indicating a popularity of a second participant who is purchasing or accessing the user-generated content item.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a content item popularity measure indicating a popularity of the user-generated content item.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining a value of the content item popularity measure comprises determining the value of the content item popularity measure based on one or more of a number of participants who purchase the user-generated content item and a frequency with which participants access the user-generated content item.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who created the user-generated content item based on a popularity of the content creator with respect to an advertiser.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining a value of a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who created the user-generated content item based on a popularity of the content creator with respect to an advertiser comprises determining the content creator popularity measure based on one or more of a number of friends associated with the participant, an amount of area roamed in a virtual world by the participant, and a chat frequency of the participant.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who created the user-generated content item based on a popularity of the content creator with respect to an administrator of a virtual world.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining a value of a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who created the user-generated content item based on a popularity of the content creator with respect to an administrator of a virtual world comprises determining the value of the content creator popularity measure based on one or more of a login frequency of the participant, an amount of time spent by the participant in the virtual world, and an amount of content created by the participant for the virtual world.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who created the user-generated content item based on a popularity of the content creator with respect to other participants of a virtual world.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who created the user-generated content item based on a popularity of the content creator with respect to other participants of a virtual world comprises determining the value of the content creator popularity measure based on one or more of a quality of content created by the participant for the virtual world, an amount of participation by the participant in the virtual world, an amount of technical support provided by the participant for other participants in the virtual world, and a level of adoption of content created by the participant in the virtual world.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a recipient popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who is purchasing or accessing the user-generated content item.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining a value of a recipient popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who is purchasing or accessing the user-generated content item comprises determining the value of the recipient popularity measure based on a popularity of the participant with respect to one or more of an advertiser, an administrator of a virtual world, and other participants of the virtual world.

14. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of claim 1.

15. A method for providing popularity-based licensing of user-generated content, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a popularity measure;

determining a value of the popularity measure;

adjusting a price of a user-generated content item to stimulate demand or maximize revenue of the user-generated content item based on the value of the popularity measure with respect to a threshold; and

updating a license including the price of the user-generated content item.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a content popularity measure indicating a popularity of the user-generated content item;

and wherein adjusting a price of a user-generated content item to stimulate demand or maximize revenue of the user-generated content item based on the value of the popularity measure with respect to a threshold comprises increasing the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the content popularity measure being above the threshold, and lowering the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the content popularity measure being below the threshold.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who created the user-generated content item;

and wherein adjusting a price of a user-generated content item to stimulate demand or maximize revenue of the user-generated content item based on the value of the popularity measure with respect to a threshold comprises increasing the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the content creator popularity measure being above the threshold, and lowering the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the content creator popularity measure being below the threshold.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein determining a value of the popularity measure comprises determining a value of a recipient popularity measure indicating a popularity of a participant who is purchasing or accessing the user-generated content item;

and wherein adjusting a price of a user-generated content item to stimulate demand or maximize revenue of the user-generated content item based on the value of the popularity measure with respect to a threshold comprises lowering the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the recipient popularity measure being above the threshold.

19. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of claim 15.

20. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receiving a selection of one or more of a content popularity measure indicating a popularity of a user-generated content item, a content creator popularity measure indicating a popularity of a first participant who created the user-generated content item, and a recipient popularity measure indicating a popularity of a second participant who is purchasing the user-generated content item;

in response to receiving the selection of the content popularity measure,

determining a value of the content popularity measure, increasing a price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the content popularity measure being above a first threshold, and lowering the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the content popularity measure being below the first threshold;

in response to receiving the selection of the content creator popularity measure,

determining a value of the content creator popularity measure, increasing the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the content creator popularity measure being above a second threshold, and lowering the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the content creator popularity measure being below the second threshold;

in response to receiving the selection of the recipient popularity measure,

determining a value of the recipient popularity measure, and lowering the price of the user-generated content item in response to the value of the recipient popularity measure being above a third threshold; and

generating a license including the price of the user-generated content item.