Time-Varying Media Object Sponsorship
First Claim
1. A method of determining financial terms of a transaction related to associating a sponsored object with a media object on a network, the method comprisingreceiving, from a remote host, a request for financial terms of a sponsorship transaction, wherein the request includes one or more attributes of a media object, a media object rights owner, a potential sponsor, and a potential sponsored object;
- analyzing sponsorship market activity to determine a set of potential sponsorship transaction structures;
analyzing media object and sponsored object response activity to determine expected consumer responses to the media object and the sponsored object;
determining a best owner transaction structure and associated market value for the media object rights owner;
determining a best sponsor transaction structure and associated market value for the sponsor;
combining said best owner and sponsor transaction structures into a composite transaction structure with a fee schedule providing for remission of fees for one or more responses to the sponsored media object; and
transmitting, to the remote host, the composite transaction structure and fee schedule.
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Abstract
A service provider facilitates contractual sponsorship of media objects on an interactive network, by monitoring market activity and media object related reactions, and providing time-varying estimates of media object market value and advertising utility value. The service provider determines the best market-supported transactions for both media object owner and sponsor, and neutrally arbitrates between competing interests.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of determining financial terms of a transaction related to associating a sponsored object with a media object on a network, the method comprising
receiving, from a remote host, a request for financial terms of a sponsorship transaction, wherein the request includes one or more attributes of a media object, a media object rights owner, a potential sponsor, and a potential sponsored object; -
analyzing sponsorship market activity to determine a set of potential sponsorship transaction structures; analyzing media object and sponsored object response activity to determine expected consumer responses to the media object and the sponsored object; determining a best owner transaction structure and associated market value for the media object rights owner; determining a best sponsor transaction structure and associated market value for the sponsor; combining said best owner and sponsor transaction structures into a composite transaction structure with a fee schedule providing for remission of fees for one or more responses to the sponsored media object; and transmitting, to the remote host, the composite transaction structure and fee schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of determining financial terms of a transaction related to associating a sponsored object with a media object on a network, the method comprising
receiving, from a remote host, a request for financial terms of a sponsorship transaction, wherein the request includes one or more attributes of a media object, a media object rights owner, a potential sponsor, a potential sponsored object, and one or more third parties; -
analyzing sponsorship market activity to determine a set of potential sponsorship transaction structures; analyzing media object and sponsored object response activity to determine expected consumer responses to the media object and the sponsored object; determining a best owner transaction structure and associated market value for the media object rights owner; determining a best sponsor transaction structure and associated market value for the sponsor; determining a best third party transaction structure and associated market value for each third party in the one or more third parties; combining said best transaction structures into a composite transaction structure with a fee schedule providing for remission of fees for one or more responses to the sponsored media object; and transmitting, to the remote host, the composite transaction structure and fee schedule. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining time-varying financial terms of transactions related to associating a sponsored object with a media object on a network, the method comprising
receiving, from a remote host, a service request for an accounting update of a sponsorship transaction, wherein the request includes one or more attributes of a media object, a media object rights owner, a sponsor, and a sponsored object; -
if the service request includes a billable consumer response to the sponsored media object, then combining said consumer response with previous consumer responses in accumulated responses for the current billing period; if the request includes a scheduled pricing event, then accessing accounting records for a concluded measurement period; generating sponsorship billings for the concluded measurement period; determining if there are remaining sponsorship goals unfulfilled in the concluded measurement period; and if there are remaining sponsorship goals, invoking a sponsorship pricing process to determine transaction terms for a next measurement period. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus to determining financial terms of a transaction related to associating a sponsored object with a media object on a network, the apparatus comprising
a memory, a computer central processing unit, and computer-executable instructions, said instructions operative to: -
receive, from a remote host, a request for financial terms of a sponsorship transaction, wherein the request includes one or more attributes of a media object, a media object rights owner, a potential sponsor, and a potential sponsored object; analyze sponsorship market activity to determine a set of potential sponsorship transaction structures; analyze media object and sponsored object response activity to determine expected consumer responses to the media object and the sponsored object; determine a best owner transaction structure and associated market value for the media object rights owner; determine a best sponsor transaction structure and associated market value for the sponsor; combine said best owner and sponsor transaction structures into a composite transaction structure with a fee schedule providing for remission of fees for one or more responses to the sponsored media object; and transmit, to the remote host, the composite transaction structure and fee schedule. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus to determine time-varying financial terms of transactions related to associating a sponsored object with a media object on a network, the apparatus comprising
a memory, a computer central processing unit, and computer-executable instructions, said instructions operative to: -
receiving, from a remote host, a service request for an accounting update of a sponsorship transaction, wherein the request includes one or more attributes of a media object, a media object rights owner, a sponsor, and a sponsored object; if the service request includes a billable consumer response to the sponsored media object, then combining said consumer response with previous consumer responses in accumulated responses for the current billing period; if the request includes a scheduled pricing event, then accessing accounting records for a concluded measurement period; generating sponsorship billings for the concluded measurement period; determining if there are remaining sponsorship goals unfulfilled in the concluded measurement period; and if there are remaining sponsorship goals, invoking a sponsorship pricing process to determine transaction terms for a next measurement period.
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Specification