Systems and methods for delivering media content
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1. A system for developing media content and offering the media content to a plurality of consumers, the system comprising:
- a content management system having a processor and a graphical user interface including input fields adapted for permitting an operator to combine media assets and metadata based on selected groupings of the consumers to create at least one media content offering, said content management system adapted for permitting the operator to select the at least one media content offering for distribution to the selected groupings of the consumers based on at least one of a geographical location, a bit rate service, a service provider, and a contractual term, said content management system adapted for permitting the operator to aggregate selected media content offerings into at least a first rollout offered to at least a first of the selected groupings of the consumers and at least a second rollout offered to at least a second of the selected groupings of the consumers, the first of the selected groupings of the consumers being different from the second of the selected groupings of the consumers, the first rollout being targeted to the consumers in the first of the selected groupings, and the second rollout being targeted to the consumers in the second of the selected groupings;
a content database for storing at least a portion of the at least one rollout delivered from said content management system;
a subscriber management system for creating a plurality of subscriber accounts, said subscriber management system including at least one processor, a graphical user interface including input fields, and at least one medium for storing subscriber account information, said processor and said graphical user interface of said subscriber management system adapted for permitting the operator to maintain the subscriber accounts and including a procedure for billing the subscriber accounts, said subscriber management system adapted for permitting the operator to group individual consumers into at least the first and the second of the selected groupings based on at least one of a geographical location, a bit rate service, a service provider, and a contractual term, the first and the second of the selected groupings of the consumers receiving the first and the second rollouts, respectively;
a rack for receiving the selected media content offerings from said content management system, said rack including a file repository for storing the media content associated with the selected media content offerings; and
a server for distributing the media content stored in said file repository.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for offering media content to consumers for a selected interval of time. In one or more embodiments, the present invention uses a content management system for preparing the media content for distribution, a subscriber management system for managing consumer accounts, a content distribution system for distributing the media content to the consumers, and a licensing server for issuing licenses restricting the use of media content.
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1. A system for developing media content and offering the media content to a plurality of consumers, the system comprising:
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a content management system having a processor and a graphical user interface including input fields adapted for permitting an operator to combine media assets and metadata based on selected groupings of the consumers to create at least one media content offering, said content management system adapted for permitting the operator to select the at least one media content offering for distribution to the selected groupings of the consumers based on at least one of a geographical location, a bit rate service, a service provider, and a contractual term, said content management system adapted for permitting the operator to aggregate selected media content offerings into at least a first rollout offered to at least a first of the selected groupings of the consumers and at least a second rollout offered to at least a second of the selected groupings of the consumers, the first of the selected groupings of the consumers being different from the second of the selected groupings of the consumers, the first rollout being targeted to the consumers in the first of the selected groupings, and the second rollout being targeted to the consumers in the second of the selected groupings; a content database for storing at least a portion of the at least one rollout delivered from said content management system; a subscriber management system for creating a plurality of subscriber accounts, said subscriber management system including at least one processor, a graphical user interface including input fields, and at least one medium for storing subscriber account information, said processor and said graphical user interface of said subscriber management system adapted for permitting the operator to maintain the subscriber accounts and including a procedure for billing the subscriber accounts, said subscriber management system adapted for permitting the operator to group individual consumers into at least the first and the second of the selected groupings based on at least one of a geographical location, a bit rate service, a service provider, and a contractual term, the first and the second of the selected groupings of the consumers receiving the first and the second rollouts, respectively; a rack for receiving the selected media content offerings from said content management system, said rack including a file repository for storing the media content associated with the selected media content offerings; and a server for distributing the media content stored in said file repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for developing media content and offering the media content to a plurality of consumers, the system comprising:
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a content management system having a processor and a graphical user interface including input fields adapted for permitting an operator to combine media assets and metadata based on at least one common business rule associated with one or more of the media assets to create at least one media content offering for selected groupings of the consumers, the business rule prescribing how one or more of the media assets may be used, said content management system adapted for permitting the operator to select the media content offering for distribution to the selected groupings of the consumers, said content management system adapted for permitting the operator to aggregate selected media content offerings into at least a first rollout offered to at least a first of the selected groupings of the consumers and at least a second rollout offered to at least a second of the selected groupings of the consumers, the first of the selected groupings of the consumers being different from the second of the selected groupings of the consumers, the first rollout being targeted to the consumers in the first of the selected groupings, and the second rollout being targeted to the consumers in the second of the selected groupings; a content database for storing at least a portion of the first rollout and at least a portion of the second rollout delivered from said content management system; a subscriber management system for creating a plurality of subscriber accounts, said subscriber management system including at least one processor, a graphical user interface including input fields, and at least one medium for storing subscriber account information, said processor and said user graphical interface of said subscriber management system adapted for permitting the operator to maintain the subscriber accounts and including a procedure for billing the subscriber accounts, said subscriber management system adapted for permitting the operator to group individual consumers into at least the first and the second of the selected groupings based on at least one of a geographical location, a bit rate service, a service provider, and a contractual term, the first and the second of the selected groupings of the consumers receiving the first and the second rollouts, respectively; a rack for receiving the media content offering from said content management system, said rack including a file repository for storing the media content associated with the media content offering; and a server for distributing the media content stored in said file repository. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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