Media markup system for content alteration in derivative works

• US 20090151008A1
• Filed: 11/25/2008
• Published: 06/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Rinaldo, John D. JR., Tegreene, Clarence T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Mangione-Smith, William H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,230,601 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00731 involving a digital rights management system for enforcing a usage restriction
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A classification method and system for possible content alteration of a media work may include criteria regarding content that is feasible for alteration. Such criteria may be maintained in records that are accessible to an interested party. Some embodiments may include a record of primary authorization rights applicable to a possible content alteration. A further embodiment feature may include a record of secondary authorization rights applicable to substitute altered content incorporated in a derivative version. Various exemplary identifier markup schemes indicative of a location or category of an alterable media content component may be implemented for audio, visual, and audio/video alterable content.

Claims

1. A markup method for alteration in a media work, comprising:

determining an authorization status for alterable content of a particular derivative version of the media work;

providing an identifier scheme associated with the particular derivative version of the media work, which identifier scheme is indicative of a location or category of a media content component that includes the alterable content capable of incorporating one or more altered elements into another derivative version; and

correlating the alterable content with the determined authorization status.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

indicating the location of the media content component capable of alteration by deletion or addition or modification or replacement.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

indicating the category of the media content component capable of alteration by deletion or addition or modification or replacement.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said determining an authorization status includes:

making a determination of the authorization status based on one or more of the following types of approval techniques;

confirmation by designated approval entity, pre-approval of altered element(s), rating of altered content, acquiescence during review procedure, non-objection by primary authorization rights owner, permission by owner of substituted content, payment of required fee, compliance with applicable alteration criteria, altering required group set of elements.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said correlating the alterable content includes:

correlating an alterable object element with its determined authorization status.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said correlating the alterable object element includes:

correlating a group set of alterable object elements with their determined authorization status, which group set includes related alterable object elements in different media segments or scenes of the particular derivative version of the media work.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein said correlating the alterable object element includes:

correlating one or more two-dimensional object element areas with their determined authorization status.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein said correlating the alterable object element includes:

correlating one or more three-dimensional object element regions with their determined authorization status.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said correlating the alterable content includes:

correlating an alterable media frame with its determined authorization status.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said correlating the alterable media frame includes:

correlating one or more related sequences of alterable media frames with their determined authorization status, which alterable media frames include one or more static object elements.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein said correlating the alterable media frame includes:

correlating one or more related sequences of alterable media frames with their determined authorization status, which alterable media frames include one or more of the following type of active object elements;

moving object, dynamic object, interactive object.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein said correlating the alterable content includes:

correlating an alterable media scene with the determined authorization status.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein said correlating the alterable content includes:

correlating an alterable media segment with its determined authorization status.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said correlating the alterable media segment includes:

correlating alterable content of at least two synchronized media tracks with their determined authorization status.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said correlating the alterable media segment includes:

correlating alterable content of at least two synchronized media streams with their determined authorization status.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein said correlating the alterable content includes:

correlating an alterable media stream or alterable media track with their determined authorization status.

17. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing authorization data regarding the alterable content, which authorization data is stored externally relative to the particular derivative version of the media work.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said correlating the alterable content includes:

providing a link between the alterable content and the externally stored authorization data.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein said providing the identifier scheme includes:

providing metadata associated with the alterable content.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein said providing metadata associated with the alterable content includes:

providing metadata incorporated in the particular version of the designated media work.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein said providing metadata incorporated in the particular version includes:

providing metadata incorporated in one or more media frames of the particular version of the designated media work.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein said providing metadata incorporated in the particular version includes:

providing metadata incorporated in one or more media segments or scenes or elements of the particular version of the designated media work.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein said providing metadata incorporated in the particular version includes:

providing metadata incorporated with one or more object elements of the particular version of the designated media work.

24. The method of claim 20 wherein said providing metadata incorporated in the particular version includes:

providing metadata incorporated in one or more alterable media tracks or alterable media streams of the particular version of the designated media work.

25. The method of claim 20 wherein said providing metadata incorporated in the particular version includes:

providing metadata incorporated in a synchronized media stream or synchronized media track of the particular version of the designated media work.

26. The method of claim 1 wherein said providing the identifier scheme includes:

providing a lookup table associated with the alterable content.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein said providing the lookup table associated with the alterable content includes:

providing one or more of the following types of identifier parameters regarding the category or location for the alterable content;

temporal reference, run-time location, relationship, audio signature, attribute(s), element description, static aspect, active aspect, dynamic aspect, interactive aspect, pixel area, pixel grid coordinates, radial coordinates, two-dimensional area, pixel region, three-dimensional region, associated real-world entity, associated real-world person, group set of objects.

28. The method of claim 26 wherein said providing the lookup table associated with the alterable content includes:

providing a link to primary authorization rights data regarding the alterable content in the particular derivative version of the media work.

29. The method of claim 26 wherein said providing the lookup table associated with the alterable content includes:

providing a link to content modification guidelines data regarding the alterable content in the particular derivative version of the media work.

30. The method of claim 26 wherein said providing the lookup table associated with the alterable content includes:

providing a link to secondary authorization rights data regarding the one or more altered elements to be included in the another derivative version.

31. The method of claim 1 wherein said providing the identifier scheme includes:

providing metadata associated with the alterable content, which metadata is stored externally from the particular derivative version of the media work.

32. The method of claim 1 wherein said providing the identifier scheme includes:

providing metadata associated with one or more fixed content portions of the particular derivative version of the media work, which fixed content portions are not available for alteration.

33. A computer program product comprising computer readable media bearing encoded instructions for executing the following process:

determining an authorization status for alterable content of a particular derivative version of the media work;

accessing a markup identifier incorporated with the particular derivative version of the media work, which markup identifier indicates a location or category of one or more alterable media content components; and

correlating the one or more alterable media content components with the determined authorization status.

34. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said process further includes:

enabling access to metadata associated with the alterable content.

35. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said process further includes:

enabling access to content modification guidelines data regarding the alterable content.

36. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said process further includes:

enabling access to primary authorization rights regarding the alterable content.

37. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said process further includes:

enabling access to secondary authorization rights regarding one or more altered elements to be included in another derivative version.

38. A markup system for content alteration in a media work, comprising:

a derivative version of the media work having a markup scheme configured to identify alterable content included in the derivative version, wherein the alterable content includes audio and/or visual components;

a data record of applicable authorization data regarding a possible incorporation in another derivative work of a deletion or addition or modification or replacement of the identified alterable content;

a correlation link between the identified alterable content and the applicable authorization data; and

computerized apparatus operably coupled to the derivative version and to the data record to enable a determination of an authorization status for such another derivative work.

39. The system of claim 38 further comprising:

a metadata record associated with the alterable content.

40. The system of claim 38 further comprising:

a record of content modification guidelines associated with the alterable content.

41. The system of claim 38 further comprising:

a record of primary authorization rights regarding the alterable content.

42. The system of claim 38 further comprising:

a record of secondary authorization rights regarding one or more altered elements to be included in another derivative version.