Media markup identifier for alterable promotional segments
First Claim
1. A markup system for selective alteration of promotional content in a media work, comprising:
- means for providing an identifier scheme that includes a markup identifier associated with alterable promotional content in a selected content segment of a particular derivative version of the media work;
means for providing an activation component incorporated in a portion of the particular derivative version and linked to the markup identifier, wherein the activation component is configured to control a revision of the alterable promotional content in the selected content segment;
means for obtaining authorization data regarding the selected content segment in order to determine an authorization status for one or more alterable promotional audio and/or visual elements included in the selected content segment; and
means for implementing a revision of the selected content segment by an editor module in accordance with the authorization status for the alterable promotional content.
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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 topic or category of an alterable media content component may be implemented to enable selective audio, visual, and audio/video content alteration.
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58 Claims
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1. A markup system for selective alteration of promotional content in a media work, comprising:
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means for providing an identifier scheme that includes a markup identifier associated with alterable promotional content in a selected content segment of a particular derivative version of the media work; means for providing an activation component incorporated in a portion of the particular derivative version and linked to the markup identifier, wherein the activation component is configured to control a revision of the alterable promotional content in the selected content segment; means for obtaining authorization data regarding the selected content segment in order to determine an authorization status for one or more alterable promotional audio and/or visual elements included in the selected content segment; and means for implementing a revision of the selected content segment by an editor module in accordance with the authorization status for the alterable promotional content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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13. The system of claim 13 further comprising:
means for determining an authorization status for one or more related sequences of alterable promotional media scenes, which alterable promotional media scenes include one or more static object elements. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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34. A computer program product comprising computer readable media bearing encoded instructions for executing the following selective alteration process for audio and/or visual media works:
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providing a communication link with an activation component for a selected segment of alterable promotional content in a particular derivative version of a media work, wherein the activation component is configured to provide control of a type and/or extent of a revision of the alterable promotional content; providing another communication link with a markup identifier embedded in the derivative version to identify the selected segment of alterable promotional content; and obtaining applicable authorization data from an authorization module sufficient to determine an authorization status for the revision of the identified selected segment of the alterable promotional content.
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43. An implementation system for content alteration of a selected segment in a media work, comprising:
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an activation component linked to the selected segment that includes alterable promotional content in a derivative version of the media work, and configured to provide control of alterable promotional content; a markup identifier associated with the activation component and embedded in the derivative version to provide an identification of the alterable promotional content; and an authorization module operably coupled with the activation component and/or the markup identifier, wherein the authorization module includes a truth table matrix to determine an authorization status for alteration implementation of an addition or deletion or modification or replacement of the identified alterable promotional content. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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