Systems and Methods Enabling Marketing and Distribution of Media Content by Content Creators and Content Providers
First Claim
1. A method of distributing an item of media content associated with a content provider, the method comprising:
- providing a platform by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media content to users;
obtaining, using the platform, information about activity of the users on the platform in relation to the item of media content or in relation to media content related to the item of media content;
receiving at the platform a request, by a content provider in the plurality of content providers, for an activity report comprising information related to a user demographic or a media content characteristic; and
responsive to the activity report request, providing, using the platform, the activity report to the content provider.
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Abstract
Systems and methods enabling marketing and distribution of motion pictures and other media content by content creators and other content providers are described herein. A platform is provided by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media content to users. Information about activity of the users on the platform is obtained in relation to the item of media content or in relation to media content related to the item of media content. A request is received for an activity report comprising information related to a user demographic or a media content characteristic. Responsive to the activity report request, the activity report is provided to the content provider.
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80 Claims
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1. A method of distributing an item of media content associated with a content provider, the method comprising:
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providing a platform by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media content to users; obtaining, using the platform, information about activity of the users on the platform in relation to the item of media content or in relation to media content related to the item of media content; receiving at the platform a request, by a content provider in the plurality of content providers, for an activity report comprising information related to a user demographic or a media content characteristic; and responsive to the activity report request, providing, using the platform, the activity report to the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of distributing an item of media content associated with a content provider, the method comprising:
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providing a platform by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media content to users; obtaining, using the platform, information about activity of the users on the platform in relation to the item of media content or in relation to media content related to the item of media content; receiving at the platform a request, by a content provider in the plurality of content providers, for an activity report comprising information related to a license characteristic for media content; and responsive to the activity report request, providing, using the platform, the activity report to the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method of distributing an item of media content created by a content creator, using a platform by which a first plurality of users can market and distribute media content to a second plurality of users, wherein the platform comprises one or more programmed computers that are individually or collectively suitably programmed to:
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(A) obtain information about activity of the second plurality of users over the Internet or a computer network; (B) receive, at the platform, a first request for an activity report about user activity with respect to media content having a particular characteristic, wherein the first request is received over the Internet or the computer network from the content creator and wherein the media content includes media that was not created by the content creator; and (C) provide, responsive to the first request, the activity report to the content creator over the Internet or the computer network.
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40. The method of 39, wherein the one or more programmed computers are further individually or collectively suitably programmed to:
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(D) receive, responsive to the activity report, a second request over the Internet or the computer network by the content creator to market the item of media content created by the content creator to a first subset of the second plurality of users; and (E) market, responsive to the second request, the item of media content using the platform over the Internet or the computer network to the first subset of the second plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. The method of 39, wherein the one or more programmed computers are further individually or collectively suitably programmed to:
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(D) distribute, using the platform the item of media content over the Internet or the computer network to at least one user in the first subset of the second plurality of users; and (E) receive, at the platform, a second request from the content creator to market or distribute the item of media content to a second subset of the second plurality of users and wherein the second request is received over the Internet or the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. A computer-implemented system of distributing an item of media content associated with a content provider, the system comprising:
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a data processor; a computer-readable memory encoded with instructions for commanding the data processor to execute steps that include; providing a platform by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media content to users; obtaining, using the platform, information about activity of the users on the platform in relation to the item of media content or in relation to media content related to the item of media content; receiving at the platform a request, by a content provider in the plurality of content providers, for an activity report comprising information related to a user demographic or a media content characteristic; and responsive to the activity report request, providing, using the platform, the activity report to the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A system of distributing an item of media content associated with a content provider, the system comprising:
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a data processor; a computer-readable memory encoded with instructions for commanding the data processor to perform steps including; providing a platform by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media content to users; obtaining, using the platform, information about activity of the users on the platform in relation to the item of media content or in relation to media content related to the item of media content; receiving at the platform a request, by a content provider in the plurality of content providers, for an activity report comprising information related to a license characteristic for media content; and responsive to the activity report request, providing, using the platform, the activity report to the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (80)
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